BIG TALK: Queer Art, Permission & Censorship Now

Queer artists have always been at the forefront of creatively challenging taboos and sharing ideas that take on structural inequities to reimagine new possibilities. At a time when LGBTQ+ representation is increasing on our screens and stages yet established human rights are being questioned or rolled back and intersectional issues are often sidelined, what are the challenges facing queer artists, screenwriters, playwrights and others as they navigate funding, institutions and decision makers to bring their work to life? What can we say and not say? Who decides what sees the light of day? And how do we navigate the self-editing and censorship that can feel necessary to get work supported and out there?

Join Outburst and special guest artists, writers and curators for a Big Talk on the final day of the festival, that gives us food for thought and ideas for changemaking in turbulent times for the arts and for freedom of expression.