The Afro Queer artist and filmmaker will be joining the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE PROVIDED BY HOMOTOPIA
Homotopia, the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival, has recently appointed Afro Queer artist and filmmaker Topher Campbell as their new Director and CEO. Topher was previously the former artistic director and CEO of The Red Room Film and Theatre Company. He also collaborated with the Mercury Music Prize Winners Young Fathers on the art film FETISH.
With a groundbreaking body of work, including being the co-founder of the ruckus! Archive, Topher has strived throughout his career to commission work that is urgent and relevant. He has recently been commissioned to create new works for Tate Modern and Somerset House.
Topher Campbell said on this new role: “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Homotopia. Homotopia is the UK’s premier and longest-running Queer Arts Festival and has a crucial role to play in supporting and elevating the work of LGBTQIA artists nationally and internationally and I am very excited to have the opportunity to play a part in this mission. In a time where LGBTQIA people are increasingly facing a more hostile environment, providing spaces that offer community, dialogue, joy, and creativity for us and by us are essential.”
He continued: “Liverpool, with its rich heritage of music, culture and Black History, is a global city and the perfect environment for championing LGBTQIA+ culture. Homotopia is a jewel in the city’s crown and as such I hope to elevate and build on its national and international reputation for showcasing the best Queer music, film, theatre, performance, visual art and fashion with fabulousness and bite.”
The festival was founded in 2003 and has seen the likes of Fox Fisher, Jade Anouka, Travis Alabanza, John Waters, and Jinkx Monsoon perform.
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