Jonathan Katz News

New York-based nonprofit Queer Art will present the inaugural Queer/Art/Prize, an unprecedented award and ceremony that recognizes the work of diverse emerging and renowned LGBTQ artists, on November 2, 7:30pm at Hudson Mercantile, 500 W. 36th Street).

New York-based nonprofit Queer Art is thrilled to present the inaugural Queer/Art/Prize, an unprecedented new award and ceremony honoring the work of diverse emerging and renowned LGBTQ artists. Made possible with support from HBOand developed in collaboration with the Queer Art artist community, Queer/Art/Prize immediately establishes itself as one of the most significant awards for LGBTQ artists in the world.

Queer Art, the New York-based nonprofit for supporting LGBTQ artists, has just announced the eleven Fellows accepted for the 2017-2018 Queer Art Mentorship program cycle, and the Mentors with whom they will be working.

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit, has announced the Fall 2017 season of Queer|Art|Film at IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd St.), September 11-December 4.

ImprovBoston welcomes back 35 years worth of alumni for a historic 35-Hour Comedy Marathon on August 5 & 6. A fundraiser for the New England comedy staple, the event features more than 90 laugh-out-loud comedy acts including sketch, standup, character work, improv, musical improv, late-night bit shows, and more. All proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit theater's facility upgrades, scheduled for the week of August 7th.

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit, is pleased to introduce Queer|Art|Awards, a new program of grants, prizes, and awards that will provide various kinds of direct support-monetary and otherwise-to LGBTQ artists. Over time, Queer|Art|Awards seeks to include a spectrum of support that will benefit artists working in a variety of fields and mediums, as well as broader categories of support that will survey LGBTQ culture as a whole.

Queer|Art has announced 'Summer of Resistance,' a special season of films selected by activists and politically engaged collectives, presented as part of the long-running Queer|Art|Film series taking place at IFC Center now through August 14.

Queer|Art has announced the new Mentors for the 2017-2018 program cycle of Queer|Art|Mentorship. Applications open June 1st.

Queer|Art has announced 'Summer of Resistance,' a special season of films selected by activists and politically engaged collectives, presented as part of the long-running Queer|Art|Film series taking place at IFC Center from May 8-August 14.

Chashama is pleased to host Teen Art Gallery for a group exhibition, titled Do You Mind?, featuring the works of 27 young artists at chashama XOCO 325 West Broadway in SoHo. T.A.G.: Do You Mind? exhibits pieces by youth from a wide range of backgrounds whose art responds to topics like mental health and changing political climates. Curated by T.A.G. Co-Directors Gustie Owens, Amelia Connelly, and Jonathan Katz, T.A.G.: Do You Mind? is an exhibition that provides visibility and recognition to work that would otherwise remain unseen.

Victory Gardens Theater, Art AIDS America Chicago and Center on Halsted announce the two-day World AIDS Day Celebration We're Still Here: HIV/AIDS Then & Now, an HIV/AIDS Arts and Cultural Impact Panel and Performance is scheduled to take place today, November 30 at 7:30pmat Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street.

Victory Gardens Theater, Art AIDS America Chicago and Center on Halsted announce the two-day World AIDS Day Celebration We're Still Here: HIV/AIDS Then & Now, an HIV/AIDS Arts and Cultural Impact Panel and Performance is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30pmat Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted Street.

This week, ImprovBoston hosts marquee shows for The Boston Comedy Festival (BCF), a nationwide standup competition in which nearly 100 contestants battle for a $10,000 prize.

The 8th Annual Boston Comedy Arts Festivalbrings together over 300 improv, sketch, standup and musical comedians from across the country for a five day festival in Cambridge, MA. This year's festival runs from Sept 7 - 11 and features performances at the Cambridge Public Library's state-of-the-art 300 seat theater in addition to ImprovBoston's two home theaters in Central Square. 

The 8th Annual Boston Comedy Arts Festivalbrings together over 300 improv, sketch, standup and musical comedians from across the country for a five day festival in Cambridge, MA. This year's festival runs from Sept 7 - 11 and features performances at the Cambridge Public Library's state-of-the-art 300 seat theater in addition to ImprovBoston's two home theaters in Central Square. 

ImprovBoston's second annual standup comedy tournament, StandUp ThrowDown, unites Boston's best standup comics in a month-long competition to crown the top comic in town. From today, May 2 - 29, the tournament will dish out laughs on ImprovBoston's two stages, featuring more than 50 local comedians.

LAFF, the country's first-ever, over-the-air broadcast television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock, launches today, Weds. April 15

ImprovBoston's second annual standup comedy tournament, StandUp ThrowDown, unites Boston's best standup comics in a month-long competition to crown the top comic in town. From May 2 - 29, the tournament will dish out laughs on ImprovBoston's two stages, featuring more than 50 local comedians.

'HG Chicken' is a cartoon with a voice cast that stars comedians Bobcat Goldthwait, Jonathan Katz, Maria Bamford and Todd Barry. A Kickstarter campaign (www.HGChicken.com) has been launched for the animated production about an evil, mutant, time-traveling chicken (Goldthwait) and his robot sidekick (Katz).

Comedy Dynamics will release Dr. Katz Live via digital audio on iTunes, Amazon, and all other digital retailers today, October 21st.