The Rainbow Art Gallery
LGBT Artists & Art
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Jul 14th
For those of you in or around Vancouver, British Columbia or planning a visit there this summer, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival will be running from August 12 to 22, 2010.
We have to let you know about the amazing sponsor, VanCity Credit Union. They are offering a discount to their members for the Vancouver Queer Film Festival.
Here are the details of the VanCity Discount:
Vancity is the proud membership sponsor of the Queer Film Festival this year. As a special offer to all members you will receive a $2 discount on your Out on screen membership fee.
Everything you need to know about the festival:
When: Thursday,12 August – Sunday, 22 August
What: The Vancouver Queer Film Festival brings the very best in queer independent cinema from around the world to Vancouver. It is the city's second largest film festival.
Where: Various cinema locations.
How: All Vancity members will receive a $2 discount on the Out on screen membership fee. This fee is regularly $4. Cost of admission to a film is $11 general admission and $8 for students/senior/underemployed.
Way to go VanCity, we love you xoxo.
For those of you wanting to check out the Queer Film Festival website or to find the locations of the films, visit the Official Site.
Here are a couple of Queer Film Festival 2010 videos for you to check out.
Make sure to make a donation to the Queer Film Festival if you can afford to do so. If you would like to donate, visit the QFF donation page.
If you want another way to get involved in the QFF, then consider volunteering. They can always use a hand. For more information about volunteering opportunities visit the QFF Volunteer page.
Sign up for the QFF Newsletter for a chance to win a Pink Blackberry.
Hope to see you there.
And Baby Makes More
Jul 3rd
And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families edited by Susan Goldberg, Chloe Brushwood Rose.
I was lucky enough to be told about and provided a copy of this book by a fellow Twitterer and one of the books author's. I feel very lucky to have had this book brought to my attention. It is an amazing read.
I myself am a Lesbian who with her partner, had a child through donor insemination. It was amazing to read other's stories about their adventures as queer parents and even donors. Some of the stories I could relate to. Others I was amazed at.
The wonderful underlying theme was the individual desires of the people in the stories to either have a child or to help someone who wants to have a child. It is truly touching to read adventures of people who adore children, desire children and cannot wait to have their little one enter their world.
There are many people in this world that criticize queer families. More recently there have been articles written that state research shows that children who are brought up by lesbians are happier and healthier. The main reason for this is because in order for us to have children as queer parents, we need to make extraordinary efforts to have the dream realized. It is not just a night of drunk sex and oops we are pregnant. Or oops our birth control did not work.
We as queer parents do not have the heterosexual "accidents." If queer parents have a child it is because it is a life dream. We know we want to care for a small, fragile child and nurture them to adulthood. We know what we want. We also know that it takes extra efforts and often a ton of money to realize our dream of parenthood.
If you are a queer parent or are thinking of becoming a queer parent, then I recommend that you purchase this book and give it a read. Every story is interesting in its own way. Your story will be different no doubt and interesting in its own way.
My story, is amazing. Why? Because I had my daughter from an unknown donor after 2 years of trying. I almost died giving birth to her, but I pulled through. My story is most interesting because we have the perfect little girl. I cannot imagine life before her. She is truly 'My Dream Come True' and that is what makes my story amazing in its own way.
Cyndi Lauper Tour
May 30th
I am so excited about this that I have to do a quick post on it.....
Cyndi Lauper Live Tour!!!! Yes, do you have your tickets?
