LEGENDS OF DRAG Queens of a Certain Age - Fundraising Proposal
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
LEGENDS OF DRAG Queens of a Certain Age Fundraising Proposal
Legends of Drag
ABOUT THE
PROJECT
T he queens who carry the history of drag before it was
cool are becoming rare creatures. Legends of Drag, a
forthcoming photo book by Harry James Hanson and Devin
Antheus, will document these queer elders who have long been
cultural and spiritual leaders within their communities.
Over the past three years, we have photographed 45 drag elders
in 13 cities, each styled with a custom floral arrangement. The
initial four portraits were executive produced by Sasha Velour,
winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9.
Those portraits and an accompanying essay were published
on Vogue in April 2019, and eight more portraits debuted on
Harper’s Bazaar in June 2020.
2
Legends of Drag
About the Project
3
Legends of Drag
About the Project
In January 2021, we signed with Abrams Books to publish
Legends of Drag as an art book. With an October 2021
deadline, we now have less than a year to produce the
remaining portraits. Our aim is to expand this historic
work to include 36 more queens in six more cities
across the country. Legends of Drag will be an essential
contribution to the queer archive, and the first photo
book of its kind. We are seeking community support and
continued funding to complete the project.
Lady Red Couture Legends of Drag is
slated for a spring 2022
Los Angeles
release.
4
Legends of Drag
WHY
SUPPORT
M ainstream drag’s preoccupation with youth culture rarely creates
space for elder queens, despite their fundamental role in securing
rights for today’s queer youth, and in shifting the broader societal
conversation surrounding gender.
As millennial queers, we inherit the loss of an entire generation to Carla Gay
San Fransisco
AIDS. The magnitude of that loss informs our commitment to fostering
intergenerational exchange through the creation and publication of this
series. As we find ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic, the elders who
lived through the AIDS crisis have a tremendous amount of wisdom to share.
It is imperative to document the queens who are not on television,
the unsung heroes of local dives, the performers who have championed their
art form for decades, even when it meant risking their safety. The portraits
serve to honor the legacy of these queens as survivors, trailblazers, and
cultural ambassadors.
5
Legends of Drag
Why Support
We are seeking financial
sponsorship to cover
production expenses.
$ 36,000 is the bare minimum we need to fund the
creation of 32 new portraits in six cities.
Legends of Drag has tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status as
The Goddess Bunny a sponsored project of The Field, a not-for-profit
Los Angeles
organization serving the performing arts community. All
contributions to Legends of Drag via The Field are tax-
deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Production Transportation Flowers and Model Fees
Supplies
$15,550 $7,200 $6,625 $6,625
$36,000
6
Legends of Drag
SPONSORSHIP You have the opportunity to make a tax-
deductible investment in the preservation
LEVELS
of drag history, and carry on the stories
of these living legends
$10,000 Supporter $20,000 Producer $30,000 Executive Producer
Sponsors at this level will fund the creation of Sponsors at this level will fund the creation of 18 new Sponsors at this level will fund the creation of 27 new
9 new portraits in two cities, inclusive of all portraits in four cities, inclusive of all production, portraits in five cities, inclusive of all production, talent,
production, talent, and travel costs. They will talent, and travel costs. Exhibition / publication credit and travel costs. Exhibition / publication credit as
be credited as the Official Sponsor of a city of as Producer. Executive Producer.
their choice.
Click here to contribute
7
Legends of Drag
TIMELINE
2021-22 Phatima Rude
San Fransisco
May 2021: Photograph Atlanta & New Orleans Queens
June 2021: Photograph New York Queens
July 2021: Photograph Chicago Queens
August 2021: Photograph Seattle Queens
September 2021: Photograph Los Angeles Queens
October 2021: Submit photos & completed manuscript
to publisher
May 2022: Book release
8
Legends of Drag
CREATIVE TEAM
H arry James Hanson is a genderqueer
artist, creative director, and lifelong
drag performer based in Brooklyn. For five
D evin Antheus is a floral designer,
spirit worker and writer, living in
San Francisco. They are the founder of Temple
years they ran a commercial photography of Dionysos, which hosts regular public ritual
studio, and their independent work has in the Bay Area. They teach classes on floral
been published on The New York Times, design, ancient mediterranean mystery
Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Rolling Stone, Vice, traditions and queer spiritualities. Their writing
New York Magazine, and Dazed, among has been published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar,
others. As drag artist Amber Alert, she has the New Inquiry, and through Contagion Press.
performed internationally with the Bushwig Devin provides divination and spiritual counsel
festival and appeared in PAPER, HuffPost, to private clients. They can be found regularly
and Revry TV. Harry holds a dual B.A. with at 34 Trinity, an art-focused newsstand hosting
honors in photography & film studies from experimental events and readings in SF’s
Wesleyan University (2012). financial district.
@skirtsuit @antheus_
harryjameshanson.com antheusdesign.com
9
Legends of Drag
F or further information or
to discuss pledge options,
please contact Harry at
harryjhanson@gmail.com
414.350.4993
Thank you for your consideration and support!
You can follow the project at @legendsofdrag.
Harry James Hanson is a sponsored artist with Performance Zone Inc (dba The Field), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Contributions to The
Field earmarked for Harry James Hanson are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 906 New York, NY 10038,
phone: 212-691-6969. A copy of our latest financial report may be obtained from The Field or from the Office of Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.You can also read
