Queer Cultural Center
@queerculture.bsky.social
Queer Cultural Center promotes social justice through the artistic and financial development of queer art and culture. Queer Cultural Center stewards artists whose programs nourish, connect, and mobilize trans & queer communities in the SF Bay area.
QCC has been shielding Bay Area LGBTQ+ artists from censorship and erasure for three decades. Help us keep that shield strong in a moment when it's sorely needed. Donate through the link in our bio.
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
QCC has been shielding Bay Area LGBTQ+ artists from censorship and erasure for three decades. Help us keep that shield strong in a moment when it's sorely needed. Donate through the link in our bio.
On Giving Tuesday, protect the spaces that protect us. Use the link in our bio to donate today. All gifts given through the Givebutter platform receive a 1% match, so be sure to donate before midnight!
December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
On Giving Tuesday, protect the spaces that protect us. Use the link in our bio to donate today. All gifts given through the Givebutter platform receive a 1% match, so be sure to donate before midnight!
As part of our month of gratitude, we want to thank our former fiscally sponsored project, ABO Comix! Thank you ABO Comix, your work elevating the artistic works of our siblings impacted by the carceral system is transformative!
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
As part of our month of gratitude, we want to thank our former fiscally sponsored project, ABO Comix! Thank you ABO Comix, your work elevating the artistic works of our siblings impacted by the carceral system is transformative!
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
We want to celebrate Vienna twice during our month of gratitude! Vienna has been working with QCC longer than any other staff as QCC's Production Manager. All of those fabulous queer and trans shows you get to see with QCC are largely thanks to her! Thank you!
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We want to celebrate Vienna twice during our month of gratitude! Vienna has been working with QCC longer than any other staff as QCC's Production Manager. All of those fabulous queer and trans shows you get to see with QCC are largely thanks to her! Thank you!
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
#QueerCulturalCenter #MonthofGratitude
The second artist performing at this year's National Queer Arts Festival's Emerging Artists Showcase was Rai Dang. Rai Dang presented her project Blood 4 Rain: Animist grief alchemy alongside Inéz Nuñez de Arco, combining live drums, siku, quena, guitar, gong, and analog electronics.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The second artist performing at this year's National Queer Arts Festival's Emerging Artists Showcase was Rai Dang. Rai Dang presented her project Blood 4 Rain: Animist grief alchemy alongside Inéz Nuñez de Arco, combining live drums, siku, quena, guitar, gong, and analog electronics.
There would be no Queer Cultural Center without our board of directors. So, we're doing a HUGE shout of gratitude to QCC's Board. Your efforts and commitment to an equitable, joyful, unified world, ensures QCC’s work continues. We literally couldn't do it without you!
#MonthofGratitude
#MonthofGratitude
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There would be no Queer Cultural Center without our board of directors. So, we're doing a HUGE shout of gratitude to QCC's Board. Your efforts and commitment to an equitable, joyful, unified world, ensures QCC’s work continues. We literally couldn't do it without you!
#MonthofGratitude
#MonthofGratitude
Our month of gratitude is continuing into November! Big thanks to Darice Jones, QCC's interim executive director! Darice, your joyful approach to leadership and arts direction has helped QCC continue to serve local LGBTQ+ artists and creators! Drop some love to Darice in the comments!
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our month of gratitude is continuing into November! Big thanks to Darice Jones, QCC's interim executive director! Darice, your joyful approach to leadership and arts direction has helped QCC continue to serve local LGBTQ+ artists and creators! Drop some love to Darice in the comments!
We're looking back at this year's National Queer Arts Festival Emerging Artists Showcase! These images are from the first performance of that night, by Landyn Endo.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We're looking back at this year's National Queer Arts Festival Emerging Artists Showcase! These images are from the first performance of that night, by Landyn Endo.
We're continuing our Month of Gratitude with celebrating Apollo Rydzik, QCC's Operations and Finance Manager. Apollo, thank you! Your clarity, skill, and commitment to personal excellence
makes QCC better every day!
Drop some love for Apollo in the comments so we can keep the gratitude flowing!
makes QCC better every day!
Drop some love for Apollo in the comments so we can keep the gratitude flowing!
