We’re delighted to welcome Adrian Friedli as Interim Executive Director at Homotopia. 

Adrian comes to Homotopia with a wealth of experience in the arts sector, as an accomplished arts worker and Director. You can read all about him here. 

Adrian says

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with the dynamic Board and team at Homotopia, to support the next chapter in its development as a queer arts and social justice organisation, exploring what the future of LGBTQIA+ art and activism can be.”

Homotopia is also delighted to announce we have become a charity. This change in status helps us to focus on developing the organisation further. 

It’s going to be a busy Autumn as, although we have no Homotopia Festival this year, we co-produced The Holly Johnson Story with Museum of Liverpool and DuoVision and will announce a series of events as part of that this Autumn and Spring. We will also have Young Homotopia and Queercore programme news very soon. 

We know many of our friends and family in the arts community and the LGBT+ community in Liverpool want to know more about Homotopia. 

Adrian is here as Interim Dirctor to guide us into the next chapter. We remain an Arts Council England National Portfolio Ogrnaisation (NPO). The decision to pause the Homotopia Festival in 2024, allows for the time and space to focus on strengthening the organisation’s foundations and building for the future. 

Topher Campbell joined the organisation in 2024 as Director/CEO. After five months with Homotopia, Topher made the decision to focus on his own artistic projects at Tate Modern and Somerset House, as well as his family commitments in London. 

We are really excited about what the next twelve months will bring and how it will strenghten this festival for the future.