Celebration: A Sensuous Earth Day Stroll & Poetry Affair: Cool Down at the Wild Side West!

Bernal Heights Branch Public Library 500 Cortland Avenue, San Francisco

OUR EARTH DAY TRADITION Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens invite you to their 3rd annual Ecosex Earth Day celebration. Step into a world where nature’s allure meets poetic expression. Embark on a journey through Holly Park, guided by the enchanting duo of Stephens and Sprinkle, along with their nature-loving companions. Leave behind the digital realm and immerse yourself in the tactile pleasures of our earthy escapade. Throughout this sensorial adventure, indulge your senses in sumptuous scents, captivating sights, and the melodious symphony of nature’s whispers. As we tread lightly upon the earth, we will serenade our beloved planet with verses […]

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Erotic Resisters & Ecosexuals Unite! with Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa at the Tenderloin Museum

Erotic Resisters and Ecosexuals Unite! Authors Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, Annie Sprinkle, & Beth Stephens in-person! Moderated by Dr. Joy Brooke Fairfield Saturday April 27, 2024 | 3-5pm At the Tenderloin Museum | 398 Eddy St. SF, CA94102 Free or Suggested Donation ($10) | Register via Eventbrite In celebration of the recent publication of Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa’s new book, Erotic Resistance: The Struggle for the Soul of San Francisco, Tenderloin Museum hosts the author for a double-header book talk with Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens, fellow activist-artists and scholars of human sexuality, who will discuss their latest latest, Assuming the Ecosexual Position:The Earth […]

Art, Activism & Equity: A Retrospective on San Francisco’s Cultural Evolution

San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States

Artists Idris Ackamoor, Marie Acosta and Pam Peniston discuss cultural equity in San Francisco's arts scene and its national impact, hosted by grantwriter Jeff Jones with artist/activists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens. Learn how SF's BIPOC and Queer artists transformed arts funding from the60s to the 90s, challenging exclusionary practices and securing CulturalEquity Grants. Discover how they increased support for diverse art forms and venues like Theater Rhino and SoMarts. Co-sponsored by the SanFrancisco Public Library, this event is funded by an Individual Artist Grant from the SF Arts Commission and a Major Project grant from UC Santa Cruz. For […]

Opening of Splash! Eco and Hydrosexuals Unite! at Gallery lokal 30, Warsaw, Poland

Gallery lokal 30 Warsaw, Poland

Ecosexual Artists: Annie Sprinkle, Beth Stephens; cyber_nymphs: Justyna Górowska, Ewelina Jarosz Some of the Earth Loving seeds we’ve planted are coming to fruition. This June we are having a two-collaboration art show, Splash: eco + hydrosexuals unite!! with our friends, Evelyna Jaroz and Justyna Górowksa at lokal 30. Curated by Director Agnieszka Rayzacher. We began discussing this show in August, 2022 and now it is finally going to happen. We will exhibit some older works as well as more recent ones, including a screening of the film we curated with The One Minutes, Imagine the Earth As Lover. As we […]

Park as Lover: Ecosex Walking Ritual, Solstice in Düsseldorf, Germany

Lantz’sch Park Dusseldorf, Germany

We will be performing in, The Park as Lover, throughout the Lantz’sch Park in Düsseldorf, Germany. There we will explore and honor the park by walking in and around it, eventually we will come to a sacred grove, where we will hold a participatory commitment ritual for the park, the trees, and for peace on Earth. Many friends from the Buga Festival will join us there, as well as Joy Brook Fairfield (our director) and amazing author, Dr. Mithu M. Sanyal. Plus, Beekeeper and Theater Director Luke Dixon will be there too. This performance ritual take place the afternoon of […]

Workshop, Film Screening and Artists’ Lecture in Prague

Academy of Fine Arts, Prague Prague, Czech Republic

We have been invited to organize a workshop and/or ritual performance to create community for and with art students during our visit at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. The workshop will focus on ecosexal art, performance, activism and interdisciplinary practices. We will also offer a presentation for the public. More information coming soon.

Alice Neel in the Queer World

David Zwirner Gallery. We will be at the opening of this show, Alice Neel in the Queer World. The painting Alice Neel did of Annie in 1982, now worth over a million dollars, is on display in the gallery and on the cover of the catalogue.

Green Apple Books

This book store event is to celebrate the new edition of “Coming Out Like a Porn Star.” Our book Assuming the Ecosexual Position will also be available for sale and we’ll sign and decorate copies sold. Annie will be “in conversation” with Jiz Lee and Dr. Carol Queen. Beth will be directing a documentation video for the event.

Roxie Cinema

Artist and film director, Shu Lea Chang, is traveling the USA with a remastered 35 mm print of her incredible first feature film, Fresh Kill. Right after watching the film, Beth and Annie are invited to go onstage with Shu Lea to “be in conversation.”

Litanies

A Ritual Reading Performance for Audre Lorde. Earth Lab SF will be co-producing this performance happening conducted by our EarthLab board member, Courtney Deseree Morris. The Women’s Building. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/litanies-a-ritual-reading-for-audre-lorde-tickets-1007304122747?aff=oddtdtcreator

Research Trip to West Virginia

We are in West Virginia where we are conducting election research. We are pleased to note there are hardly any Trump signs.

November/December: Editing new film, “Playing with Fire”

As California burns, communities feel the heat. 'Playing with Fire: an Ecosexual Emergency,' a 75-minute eco-documentary produced by the E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF, explores the entwined fates of climate change and social-justice. Spurred by the devastating wildfires of 2020, artist-filmmakers Sprinkle and Stephens explore their community, amplifying marginalized voices to spark hope and action for a more just future.