She came to San Francisco in search of community and found
Femina Potens. She excitedly shares her stories with established
writers like Michelle Tea, Jewelle Gomez, Carol Queen, and Meliza
Baņales, in a gallery packed with community. She is making a home.
For the past eight years, Femina Potens has provided hundreds of art exhibits, spoken word events, multi-media programs, film screenings and educational workshops
that reflect the experiences of women, transgendered, kink, and sex
worker communities. Located in the heart of San Francisco, Femina
Potens is the country's only queer public arts program. Support is
needed to sustain these resources, promote visibility and foster the advancement of emerging, queer identified artists.
Femina Potens invites you to join a movement that pushes the boundaries of art, identity, sex, and well being by becoming a member of the only non-profit art gallery
in the Castro. Members enjoy free monthly tickets and VIP invitations
to our newest programs. Be there as crowds line up for an evening of
queer film and discussion with erotic filmmakers Shine Louise Houston
and Morty Diamond. Be present as cool clay dries and hardens to the
chest of breast cancer survivor, Lavette Virden, at our visual art
event centered around breast cancer awareness. Be in the moment at an
avant-garde rope bondage performance with Madison Young and at an
intensely intimate bloodletting ritual by performance art duo Twincest. Your help is needed to continue to forge visibility and connection through the arts in a space that reflects you, your art and your community.
$10 a month puts you in the center of our ninth season, featuring
aerial performance, artist lectures on sex/gender and art, workshops on
polyamory, erotic literature and bondage art salons. This is the kind
of progressive programming, community-centered workshop and pure
celebration of queer space that prompted the SF Gate to label Femina
Potens "the most happening art space in San Francisco."
Donations are 100%
tax-deductible. You may also give a donation in honor of
someone else. This is also a great way to gift someone who believes
in the mission of Femina Potens. [Image right: Nikki McClure - Invest.]
- Satin Membership - $10 monthly or one donation of $120: One free pass each month to any programming event
- Lace Membership - $20 monthly or one donation of $240: Two free passes each month to any programming event and 10% off all DIY store purchases.
- Leather Membership - $40 monthly or one donation of $480: Unlimited event passes, 10% off store purchases, plus 10% off one exhibited art piece.
...the lights go up, a girl walks up to the mic. This time Luna Maia is a featured performer reading her published work. She has
grown up a little since that first visit to the gallery and her future
is bright. A grant funds her latest work, an upcoming literary
performance uncovering of her Native American history. She is home, and so are you.
Love and Support,
Tina Butcher
Artistic Director, Femina Potens Art Gallery
