Queer Arts Coalition, Inc (QAC) seeks to provide opportunities and resources for artists who identify within the myriad of identities under the "queer" umbrella.
Founded by JJ Maley (they/he/ze) in 2023, QAC began as a 501c3 committed to serving the queer community in pursuit of artistic endeavors. Given the history of erased trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and queer narratives, QAC empowers artists to tell their own stories with identity at the forefront. QAC supports artists creating film, theatre, poetry, drag, visual art, and more.
CONTACT
info@queerartscoalition.org
Current Team
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JJ Maley
FOUNDER and EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JJ Maley (they/he/ze) is an actor, writer, producer, director, and consultant. He stars in COMMAND Z, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven, Contagion) which premieres on Extension 765 on July 17th. Command Z cast also includes Michael Cera, Roy Wood Jr., Liev Schreiber, Chloe Radcliffe, and more. Their recent shows on Broadway include A Strange Loop (Tony Winner), What the Constitution Means to Me (Tony Nomination), Indecent (Tony Nomination), and Be More Chill. JJ is a producer on Reunion which played at the Byron Theatre in Denver in the summer of 2018. As a Line Producer, Associate Producer, or Executive Producer, JJ has had the pleasure of working with amazing artists and companies such as The Neon Coven, Prospect Theater, Company, Ars Nova, and Second Stage Theater. JJ is also the consultant on a pilot by Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) and Lauren Gussis (Dexter). Their performing credits include King of the Jews (Off-Broadway, dir. Alexandra Aron), “Love Bomb” (Pilot, dir. Emily Cohn), They Died of Their Wounds (Reading, by Emily Breeze), Becoming Eve (Reading, dir. Tyne Rafaeli, by Em Weinstein), Playbill Pride in Times Square (Solo Artist), and Esther Updates Her Book (Comedy Show, by Esther Fallick). As a director, JJ has developed many new works in New York and assistant directed for Tyne Rafaeli on Usual Girls at Roundabout Theatre Company and Power Strip at Lincoln Center. Prior companies include Tony Award Productions, Google, Particle3, Little Island, The Pekoe Group, and Alchemy Production Group. JJ has a BA in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies from Brown University.
jjmaley.com, @dailymaley