FROM 13 AUGUST / EXHIBITING AT RAINBOW TEA ROOMS, CHESTER
MONDAY – FRIDAY / 9 AM – 5PM / SUNDAY / 10AM – 5PM
Chester’s LGBTQ+ community and photographer Suzanne St Clare launching on Saturday 13 August at 1PM, and exhibited in the public realm Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August as part of Chester Pride.
In Spring 2021, Suzanne St Clare collaborated with members of Chester’s LGBTQ+ community, exploring their experiences of lockdown and their hopes for the cultural future of the city. Their collaborative response includes portraits in places of personal meaning and creative quotes inspired by their thoughts and vision for the city.
We are delighted to be sharing the photostories produced by local residents and Suzanne St Clare, in Chester Pride’s new Rainbow Tea Rooms, as well as in the public realm during the 2022 Chester Pride festival weekend. The photostories in the café space will change every eight weeks, so you can see the full set of work displayed over the next six months.
Reclaim was one of three pilot projects for the Chester High Street Heritage Action Zone (CHS HAZ) Cultural Programme – Reclaim the City. These were artist residency projects developed with local communities to explore their sense of belonging to the city, through a process of engagement, discussions and discovery.
You can find Rainbow Tea Rooms at 28 Bridge St, Chester CH1 1NQ.
Thank you to all who engaged in this project including University of Chester students, Chester residents, Proud Marys LGBTQ+ choir, Silver Rainbows, Live! Cheshire, Chester Pride, The Proud Trust and Chester Centurions RUFC.
These projects have helped to shape the current Cultural Programme Refresh which celebrates the historic city.
More information about the CHS HAZ project here.
Image: Richard Euston & Suzanne St Clare
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10am – 5pm, Tue – Sun
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