about the ddc
The Dirty Dishes Collective is a curatorial, artistic, and publishing duo formed by dani neira and Cassia Powell. Inspired by the piles of dishes that remain after gathering, the DDC centers friendship, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing as queer methodologies. Emphasizing research-based practices together with community programming, their projects include exhibitions, residencies, workshops, publications, mobile zine libraries, and dinner parties.
ddc press publishes zines, books, and print ephemera with a focus on artist projects, queer narratives, and critical theory.
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DDC was founded in 2022 on the unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. As of 2024, the DDC is now based on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
- first photo by Halle Jean March