Mr. Maryland Leather '14 and Bmore QFest Present a Fundraiser and Small Works Art Auction to Benefit Team Friendly Baltimore and Project RE

Mr. Maryland Leather '14 is proud to offer and silent auction and film screening. This event will be benefiting both Team Friendly Baltimore and & The Re-Project. I am super exited to announce that this event is happening in tandem with BMore QFest Film Festival. Attendees of the event will be invited to partake in the Small Works art showing/auction. After the showing guest are invited to partake in the showing of "AGE OF CONSENT" This access-all-areas documentary by Charles Lum and Todd Verow features the inside story of The Hoist, London’s only permanent fixture leather bar, what goes on there, its patrons and how its story reflects on the wider gay culture. Some scenes of a sexual nature. ***Date of submission for art pieces is MAY 31st*** CALLING ALL ARTISTS Hello Everyone, I am very excited to announce a fundraiser that I will be hosting coming up this June. I will be working in tandem with Q Fest, which is an LGBTQ Film and Media Festival. My event is a silent art auction that will take place during one of the evenings of the film festival at a local Baltimore theater space. This auction is a “Small Works” show, meaning all pieces are confined to 8” x 8” x 8”. We are looking for artists from all over that would be willing to donate for the show. We are accepting all mediums, such as (but not limited to) jewelry, painting, ceramics, drawing, photography, textiles, etc. We only ask that your work be ready to hang or display. The theme of the show is Sex, Love & Rhythm. As these are smaller works, we are able to accept multiple pieces from artists. The cut-off date to receive artwork will be May 31, 2014. Please contact me directly to get a mailing address or to set up a time to drop off your works. MrMDLeather2014@gmail.com All money raised during the auction will be donated to two amazing Baltimore organizations. The first organization is Team Friendly Baltimore, which is a part of Mr. Friendly. Mr. Friendly is an outreach group to help fight the stigma of HIV one conversation at a time. These teams are popping up all over, and you may even have one in your area. Team Friendly Baltimore is a group that I helped get up and running and am very excited about all we have on the horizon. http://www.mrfriendly.info/ Team Friendly Baltimore’s Purpose: Mission: Team Friendly Baltimore assists organizations and individuals within our community to help them fight stigma of HIV, fulfill their missions to minimize the further transmission of HIV, to help them raise funds and to maximize the quality of life for those living with HIV. Purpose: Team Friendly Baltimore is a grassroots movement to reduce stigma of HIV, encourage testing for HIV, and improve quality of life for those living with HIV. Vision: Team Friendly Baltimore envisions a world without stigma of HIV.: Learn to fight the stigma of HIV the Team Friendly Baltimore way by: • Recruitment for HIV testing, • Finding people living with HIV that need support • Creating an atmosphere in our community that raises awareness about HIV. This event will also be raising funds for Project Re__ Please Make sure to like their page. They are doing amazing things to "Re _ Think" the way we do outreach to our community and provide testing/education with a focus on youth. they have been amazing partners of Team Friendly Baltimore!