QSAF in the news
May 29, 2022 & June 17, 2022
loveDANCEmore reviewer Brianna Bernhardt writes that “For a festival that seeks to retain and attract queer artists to Utah, this year’s Queer Spectra successfully created opportunities for queer voices to ‘tell it like it is.’” Read her take on The Voices of Queer identity here.
Also from loveDANCEmore, Stephanie García writes “Queer Spectra has been one of the most diverse cultural/art events I have had the chance to attend.” Read more here!
May 21, 2022
Queer Spectra Arts Festival celebrated its 4th annual fest featuring more than 30 artists from around the world. Read the KUTV story here.
May 16, 2022
Max & arin went on ABC4 Good Things Utah to discuss the 2022 Queer Spectra Arts Festival. Watch the clip here!
May 3, 2022
KRCL RadioACTive hosted Max Barnewitz and 2022 festival keynote Wynter Storm for a quick preview of this year’s festival! Listen here!
April 30, 2022
Sarah Morton interviewed Max Barnewitz and festival artist Estefani Schubert about the upcoming Queer Spectra Arts Festival for the City Journals: LGBTQ Artists from Around the World to be Featured at Festival.
April 19, 2022
Nonprofit Rewards Program Sponsor Clever Octopus interviewed the Queer Spectra organizing team about this year’s festival, creative reuse, and the importance of queer art spaces. Read the full interview: Creating Space for Queer Artists: Queer Spectra Arts Festival.
May 24, 2021
In his review of the 2021 festival, Daniel Cohen writes “Queer Spectra was an explosion of inclusivity and excellence…[the festival] is a radical reimagining of what art has the potential to be.” Read the full review on lovedancemore.org.
May 21, 2021
The Daily Utah Chronicle writes “Queer Spectra Arts Festival is a unique and inspirational space to explore the intersections of art and identity and celebrate the diverse experiences of queerness.” Read the full piece by Heather Graham here.
May 20, 2021
SLUG Magazine interviewed QSAF Organizers Emma Sargent & Aileen Norris about the 2021 festival, writing “For Queer Spectra, breaking down barriers between artists goes beyond mediums and into an intersectional consciousness and practice.”
Read the full article: Queer & Now: How the Queer Spectra Arts Festival Captures the Tones of Intersectionality
April 2, 2021
In the second of a series of three audio interviews on art making during the pandemic, Halie Bahr discusses the ongoing work of Queer Spectra and how we’ve shifted gears during the pandemic.
Listen to the full podcast on loveDANCEmore.
October 14, 2020
The Utah Cultural Alliance honored Queer Spectra Arts Festival with the 2020 Utah Exceptional Cultural Contribution Award. The award is given to an organization “who has used arts or humanities to make an exceptional contribution during the previous 18 months to social issues, advocacy, or community impact in Utah.” Find out more about the Utah Cultural Alliance here, and listen to Max Barnewitz speak on Utah Cultural Alliance’s podcast, Culture Bytes.
August 31, 2020
Festival organizers Max, Aileen, and Alex talked with Everyday People host Sue Robbins about the upcoming Queer Spectra (Virtual) Arts Festival. Listen to the KRCL RadioActive show here.
August 15, 2020
Cameron Mertz from loveDANCEmore interviewed founding organizers Aileen Norris and Emma Sargent about the origins of Queer Spetcra and what to expect at this year’s festival. Read more here.
December 20, 2019
What an exciting way to close out 2019. Les Roka at the Utah Review explains why Queer Spectra Arts Festival is one of the Top Ten Moments of the Utah Enlightenment for 2019 saying that the event was “a good glimpse into the multifaceted nature of the queer aesthetic.” Read the full list here.
June 11, 2019
Check out Alison Myers’ review for the Daily Utah Chronicle and why “Queer Spectra Arts Festival Opens Door to Vital Conversation” here.
May 31, 2019
Les Roka at the Utah Review explores the relationship between queer identity and art in his review of the 2019 Festival. Read the review here.
May 29, 2019
In her review for loveDANCEmore, Kate Mattingly writes that “Every aspect of the multi-modal festival…deepened awareness and opportunities to reflect on art-making and our identities.” Read the full review here.
May 23, 2019
The Founders of Queer Spectra Arts Festival are featured in University of Utah - College of Fine Arts Blog. Check it out here.
May 22, 2019
Queer Spectra Arts Festival is included in The Essential A&E Picks For May 23rd-29th by Salt Lake City Weekly. Check it out here.
May 22, 2019
We had such a good time going live today discussing Queer Spectra with KRCL RadioActive. You can listen to it by going the link provided here. RadioACTive also featured other amazing SLC queer stories in today session as well! Check it out here.