Qtopia Queer Arts Festival met Vita Evangelista en Astrit Ismaili / Expositie- kickoff event / Elzenstraat 2019

? On the 4th of October Qtopia Queer Art Festival will kick off with an opening-event at @popopart_nijmegen . The artists in residence (AIR) of this year edition will show their work as it came to being during their residency at Qtopia. Working in a shared space or recently formed pairs, the artists were challenged to work with other forms of expression and presentation. ? During the opening, the residency couples will present the result of their week and elaborate on their overall practice and the work they created especially for Qtopia. Qtopia is happy to welcome Geo Wyeth and Johanna and Vanita Monk, who have been working collectively on an auditory work at the exhibition venue RUIS and @vitaevangelista and @astritismaili ; artists in residence at Popop ?Afterwards, there will be drinks and music.

Qtopia Queer Arts Festival 2019 is a temporal arts environment in Nijmegen, from 4 – 20 October. festival programs artworks that investigate specific layers of heteronormative society. We invite you to unfold and research your own perspective in our many activities, ranging from the visual art exhibitions to workshops, performances, lectures and parties.
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Qtopia questions and subverts normativities, power structures and oppressive systems. The festival wants to show a reality that has infinitely more varieties than the simplistic and binary version we commonly face. In addition to the art exhibitions, Qtopia is also a platform for artworks and artists that relate to queer subjects. Lastly, the festival wants to create a momentum of interaction and dialogue – for people from Nijmegen and beyond, for anyone who is interested in those themes.