Concert dates start for the United States on June 25th, 2010. Coming up fast. Here are all the concert dates listed on Cyndi Lauper's Official website:
Jun 25
Fri
Morristown, NJ
Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Jun 26
Sat
Boston, MA
House of Blues
Jun 27
Sun
Englewood, NJ
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Jun 29
Tue
Cleveland, OH
House of Blues
Jun 30
Wed
Chicago, IL
House Of Blues
Jul 01
Thu
Detroit, MI
Motor City Casino
Jul 03
Sat
Toronto, ON
Pride Toronto
Jul 03
Sat
Montreal, QC
Metropolis
Jul 21
Wed
New York, NY
Town Hall
Jul 23
Fri
Westhampton, NY
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts
Jul 24
Sat
Westhampton, NY
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts
Jul 25
Sun
Houghton Lake, MI
Pines Theatre
Jul 27
Tue
New Bedford, MA
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
Jul 28
Wed
Ridgefield, CT
The Playhouse
Jul 30
Fri
Glenside, PA
Keswick Theatre
Jul 31
Sat
Myrtle Beach, SC
House Of Blues
Aug 01
Sun
Orlando, FL
House Of Blues
Aug 03
Tue
Miami, FL
Adrienne Arsht Center
Aug 04
Wed
Clearwater, FL
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug 06
Fri
Atlanta, GA
Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Aug 07
Sat
Biloxi, MS
Beau Rivage
Aug 08
Sun
New Orleans, LA
House Of Blues
Aug 10
Tue
Austin, TX
Paramount Theatre
Aug 11
Wed
Dallas, TX
House of Blues
Aug 12
Thu
Houston, TX
House Of Blues
Aug 14
Sat
Albuquerque, NM
Route 66 Casino
Aug 15
Sun
Tucson, AZ
Anselmo Valencia Ampitheatre
Aug 17
Tue
Saratoga, CA
The Mountain Winery
Aug 18
Wed
Napa, CA
Uptown Theatre
Aug 20
Fri
Wendover, NV
Peppermill Wendover Casino
Aug 21
Sat
Las Vegas, NV
House Of Blues
Aug 22
Sun
San Diego, CA
House Of Blues
Aug 26
Thu
Santa Ynez, CA
Chumash Casino
Aug 27
Fri
Los Angeles, CA
Greek Theatre
Aug 28
Sat
Reno, NV
Silver Legacy
Sep 03
Fri
Vancouver, BC
Fair at the National Pacific Exhibition
Make sure you also show your support for Cyndi Lauper's Give A Damn Campaign. Visit the site and make sure to join. Show support for our fellow LGBT PEOPLE of the world!
Please make sure to join the Give A Damn Campaign.
Don't forget to Pre-Order your copy of Memphis Blues to be released on June 22, 2010.
And remember to buy tickets to see Cyndi Lauper Live.
And Then Came Lola
May 25th
It is here and ready for purchase. I am so excited that I cannot wait to see it. Released on May 18th, 2010 is "And Then Came Lola."
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Here is a sneak peak for you.....
If anyone has seen the movie yet, then leave a comment/review and let us know what you thought of it.
GFEST 2010 Submissions
May 13th
GFEST 2010 submissions is now open. Make sure to get your submissions in whether it is for short films, visual arts or performances, get you GFEST 2010 submission in.
The GFEST 2010 Selection Panel is to be announced soon. GFEST takes place annually in November at various venues across London. The dates this year are November 8th to 21st, 2010.
GFEST is organized by the arts christy Wise thoughts.
Here is information for you to peruse from the preview years at GFEST.
Good luck to everyone.
Anyone But Me WebSeries
Mar 25th
If you have not heard about Anyone But Me The Web Series, then you have to keep reading and to make sure to check it out.
Anyone But me is now in its second season. It has won numerous awards including 4 Indie Soap Awards for Best Writing, Best Storyline, Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actress. It also won the AfterEllen Visibility Award for Best Lesbian/Bi Web Series.
Check out this trailer.
Anyone But Me is from the Executive Producer/Writer team of Susan Miller (L Word and Thirtysomething) and Tina Cesa Ward (In Their Absence).
Anyone But Me airs on:
KoldCast TV
Hulu
Blip TV
Strike TV
You Tube
You can also find Anyone But Me in the following places:
Facebook
My Space
Flickr
Twitter
My Fandoms
If you want to read the Anyone But Me About page - click here.
Here is Anyone But Me Season Two Episode 1 "The Real Thing" for you to watch.
You can subscribe to the Anyone But Me iTunes Podcast by clicking here.
If you want to be the first to know the news about Anyone But Me, then you can subscribe to the ABM Newsletter by clicking here.
Make sure to check out Anyone But Me and subscribe. It is an amazing Web Series that deserves support, attention and a large fan base.
The L Word Book
Feb 19th
For anyone, like me, who absolutely LOVED The L Word, then you are more than aware that Jennifer Beals is authoring The L Word Book.
Well, wait no longer, because you can now order your L Word Book. You can order the book with or without a custom dedication page. At an unknown future date, there will be the option to customize your L Word Book with your own photos and memories. Also soon available will be various prints from the L Word Book made available for purchase.
The L Word book is described as Jennifer Beals's photographic journal of the Showtime series The L Word. The L Word book contains 400 photos that have never been seen before, callsheets, parts of scripts, and cast commentary. It definitely sounds like something every fan of The L Word is going to want.
I think it is wonderful that the proceeds of the book and prints will go to charity. The Charities listed that proceeds will go to are as follows:
The Matthew Shepard Foundation
Mia Kirshner's I Live Here Projects
If you want to read the About page of The L Word Book, then CLICK HERE.
