Media and Press Releases
One Institute Announces Full Lineup for 2nd Annual Circa: Queer Histories Festival
September 10, 2024
Festival Schedule Features 65+ Programs During LGBTQ+ History Month
Tickets to All Programs Now Available
One Institute Announces Lineup of Exhibitions, Performances, Readings, Lectures, and Workshops for Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024
August 27, 2024
Partners to include Celebration Theatre, APLA Health Writer’s Workshop,
THE LAVENDER EFFECT ®, Drag King History, Ramy El-Etreby, Walela Nehanda, and more
Tickets go online September 10 at circafestival.org
One Institute Announces Panel Conversations, Screenings, and Parties Lineup For Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024
August 13, 2024
Partners to Include the California LGBT Arts Alliance, Gender Justice LA, Jireh Deng, Brooke Sopelsa, Federico Erebia, and more
Tickets go online September 10 at circafestival.org
One Institute to Close Circa 2024 with “The Future of Queer History” Plenary Featuring Award-Winning LGBTQ+ Writers Discussing the Presidential Election
August 7, 2024
Panelists include Tre’vell Anderson, Roxane Gay, George M Johnson, and Justin Torres, with moderator Eric Cervini
To Take Place on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre
One Institute Announces Youspeak Radio Season 3 To Release July-September 2024
July 24, 2024
OUTWORDS Partners with Education Program to Present High School Student Interviews With Six LGBTQ+ Activists & Role Models
Preview Interviews at Virtual Listening Party on July 25
Press Release: One Institute Announces Headlining Exhibition and Opening Plenary for Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024
July 10, 2024
Festival to launch with Our Patch exhibition featuring never-before-seen materials from ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Los Angeles Times‘ “Our Queerest Century” plenary highlights groundbreaking retrospective on queer history
Press Release: One Institute Announces Conversation and Book Signing for Newly Published Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right
July 3, 2024
Author Neil J. Young to Discuss History of LA’s Gay Republicans at One Gallery on August 22, 2024
Press Release: One Institute Announces Pride Month Performance of Paul Outlaw’s The Place in Which I’ll Fit Will Not Exist Until I Make It
May 21, 2024
Reading and reception to take place Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Mercado La Paloma
Press Release: One Institute Announces the Return of Circa: Queer Histories Festival
March 7, 2024
Festival will take place across LA County during LGBTQ+ History Month
Call for proposals now open
Press Release: One Institute Announces History Within Us Honoring LGBTQ+ Student Leaders from Youth Ambassadors for Queer History Program
January 9, 2024
One-Day Exhibition To be Held at One Gallery on January 27
Students to be honored by West Hollywood & LA County Officials
Press Release: One Institute to Collaborate with Venue Partners Across Los Angeles for Circa: Queer Histories Festival
September 20, 2023
List of 30+ Partners Includes the Los Angeles LGBT Center, William Grant Still Arts Center, Whammy! Analog Media, Junior High LA, and More
Press Release: ONE Archives Foundation Announces Rebrand and Name Change to One Institute
September 13, 2023
Rebrand launches on 70th anniversary of ONE Magazine and ahead of Circa: Queer Histories Festival
Press Release: One Institute Announces Full Schedule of Inaugural Circa: Queer Histories Festival
September 6, 2023
Festival to feature 70+ programs during LGBTQ+ History Month.
Tickets now available.
Press Release: One Institute Announces Exhibition, Reading, Lecture, Workshop, Podcast, and Parties Lineup for Circa: Queer Histories Festival
August 23, 2023
Newly announced programming partners include Lambda Literary, Los Angeles Public Library, Museum of Neon Art, Phranc, and more.
Press Release: One Institute Announces Screening, Performance, and Panel Conversation Lineup for Circa: Queer Histories Festival
August 10, 2023
Programming Partners to include ACLU SoCal, Celebration Theatre, The OUTWORDS Archive, Williams Institute, and more.