October 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We're continuing our Month of Gratitude with celebrating Apollo Rydzik, QCC's Operations and Finance Manager. Apollo, thank you! Your clarity, skill, and commitment to personal excellence
makes QCC better every day!
Drop some love for Apollo in the comments so we can keep the gratitude flowing!
makes QCC better every day!
Drop some love for Apollo in the comments so we can keep the gratitude flowing!
We're continuing our month of gratitude by thanking Djérae Lucas, QCC's Programs Manager. Djérae, your community-driven, accessibility-focused work consistently uplifts Queer artists, allowing them to deepen their practice! Thank you so much for all of your work for QCC and our community!
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We're continuing our month of gratitude by thanking Djérae Lucas, QCC's Programs Manager. Djérae, your community-driven, accessibility-focused work consistently uplifts Queer artists, allowing them to deepen their practice! Thank you so much for all of your work for QCC and our community!
QCC is celebrating our brilliant community and team with a month of gratitude! To start off, we're thanking Vienna Alvarez, QCC's Production Manager. Vienna, your intuitive approach to artist and event producer development makes a huge difference in the lives of Bay Area Queer artists!
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
QCC is celebrating our brilliant community and team with a month of gratitude! To start off, we're thanking Vienna Alvarez, QCC's Production Manager. Vienna, your intuitive approach to artist and event producer development makes a huge difference in the lives of Bay Area Queer artists!
TONIGHT is the night for Pleasure in the Storm and our Emerging Artists Showcase (Sunday 10/5 6pm at Counterpulse)! It's the climax of this year's National Queer Arts Festival, so don't miss out on a night that's full of trans and queer community and creativity.
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
TONIGHT is the night for Pleasure in the Storm and our Emerging Artists Showcase (Sunday 10/5 6pm at Counterpulse)! It's the climax of this year's National Queer Arts Festival, so don't miss out on a night that's full of trans and queer community and creativity.
TOMORROW NIGHT is our Emerging Artists Showcase and the finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival, Pleasure in the Storm! Featured artists include: Melissa Charles (@melcharles5), Rai Dang (@rai.dang), Landyn Endo (@smooth_landyn), and Layla Venegas (@t4stemaker).
October 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
TOMORROW NIGHT is our Emerging Artists Showcase and the finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival, Pleasure in the Storm! Featured artists include: Melissa Charles (@melcharles5), Rai Dang (@rai.dang), Landyn Endo (@smooth_landyn), and Layla Venegas (@t4stemaker).
We're just days away from QCC's Emerging Artists Showcase-the climactic finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival! We have four supremely talented emerging trans and queer artists who have prepared new work to share with you, their communities. Join us Sunday Oct. 5th at Counterpulse in SF!
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We're just days away from QCC's Emerging Artists Showcase-the climactic finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival! We have four supremely talented emerging trans and queer artists who have prepared new work to share with you, their communities. Join us Sunday Oct. 5th at Counterpulse in SF!
Get ready for some immersive and innovative trans and queer art this Sunday at the Emerging Artists Showcase-the finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival. Featured artists include: Melissa Charles, Rai Dang, Landyn Endo, and Layla Venegas. Tickets at queerculturalcenter.org.
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Get ready for some immersive and innovative trans and queer art this Sunday at the Emerging Artists Showcase-the finale of this year's National Queer Arts Festival. Featured artists include: Melissa Charles, Rai Dang, Landyn Endo, and Layla Venegas. Tickets at queerculturalcenter.org.
Our Emerging Artists Showcase is this Sunday evening, October 5th, at Counterpulse in SF, and we've got some fierce and fabulous new artists who are ready to share their brilliance with you. Read more about them and their performances on our website!
#NationalQueerArtsFestival #NQAF2025 #QueerArt
#NationalQueerArtsFestival #NQAF2025 #QueerArt
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our Emerging Artists Showcase is this Sunday evening, October 5th, at Counterpulse in SF, and we've got some fierce and fabulous new artists who are ready to share their brilliance with you. Read more about them and their performances on our website!
