Calvin Phelps is transforming a former jail in Mississippi into a radical contemporary art center. In this episode, we talk about community, equity, and why art needs purpose—not permission. Read the full article on our SubStack: [Bureau Queer Art].

Calvin Phelps is transforming a former jail in Mississippi into a radical contemporary art center. In this episode, we talk about community, equity, and why art needs purpose—not permission. Read the full article on our SubStack: [Bureau Queer Art].

Calvin Phelps | "We Built It Here" | Macomb, MI

InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer &amp; Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. 

“Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks 

Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com

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InResidency by The Bureau of Queer Art is a media venture for Contemporary Queer & Allied Creatives to explore representation, identity, and themes of outsiderness in a culture of 'mall-ification'. “Queer' not as being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but 'queer' as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and that has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.” -Bell Hooks Apply to participate at BureauQueerArt.com

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Calvin Phelps | "We Built It Here" | Macomb, MI

Calvin Phelps | "We Built It Here" | Macomb, MI