Arts and Activism Database 2012
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Minnesota Chapter
Women and Water Rights - Concerning Water
WEBSITE: http://womenandwater.net/2012/01/1020
DATE: Exhibition June 15 - July 22, 2012
DESCRIPTION: Concerning water is a regional juried exhibition on the theme of women and water issues designed to provide visibility for innovative work that addresses the issues of water rights global and/or local. This work will be shown in the galleries at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI
BACKGROUND:
Since the early days of planning for the Women and Water Rights, WWR Exhibition there was always in the planner’s minds the idea that the exhibition would not end after the one 2010 WWR Nash Exhibition. Extending the life of the WWR Art Exhibition and bringing it’s message to new audiences, is still our primary objective.
The MN Women’s Caucus for Art, MN Branch Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, WILPF, and the Department of Art, University of MN, Twin Cities hope that through the approach of using the WWR website as a hub, that other WCA Chapters, other WILPF Branches and other groups may continue to play a leadership role in this effort to travel the exhibition by their becoming hosts in their home cities. The hub, womenandwater.net, is where the filmed programming, artworks, project mission information, great speeches by Lucy Lippard, juror, art critic, and Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and contact consultant information are available.
Water Matters in Rochester MN, had invited all of the WWR artists, 26 accepted, and many paid their shipping costs to be part of an eco-art exhibition. In November 2010, this exhibition and related program events opened at a new Watershed Center building. Liz Dodson and Marilyn Cuneo, WWR co-coordinators were opening speakers, and helped spread the WWR Exhibition Project message.
Recently Roslye Ultan, Curator of the Living Green Art Exhibition, Senior Faculty UN of MN MLS, put out a call to the artists of the Women and Water Rights Exhibition inviting them to participate in the May, 2011 Art as Gateway for Community Engagement: Sustaining Nature and Culture at the MN State Fair Grounds/FINE ARTS BUILDING, St. Paul, MN. The 10th anniversary of the LG Expo/Art Exhibition -the Living Green Expo is under the umbrella of MN Environmental Partners and the event is scheduled for the weekend of May 7th, and May 8th, 2011.
Later this year the eco-art WWR Exhibition at Finlandia University, Hancock, MI, will open Oct. 27-Nov. 23, 2011, and then next year at Phipps Center for the Arts, June 15-July 22, 2012, Women and Water Rights exhibition, Hudson, WI. Among locations now in various stages of planning are WCA Chapter Chicago, 2013, then Dayton, Ohio, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.
So now, we are reaching out to all other WCA chapters, WILPF branches and other interested groups or individuals to join us and use their local artists or WWR artists and items on the website to advance local and global water issues and be a part of the exciting Women and Water, WWEP Exhibitions Project, womenandwater.net
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NATIONAL WCA
PETROLEUM PARADOX
GALLERY WEBSITE: Denise Bibro Fine Art http://denisebibrofineart.com/exhibition/view/2340
DATES: May 24 - June 23, 2012
PRESS:
Inside New York http://insidenewyork.com/2012/05/31/politically-charged-petroleum-paradox-art/
NY Art Beat http://www.nyartbeat.com/event/2012/1BD1
New York Back Page http://newyork.backpage.com/Events/524-petroleum-paradox-art-exhibition-opening/30012712
Plastikos http://www.plastikos2012.com/2012/05/18/the-petroleum-paradox-2/
CALL FOR ART: http://wcadc.blogspot.com/2011/10/national-call-for-art-petroleum-paradox.html
EXHIBITION THEME: The discovery of oil, in 1859, in Pennsylvania, transformed our way of life; we are enveloped by petroleum products - from the shoes we wear, to the materials our clothes are made of, to the way we heat our houses, to our modes of transportation. Oil dependency pollutes the environment causing respiratory illness, endangers wildlife, and necessitates the large scale loss of life as we search to secure sources of oil overseas. How do we maintain our optimism despite this rush to grab dwindling non-renewable energy assets, instead of focusing on renewable energy and the prevention of global warming?
Our founding fathers could not have envisioned our two-party system, with the built in checks and balances, would fail to safeguard against tyranny of big business oil companies. The failure of our elected officials to implement an effective energy policy leaves the American people in vulnerable position. A petroleum based economy subjects our citizens to resource-based wars that jeopardizes our children and holds our standard of living perilously tied to the price of a barrel of oil. Fossil fuels are contributing to global warming and misinformation about global warming on media networks owned by major corporations, benefits the status quo. The self-interest of the American people is not paralleled by the self-interest of energy companies that seek to maximize profits at the expense of innovation and development. This exhibit seeks to raise awareness of our imperiled democracy and the Petroleum Paradox. What do you think about the Petroleum Paradox and what is happening in our oil dependent society and world?
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Northern California , Peninsula and Bay Area Chapters
40 Watts Illuminating Herstory
WEBSITES:
http://www.artslant.com/sf/events/show/206851-40-watts-illuminating-herstory
http://www.ncwca.org/exhibitions.html
PRESS RELEASE:
Northern California, Peninsula and South Bay Area Women’s Caucus for Art
40 Watts: Illuminating Herstory opens at the Pacific Art League – Norton Gallery with an Artist Reception on Friday, April 6, from 5:30- 8:30 pm. Exhibition dates are April 6-27, 2012. Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday 10 am – 4 pm.
40 Watts: Illuminating Herstory is a collaborative exhibition between the Northern California, Peninsula and South Bay Area chapters Women’s Caucus for Art to celebrate the WCA 40thAnniversary.
Esteemed member, Eleanor Dickinson begins her essay about WCA’s history by writing, “The Women’s Caucus for Art was born in anger and nurtured by challenge and innovation….”
Drawing from the foundations of our past forty years, with the fragile, dim beginnings strengthened by the non-apologetic voices of women artists that sought to create change, the exhibition investigates the diverse voices of women artists and the depth and breadth of work being created. Multiple generations of women’s art are represented and within the selection are myriad formations of feminist thought and aesthetics. The works are also a testament to the drive that propelled them and their work forward - their experiences and their history.
