As part of Light After Dark, an exhibtion celebrating past, present and future queer nightlife of London, Grrrl Zine Fair is hosting a feminist, queer zine fair and DIY art market, film screenings and a panel discussion on Sunday 15th October.

Curated by Kat Hudson and hosted by Sutton house (National Trust’s 15th Centurary, oldest domesticity in East London!) Light After Dark explores the trends and topics that surround the club scene today, remembering lost venues and the history of club culture in London, whilst also championing campaigns to save those currently under threat.

Through photography, film, fashion, artworks, writing, and public debate, the exhibition will discuss sociological and political issues surrounding queer London, including gender and sexual identity, subculture, social acceptance, gentrification and what the future holds for us in the changing face of our capital city.

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11 AM – 6 PM : Queer Zine and Art Fair.

1 PM – 2.00 PM : Panel Discussion On The Documentation And Preservation Of Queer Nightlife.
Followed by a Q&A.

Panelists :

☺️ Charlotte Sykes
Charlotte DJs, has been involved in campaigning against the closure of Venues in london and is part of the female & non-binary DJ collective SIREN who throw queer parites promoting women and non-binary artists.

☺️ Otamere Guobadia
Otamere is one of the featured artists in Light After Dark, the former president of Oxford Universitys LGBTQ Society has writen for Dazed, The Independent, HISKIND and Huck magazine. For the exhibtion, Otamere’s essay ‘The Price of Admission: On Queer Nightlife And Those Who Are Left Behind’ will be on display.

☺️ Tom Rasmussen
Tom is a freelance journalist, contributing editor at i-D and LOVE Magazine, and editor and co-founder of Cause & Effect. Their work focuses on queer culture and class politics. They perform in drag band Denim and queer performance duo ACM.

Chaired by Kat Hudson.

2-3PM : Archival Zine Making Workshop

This participatory workshop invites you to rediscover hidden histories from the LGBTQ community in The National Archives collections. Using facsimiles of our records this session will enable you to great creative with archival material; from love letters between men that were intended to be destroyed, to items seized as evidence from queer clubs and drag dances in the 1930s. Presented by Vicky Iglikowski, a Diverse Histories Records Specialist at The National Archives.

3-4PM : Artist Screenings from Angel Rose

4:30-6 PM : Screening of Paris Is Burning, 1990.

Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture in New York City and the African-American, Latino and LQBTQIA* communities within it.

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Vegan food and a bar will be available throughout the day.

Accesibilty Information:
Drop-off point, Adapted toilet located close to entrance, Wheelchair access to building on ground floor only, Access to other floors by staircase only.

If you’d like a table at the fair, please email hello@grrrlzinefair.com 🙂 🙂

More info on Light After Dark https://www.facebook.com/events/1529417103748316/

Getting here:

By train – Hackney Central ¼ mile; Hackney Downs ½ mile

By underground – Hackney Central (Overground) The house is five minutes’ walk away from the station through St John’s Churchyard Gardens. When you come out of Hackney Central station, immediately cross the road at the traffic lights, turn right, then very shortly left, down the pedestrianized Narrow Way towards the big stone clock tower. Cross over the road again when you reach the tower and you will be in St John’s Churchyard Gardens. Keep going straight on, following the Walled Garden Walk. You will see black signs pointing towards Sutton House. At the boundary of the Gardens carry straight on down the road in front of you, Sutton Place. Turn right at the end of the road and you’ll see Sutton House ahead, at the very beginning of Homerton High Street.

By cycle – NCN1, 1¼ miles

By road – Parking: no onsite parking. Limited metered parking on adjacent streets

By bus – Frequent local services. There are several bus stops within walking distance of Sutton House that serve lots of different bus routes. Plan your bus journey at using the TFL Journey Planner, entering our postcode, E9 6JQ, as the destination

Admission for this event will be £4 per person. This is a not for profit event. If you are unable to afford this admission price please email hello@grrlzinefair.com and we’ll be happy to sort something out.

Free entry for under 14’s but please be aware some of the content may not be suitable for children (particular zines and films).

Event Cover Photo by Lu Williams, Drawing by Rachel Hodgson.