Queer PHOTO

Image: Clifford Prince King, Untitled, 2017. Courtesy the artist, Gordon Robichaux, NY and STARS, LA.

Queer PHOTO - 27 January – 24 March 2024

Presented by Midsumma and PHOTO 2024 International Festival of Photography, in association with Trocadero Projects, Queer PHOTO is a first-of-its-kind collaboration comprising artist commissions of large-scale free outdoor artworks curated by Brendan McCleary, gallery exhibitions and an interactive public performance program by local and international artists taking place in Footscray, Newport and Werribee across both Midsumma Festival and PHOTO 2024 International Festival of Photography.

Featuring 17 artists, 14 exhibitions, 30 free interactive events and 7 locations, Queer PHOTO is a multi-pronged program transforming iconic venues and the streets of the West into a gallery of accessible and highly visible visual artworks from LGBTQIA+ artists.

Queer PHOTO - Launch Events

Futuristic image of a person's face and upper body in an aquarium

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Community & Culture Visual Arts Public Art Performance Music

Queer PHOTO: Opening Night Launch!

27 Jan

Two people back to back each dressed in red and mauve dresses. One is gesticulating gently. Image is blurred a little

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture Parties & Social Events

Queer PHOTO - Launch: SURFACING

31 Jan

Two people standing together chatting in a gallery space. There is abstract art in front of them, perhaps viewed through a window

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Community & Culture Visual Arts Exhibition Performance Music

Queer PHOTO: Launch - Footscray Community Arts

3 Feb

Portrait of a man in a feathered mask.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Parties & Social Events

Queer PHOTO - Launch: Wyndham Art Gallery

1 Mar

Queer PHOTO - Exhibitions

Artwork of landscape featuring the Aboriginal and LGBTI rainbow striped flag.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Affirm

27 Jan-31 Dec 2024

A person wearing a black outfit with blue rope tied onto them.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition

Queer PHOTO - Alteration

27 Jan-23 Mar

Black and white image of a pair of eyes, but blurred and taken from two different images

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Black and Blur

27 Jan-24 Mar

Two people floating face up in a river, wearing black swimsuits with their eyes closed.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Exquisite Corpse

3 Feb-26 May

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Like A River

27 Jan-24 Mar

Person in yellow outfit and heels, dancing in the desert.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)

3 Feb-26 May

Two people showering together naked

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Orange Grove

3 Feb-26 May

Black and white (sepia) image of the head and torso of an African man wearing pendulant earrings and lip adornments

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Queer Immigrants

27 Jan-24 Mar

A Pacific Islander person wearing a feather headdress with a landscape at dusk and their shadow behind them

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art

Queer PHOTO - So’otaga (Connection)

27 Jan-24 Mar

Collage of two people back-to-back (actually the same person), wearing a mauve dress and burgundy blouse

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - SURFACING

27 Jan - 24 Mar

Head and torso of a dyed-blond male-identifying person facing the camera, wearing a tracksuit top. They have a moustache and beard stubble.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - TBWWWTB (To Be Who We Want To Be)

27 Jan-24 Mar

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - The New Pre-Raphaelites

27 Jan-14 Apr

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - The Zizi Show

27 Jan-24 Mar

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - To See or Not to See

27 Jan-24 Mar

Queer PHOTO - Public Program

Head of a person whose face is painted green with red lipstick and blonde wig looking musingly at the camera

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Activity: Explore Your Alter Ego with Sammaneh Pourshafighi

18 Feb

Dog in a cape sitting next to a Jack-o-Lantern.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Community & Culture Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Activity: Pet Portraits with Elvin Lam

2 Mar

Woman in a pink cardigan sitting on her a park bench with her back to the camera.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Activity: Queer Street Photography Walk with Suzanne Phoenix

25 Feb

Black and white photo of a dancer-like person with long black hair seated and looking pensively out a window

Cancelled

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Public Art Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Activity: Queers in the West with Alexis D **CANCELLED

9 Mar

Illuminated person sitting crosslegged on a bed.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks Visual Arts Film

Queer PHOTO - Artist Panel: SURFACING

15 Feb

Two men embracing in a sunny field.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Film Talks

Queer PHOTO - Film Screening and Q&A with Clifford Prince King (USA)

3 Mar

A person wearing a yellow dress and heels strikes a pose.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Film Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Film Screening and Q&A: Dipped in Black

3 Feb

Cancelled

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks Visual Arts Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Photography Panel: Navigating a Male Dominated Industry **CANCELLED

10 Mar

A person is gripping on to a rope while they are submerged in water.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Talk: Daniel Jack Lyons (USA)

16 Mar

Compilation of Archer Magazine covers.

Cancelled

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks

Queer PHOTO - Talk: Getting Published with Archer Magazine **CANCELLED

24 Mar

shot of artist face. They're sitting on a chair in a courtyard with some plants and a wooden frame behind them

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks Visual Arts Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Talk: Lilah Benetti

10 Feb

Two skaters at the inaugural GaySkate, held at the Footscray Rollerskating Centre, 1981.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Talk: Our History in the West with The Queer Archives

17 Mar

Peter Waples Crowe facing the camera wearing a black t-shirt, orange parker and necklace of large coloured beads

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Talks

Queer PHOTO - Talk: Peter Waples-Crowe

3 Feb

A person with a ponytail dressed in a black jumper and a cap reading a booklet with artwork in the background

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Visual Arts Talks Exhibition

Queer PHOTO - Tour: Footscray Precinct

10 Feb

People stopping to admire a public installation of a person's portrait.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Tours Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Tour: Newport Precinct

18 Feb

A colourfully decorated bus on a gravel area with hills visible in the background

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Tours Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Tour: An Artsy Queer Bus Ride

4 Feb

Photo of gardens of Werribee Mansion with a large black sign on the pathway

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Tours Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Tour: Wyndham Precinct

3 Mar

An empty large gallery space with art on a yellow wall on the left, a red one on the right and a stand-alone exhibit in the centre of the room

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Collages with Peter Waples-Crowe

28 Jan

Comedian Aurelia, wearing a white top and green pants, is standing in front of an orange background.

Cancelled

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Content Creation with Aurelia St Clair **CANCELLED

24 Feb

Light coloured crumpled fabric against a dark blue backdrop.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Cyanotype Photography with Isabella Capezio

10 Mar

Two fists holding a Pride Flag with 'Rock Roll' tattooed across the knuckles.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: DIY Photo Books with Suzanne Phoenix

24 Mar

A person wearing blue gloves examines archival photographs.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Community & Culture

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: How to Preserve Your Queer History with the Australian Queer Archives

17 Mar

Hairstylist prepping a model with blue hair for a portrait photoshoot.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Perfect Portraits with Matto Lucas

24 Feb

A blurry photo of a female-identifying person with long hair wearing a red dress. They are seated on a chair with a beige curtain behind.

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Subject of Desire - Self Portraiture with Luce Nguyễn-Hunt

16 Mar

Two hands, cyanotype print. The toning has a monochrome look and the objects are a little blurred

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Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Talks & Tours Workshops Visual Arts

Queer PHOTO - Workshop: Your Blueprint - Cyanotype Printing with Estelle Yoon

3 Feb

Person walks past colourful queer art installation.

Midsumma Presents Queer PHOTO Visual Arts Exhibition

Queer PHOTO in the City

27 Jan-24 Mar

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