Exhibiting Artists are: Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Deanna Beye, Gretchen Blais, Rhoda Bloom, DarleneBoyd, Lorraine Capparell, M.C. Carolyn, Starr Davis, Cosette Dudley, Kalani Engles, Kathy Fujii-Oka,Karen Gutfreund, Kelly Hammargren, April Hankins, Trudi Chamoff Hauptman, Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro, Kristine Idarius, Patricia Keefe, Ellen Kieffer, Katherine Kodama, Susan Kraft, RebeccaLambing, Ellen Lee, Marie LaPrade, Lynn Letterman, Nancee McDonell, Alysanne McGaffey, TrudyMyrrh, Priscilla Otani, Jane Peterman, Sally Rayn, Ally Richter, Shizue Seigel, Judy Shintani, Bonnie J. Smith, Pamela Spears, Lynne Todaro, Leigh Toldi, Cristina Velazquez,Tanya Wilkinson, Marian Yap
PARTICIPATION: 40 artists, 100 people at the opening
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Philadelphia Chapter
Gender Games
DESCRIPTION: Gender Games Exhibit as part of International Women's Day 2012: Panel on Global Women's Health. Inspired by the theme "Gender Games: Strategies for Achieving Justice in Women's Health Worldwide," the Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter offers a challenging exhibition which toys with the idea of gender, the roles offered, societal prescriptions, global impact, creative reasoning, and socialization. This is the third year we have partnered with the University of Pennsylvania, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia, and Women's Campaign International. It is a full-on collabaoration with other organizations or a separate project "in support of" or "echoing" the Gender Games. The International House Philadelphia exhibit launches each year on International Women's Day and is inspired by the Penn annual theme. The first year was "Women", the second revolved around water rights, and this year answered questions on "Gender Games," based upon the year of games. The first two years I curated, and this year we collaborated with a Penn curator, Menaka Gopalan. The art and performances feature artists who express the need for justice in women’s health through their individual art forms. We were thrilled to have the attendance at our opening and for the audience to be surrounded by our images at the panel discussions from experts working in the forefront of global women's health and gender studies in Central Asia, Kenya, and the United States. Through the International Women's Day event, we reach a collegiate and
professional audience who might not attend a gallery opening. This International Women’s Day event, inspired by Penn’s “Year of Games," will highlight the interdisciplinary landscape of women’s health and the challenges to achieving justice. "Gender Games: Strategies for Achieving Justice in Women's Health Worldwide" is a night of celebration, discussion, and networking with health practitioners, policy advocates, and educators working toward justice in women’s health. Each panelist will focus on the ways women’s health can benefit from a “games approach,” such as developing innovative strategies for success, teamwork toward common goals, and using creative tactics to win. Dr. Felicity Paxton, Penn Women’s Center Director and Lecturer in theAnnenberg School of Communication, will moderate the panel, interweaving the theme of games in a discussion with attendees.
The art and performances will feature artists who express the need for justice in women’s health through their individual art forms.
CONTACT: Bonnie MacAllister, Menaka Gopalan
EVENT/PROJECT TYPE: Exhibition, Panel Discussion,
THEME/ISSUES ADDRESSED: UN related (Gender Equality), Violence Against Women, Human Rights
DATES: Exhibition runs March 14-June 4 (opening on March 14)
COLLABORATORS: Alison Altergott, Joan Arbeiter, Qaadira Allen, Ellen Bonett, Kathleen Dallara, Megan Driscoll, Danielle Ferrell,
Pam Flynn, Martha Knox, Bonnie MacAllister, Heather Penn, Jean Plough, Eva Preston, Ana Vizcarra Rankin, Simone Spicer,
Sara Suleman, Rachel Udell, (Menaka Gopalan curator)Number of Participants: 17 WCA artists, 1 Penn Curator, 30 International Women's Day partner organization personnel approximately 30 other participants
TARGET AUDIENCE/REACH: 300+
DIGITALIZED DOCUMENTATION:
Photos, publications, media, reviews, websites, blogs, videos…
http://ihousephilly.org/events/opening-art-receptions-gender-games-coloring-book-709b-by-tangent/
http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/2012/03/exhibition-gender-games-international.html
https://secure.www.upenn.edu/themeyear/games/gender-games-overview.html
Partners for this event include several GPA members and others doing important international work in the Philadelphia region:
UPenn Educational Resource Centers, including African Studies Center, South Asia Center, Center for South Asian Studies, and the Middle East Center, UPenn Women's Center, Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women, Excelano, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia, International House Philadelphia, Women's Caucus for Art, Women's Campaign International, The Anna Crusis Women's Choir, Usiloquy, Tune Up, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Ragdoll Project 2012
TEXT OF FLYER:
Handmade Ragdolls Needed for Fringe Fest protest performance!
PAFA STUDENTS WELCOME
Please join the Women’s Caucus for Art in PAFA Studio #922 on Tuesday 8/23 at 5:30PM to make dolls and support an important cause.
The Women’s Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter is planning a performance protest to promote awareness of human trafficking on September 2, 2011 at 2nd and Market Streets to coincide with the Philly Fringe First Friday.
We will create a pile of handmade rag dolls to symbolize the numbers impacted by human trafficking and silently hand out stickers and information. The dolls will be part of a 2012 exhibition at Cabrini College.
Please consider joining us in PAFA Studio #922 on August 23 at 5:30pm to make a ragdoll for the performance. If you cannot attend but would still like to contribute a doll, email [email protected] or call 215-913-2774 for a ragdoll pattern and more information. Dolls of any medium accepted (we ask that you either write a statement relating to human trafficking on the face or leave it blank).
RAGDOLLS at HONORING WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, at CREATE AWARENESS NIGHT AT FOLLICLE STUDIO and F&N GALLERY: http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-art-rag-dolls.html
FACEBOOK INVITATION TO STOP SLAVERY NOW
Openingn Reception: Friday, April 6, 2012, 6-9pm
Contact email: [email protected]
Website: www.theragdollproject.org
Stop Slavery Now: A Conversation About Human Trafficking
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art in collaboration with Circle of Hope Church will present an exhibition at F&N Gallery through the month of April 2012. The exhibition is part of The Ragdoll Project, an ongoing project that promotes educating the public on human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and supports survivors and at risk women and children.
