Bring diverse, dynamic, community-based drag programs to LA County.

This is more than art; it’s social change.

My name is Pickle, and my life’s work is to expand and elevate the art of drag. Growing up, I would dress as a princess, a cabaret singer, or anything that I could make out of a couple sheets and a clothespin. I thought I was alone, so I hid my passion from other kids. I didn’t know that DRAG, an art that makes all of that possible, existed. For a long time drag has been hidden from young people and kept in the shadows. Drag Arts Lab brings drag into the sunlight with accessible programming in libraries, recreation centers and other public spaces. We show children and adults alike that they don’t have to be limited by someone else’s ignorance but rather set free by their own imaginations.

Every dollar we raise on this campaign will go directly to helping Drag Artists apply for grants, presenting Drag Story Hours, and putting on free, accessible drag programming for the public.

This is a time of possibility in LA County. As we take the Olympic torch in our hands, the world watches. With bold new transportation initiatives and progressive shifts in local politics, we have the chance to blaze new trails of art, education and service. We at Drag Arts Lab believe in the power of drag to transform communities, and are committed to bringing our community to the table.

Photo credit: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Dana Pleasant, Feat. Kyra Jete (@kyrajete)

Set the stage for public drag programs

By Drag Arts Lab

Set the stage for public drag programs

Drag Story Hour, Teen Workshops, and Cultural Identity Performances