Queer Shores and Seas
Partner Organisations: University of Sunderland, Curious Arts, Living History North East
Creative Practitioners: Lizzie Lovejoy
Researchers and Experts: Janette Hilton
Co/Lab Curator: Dr. Suzy O’Hara
Documentation: Colin Davison (photography), Alan Fentiman (videography) and Lottie Steele (audio).
Queer Shores and Seas is a creative project engaging with Queer communities and allies across the Northeast, capturing shoreline stories and celebrating our Curious coastal heritage.
Lead artist for this project, Lizzie Lovejoy, engaged with over 450 participants through conversations, workshops and performances. They learned and shared stories of our local community from Tyne to Tees, considering our relationship to the water, our heritage and the intersectionality of Queer culture.
Queer Shores and Seas, podcast
Artist Lizzie Lovejoy talks about the Queer Shores and Seas project, from the initial idea, to collecting stories from Queer coastal communities and bringing it all together for a final exhibition.