PRESS:
Philly Side Arts: http://philly.sidearts.com/tag/the-ragdoll-project/
FINANCIAL REPORT FROM JOANNA FULGINITTI:
I am happy to report that the Ragdoll Project has raised $517 in total from our events, book sale, and doll auctions. I just returned from Dawn's Place, the shelter in Philadelphia that houses victims of sex trafficking, where I met with Sister Eileen and Sister Michelle and gave them a check for $517. They were so happy to receive the gift and hear about all of our work this past year. They send their thanks to everyone for our hard work and dedication. They were particularly proud of us when I told them that about 15 of us stood on the sidewalk last September in Olde City for the Fringe Festival telling people about trafficking and protesting the City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly sex ads!
Sister Eileen gave me a tour of the home, and it is beautiful. It houses 10 residents and it is cozy and welcoming. I met a couple of the residents and it is a very nurturing environment. I know that our funds went to the best place possible.
Thank you everyone for all of your hard work this past year! I am really proud of us! When I handed the sister's the check, and I saw their excitement as I talked about what we did, I felt like we accomplished something important. The dolls may travel to New York, California, and Atlanta in the coming year - I will keep everyone updated on the progress.
BENEFIT FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Part of the Women's Caucus for Art Outreach: A Benefit for Survivors of Human Trafficking
The Philadelphia WCA presents an evening of art, film and music as part of The Ragdoll Project, an ongoing project that educates the public on human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and supports survivors and at risk women and children. Proceeds will be donated to Dawn's Place, a local shelter for rescued victims of trafficking. Music by: Suzi Brown, Jurassic Shark, Ghetto Songbird, and Early Riser. Early Riser (NYC) is the solo project of Kiri Oliver from the Brooklyn bands Delta Hotel, Amy Klein & the Blue Star Band, and Claire's Diary. Her songs tell richly detailed, relatable stories full of hooks and hope.
Link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Riser/166405090133007
http://www.soundcloud.com/earlyriserrr
Suzi Brown is a unique singer/songwriter. She has worked in Thailand and China especially with centers rehabilitating women from prostitution and cheap labor jobs, and she has done outreach with children's centers in Thailand.
http://www.suzibrownmusic.com/
Ghetto Songbird
The fathomless flow within the lyrical vistas of Ghetto Songbird’s vocals breathe aroma into the souls of her listeners. Her 60’s & 70’s rock style mixes with the flair of modern day modes, expressing a tonal offering to captures genders, social backgrounds, & generations from 8 to 80.
http://ghettosongbird.com/
Jurassic Shark formed at Girls Rock Philly in August 2011. They have four members and a combined age of 59. Their band name and song titles come from what they believe to be rejected/knockoff children's books that they found in a classroom while at camp.
http://facebook.com/jurassicsharkphilly
Films by: Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Sara Suleman, Loretta Paraguassu, Menaka Gopalan, Bonnie MacAllister w/ Lora Bloom, Rachel Udell, and Krochet Kitty
Sara Suleman has exhibited in numerous exhibitions including the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the Erasing Borders Exhibition at the Queens Museum, and Aicon Gallery, New York City. Her film "Converge" is inspired by birds in Karachi, Pakistan.
Loretta Paraguassu is an artist/filmmaker/writer, VP of WCAGA. She is an exhibitor in WCA's Stop Slavery Now: A Conversation About Human Trafficking at F&N Gallery. Her video, "Color, Curves and Motion," combines photos, paintings, and live dancers.
Menaka Gopalan was born in Singapore. In revealing and commenting, archiving and documenting, destroying and constructing, her viewer is confronted simultaneously with place and no place, self and no self, an in-between state of existence.
Bonnie MacAllister presents a collaborative video, "Girl Gangs" featuring fiber artwork by Rachel Blythe Udell and Krochet Kitty and a soundtrack composed with Lora Bloom. She is an exhibitor in "Stop Slavery Now," and she is the Performance Chair of the Young Women's Caucus and a Past President of the Philadelphia Chapter.
Artwork by: Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Featuring The Ragdoll Project
Tabling for Educational Information on Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Presented by: The Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Young Women's Caucus, and Permanent Wave Philly
Women and Water Rights - Concerning Water
WEBSITE: http://womenandwater.net/2012/01/1020
DATE: Exhibition June 15 - July 22, 2012
DESCRIPTION: Concerning water is a regional juried exhibition on the theme of women and water issues designed to provide visibility for innovative work that addresses the issues of water rights global and/or local. This work will be shown in the galleries at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI
BACKGROUND:
Since the early days of planning for the Women and Water Rights, WWR Exhibition there was always in the planner’s minds the idea that the exhibition would not end after the one 2010 WWR Nash Exhibition. Extending the life of the WWR Art Exhibition and bringing it’s message to new audiences, is still our primary objective.
The MN Women’s Caucus for Art, MN Branch Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, WILPF, and the Department of Art, University of MN, Twin Cities hope that through the approach of using the WWR website as a hub, that other WCA Chapters, other WILPF Branches and other groups may continue to play a leadership role in this effort to travel the exhibition by their becoming hosts in their home cities. The hub, womenandwater.net, is where the filmed programming, artworks, project mission information, great speeches by Lucy Lippard, juror, art critic, and Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and contact consultant information are available.
Water Matters in Rochester MN, had invited all of the WWR artists, 26 accepted, and many paid their shipping costs to be part of an eco-art exhibition. In November 2010, this exhibition and related program events opened at a new Watershed Center building. Liz Dodson and Marilyn Cuneo, WWR co-coordinators were opening speakers, and helped spread the WWR Exhibition Project message.
Recently Roslye Ultan, Curator of the Living Green Art Exhibition, Senior Faculty UN of MN MLS, put out a call to the artists of the Women and Water Rights Exhibition inviting them to participate in the May, 2011 Art as Gateway for Community Engagement: Sustaining Nature and Culture at the MN State Fair Grounds/FINE ARTS BUILDING, St. Paul, MN. The 10th anniversary of the LG Expo/Art Exhibition -the Living Green Expo is under the umbrella of MN Environmental Partners and the event is scheduled for the weekend of May 7th, and May 8th, 2011.
Later this year the eco-art WWR Exhibition at Finlandia University, Hancock, MI, will open Oct. 27-Nov. 23, 2011, and then next year at Phipps Center for the Arts, June 15-July 22, 2012, Women and Water Rights exhibition, Hudson, WI. Among locations now in various stages of planning are WCA Chapter Chicago, 2013, then Dayton, Ohio, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.
