Season of work by local artist Annabel McCourt about LGBTQ+ personnel affected by the historic ban on homosexuality in the armed forces, with the exhibition 'Superfan'.
Loud & Proud is a season of work running through autumn at Lincoln Arts Centre, which opened on 1 October. It's built around a new commission by local artist Annabel McCourt, a piece that grows out of her earlier work Per Ardua and takes its title from the RAF's official motto, Per Ardua Ad Astra ('through adversity to the stars'). The work looks at the experiences of LGBTQ+ personnel affected by the historic ban on homosexuality in the armed forces, so the motto's reference to coming through adversity sits right at the heart of it.
The season opens with Superfan, an exhibition of pop memorabilia collected by photographer and Bowie fan André Waszczyszyn, shown publicly for the first time. Between that and McCourt's commission, the Arts Centre describes the whole run as a season of iconic pop culture, powerful political voices, queer joy and storytelling. The two pieces come from different angles — one a personal collection of pop history, the other a reflection on a specific, difficult chapter of military life — but they both sit under that same umbrella.
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If you're in Lincoln this autumn, you've got plenty of time to catch it. The season opened on 1 October and runs through the autumn, so you can drop in whenever suits you. You'll find both the exhibition and the commission at Lincoln Arts Centre in the city centre.
