Queen of the Whole Universe will have a special Outgames performance. A huge arts festival that will be part of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames is being launched in Wellington on Thursday. The festival will include exhibitions of work by over 30 visual artists, plus comedy, dance, drama and variety performances, guided tours and day trips. There will be special programmes at Te Papa, Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture in Porirua, and Wellington City Gallery, while Queen of the Whole Universe is coming to the capital for one show only. While many of the events will take place around the week of the Outgames from 12-19 March, the festival is being launched at the opening of the first exhibition, All the Cunning Stunts, A Courtenay Place Light Box Project. Works are by Liz Allan, Clare Noonan, Rachel O'Neill, and Marnie Slater, and curated by Mary-Jane Duffy. The launch will take place on Thursday 16 December at 5.30pm at The Jimmy Café
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First published: Sunday, 12th December 2010 - 12:07pm