So now, we are reaching out to all other WCA chapters, WILPF branches and other interested groups or individuals to join us and use their local artists or WWR artists and items on the website to advance local and global water issues and be a part of the exciting Women and Water, WWEP Exhibitions Project, womenandwater.net
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NATIONAL WCA
PETROLEUM PARADOX
GALLERY WEBSITE: Denise Bibro Fine Art http://denisebibrofineart.com/exhibition/view/2340
DATES: May 24 - June 23, 2012
PRESS:
Inside New York http://insidenewyork.com/2012/05/31/politically-charged-petroleum-paradox-art/
NY Art Beat http://www.nyartbeat.com/event/2012/1BD1
New York Back Page http://newyork.backpage.com/Events/524-petroleum-paradox-art-exhibition-opening/30012712
Plastikos http://www.plastikos2012.com/2012/05/18/the-petroleum-paradox-2/
CALL FOR ART: http://wcadc.blogspot.com/2011/10/national-call-for-art-petroleum-paradox.html
EXHIBITION THEME: The discovery of oil, in 1859, in Pennsylvania, transformed our way of life; we are enveloped by petroleum products - from the shoes we wear, to the materials our clothes are made of, to the way we heat our houses, to our modes of transportation. Oil dependency pollutes the environment causing respiratory illness, endangers wildlife, and necessitates the large scale loss of life as we search to secure sources of oil overseas. How do we maintain our optimism despite this rush to grab dwindling non-renewable energy assets, instead of focusing on renewable energy and the prevention of global warming?
Our founding fathers could not have envisioned our two-party system, with the built in checks and balances, would fail to safeguard against tyranny of big business oil companies. The failure of our elected officials to implement an effective energy policy leaves the American people in vulnerable position. A petroleum based economy subjects our citizens to resource-based wars that jeopardizes our children and holds our standard of living perilously tied to the price of a barrel of oil. Fossil fuels are contributing to global warming and misinformation about global warming on media networks owned by major corporations, benefits the status quo. The self-interest of the American people is not paralleled by the self-interest of energy companies that seek to maximize profits at the expense of innovation and development. This exhibit seeks to raise awareness of our imperiled democracy and the Petroleum Paradox. What do you think about the Petroleum Paradox and what is happening in our oil dependent society and world?
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Northern California , Peninsula and Bay Area Chapters
40 Watts Illuminating Herstory
WEBSITES:
http://www.artslant.com/sf/events/show/206851-40-watts-illuminating-herstory
http://www.ncwca.org/exhibitions.html
PRESS RELEASE:
Northern California, Peninsula and South Bay Area Women’s Caucus for Art
40 Watts: Illuminating Herstory opens at the Pacific Art League – Norton Gallery with an Artist Reception on Friday, April 6, from 5:30- 8:30 pm. Exhibition dates are April 6-27, 2012. Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday 10 am – 5 pm; Saturday 10 am – 4 pm.
40 Watts: Illuminating Herstory is a collaborative exhibition between the Northern California, Peninsula and South Bay Area chapters Women’s Caucus for Art to celebrate the WCA 40thAnniversary.
Esteemed member, Eleanor Dickinson begins her essay about WCA’s history by writing, “The Women’s Caucus for Art was born in anger and nurtured by challenge and innovation….”
Drawing from the foundations of our past forty years, with the fragile, dim beginnings strengthened by the non-apologetic voices of women artists that sought to create change, the exhibition investigates the diverse voices of women artists and the depth and breadth of work being created. Multiple generations of women’s art are represented and within the selection are myriad formations of feminist thought and aesthetics. The works are also a testament to the drive that propelled them and their work forward - their experiences and their history.
Exhibiting Artists are: Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Deanna Beye, Gretchen Blais, Rhoda Bloom, DarleneBoyd, Lorraine Capparell, M.C. Carolyn, Starr Davis, Cosette Dudley, Kalani Engles, Kathy Fujii-Oka,Karen Gutfreund, Kelly Hammargren, April Hankins, Trudi Chamoff Hauptman, Rozanne Hermelyn Di Silvestro, Kristine Idarius, Patricia Keefe, Ellen Kieffer, Katherine Kodama, Susan Kraft, RebeccaLambing, Ellen Lee, Marie LaPrade, Lynn Letterman, Nancee McDonell, Alysanne McGaffey, TrudyMyrrh, Priscilla Otani, Jane Peterman, Sally Rayn, Ally Richter, Shizue Seigel, Judy Shintani, Bonnie J. Smith, Pamela Spears, Lynne Todaro, Leigh Toldi, Cristina Velazquez,Tanya Wilkinson, Marian Yap
PARTICIPATION: 40 artists, 100 people at the opening
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Philadelphia Chapter
Gender Games
DESCRIPTION: Gender Games Exhibit as part of International Women's Day 2012: Panel on Global Women's Health. Inspired by the theme "Gender Games: Strategies for Achieving Justice in Women's Health Worldwide," the Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter offers a challenging exhibition which toys with the idea of gender, the roles offered, societal prescriptions, global impact, creative reasoning, and socialization. This is the third year we have partnered with the University of Pennsylvania, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia, and Women's Campaign International. It is a full-on collabaoration with other organizations or a separate project "in support of" or "echoing" the Gender Games. The International House Philadelphia exhibit launches each year on International Women's Day and is inspired by the Penn annual theme. The first year was "Women", the second revolved around water rights, and this year answered questions on "Gender Games," based upon the year of games. The first two years I curated, and this year we collaborated with a Penn curator, Menaka Gopalan. The art and performances feature artists who express the need for justice in women’s health through their individual art forms. We were thrilled to have the attendance at our opening and for the audience to be surrounded by our images at the panel discussions from experts working in the forefront of global women's health and gender studies in Central Asia, Kenya, and the United States. Through the International Women's Day event, we reach a collegiate and
professional audience who might not attend a gallery opening. This International Women’s Day event, inspired by Penn’s “Year of Games," will highlight the interdisciplinary landscape of women’s health and the challenges to achieving justice. "Gender Games: Strategies for Achieving Justice in Women's Health Worldwide" is a night of celebration, discussion, and networking with health practitioners, policy advocates, and educators working toward justice in women’s health. Each panelist will focus on the ways women’s health can benefit from a “games approach,” such as developing innovative strategies for success, teamwork toward common goals, and using creative tactics to win. Dr. Felicity Paxton, Penn Women’s Center Director and Lecturer in theAnnenberg School of Communication, will moderate the panel, interweaving the theme of games in a discussion with attendees.