Press Release: One Institute Announces ONE Magazine at Seventy to Open Inaugural Circa: Queer Histories Festival
July 27, 2023
Exhibit celebrating groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Magazine’s 70th Anniversary to Feature Original Magazines, Rare Photos, and Media
On View at the Los Angeles LGBT Center October 1–November 5, 2023.
Press Release: One Institute’s Youspeak Radio 2023 Spotlights California LGBTQ+ Trailblazers
July 13, 2023
Education Program Empowers High School Students Through Inspiring Interviews with LGBTQ+ Activists and Role Models
Preview latest interviews at Listening Party on to July 19.
Press Release: One Institute’s LGBTQ+ Podcast Periodically Queer Returns for Season Two During Pride Month
June 14, 2023
Hybrid launch party to take place on June 29.
Press Release: One Institute Announces New Exhibition My Own Private Rodeo, By Coyote Park
May 31, 2023
A collaboration with the WeHo Pride Arts Festival, on view June 1–June 30, 2023.
Opening reception at ONE Gallery, West Hollywood to feature live performance by the artist.
Press Release: One Institute Announces Circa: The First Queer Histories Festival in the U.S.
April 5, 2023
Inaugural festival launches in Los Angeles this October during LGBTQ+ History Month
Call for Program Proposals Now Open
Press Release: One Institute Announces Closing Event for Together On the Air Exhibit on César Chávez Day
March 16, 2023
Historic LGBTQ+ Latinx exhibit to close with Unidad documentary screening and panel with filmmakers and stars
Press Release: One Institute New Exhibition Together On the Air
December 1, 2022
First-Ever Exhibit on historic LGBTQ+ Latinx Radio GLLU Launches December 14
Pre-Launch Event at ONE Gallery, featuring notable artists & activists and reunite original show hosts
Press Release: One Institute Names Tony Valenzuela As New Executive Director
September 13, 2022
Accomplished LGBTQ+ Leader takes Helm as Organization Approaches 70th Anniversary
View a video message from Tony Valenzuela: vimeo.com/onearchives/new-ed
Press Release: One Institute Announces Hand in Hand, an Evening of Poetry and Conversation
August 22, 2022
One Institute announced today Hand in Hand, an online event featuring traci kato-kiriyama and Imani Tolliver, copresented with Queer Biennial
Press Release: One Institute Announces New LGBTQ+ Podcast Periodically Queer
June 16, 2022
Online Launch Party to Take Place on June 30, 2022
Press Release: One Institute Appoints Chiedu Egbuniwe as New Board Chair
June 2, 2022
One Institute announced that Chiedu Egbuniwe (he/him), previously the Board Secretary and a member of its Board of Directors since October 2018, has been appointed as the new Board Chair, succeeding David Farneth who will remain on the Board of Directors as an Executive Committee member at-large
Press Release: One Institute Selected as Webby Awards Honoree for Groundbreaking Performance of The Normal Heart
April 7, 2022
One Institute announced today that it has been honored for THE NORMAL HEART in the Virtual & Remote –Best Performance category in the 26th Annual Webby Awards
Press Release: One Institute Announces New Exhibit Days of Rage
April 6, 2022
One Institute announced today Days of Rage, a web-based multimedia exhibit featuring newly digitized LGBTQ+ activist posters from the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the USC Libraries
Press Release: Online Book Event: Love Your Asian Body, With Author Eric C. Wat
January 21, 2022
Evening of Audio-Visual Storytelling to Take Place on January 26 at 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Conversation with Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow Jaime Shearn Coan to Follow
Press Release: Encore Presentation of Historic All-Star Virtual Reading of “The Normal Heart” to Take Place Dec. 4, 2021
November 4, 2021
Presentation To Honor World AIDS Day
Press Release: One Institute Exhibit “Pride Publics: Words and Actions” to Open at Intercultural Community Center at Occidental College
October 28, 2021
One Institute announced today the third iteration of Pride Publics: Words and Action, an immersive exhibition at Occidental College’s Intercultural Community Center, designed and curated by internationally recognized, LA-based artist Rubén Esparza
