Spectrum Center Programming Board
Special Recognition Award for a Student Organization Demonstrating the Power of the Arts
The Spectrum Center Programming Board is a student organization with around 10 active members committed to creating meaningful and engaging programming for students and faculty on campus. They aim to uphold the pillars of the Spectrum Center with each event they host, focusing on community building and engagement, education and awareness, mental health and wellbeing, as well as tackling issues of equity within the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They organize around 4-5 unique events that are open to all each semester, with their recurring signature events being Pride Prom, Crafting Community, and since last year, the Queer Art Showcase.
The organization successfully held their second Queer Art Showcase, a student-led initiative focused on increasing the visibility of LGBTQIA2S+ artists on campus. They aim to foster community-building and engagement with the arts through this event, while spotlighting queer narratives in art. They are also mindful of including unique intersectional experiences when reviewing artist submissions, such as those of QTBIPOC and disabled queer folk. This time, they added a discussion and Q&A session with a panel of student artists, as well as a 2-week exhibit of all the artwork in the Union post-showcase.