The art and performances will feature artists who express the need for justice in women’s health through their individual art forms.
CONTACT: Bonnie MacAllister, Menaka Gopalan
EVENT/PROJECT TYPE: Exhibition, Panel Discussion,
THEME/ISSUES ADDRESSED: UN related (Gender Equality), Violence Against Women, Human Rights
DATES: Exhibition runs March 14-June 4 (opening on March 14)
COLLABORATORS: Alison Altergott, Joan Arbeiter, Qaadira Allen, Ellen Bonett, Kathleen Dallara, Megan Driscoll, Danielle Ferrell,
Pam Flynn, Martha Knox, Bonnie MacAllister, Heather Penn, Jean Plough, Eva Preston, Ana Vizcarra Rankin, Simone Spicer,
Sara Suleman, Rachel Udell, (Menaka Gopalan curator)Number of Participants: 17 WCA artists, 1 Penn Curator, 30 International Women's Day partner organization personnel approximately 30 other participants
TARGET AUDIENCE/REACH: 300+
DIGITALIZED DOCUMENTATION:
Photos, publications, media, reviews, websites, blogs, videos…
http://ihousephilly.org/events/opening-art-receptions-gender-games-coloring-book-709b-by-tangent/
http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/2012/03/exhibition-gender-games-international.html
https://secure.www.upenn.edu/themeyear/games/gender-games-overview.html
Partners for this event include several GPA members and others doing important international work in the Philadelphia region:
UPenn Educational Resource Centers, including African Studies Center, South Asia Center, Center for South Asian Studies, and the Middle East Center, UPenn Women's Center, Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women, Excelano, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia, International House Philadelphia, Women's Caucus for Art, Women's Campaign International, The Anna Crusis Women's Choir, Usiloquy, Tune Up, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Ragdoll Project 2012
TEXT OF FLYER:
Handmade Ragdolls Needed for Fringe Fest protest performance!
PAFA STUDENTS WELCOME
Please join the Women’s Caucus for Art in PAFA Studio #922 on Tuesday 8/23 at 5:30PM to make dolls and support an important cause.
The Women’s Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter is planning a performance protest to promote awareness of human trafficking on September 2, 2011 at 2nd and Market Streets to coincide with the Philly Fringe First Friday.
We will create a pile of handmade rag dolls to symbolize the numbers impacted by human trafficking and silently hand out stickers and information. The dolls will be part of a 2012 exhibition at Cabrini College.
Please consider joining us in PAFA Studio #922 on August 23 at 5:30pm to make a ragdoll for the performance. If you cannot attend but would still like to contribute a doll, email [email protected] or call 215-913-2774 for a ragdoll pattern and more information. Dolls of any medium accepted (we ask that you either write a statement relating to human trafficking on the face or leave it blank).
RAGDOLLS at HONORING WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, at CREATE AWARENESS NIGHT AT FOLLICLE STUDIO and F&N GALLERY: http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-for-art-rag-dolls.html
FACEBOOK INVITATION TO STOP SLAVERY NOW
Openingn Reception: Friday, April 6, 2012, 6-9pm
Contact email: [email protected]
Website: www.theragdollproject.org
Stop Slavery Now: A Conversation About Human Trafficking
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art in collaboration with Circle of Hope Church will present an exhibition at F&N Gallery through the month of April 2012. The exhibition is part of The Ragdoll Project, an ongoing project that promotes educating the public on human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and supports survivors and at risk women and children.
PRESS:
Philly Side Arts: http://philly.sidearts.com/tag/the-ragdoll-project/
FINANCIAL REPORT FROM JOANNA FULGINITTI:
I am happy to report that the Ragdoll Project has raised $517 in total from our events, book sale, and doll auctions. I just returned from Dawn's Place, the shelter in Philadelphia that houses victims of sex trafficking, where I met with Sister Eileen and Sister Michelle and gave them a check for $517. They were so happy to receive the gift and hear about all of our work this past year. They send their thanks to everyone for our hard work and dedication. They were particularly proud of us when I told them that about 15 of us stood on the sidewalk last September in Olde City for the Fringe Festival telling people about trafficking and protesting the City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly sex ads!
Sister Eileen gave me a tour of the home, and it is beautiful. It houses 10 residents and it is cozy and welcoming. I met a couple of the residents and it is a very nurturing environment. I know that our funds went to the best place possible.
Thank you everyone for all of your hard work this past year! I am really proud of us! When I handed the sister's the check, and I saw their excitement as I talked about what we did, I felt like we accomplished something important. The dolls may travel to New York, California, and Atlanta in the coming year - I will keep everyone updated on the progress.
BENEFIT FOR SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Part of the Women's Caucus for Art Outreach: A Benefit for Survivors of Human Trafficking
The Philadelphia WCA presents an evening of art, film and music as part of The Ragdoll Project, an ongoing project that educates the public on human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and supports survivors and at risk women and children. Proceeds will be donated to Dawn's Place, a local shelter for rescued victims of trafficking. Music by: Suzi Brown, Jurassic Shark, Ghetto Songbird, and Early Riser. Early Riser (NYC) is the solo project of Kiri Oliver from the Brooklyn bands Delta Hotel, Amy Klein & the Blue Star Band, and Claire's Diary. Her songs tell richly detailed, relatable stories full of hooks and hope.
Link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Early-Riser/166405090133007
http://www.soundcloud.com/earlyriserrr
Suzi Brown is a unique singer/songwriter. She has worked in Thailand and China especially with centers rehabilitating women from prostitution and cheap labor jobs, and she has done outreach with children's centers in Thailand.
http://www.suzibrownmusic.com/
Ghetto Songbird
The fathomless flow within the lyrical vistas of Ghetto Songbird’s vocals breathe aroma into the souls of her listeners. Her 60’s & 70’s rock style mixes with the flair of modern day modes, expressing a tonal offering to captures genders, social backgrounds, & generations from 8 to 80.
http://ghettosongbird.com/
Jurassic Shark formed at Girls Rock Philly in August 2011. They have four members and a combined age of 59. Their band name and song titles come from what they believe to be rejected/knockoff children's books that they found in a classroom while at camp.
http://facebook.com/jurassicsharkphilly
Films by: Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Sara Suleman, Loretta Paraguassu, Menaka Gopalan, Bonnie MacAllister w/ Lora Bloom, Rachel Udell, and Krochet Kitty
Sara Suleman has exhibited in numerous exhibitions including the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the Erasing Borders Exhibition at the Queens Museum, and Aicon Gallery, New York City. Her film "Converge" is inspired by birds in Karachi, Pakistan.
