LGBTQ+ charity QUEERCIRCLE has unveiled its permanent home in London’s Design District. Designed by David Kohn Architects, the two-story headquarters comprises a main gallery, reading room, and project space. Rotating exhibitions and programming aimed at the LGBTQ+ community will be hosted onsite, as well as virtually, in an effort to strengthen links between arts, culture, health, and wellbeing.
Heralding the opening of the space is the onsite exhibition “Let Me Hold You,” which presents new work by British painter Michaela Yearwood-Dan, and an archive show, “The Queens’ Jubilee,” which celebrates radical drag queens of the Gay Liberation Front. The exhibition opening coincides with the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first Pride march.
“The opening of our new home is a milestone moment for QUEERCIRCLE and a visual representation of the community’s ability to come together and make positive collective change. Our program is a response to the needs and aspirations of our community, and we remain committed to listening and adapting to those needs,” says QUEERCIRCLE founder and director Ashley Joiner. “With increasing cuts being made to arts education and vital mental health services, it is necessary for us to reimagine the role cultural spaces play in society. We now have an opportunity to collaboratively [host] design community-informed programs that push the boundaries of arts and culture, learning, and health and wellbeing in a holistic environment that recognizes the impact each has on the other.”
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