Visions of Home

Visions of Home is a collaboration between Smear Campaign, a queer interdisciplinary multimedia collective consisting of Performance and Interactive Media Arts MFA candidates from Brooklyn College, and Bridges4Life, an organization built on helping the Trans and Gender Non-Conforming community by providing services to children in the foster care system, young adults, and surviving sex workers. Working with members of and people served by Bridges4Life, Visions of Home explores the themes of safety, family, sex work and community through an immersive, multimedia experience. This experience ties into Bridges4Life’s current fundraising effort to purchase a brick-and-mortar building to provide sustainable housing and workshops for the people they serve. Audience members will walk through an interactive “Vision of Home” featuring performances, art, histories, and stories from the Black and Brown TGNC sex work community, culminating in a participatory ball. This multi-room experience will be open for audience members to explore from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th in the Abrons Arts Center Underground. To contribute to the creation of this production, please consider donating at https://www.gofundme.com/f/visions-of-home. Community Agreements: -Visitors age 12 or older must present proof of having completed the COVID-19 vaccination series at least 14 days prior to the event, to gain admittance. -Visitors age 5-11 must show proof of having received at least one dose of the vaccine to gain admittance. -Please wear a mask over your nose AND mouth at all times. -Maintain 6 feet of distance from others whenever possible. Please make sure to review our COVID-19 safety policies at https://www.abronsartscenter.org/covid-19-safety-policies/. Accessibility: Wheelchair or mobility device access is only available on the upper level of the Underground Theater. G05 and all other spaces are accessible through our Garden entrance. The @Abrons Series Program is a subsidized theater rental program that provides access to our spaces as well as production services at subsidized rates. While @Abrons is not curated, priority is given to shows and events that align with our mission and that are committed to anti-oppression. For shows, events or artistic projects working to build community projects that are socially or civically inclusive – yet have very small budgets – there is an application for an extra–subsidized rate.