Loretta Paraguassu is an artist/filmmaker/writer, VP of WCAGA. She is an exhibitor in WCA's Stop Slavery Now: A Conversation About Human Trafficking at F&N Gallery. Her video, "Color, Curves and Motion," combines photos, paintings, and live dancers.
Menaka Gopalan was born in Singapore. In revealing and commenting, archiving and documenting, destroying and constructing, her viewer is confronted simultaneously with place and no place, self and no self, an in-between state of existence.
Bonnie MacAllister presents a collaborative video, "Girl Gangs" featuring fiber artwork by Rachel Blythe Udell and Krochet Kitty and a soundtrack composed with Lora Bloom. She is an exhibitor in "Stop Slavery Now," and she is the Performance Chair of the Young Women's Caucus and a Past President of the Philadelphia Chapter.
Artwork by: Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Featuring The Ragdoll Project
Tabling for Educational Information on Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Presented by: The Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter, Young Women's Caucus, and Permanent Wave Philly
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Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Chapters
RE/using Our RE/sources
WEBSITE: http://www.zhibit.org/wca-dc/sandy-spring-museum-re-using-our-re-sources
DESCRIPTION: This Women's Caucus for Art - Washington DC exhibit is inspired by the ideals of living in greater harmony with our natural environment. Our idea is to create and exhibit engaging work about our natural resources and our concerns for environmental balance. We also value the ideals of community and maintaining the special qualities of places. We believe that visual art is direct and immediate in conveying the message of environmental urgency. We would like to exhibit artwork that celebrates natural themes or that uses natural materials with a transformative vision.
The Washington DC Chapter has organized this exhibit in partnership with the Philadelphia WCA Chapter, also an affiliate of the National Women’s Caucus. Among the Philadelphia Chapter’s members are performance artists and artists experienced in community art projects. We invite these members to develop art and collaborative programming. One of the major goals of WCA is activism and participating in community programs.
Visual art is important in developing our understanding of ourselves and the natural environment we have inherited. It teaches us to look deeper, take introspection and to learn value. One avenue of communication within our project may be to engage students from local schools to create visual art using recycled and/or natural materials and have the possibility of exhibiting this work.
DATES: Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 - Sunday, September 9th, 2012
PRESS:
Gaithersburg Patch: http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/women-artists-take-up-environmental-message
PRESS RELEASE:JUNE 24th, 2012, 2-4pm
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD www.sandyspringmuseum.org
Hours : Mon., Wed., Thurs. 9am-4pm and Sat., Sun. 12pm-4pm.
Exhibitors: Qadira Allen, Alison Altergott, Joan Arbeiter, Cynthia Back, Marilyn Banner, Rosalind Bloom, Ellen K. Bonett, Marcela Dorantes, Cynthia Farrell-Johnson,Michelle Frazier, Jane Forth, Sonia Friedman, Marilyn Hayes, Martha Knox, Elaine Langerman, Bonnie MacAllister, Ashira Malka, Linda Whelan Marks, Elena Maza, Menucha, Marcell Pachnowski, Margaret Paris, Natalya Parris, Jane Petit, Laura Petrovich-Cheney, Joan Tarbell Plato, Ana Vizcara Rankin, Cherie Redlinger, Ciindy Renteria, Lynda Smith-Bugge, Simone Spicer, Sara Suleman, Bonita Tabakin, Mary Jo Tydlacka
A culturally diverse community of artists presents views and visions on the environment
Sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Washington DC & Philadelphia Chapter
The Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington DC and Philadelphia Chapters, open a 34 artist exhibit with performance art and eco-demonstration on Sunday, June 24th, 2012, 2-4pm at Sandy Spring Museum. www.wcadc.org
WCA-DC and Philadelphia are affiliate chapters of The National Women’s Caucus for Art, a 40 year old organization, focused on art, education and social activism. Its members include visual artists, museum professionals and curators, historians, teachers and collectors. WCA supports the cultural diversity of its membership.www.nationalwca.org
The June 24th event will feature the eco-performance art of Philadelphia based artists Bonnie MacAllister, “What the Water Wore”, Mira Treatman, “Gertrude for Dinner”, Gabrielle Casella, "Transit Tales: a public her-story" as well as "Rockin' Retro Using Relics", a jewelry workshop using recycled objects by Gabrielle Casella.. Performance art, historically a feminist art form, has its roots in feminist art performances of the 1970’s.
The visual art exhibit, curated by Barbara Wolanin, PhD, opens on June 13 and continues through September 9, 2012 at Sandy Spring Museum’s galleries. This exhibit is diverse in expression and media; representing painting, sculpture, digital art, photography, assemblage and multi-media art in topics concerning the beauty of nature, the environmental problems today and of the future as well as works using natural or recycled materials.
Additionally, summer, 2012 in coordination with the Sandy Spring Museum and this exhibit, a children’s art project for environmental awareness and fun making art, will be offered by Margaret Paris, visual artist, art teacher and a Maryland resident.