To ORDER The L Word Book, then CLICK HERE.
In case someone needs an introduction to who Jennifer Beals is, and I can't think of anyone on this planet who would not know who she is, here you go;
Name: Jennifer Beals
Height: 5' 9''
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: December 19, 1963
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Profession: Actress
Education: Francis W. Parker School, Chicago, Illionis
The Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois
Yale University in New Haven Connecticut (graduated in 1987; B.A. in American Literature)
Husband: Ken L. Dixon (Canadian film technician; married in 1998),
Alexandre Rockwell (director, writer; married in 1986; divorced in 1996)
Daughter: Her first daughter (born in October, 2005, father: Ken Dixon)
Claim to fame: Plays Alex Owens in Flashdance (1983)
I have to say that I truly miss The L Word. I own every season and I never get tired of watching it over and over. The actors and actresses on the show were more than incredible, amazing, convincing.....
I can remember so many moments from The L Word as if they happened to MY friends in my life. Every character truly became their friends to their fans. We all laughed with them and cried with them. I know I did.
Thank You to all those who had the courage and worked so hard to bring The L Word to life for us all.
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Emma Stahl Webseries
Jan 31st
Emma Stahl is a new series that is going to be independently produced and funded through viewer and supporter donations. Once produced, Emma Stahl will be released on the internet. The release language will be German, but it will have English subtitles.
The web series is about Emma Stahl, a European Police Unit Special Agent who loves adventure and luckily for us, women.
Check out this Emma Stahl Teaser and see what you think. The Teaser is in German, but you do not need to speak German to appreciate it. I loved what I saw and think that the Emma Stahl web series is a great project to support. There will be a link after the Teaser below for you to click on and check how you can support Emma Stahl. There are some great free downloads too.
CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT EMMA STAHL.
Emma Stahl on You Tube
Posters & Prints
Jan 27th
Featured below are some great Lesbian posters and prints that I love.
We will feature other LGBT posters and prints in the future. We decided to focus on some of our personal favorite posters and prints that we think are amazing, hot and great pieces of art and photography. Thus, our eyes were drawn to the lesbian posters
We hope you love them. We hope they stir you inside in many ways.
Your comments are welcome. Tell us what first came to your mind and what you think of these pieces of art.
This first print is my all time favorite. I want this print hanging in my partner's and my room. I love how sexy it is. Something really draws me to the leg tattoo and gives the print a very sexual feeling, which I love. I love that their faces are not completely visible. I would not want this print hanging in my bedroom if the faces were visible. The anonymity created by their faces not being completely visible allows for the viewer to place themselves and their partner into the print. I LOVE IT!
Lovers II Poster
Buy at AllPosters.com
This print I like because of how romantic it is. It presents a soft, gentle, loving moment that I can relate too. The moment that the two women are having feels familiar to me so much that it takes me into the moment myself. I feel that I know what these two women are thinking and feeling just by viewing their moment. Love, Love, Love and Sexuality.
White Shirts Art Print
De Souza,...
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This print is amazing. I am drawn to it because of its raw sexuality. I love the moment and the intense sexual feeling that the women, covered in the shower water gives off. The glistening of their bodies adds to the sexual attraction within the print. The sexual desire the women present is a deep desire for each other.
How do you see this print? Are they starting or finishing their sexual encounter in the shower?
Shower Door Poster
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I truly and completely love this print. My partner is not so crazy about it. I want this print in our house, but am still trying to convince my partner why it is great art.
This print is warming, sexual, loving and comforting to me. The woman's hair looks enticing and reminds me of my partner and how I love playing with her hair. I feel that the fact that the woman's legs are only partially open is attractive and draws me in. I love that you can see her hips, stomach and a partial breast.
The Origin of the World, 1866 Framed Giclee Print
Courbet, Gustave
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This is another print that I just LOVE. I love the softness and curves of the woman's figure. I love the one breast being shown. This print really exemplifies the sexy, soft and comforting curvatures of a woman's body. I love that the woman's head is not visible so as not to draw away from the curves of her body.
This is a great print.
Caress Framed Art Print
Doyle, John...
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Hello World!
Jan 23rd
Hello and welcome to The Rainbow Art Gallery.
This is our brand new site that we will be featuring LGBT Art and Artists. We are very excited about our website and what we are going to be bringing to you.
Please give us some time to get everything set up. We are still under construction, but we will soon bring you some great art and artists.
In the meantime, please check out these videos on Lizzy The Lezzy. We love Lizzy The Lezzy.
Word of caution.....go pee before watching.
Enjoy
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