“I am____”
Portraits Illuminating Identity
"I am____" Portraits Illuminating Identity celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and joy through a series of striking, near life size, color photographic portraits of the performers, attendees, and organizers of an innovative series of events celebrating LGBTQIA+ culture in the Northeast Kingdom.
With robust guidance from Rutland County Pride, longtime hosts of Rutland’s Fierce Friday and Drag Bingo events, Molly and Galen championed the development of an interactive LGBTQIA+ event series in a repurposed mall in rural Vermont. Created in partnership between Catamount Arts and Rutland County Pride with support from the Northeast Kingdom Rainbow Coalition, North Country Pride, Umbrella, Vermont Humanities, the Vermont Arts Council, and Northeast Kingdom Community Action, the events included the Be Mine Ball, the Fall In Love Ball, and Drag King Night: “Night at the Telegraph Club.”
Photographer Craig Harrison invited participants to pose for these portraits and then share, in their own words, the significance of these community celebrations in their lives.
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Exhibit Specifications:
Nine 30"x 60" vertical color photographic prints on canvas.
Nine 30"x 60" vertical text panels on canvas.
Three 48"x32" horizontal color photographic prints on canvas.
Three 48"x32" horizontal text panels on canvas.
Access to the complete set of exhibit images and panels available upon request.
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Installation/de-installation: $50/hour per person.
If these costs are prohibitive to your organization, please contact us. Sharing our work is central to our mission, and we are always happy to make arrangements.
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Pride 1983 (Online only)