For more information on performances: http://youngwc.blogspot.com/2012/04/ywc-sandy-spring-museum-performances.html
DC Chapter blog: http://wcadc.blogspot.com/
FB group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/61523271251
Philadelphia Chapter: http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/
FB page: http://www.facebook.com/phila.wca
FB page: http://www.facebook.com/wcaphila
FB group: ://www.facebook.com/groups/wcahumantrafficking
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Pacific Regional WCA
Honoring Women's Rights Conference and Exhibition
WEBSITE: http://www.honoringwomensrights.org
CONTACTS: Darlene Boyd and Susan Kraft
CONFERENCE DATES: September 7-9, 2012
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION:
Honoring Women's Rights Conference is a one-day intensive conference (see agenda)that taps ideas, models and innovations across the arts, business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, justice, policy and politics. You will see and hear live art, speakers, panels. round tables and films. Our speakers come with a wide range of current Women's Issues in art, politics, and education.CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
EXHIBITION JURORS: Dr. Joyce Aiken, Dr. Ruth Weisberg, and Patricia Rodriguez
ARTISTS INCLUDED IN EXHIBITION: Aleta Aaron, Suzanne Anan, Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Seda Baghdasarian, Ulla Barr, Tessie Barrera-Scharaga, Stephanie Beard, Joanne Beaule Ruggles, Deanna Beye, Marie Bezjian, Jennifer Bloomer, Melody Brown, Tracy Brown, Donna Catanzaro, Vanessa Chappelear, Christine Cianci, Sherri Cornett, Linda Rae Coughlin, Rose Anne Critchfield, Debra Dake-Morrell, Janet E. Dandridge, Lynn Dau, Anahi DeCanio, Debra Dobkin, Sally Edelstein, Anita Feng, Christine Fogel, Christine Giancola, Guerrilla Gowns, Karen Gutfreund, C Hamelin, Sharon Harper, Andrea Harris, Patter Hellstrom, Patricia Hulin, Patricia Izzo, Lahib Jaddo, Elaine Jason, Joy Johnson, Judy Johnson-Williams, Jamy Kahn, Flavia (FIFA) Krasilchik, Olga Lah, Lu Lee, Terri Lloyd, Nalyne Lunati, Monica Lundy, Kelsey McDonnell, Barbara McIntyre, Erika Meriaux, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Patrushka, Jennifer Mondfrans, Sandra Mueller, Trudy Myrrh, Melissa Nelson, Janice Nesser, Mary O'Brien, Colleen O'Donnell, Linda Pearlman Karlsberg, Jane Peterman, Bonnie Peterson, Roxanne Phillips, Lynda A.N.Reyes, Heather Rios, Launa D. Romoff, Trix Rosen, Nicole Rubio, Dixie Salazar, Jodi Schulz, Rose Selllery, Judy Shintani, Cynthia Siegel, Marlene Siff, Bonnie J. Smith, Elizabeth Sowell-Zak, Olga Stamatiou, Rebecca Stern, Deborah Mills Thackrey, Lynne Todaro, Orlonda Uffre, Cristina Velazquez, Silvia Wagensberg, Annette Wagner, Susan Wangari Mathenge, Susan Weaver, Tamara White, Tammy Jo Wilson, Flo Oy Wong, Marian Yap, and Nancy Youdelman
LOCATION: National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, California
PRESS: http://www.honoringwomensrights.org/press.html
VIDEOS: http://vimeo.com/46116833
http://vimeo.com/46915007
Highlights of Sandra Fluke's talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_IvwaDEf1U
Artworks included in Exhibition http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2zM5aRCxyl0#!
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Southern California WCA Chapter
www.scwca.org
Wilderness Mind Public Initiative and Exhibition
WEBSITES:
http://wildernessmind.org
http://www.angelsgateart.org/art_galleries.php
DESCRIPTION:
Wilderness Mind is an ongoing public initiative addressing the dynamic relationship between humans and the natural world organized by the SCWCA Eco-Art Collective, a member-led group of the Southern California WCA. The initiative includes public exhibitions, programs, workshops and publications — all with the ultimate goal to inspire full participation in the stewardship of the environment. To this end, the collective launched the “WildernessMind.org” web site that documents the exhibition and provides added writings to provide visitors with an experience of “wilderness.”
EXHIBITION DATE: May 20-August 18. 2012
The collective was invited by Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA. to launch a year-long investigation of the concept of wilderness. The exhibition featured 30 works that ranged from photography, painting and hand-made books to assemblage, installation, video and performance. As curator Deborah Thomas so aptly stated: "Although 'wilderness' may call to mind places of intense experience in nature, far from civilization, it reveals itself to be more a state of mind that defies location, either geographical or imaginary, where social structure relaxes, logic slips away, and time and space collapse." The exhibition included a full calendar of monthly programs organized by Sandra Mueller to foster community engagement including curator's and artists' talks, a Summer Solstice celebration, a panel moderated by Betty Ann Brown and a Poetry Reading by Deane Metzger.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Carolyn Applegate, Ulla Barr, Marie Cenkner, Danielle Eubank, Ann Isolde, J. J. L'Heureux, Nancy Lissaman, Meg Madison, Hiroko Momii, MaryLinda Moss, Sandra Mueller, Annemarie Rawlinson, Deborah Thomas and France White.
ABOUT THE CURATOR: Deborah Thomas was an artist, professor and independent curator. She also served as co-chair of the national WCA Eco-art Caucus Thomas unexpectedly passed away in December 2012 and the collective hosted a Remembrance Exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles, CA. in June 2013 in her honor.
Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Chapters
RE/using Our RE/sources
WEBSITE: http://www.zhibit.org/wca-dc/sandy-spring-museum-re-using-our-re-sources
DESCRIPTION: This Women's Caucus for Art - Washington DC exhibit is inspired by the ideals of living in greater harmony with our natural environment. Our idea is to create and exhibit engaging work about our natural resources and our concerns for environmental balance. We also value the ideals of community and maintaining the special qualities of places. We believe that visual art is direct and immediate in conveying the message of environmental urgency. We would like to exhibit artwork that celebrates natural themes or that uses natural materials with a transformative vision.
The Washington DC Chapter has organized this exhibit in partnership with the Philadelphia WCA Chapter, also an affiliate of the National Women’s Caucus. Among the Philadelphia Chapter’s members are performance artists and artists experienced in community art projects. We invite these members to develop art and collaborative programming. One of the major goals of WCA is activism and participating in community programs.
Visual art is important in developing our understanding of ourselves and the natural environment we have inherited. It teaches us to look deeper, take introspection and to learn value. One avenue of communication within our project may be to engage students from local schools to create visual art using recycled and/or natural materials and have the possibility of exhibiting this work.
DATES: Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 - Sunday, September 9th, 2012
PRESS:
Gaithersburg Patch: http://gaithersburg.patch.com/articles/women-artists-take-up-environmental-message
PRESS RELEASE:JUNE 24th, 2012, 2-4pm
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD www.sandyspringmuseum.org
Hours : Mon., Wed., Thurs. 9am-4pm and Sat., Sun. 12pm-4pm.
