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April Ashley, Portrait of a lady launch
29September2013

April Ashley, Portrait of a lady launch

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The Lord Mayor Cllr Gary Millar & his consort Mr Steve McFarlane hosted a civic reception at Liverpool Town Hall with guest of honour Lord Prescott. It was a special occasion as April Ashley and Lord Prescott were reunited after 60 years. They worked together in 1953 at a hotel in St. Asaph. The event was followed by a special ‘In Conversation With April’ event with BBC Radio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips followed by the private view of the exhibition at Museum of Liverpool Photo credit Steven Connolly & Museum of Liverpool

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A date at The Admiralty
21September2013

A date at The Admiralty

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  Trans pioneer April Ashley MBE met veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell & Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP at the Admiralty House Equal Marriage Reception in London on September 11th 2013 Gary Everett Artistic Director Homotopia & curator of the forthcoming April Ashley, Portrait of a lady accompanied April to the event which was attended by Hugh Grant, Stephen Fry and the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP

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Making ‘The Liverpool Dream’
21September2013

Making ‘The Liverpool Dream’

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Shooting our 2013 campaign ‘The Liverpool Dream’ on Crosby Beach near Liverpool. It was a wonderfully creative day with a big blue sky, a great team and a welcome River Mersey low tide! We worked with local photographer Matt Ford, stylist Kyle Mathew Gibbons, Armani from Warren Farm Stables, Raphael at Pulse Models & Steven Connolly to create the iconic lead image for this year. Our inspiration was Liverpool, the Powell & Pressburger film ‘A Matter Of Life & Death’ and William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’….

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Homotopia secures Dr Martens as event sponsor
05September2013

Homotopia secures Dr Martens as event sponsor

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Homotopia is proud to announce it has secured the iconic British footwear brand Dr. Martens as event sponsor for 2013 “As part of this year’s 10th anniversary programme we are presenting world premieres of 3 major exhibitions ‘England’s Erotic Dream’, Germ Free Adolescents’ and Boy George’s first ever public photographic exhibtion. The show is called ‘This Way Out’ and is a collaboration with long time friend TradeMark. Dr. Martens are working closely with Homotopia supporting these projects. Their input has been terrific and we are thrilled they are on board for the celebrations” Homotopia will also be creating its 10th anniversary campaign in collaboration…

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Guess Who Came To Dinner?
03September2013

Guess Who Came To Dinner?

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Look who popped up to Liverpool for the afternoon! Boy George and Mark Wardel (aka TradeMark) have spent the afternoon doing press interviews and making plans for their joint exhibition ‘This Way Out’ in a secret city centre location. One female shopper couldn’t place the familiar face in the furry Kangol cap and asked Boy George why she knew his face? ‘Crimewatch’ was George’s quick response! Thanks to Gary and all at 60 Hope Street for a fabulous dinner. George and Mark will become proper Homotopians on 30th October at the opening of this year’s festival and they will both…

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John Waters Money Can’t Buy Competition
01September2013

John Waters Money Can’t Buy Competition

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Win a John Waters prize that money can’t buy. On Saturday 9th November cult movie director, actor and author John Waters will be teaching a ‘Trash’ master class based on the 1968 Joseph Losey film, Boom! starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noel Coward. This is a private Homotopia event for just 200 film students at Liverpool John Moores University but you could be there! Just email your answer to the question below to winner@homotopia.net and win one of 5 pairs of tickets. Where was John Waters born? The master class takes place in Liverpool on Saturday 9th November – travel…

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‘Queerussia: The hidden (p)art opens in Groningen
19May2013

‘Queerussia: The hidden (p)art opens in Groningen

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The exhibition ‘Queerussia: the hidden (p)art’ had its European Premiere in Mooiman Male Art  Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands on May 19th 2013. The exhibition has been developed in partnership with Homotopia. ‘Queerussia: the hidden (p)art’ features a selection of work by some artists that live in Russia and some as Russian refugees in the United States of America.  The selection also includes photographs from the new book ‘Asylum’ by Alexander Kargaltsev (New York, USA), paintings by Sergey Sovkov (Tolyatti, Russia), photographs and videos by Serge Golovach (Moscow, Russia) Seva Galkin (Moscow, Russia) and Slava Mogutin (New York, USA). In addition, a series of photographs…

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John Waters to join Homotopia’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations
14May2013

John Waters to join Homotopia’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations

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Homotopia, will be welcoming to Liverpool this November the American film maker, author, actor and cult icon John Waters at his only currently scheduled UK appearance in 2013.  Artistic Director Gary Everett is delighted and said: “From modest beginnings in 2004 Homotopia has grown into an international flag-bearer for high quality queer culture consistently punching above our weight. We are very excited to bring an international star like John Waters to Liverpool for our big tenth birthday celebrations.”  Having confirmed his appearance at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 8th November, John Waters said:  Congratulations on 10 years of gay lunacy ! I can’t…

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Homotopia Secures Headline Sponsor
14May2013

Homotopia Secures Headline Sponsor

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Homotopia is proud to announce it has secured Liverpool John Moores University as the major sponsor and partner for 2013.  Homotopia Artistic Director Gary Everett explained how this partnership had come about: “This is a truly exciting and dynamic collaboration for this, our tenth anniversary year. We have been working alongside the Schools of Art and Law and the Special Collections and Archives department on this year’s programme of talks and exhibitions. Their academic input has been invaluable. We hope this association at a corporate level will offer students engagement opportunities to gain experience whilst offering the festival practical support in…

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