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“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further” – Keith Haring
2022 sees the 50th anniversary of the very first Pride March in the UK in 1972. A popular slogan of the early Gay Rights Movement (the idea of the ‘LGBT’ community was some way off) of the time was “the personal is political”, and art is probably the most individual of pastimes. So it seemed logical, as we have a National Curriculum link to our theme every year, to choose Art for 2022.
We then looked for five artists (one each to represent the L,G,B,T and ‘+’ of the community) who had used their talents for “political” ends, or expressed their orientation through their work and decided on our Five Faces for 2022. Keith Haring‘s dancing figures are a perfect example as they were used to draw attention to the growing AIDS crisis of the early 1980s. Doris Brabham Hatt and Fiore de Henriquez both fought against fascism in the 1930s. Jean-Michel Basquiat began as a graffiti artist and Mark Aguhar‘s life “and mere existence was an act of confronting white hegemony”.
Finally, as this year’s anniversary is one on a continuing and often winding journey towards full equality, which has suffered many setbacks while still moving forwards, we took ‘the arc is long’ as our tagline, from Dr Martin Luther King jnr’s quote “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice”.
“To make people free is the aim of art; therefore art for me is the science of freedom” – Joseph Beuys
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[LINE ABOUT POLITICAL ARTIST] They are one of the 5 political artists that are being celebrated during LGBT+ History Month.
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#LGBTplusHM #EducateOutPrejudice #LGBTHM22
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#LGBTHM22
#LGBTplusHM
#educateOUTprejudice
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I am celebrating LGBT+ history this month. Are you?
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#LGBTplusHM #EducateOutPrejudice #LGBTHM22
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I am supporting LGBT+ History Month [SAY WHY]
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#LGBTplusHM #EducateOutPrejudice #LGBTHM22
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[LINE ABOUT POLITICAL ARTIST] They are one of the 5 political artists that are being celebrated during LGBT+ History Month.
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Peter J Fullagar
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Makaton Symbols
Makaton is a language programme that combines signs, symbols and speech to empower anyone living with learning or communication difficulties to understand and be understood. Makaton has brought positive transformation to millions of lives by giving people a way to express themselves independently, overcoming frustration and promoting inclusion. There are currently in excess of 2.2 million people in the UK with speech, language and communication difficulties and over 1 million Makaton users.
Sky Arts – Inside Art (7pm, 28th February 2022)
The wonderful Derek Jarman Protest! exhibition at @mcrartgallery is covered in @unityhousehq series Inside Art on @Sky #SkyArts. You can watch the film this Monday 28 February, 7pm on Freeview 11, Virgin Media 165, Freesat 147, Sky 130. Feat @corridanfiona @jonsavage1966 and Maggi Hambling. The exhibition runs until 10 April.
Schools OUT UK the charity that founded LGBT+ History Month, is run by volunteers. Our work is funded by donations, badge sales, speaking engagements and workshops.
We do offer a limited number of free presentations primarily for youth groups and schools but please don’t let a lack of funds be a barrier.
The cost of presentations varies depending on the type of presentation requested. The cost for businesses is between £250 and £500, for Public Services, Museums, Universities & Libraries £150 to £250, and for Schools and Youth Groups £50 – £150.
We want to see what YOU did for LGBT+ History Month in 2022, please submit your blog and photos here and we’ll publish it on the YOUR Events page.