When<\/strong>: June 6-July 6<\/p>\n Where<\/strong>: 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington<\/p>\n Admission<\/strong>: Free<\/p>\n Massaqoui\u2019s inclusion meant a lot to him, as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, a University of Texas at Arlington graduate and a south Arlington resident.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a great honor for the fact that I am able to represent my city along with artists in the region and across the globe,\u201d Massaqoui said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Massaqoui has two photos in the exhibit. Both are focused on a group he likened to the Club Kids<\/a>, a famous movement among the youth in New York City in the 1990s.\u00a0<\/p>\n One photo is in color and includes two members of the group sitting together on a couch. The other is in black and white and shows a bird\u2019s eye shot of two people on stairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re just unapologetic,\u201d Massaqoui said. \u201cWhether they were in their community at large or in the general populace, they were always going to be who they were, and I wanted to share that with the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Kendall Quirk, the director of exhibitions for the museum, said the range of where artists are from and their pieces is a natural extension of art.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that this goes to show the diversity of those who submitted,\u201d Quirk said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t task them with anything specifically. We really wanted them to feel like they had free rein to really select work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibit holds a special place for Quirk. She hopes the exhibit grows into an annual event. On top of that, it is also the first where the museum picked a juror.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe had more of a say in the exhibition, which is a new experience for us, but an exciting one,\u201d Quirk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibit is a collaboration between the museum and the HELP Center for LGBT Health and Wellness. Each organization picked a juror with whom they had a relationship to sift through the submissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibit has been in the works since 2023, and the plan is to keep it as a continuous project between the Help Center and the museum, Quirk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as the HELP Center does Arlington Pride and exists as the HELP Center, we\u2019re going to continue to do the Pride exhibition,\u201d Quirk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Chris Moss is a reporting fellow for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n
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