Gallery 2 Go

The Gallery 2 Go project (G2G) is a touring art project designed to promote greater school and community awareness of the experiences of LGBTQ youth. Through this program, we aim to:

• Stimulate discussion around the issues of diversity and inclusion in school through the presence of the art exhibit
• Encourage serious dialog around these issues in the classroom by providing professionally designed curriculum guides to accompany each art exhibit.
• Combat LGBTQ youth invisibility in schools through the presence of art work created by youth who identity as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered,    Queer, Questioning and Ally.

In collaboration with area schools and art teachers, youth participate in art workshops taught by local artists and create the artworks shown in the exhibits. Through the traveling art, youth actively engage the community in discussions of tolerance, equality, safety, inclusion and visibility and remind people that they contribute to every school. These identity art workshops provide a venue for the voices of LGBTQ youth through artistic expression and tools to increase awareness of the presence, experiences, and talents of these young people. Through the Gallery to Go Program, not only can youth tell their stories, but their fellow students can learn about the experiences faced by these youth and the creativity and resilience of LGBTQ young people that is often overlooked.

The G2G program was designed based upon an earlier program addressing diversity issues in schools through the use of theatre at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas in the 1990s. The matinee theatre performances were attended by high school students and their teachers were provided with curriculum guides to incorporate themes from the plays into the classroom. The program was very successful in generating dialogue among students around difference, acceptance, and violence. G2G is an attempt to translate that program to the visual arts. The Theatre Diversity Project was funded through a grant from Metropolitan Life. The Gallery to Go project is unfunded.

To inquire about hosting an exhibit in your school contact QuERI.

The 2012 G2G curriculum guide is available here.

Exhibits require a secure space, such as a glass case, to prevent vandalism.