Art Exhibition: Cyprus QUEER Perspectives
Dates: 24 – 30 September 2020
Place: CVAR / Severis Foundation
Opening Night: 24th of September at 18.30


Starting from the need for representation and visibility of LGBTQI+ people from Cyprus and beyond, and from the desire of LGBTQI+ artists to participate in a visible manner on the wider spectrum of Cypriot life, this exhibition aims to be one of the few first initiatives to place queer perspectives of the island in the spotlight. Queer perspectives of life in Cyprus have not yet been fully explored, and so this exhibition will cast into focus the experiences of queer Cypriot artists, while exploring issues of overlapping and sometimes conflicting identities, political and social activism, the history and progress of the queer movement, and the joys or pains of being queer in Cyprus.

In their works the artists will touch upon those thoughts in the works exhibited and pose the following questions to the viewer: How do queer Cypriots see and experience Cyprus and Cypriot society? How are queer Cypriots seen and experienced? Are queerness and Cypriotness compatible, or are they irreconcilable? And finally, where has Cypriot queerdom come from, and where is it going?Among the works, we shall also have participations from friends of the movement from outside Cyprus as well.

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Participating Artists:

Alex Guest
Alexis Stylianou
Andreas Stylianou
Christos Ioannides
Christoforos Christodoulou
Dimitris Georgiou
Fatma Nur Özogul
George Rallis
Ibrahim Latif Ince
Irene Kattou
Jack Beeks
Leandros Farley Stamatiades
Leila Lohman
Logan Bellew
Marios Philippou
Michalis Pantelides

Special Guest Artist:
Andreas Karayan

Curation / Coordination:
Alexandros Efstathiou
Andreas Stylianou
Marilena Kyriacou

Special Thanks to:
Rita Severis
Ana Bujosevic

Supported by:
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Drinks offered by:
Bickens Premium Pink Distilled Gin
ACM CHRISTOFIDES LTD

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Programme for opening night:

18:30
Video Screenings:
Alexis Stylianou
George Rallis
Marios Philippou


19:00
Welcome Speeches:
Fieke Huisman – Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Deputy Head of Mission
Monica Panayi – President of the board of ACCEPT- LGBTI Cyprus
Alexandros Efstathiou – Curation and Coordination Team


19:30
Performance by Ibrahim Latif Ince


20:00
Video Screenings:
Alexis Stylianou
George Rallis
Marios Philippou


20:30
Performance by Ibrahim Latif Ince


21:00
Video Screenings:
Alexis Stylianou
George Rallis
Marios Philippou


21:30
Performance by Ibrahim Latif Ince


22:00
Video Screenings:
Alexis Stylianou
George Rallis
Marios Philippou


23:00
Doors Close


Please pre-book your free tickets online for the opening night at http://cyqp.eventbrite.com/ to avoid any disappointment, since we shall be working on a time-slot basis, in order to stick to the caps introduced by the relevant decrees and guidelines of the Ministry of Health. Each free ticket allows a 30-minute event attendance

Please bring your own masks and follow social distancing rules.️