Created in 2011 and co-presented with the Mayor's Office of the City of
Oakland, the Oakland Pride Creative Arts & Film Fest honors 2022
Oakland Pride with a six-day artistic and cinematic celebration of our
lives, our loves, our spirit, our families, our community, our LGBTQIA
Pride, and our identity. The Oakland Pride Creative Arts & Film Fest
honors and highlights racially diverse LGBTQ+ media representations—
encompassing exhibition, gallery, and theater—that promote authentic
visions, voices, and viewpoints. Activities include an art exhibit featuring
LGBTQIA artists, a writing workshop, readings by the writing workshop
participants, the QTPOC Open Mic (for sharing poetry, visual art, film,
dance, music, comedy, etc.), a book fair with readings by LGBTQIA
authors, and screenings of four LGBTQIA feature films and 10 film
shorts.
The OPCA&FF provides a platform for showcasing racial diverse
LGTBQIA+ artists and creatives of all genres. We anticipate reaching
about 750 Oakland, California-based artists, and art lovers, with a focus
on promoting disabled, Black, Indigenous, and Brown LGBTQ+ artists
and their artworks.
The OPCA&FF offers opportunities to view and exhibit visual art (with
the artists in attendance to curate their pieces and share their thoughts),
participate in a writing workshop and recite/present their works,
participate in a book fair with author readings, participate in an Open
Mic event (where participants have a three-minute opportunity to share
poetry, visual art, film, dance, music, comedy, etc.), and attend up to
three nights of film screenings by LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
