THE NAKED LENS FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 23
511 Dodge Hall (Lifetime Screening Room)

The first ever Columbia University GLBTQ film festival.  Sponsored by the Columbia University School of the Arts student group QuArt (Queer Art) and the Office of the University Chaplain.

Saturday, February 23 at 3pm, join us for a panel discussion with award winning filmmakers Tom Kalin (Swoon, I Shot Andy Warhol) and Rose Troche (Go Fish, The Safety of Objects) and Columbia University faculty member Mark J. Huisman on the current state and future of gay and lesbian cinema.

Then, at 7pm, join us for screenings of several short films by SoA students and faculty, followed by a reception. Both events take place in the Lifetime Screening Room (511 Dodge Hall).

Tickets are free, but please RSVP for a seat to nakedlensfilmfestival@gmail.com as seating is very limited.

For a complete schedule of the day’s events, click here—> (more…)

QUeer ARTists of Color Panel:  "Double the Trouble."

Thursday April 26th 8pm – Dodge 413

Discuss identity and work with

Reggie Cabico, poet
Mariana Romo-Carmona, fiction
Steven G. Fullwood, essayist and publisher

The Event was made possible by the Kraft Family Fund, co-sponsored by Our Word.

Our Word, the student group supporting writers of color, and Quart, Queer Arts in the SoA, present:

Dinner & Reading with Poet Timothy Liu
Tues., Apr. 17th at 8:00 pm in Dodge Hall, Room 413 (RSVP required)

Timothy Liu is the author of six books of poems, most recently Of Thee I Sing and For Dust Thou Art. A new book, Polytheogamy, is forthcoming. His poems have been translated into seven languages, and his journals and papers are archived in the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library. An Associate Professor at William Paterson University and a member of the Core Faculty in Bennington College’s Graduate Writing Seminars, Liu lives in Manhattan.

To RSVP for this event, please email rsc2109@columbia.edu.  Space is limited.

* This event made possible with funding from the Arts Student Council

QUART (SoA QUeer ARTs) presents
BEYOND BROKEBACK: QUEER ART FOR THE MAINSTREAM
April 23rd, Monday night 8pm
in Dodge 413

Can a queer writer focus on gay characters in plays, movies, musicals, and TV scripts and still achieve mainstream success?

Join us for tasty panini sandwiches and hear the scoop from Jeff Baron and Tim Acito, two of the most talented playwrights (not to mention composers, directors,and entertainers) working in theater today. (more…)

Our Word, the student group supporting writers of color, and Quart, Queer Arts in the SoA, present:

Dinner & Reading with Poet Timothy Liu
Tues., Apr. 17th at 8:00 pm in Dodge Hall, Room 413 (RSVP required)

Timothy Liu is the author of six books of poems, most recently Of Thee I Sing and For Dust Thou Art. A new book, Polytheogamy, is forthcoming. His poems have been translated into seven languages, and his journals and papers are archived in the Berg Collection at the New York Public Library. An Associate Professor at William Paterson University and a member of the Core Faculty in Bennington College’s Graduate Writing Seminars, Liu lives in Manhattan.

To RSVP for this event, please email rsc2109@columbia.edu.  Space is limited.

* This event made possible with funding from the Arts Student Council

QUART (SOA Queer ARTS) presents:

Cris Beam (SoA Writing ‘05)
reading from her new book
Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers

Wednesday, April 11 at 8:30pm
Dodge Hall, Room 413

Come join us for this exciting event! Everyone is welcome!

"An unprecedented window into the lives of transgender teens, Transparent is a testament to the resilience of young adults trying to find themselves in a world that would prefer them lost. I couldn’t put it down."—Rachel Simmons

"Cris Beam has written a terrific book, both tender and tough, about brave sexual travellers who violate borders in search of new worlds."—Richard Rodriguez

"From Sodomy Laws to Marriage Amendments: A History of Sexual Identity/Politics"

Please join President Lee C. Bollinger and Vice Provost of Diversity Initiatives Jean Howard at a lecture by
Professor George Chauncey of Yale University

Date:    Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Location:  Low Library Rotunda

Space is limited and registration is required.  Please register by visiting this site.  (more…)

Come support SOA and NYC writers at the 2nd monthly

QUART Reading Series

This Monday, Mar. 26th @ 7PM
at Suite Bar (992 Amsterdam @ 109th St.)

FEATURING:
Fresh work from LGBTQ writers around NYC
& $2 off drinks all night (more…)

Common Meal: How Race Affects the Trans Experience

When: Wednesday, February 21, 7-8:30 pm
Where: Guastavino Room, Basement of St. Paul’s Chapel
Dinner will be served.  Please RSVP to commonmeal@columbia.edu with any dietary restrictions.
Co-sponsored by Black History Month 

At this Common Meal, the Office of the University Chaplain would like to have a discussion on the intersection between racial and ethnic identity and transgender identity.  How does one affect the other?  What specific challenges do trans people of color face within their respective ethnic communities and the LGBTQ community? (more…)

If you are a recognized SoA student group and need funding support for events occurring during the Spring 2007 term then apply for . . .

The President’s and Provost’s Student Event Fund (more…)

Q U A R T (QUeer ARTs – SoA’s GLBTQ organization)
1ST SPRING MEETING
THURS. FEB. 8th in DODGE 413 from 1-2PM

IF YOU ATTEND ONLY ONE QUART MEETING THIS YEAR,
MAKE IT THIS ONE

We’ve applied for a slew of funds and grants and soon the cash will be rolling in! We’re already planning a reading/performance series at Suite Bar, an agents and editors panel, a film viewing and dinner, and a party — PLUS, the new website is coming!
WE NEED YOUR INPUT on how we can better service the SOA’s entire LGBTQ community.

BE FULFILLED by our deliciously FREE lunch!
BEDAZZLE us with your ideas for QUART events!
BE MARVELOUS by helping with QUART’s current and future projects!


QUART seeks to further its members’ professional & social development
through networking events & collaborative projects.

Students and faculty of all sexual orientations are welcome!