Juried by Emily Budd

Exhibiting
June 11 – July 25, 2024
Reception: Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm

At Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center Gallery
3130 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
(702) 455-7340

Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am - 8:00pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

Queer Monuments challenges the classical masculine and cultish notions of monuments and provides a platform for ephemeral and anti-monumental alternatives. Monuments are popularly seen as works of art that share the stories of people, convey societal values, and remind us of people’s lived histories; they are objects of remembrance. Anti-monuments take these basic premises and reappropriate them to tell the resilient stories of LGBTQIA+ people. The artists in this exhibition present personal monuments to the queerness in their lives.

Sculptor, Emily Budd will lead as the exhibition’s juror, infusing her expertise and passion into the selection process. Budd's sculptural practice, driven by the pursuit of queer futurity and place-making, has garnered acclaim for its transformative narratives. Her project, Memorial for Queer Rhyolite, stands as a poignant tribute to an era marked by the AIDS epidemic, capturing the essence of Nevada's queer utopian spirit. Budd’s groundbreaking work has been featured in respected publications such as The Washington Post and showcased on Discovery Channel’s Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America.


Featured Artists:
Bailey Anderson, Evin Dubois, Iulia Filipov-Serediuc, ¡Katie B Funk!, Cindy Jackson, Saturn Johnson, Keeva Lough, Axel Loytved, Lindsey Waters