Queer Artists + Archives Symposium
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery
Date & Time
October 24, 2025, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Description
Long before institutions turned their attention to LGBTQ+ archives, Queer individuals preserved, shared, and celebrated their own personal and community histories. This symposium brings together artists, archivists, and historians—as well as those working across disciplines—to reflect upon the evolving role of archives in preserving and sharing the stories and histories of Queer artists. Participants will include artists whose practice engages personal or public archival collections and practitioners who are illuminating marginalized histories through their work with archives and archivists. We will also examine the ethical and political imperatives for those who use and who steward these collections and consider the absences that remain.
The Queer Artists + Archives Symposium is free and open to the public.
Registration is required. Please complete the registration form by October 20, 2025; requests after this date will be accommodated when possible.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Directions to campus and visitor parking lots are available at https://librarygallery.umbc.edu/plan-your-visit/
The presentation of this public program is supported by the Arts+ initiative, CAHSS.
