Homotopia has unveiled new additions to its Board of Trustees to help guide the festival through 2020 and beyond. Featuring expertise and voices from Merseyside’s LGBTQIA community, the new Board will provide oversight, guidance and support to the core festival team.
The Board will support the work of the Festival Director, Char Binns, and Producer Alex Ferguson. Homotopia is the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts festival, providing a platform and voice for art, artists and culture from Liverpool, the UK and beyond. With an annual festival held in Liverpool each November, Homotopia also has a year-round programme of advocacy, working to support LGBTQIA artists within the Liverpool city region and championing new talent.
Homotopia’s Board of Trustee includes;
Andrew Bullock is Senior Exhibitions Officer at National Museums Liverpool.
Joan Burnett, Merseyside born and bred with over 30 years’ experience on the frontline of arts venues. She is currently Visitor Services Manager at FACT, is a former volunteer on Liverpool’s Outsiders Queer Film Festival and was a Director and Trustee of Liverpool Pride for 9 years. Joan volunteers for Liverpool City Region Pride as a programmer for Film with Pride, focussing on new and classic films from diverse voices around the world.
James Huyton is a communications professional with experience in the charity sector.
Danny Kilbride is a filmmaker and Creative Director at Thinking Film, a social enterprise existing to provide people and communities across Merseyside with a voice.
James Lawler is a curator and events organisation. He works as one half of DuoVision, with Martin Green, highlighting undervalued artists, older artists and LGBTQIA artists.
Cheryl Martin is Washington DC born poet, playwright and director, and Co-Artistic Director of Manchester’s Black Gold Arts Festival.
Marjorie Morgan is an award-winning playwright, director and producer based in Liverpool.
Tammy Reynolds is an artist, performer, writer and producer.
Rachel Rogers is chair of the Board of Trustees at Homotopia.