Join USC-Roski School of Art and Design's Associate Professor Andy Campbell (he/him) and elementary educator Skye Tooley (they/them) to explore LGBTQ+ lives, art, and design through LACMA’s collections of photographs and prints as well as the unique resources of One Institute, community partner to ONE Archives at USC Libraries, the largest collection of LGBTQ+ material in the world.
With Polly Apfelbaum’s 2006 series Flags of Revolt and Defiance, works by Claude Cahun and Weegee, and the digitized poster collections of ONE Archives, we’ll address how symbols such as the rainbow and trans pride flags have come to represent LGBTQ+ community, and how they are emblematic of making and living outside of the lines of societal expectation. At a moment where such content is being actively challenged within national, state, and local political arenas, we’ll discuss strategies for illuminating LGBTQ+ artists’ lives and works with the possibilities of DIY print and iterative media.
This program is presented in collaboration with One Institute, the oldest active LGBTQ+ organization in the country. Through unique K-12 teacher trainings, lesson plans, and youth mentorship programs, One Institute empowers the next generation of teachers and students to bring queer history into classrooms and communities.
The Educator Speaker Series invites K-12 teachers to present on crucial topics in art education that center on criticality and social justice.
Generous support for School and Teacher Programs is provided by the Anna H. Bing Children’s Art Endowment Fund. Additional funding is provided by The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation, the Mara W. Breech Foundation, The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation, the Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation, Edison International, Employee Community Fund of Boeing – Southern California Chapter, the Louis and Harold Price Foundation, the Goodwin Family Memorial Trust, and the Ducommun and Gross Family Foundation.
