Logan Lesbian Art & Storytelling Collective

This vibrant six-part workshop series invites Logan lesbians, sapphics, bisexual, queer women, including trans women to explore identity, resilience, and pride through powerful creative expression.

Each session combines personal storytelling with collaborative art-making—ranging from mannequin sculptures and woven pride tapestries to expressive self-portraits and murals of chosen family, resilience, and joy.

Through immersive installations and public participation at Loud and Proud Logan 2025, the series fosters connection, celebrates queer narratives, and builds a living archive of community strength and self-love.

Proudly funded by Lesbians Incorporated.

Workshop 1: Before & After: Messages That Shaped Us

• 21 June 2025

• 1-4pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Explore how past messages have influenced your identity and how you've redefined them.
Create two mannequins: one reflecting messages before coming out, and another showcasing reclaimed affirmations.

Workshop 2: The Many Strands of Me

• 5 July 2025

• 1-4pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Weave a unique artwork, expressing themes tied to your identity, using colours and textures from pride flags or other personal ideas.
Design this tapestry that blends various aspects of your experience, culture, and love.

Workshop 3: Pride in My Own Skin

• 19 July 2025

• 10am-1pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Paint an expressive, perfectly-imperfect self-portrait that captures your journey of self-acceptance.
Learn techniques from artist Omi Lee to convey emotion using a palette knife and acrylic paints.

Workshop 4: Found and Chosen – Honouring Our Chosen Families

• 2 August 2025

• 1-4pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Celebrate the significance of chosen families in your life.
Collaborate on a mural depicting your chosen family through symbols, names, and portraits.

Workshop 5: The Wall of Resilience

• 16 August 2025

• 2-5pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Express your strength and survival through a collaborative "Wall of Resilience."

Inscribe affirmations, slogans, and symbols that represent your journey.

Workshop 6: Queer Joy – Celebrating What Makes Us Shine

• 30 August 2025

• 1-4pm

• Bethania Community Centre

Illuminate what brings you joy in your queer identity, by helping us design our multimedia recording pod for the festival.

Paint vibrant murals like "Radiating Bursts" and "Flowing River of Joy" with personal symbols and affirmations.