Art Smith: Documenting LGBTQ Community History Through Bygone Bars
From OutBuro
In this episode of OutBüro Voices featuring LGBTQ professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders from around the world, host Dennis Velco chats with Art Smith, artist, promoter, entrepreneur, and founder of Gay Barchieves. Art shares his story of working for two local LGBTQ community local print media companies starting in the mid-'80s. This forced him to both be out as gay but also out and active in the community calling on businesses of all sorts. Through this, he formed relationships