#NationalQueerArtsFestival #NQAF2025 #QueerArt
#NationalQueerArtsFestival #NQAF2025 #QueerArt
The fourth artist presenting at our Emerging Artists Showcase on October 5th at Counterpulse is Layla Venegas (@t4stemaker ). This Showcase is the culmination of month's of work and the finale for this year's National Queer Arts Festival. Get tickets at queerculturalcenter.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The fourth artist presenting at our Emerging Artists Showcase on October 5th at Counterpulse is Layla Venegas (@t4stemaker ). This Showcase is the culmination of month's of work and the finale for this year's National Queer Arts Festival. Get tickets at queerculturalcenter.org
Another artist being featured as part of NQAF's Emerging Artists Showcase (October 5th at Counterpulse - tickets in bio!) is Melissa Charles (@melcharles5). Melissa (she, her) is an educator-organizer of Haitian and Cuban descent who uses expressive writing as an outlet for healing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another artist being featured as part of NQAF's Emerging Artists Showcase (October 5th at Counterpulse - tickets in bio!) is Melissa Charles (@melcharles5). Melissa (she, her) is an educator-organizer of Haitian and Cuban descent who uses expressive writing as an outlet for healing.
Another artist featured at our Emerging Artists Showcase (October 5th at Counterpulse) is Rai. A queer Southeast Asian drummer, Rai will be presenting "Blood 4 Rain" along with collaborator Inéz. This performance is bringing animist grief alchemy using live drums, siku, EBM, techno, Cumbia and more!
September 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Another artist featured at our Emerging Artists Showcase (October 5th at Counterpulse) is Rai. A queer Southeast Asian drummer, Rai will be presenting "Blood 4 Rain" along with collaborator Inéz. This performance is bringing animist grief alchemy using live drums, siku, EBM, techno, Cumbia and more!
Love soccer (or football as it's called in much of the world) and queer community? Come out to Oakland Roots Pride Night Saturday September 20th at 7pm and get sporty with your creative queer community! Plus, a portion of all proceeds through this QR code will be donated to QCC!
September 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Love soccer (or football as it's called in much of the world) and queer community? Come out to Oakland Roots Pride Night Saturday September 20th at 7pm and get sporty with your creative queer community! Plus, a portion of all proceeds through this QR code will be donated to QCC!
Our Emerging Artists Showcase is coming October 5th at Counterpulse, and we have some amazing artists ready to bring you "Pleasure in the Storm". This includes Landyn Endo who will be bringing you a gravity-defying performance combining dance and circus. Tickets at queerculturalcenter.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our Emerging Artists Showcase is coming October 5th at Counterpulse, and we have some amazing artists ready to bring you "Pleasure in the Storm". This includes Landyn Endo who will be bringing you a gravity-defying performance combining dance and circus. Tickets at queerculturalcenter.org
It's your last chance to submit an application for the current Creating Queer Communities Level One open call - the application portal will close at midnight tonight. This is a great opportunity for emerging artists to get paid to create new work while receiving mentoring and professional support!
September 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's your last chance to submit an application for the current Creating Queer Communities Level One open call - the application portal will close at midnight tonight. This is a great opportunity for emerging artists to get paid to create new work while receiving mentoring and professional support!
The application window for Creating Queer Communities Level One closes in just one week. Don't miss out on your opportunity to learn tools and skills that make your artistic practice sustainable, all while getting paid! This is a fantastic opportunity for emerging LGBTQ+ artists!
September 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The application window for Creating Queer Communities Level One closes in just one week. Don't miss out on your opportunity to learn tools and skills that make your artistic practice sustainable, all while getting paid! This is a fantastic opportunity for emerging LGBTQ+ artists!
Do you feel those rumbles of trans and queer joy on the horizon? It's the 2025 National Queer Arts Festival finale! On October 5th, join QCC to witness the brilliance of our community's artists with our Emerging Artists Showcase.
September 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Do you feel those rumbles of trans and queer joy on the horizon? It's the 2025 National Queer Arts Festival finale! On October 5th, join QCC to witness the brilliance of our community's artists with our Emerging Artists Showcase.
There's still plenty of time to submit your application to next year's Creating Queer Communities Level One emerging artists training. This is a paid opportunity to work with QCC's team to grow your creative production skills and create an original piece for the National Queer Arts Festival!
August 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There's still plenty of time to submit your application to next year's Creating Queer Communities Level One emerging artists training. This is a paid opportunity to work with QCC's team to grow your creative production skills and create an original piece for the National Queer Arts Festival!