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THE
BANNER PROJECT
Sara Fernandez
visited New York museums last year, and was inspired by exhibits about
the history of that city's social activists. She brought the idea back
home, and determined that it was time for Houston to have an exhibit.
When the 2014 Creating
Change Conference, held in Houston January 29 - February 2, 2014, was
announced, it was clear that it was the perfect opportunity for developing
the exhibit.
Several others in the community
agreed and the perfect mix of individuals and talents came together.
The team put together an incredible display that gave conference goers
a quick look at pivotal points in Houston's LGBT history.
Each of the panels is 30 x 65 inches, printed on vinyl banners, so the
impact is very visual and dramatic. The original exhibit included 27
banners and more have been added each year, with an October 2022 total
of 50, not counting the "Who We Are" and "Acknowledgment"
banners.
The banners canl be made
available to organizations that wish to have a pop-up museum during
their events, thus "bringing a museum to the community." And
The Montrose Center was so impressed with the banners that they ordered
a smaller version of the set, which are now on permanent display.
Also see this Outsmart
article on the project, by Brandon Wolf in December 2015, and another
feature
article from June 2021.
On 2/24/21
Sara Fernandez and JD Doyle gave a
talk to the Intro to LGBTQ Studies class at U of H
led by Jamie Gonzales. We discussed a number
of the panels (13 of 48) from The Banner Project.
50 minutes, LINK
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