Press Release: One Institute Announces Tour for Exhibit “Pride Publics: Words and Actions”
October 21, 2021
One Institute announced today that the popular outdoor exhibit Pride Publics: Words and Action in downtown LA has been extended through Sunday, October 31
Press Release: One Institute Exhibit “Pride Publics: Words and Actions” to Debut in Downtown LA at Los Angeles State Historic Park
September 28, 2021
One Institute announced today a new iteration of the Pride Publics: Words and Action exhibit in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month
Press Release: One Institute Announces Youspeak Radio Listening Party
July 14, 2021
Education initiative to feature conversations with LGBTQ+ youth and pioneers in the community
Press Release: One Institute Announces New Public Event, Web Guide, and Merch for Outdoor Exhibit “Pride Publics: Words and Action”
June 15, 2021
One Institute announced today new additions to accompany the Pride Publics: Words and Action outdoor exhibit, currently installed in West Hollywood, CA during Pride Month
Press Release: One Institute Announces New Public Event, Web Guide, and Merch for Outdoor Exhibit “Pride Publics: Words and Action”
May 18, 2021
One Institute announced today Pride Publics: Words and Action, a multi-site outdoor exhibit that will open in West Hollywood, California on June 5 and run through July 1
Press Release: New Clips from “The Normal Heart” Featuring Sterling K. Brown, Laverne Cox & Jeremy Pope Now Available
May 4, 2021
One Institute announced today a sneak peak of the upcoming virtual reading of Larry Kramer’s play THE NORMAL HEART
Press Release: Tickets On Sale Now for Historic Performance of “The Normal Heart” with All-Star Cast
April 8, 2021
One Institute, in collaboration with Invisible Histories Project, announced today that tickets for a virtual reading of Larry Kramer’s play THE NORMAL HEART will go on sale starting at 10am PT at onearchives.org/normalheart
Press Release: One Institute to Debut Historic Performance of “The Normal Heart” with All-Star Cast
April 1, 2021
One Institute, in collaboration with Invisible Histories Project, announced today a historic virtual reading of Larry Kramer’s largely autobiographical play THE NORMAL HEART
Press Release: One Institute to Present Virtual Event “Recognized / Recognizability: LGBTQ Photo Archives and History”
March 23, 2021
One Institute presents an online panel discussionon LGBTQ+ photography, history, andarchives,“Recognized / Recognizability: LGBTQ Photo Archives and History”
Press Release: Exhibition “Metanoia Online”
March 2, 2021
Web exhibit launched, provoked and explores the question: What happens when we center HIV history around Black women’s experience and contributions to AIDS activism?
Press Release: One Institute Announces New Exhibit “Metanoia Online”
February 25, 2021
One Institute announces the launch of Metanoia Online, an interactive web exhibit that provokes and explores the question: What happens when we center HIV history around Black women’s experience and contributions to AIDS Activism?
Press Release: Exhibition “It’s Not Over: Posters and Graphics From Early AIDS Activism”
November 17, 2020
Month-long outdoor exhibit to debut on World AIDS Day running December 1-31, 2020
Press Release: Exhibition “Metanoia: Transformation Through AIDS Archives and Activism”
February 19, 2019
Exhibition on view from March 11, 2019 – April 29, 2019
Opening Reception at New York City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center: Monday, March 11, 2019 | 5:00pm – 7:30pm
Press Release: Exhibition “The Gutter Art of Stephen Varble: Genderqueer Performance Art in the 1970s, Photographs by Greg Day”
February 1, 2019
The Gutter Art of Stephen Varble: Genderqueer Performance Art in the 1970s, photographs by Greg Day at West Hollywood’s ONE Gallery, located at 626 North Robertson Boulevard
Press Release: “Lost & Found: Safer Sex Activism”
March 17, 2018
Historical LGBTQ Art and Objects to be Showcased in Lost & Found: Safer Sex Activism at West Hollywood’s ONE Gallery, located at 626 North Robertson Boulevard
Image credit (banner): Joy Commander at archives, 1980, Coll2012-002 International Gay and Lesbian Archives records, ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.