This coming Sunday, September 18, Queer in Brighton is holding a special Queer History Club, presenting cutting edge research from Samson Dittrich in conversation with the inimitable Kuchenga, to mark the launch of the first major public exhibition of Duncan Grant’s erotic drawing Very Private?
Join this holy trinity of queerness as they lead you through a night of debauched fun! Get there early for life-changing and pheromone-altering shows, queer DJs – including Xzan and Affy Go Bang! – all-women and non-binary company Pecs Drag Kings, and live art making with Artists Model Ink.
Charleston’s new Queer House Tours launch on Saturday, June 8, offering visitors the chance to discover Charleston’s groundbreaking queer history with an expert guide.
Charleston seeks people who identify as LGBT+ to be part of a new project called, Unexpected Delights.
Charleston in Firle is the Sussex home of Bloomsbury artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. It is steeped in queer history, alternative lifestyles and free-thinking – as well as fabulous art and political thought!
This autumn Small Wonder, the festival dedicated to short stories, is hosting Bahamian writer and LGBT+ activist Helen Klonaris as its British Council International Writer in Residence. The festival takes place in Charleston, once home to the Bloomsbury group.
A Gay Outing is Charleston’s annual celebration of its queer heritage. Taking place in a beautiful canvas marquee in the Paddock, Tate Britain curator Clare Barlow will explore the stories behind the Queer British Art exhibition, from unrequited love to cross-dressing on the British stage, from prison doors to visions of queer community.
The annual celebration of Charleston’s Queer Heritage, A Gay Outing, will be on Sunday, July 31. Start your evening with a look around the intensely decorated House interiors and overflowing Walled Garden, where Brighton-based choir Resound will perform.
Lets get physical….Body building magazines such as Physique Pictorial had a big influence on the output of British male homosexual artists working in the post second world war period. Duncan Grant used British and American magazines as influence for a large amount of private homo-erotic work.
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, perform Twelfth Night as it would have been in Shakespeare’s day with an all male cast. Shakespeare’s most perfect comedy comes to Charleston, an exquisite tale of mischief and mistaken identity, the perfect way to spend a summer’s evening.
