Breaking Frames
Friday, 19 September | 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre invites you to celebrate Culture Night with a series of dynamic, drop-in events exploring the theme of Breaking Frames – how we define identity, creativity, and community beyond the limits placed on us.
In the Library, enjoy a rolling programme of short films from LGBTQ+ creators, in partnership with GAZE Film Festival, Queer Spectrum Film Festival, and TITE Film Festival. Come and go as you please throughout the night.
In the Red Room, discover a series of mixed-media paintings by celebrated visual artist Martin McCann inspired by the quiet beauty of growth and transformation.
In the Theatre, take part in a participatory exhibition that invites you to reflect on how you see yourself, how others see you, and how identities expand beyond society’s frames. Contribute to a collaborative mapping of perspectives, share stories, and express yourself through creative prompts.
All events are drop-in and free, offering a welcoming space to engage, explore, and connect with the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.
Short LGBTQ+ Film Screenings
with GAZE Film Festival, Queer Spectrum Film Festival, and TITE Film Festival
Step into the Library and lose yourself in a rolling programme of short films from LGBTQ+ creators, curated in partnership with GAZE Film Festival, Queer Spectrum Film Festival, and TITE Film Festival.
Screenings will run throughout the night, inviting visitors to drop in, linger, and explore a diverse range of stories, perspectives, and voices. From intimate personal narratives to bold experimental works, each film offers a glimpse into the richness and complexity of queer lives, breaking away from the frames that try to contain them. This space celebrates creativity without boundaries, encouraging reflection, connection, and discovery in every frame.
Location: The Outhouse Library
Growth
Paintings by Martin McCann
In the Red Room, celebrated visual artist Martin McCann presents a series of mixed media paintings inspired by the quiet beauty of growth and transformation.
Working in oil, cold wax, and collage, McCann embraces the imperfect, the incomplete, and the asymmetrical to move beyond the frames and expectations placed upon us.
These textured, layered works speak to the resilience of growing in our own direction, a journey that resonates deeply within queer lives. Here, beauty is found not in symmetry or perfection, but in the ways we expand, unfurl, and thrive outside the limits of what we were told to be.
Location: The Red Room
The Lines Between Us
Participatory Exhibition
Step into a space designed for reflection, connection, and creativity. Visitors are invited to explore how they see themselves, how others see them, and how identities expand beyond society’s frames.
Using yarn, prompts, and collaborative exercises, participants can map perspectives, share stories, and express themselves through writing, drawing, or other creative responses.
This evolving exhibition becomes a living reflection of the community, celebrating the many ways we grow, connect, and break free from expectations.
Location: The Outhouse Theatre