Exhibitors: Qadira Allen, Alison Altergott, Joan Arbeiter, Cynthia Back, Marilyn Banner, Rosalind Bloom, Ellen K. Bonett, Marcela Dorantes, Cynthia Farrell-Johnson,Michelle Frazier, Jane Forth, Sonia Friedman, Marilyn Hayes, Martha Knox, Elaine Langerman, Bonnie MacAllister, Ashira Malka, Linda Whelan Marks, Elena Maza, Menucha, Marcell Pachnowski, Margaret Paris, Natalya Parris, Jane Petit, Laura Petrovich-Cheney, Joan Tarbell Plato, Ana Vizcara Rankin, Cherie Redlinger, Ciindy Renteria, Lynda Smith-Bugge, Simone Spicer, Sara Suleman, Bonita Tabakin, Mary Jo Tydlacka
A culturally diverse community of artists presents views and visions on the environment
Sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Washington DC & Philadelphia Chapter
The Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington DC and Philadelphia Chapters, open a 34 artist exhibit with performance art and eco-demonstration on Sunday, June 24th, 2012, 2-4pm at Sandy Spring Museum. www.wcadc.org
WCA-DC and Philadelphia are affiliate chapters of The National Women’s Caucus for Art, a 40 year old organization, focused on art, education and social activism. Its members include visual artists, museum professionals and curators, historians, teachers and collectors. WCA supports the cultural diversity of its membership.www.nationalwca.org
The June 24th event will feature the eco-performance art of Philadelphia based artists Bonnie MacAllister, “What the Water Wore”, Mira Treatman, “Gertrude for Dinner”, Gabrielle Casella, "Transit Tales: a public her-story" as well as "Rockin' Retro Using Relics", a jewelry workshop using recycled objects by Gabrielle Casella.. Performance art, historically a feminist art form, has its roots in feminist art performances of the 1970’s.
The visual art exhibit, curated by Barbara Wolanin, PhD, opens on June 13 and continues through September 9, 2012 at Sandy Spring Museum’s galleries. This exhibit is diverse in expression and media; representing painting, sculpture, digital art, photography, assemblage and multi-media art in topics concerning the beauty of nature, the environmental problems today and of the future as well as works using natural or recycled materials.
Additionally, summer, 2012 in coordination with the Sandy Spring Museum and this exhibit, a children’s art project for environmental awareness and fun making art, will be offered by Margaret Paris, visual artist, art teacher and a Maryland resident.
For more information on performances: http://youngwc.blogspot.com/2012/04/ywc-sandy-spring-museum-performances.html
DC Chapter blog: http://wcadc.blogspot.com/
FB group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/61523271251
Philadelphia Chapter: http://phila-wca.blogspot.com/
FB page: http://www.facebook.com/phila.wca
FB page: http://www.facebook.com/wcaphila
FB group: ://www.facebook.com/groups/wcahumantrafficking
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pacific Regional WCA
Honoring Women's Rights Conference and Exhibition
WEBSITE: http://www.honoringwomensrights.org
CONTACTS: Darlene Boyd and Susan Kraft
CONFERENCE DATES: September 7-9, 2012
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION:
Honoring Women's Rights Conference is a one-day intensive conference (see agenda)that taps ideas, models and innovations across the arts, business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, justice, policy and politics. You will see and hear live art, speakers, panels. round tables and films. Our speakers come with a wide range of current Women's Issues in art, politics, and education.CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
- ANI ZONNEVELD
- EMILIA FUENTES GRANT
- GERI MONTANO
- JANE SCHONBERGER
- KAMALA LOPEZ
- LINDA TURNER BYNOE
- MALISSA FERUZZI SHRIVER
- MELANIE CERVANTES
- PRISCILLA OTANI
- SANDRA MUELLER
- DARLENE BOYD
- FLO OY WONG
- JANE PARKER
- JUDY BACA
- KAREN TEEGARDEN
- KIM ABELES
- LOUISE BERNIKOW
- MARTHA RICHARDS
- SANDRA FLUKE
- SUSAN KRAFT
EXHIBITION JURORS: Dr. Joyce Aiken, Dr. Ruth Weisberg, and Patricia Rodriguez
ARTISTS INCLUDED IN EXHIBITION: Aleta Aaron, Suzanne Anan, Jill Andre, Salma Arastu, Seda Baghdasarian, Ulla Barr, Tessie Barrera-Scharaga, Stephanie Beard, Joanne Beaule Ruggles, Deanna Beye, Marie Bezjian, Jennifer Bloomer, Melody Brown, Tracy Brown, Donna Catanzaro, Vanessa Chappelear, Christine Cianci, Sherri Cornett, Linda Rae Coughlin, Rose Anne Critchfield, Debra Dake-Morrell, Janet E. Dandridge, Lynn Dau, Anahi DeCanio, Debra Dobkin, Sally Edelstein, Anita Feng, Christine Fogel, Christine Giancola, Guerrilla Gowns, Karen Gutfreund, C Hamelin, Sharon Harper, Andrea Harris, Patter Hellstrom, Patricia Hulin, Patricia Izzo, Lahib Jaddo, Elaine Jason, Joy Johnson, Judy Johnson-Williams, Jamy Kahn, Flavia (FIFA) Krasilchik, Olga Lah, Lu Lee, Terri Lloyd, Nalyne Lunati, Monica Lundy, Kelsey McDonnell, Barbara McIntyre, Erika Meriaux, Sheila Metcalf Tobin, Patrushka, Jennifer Mondfrans, Sandra Mueller, Trudy Myrrh, Melissa Nelson, Janice Nesser, Mary O'Brien, Colleen O'Donnell, Linda Pearlman Karlsberg, Jane Peterman, Bonnie Peterson, Roxanne Phillips, Lynda A.N.Reyes, Heather Rios, Launa D. Romoff, Trix Rosen, Nicole Rubio, Dixie Salazar, Jodi Schulz, Rose Selllery, Judy Shintani, Cynthia Siegel, Marlene Siff, Bonnie J. Smith, Elizabeth Sowell-Zak, Olga Stamatiou, Rebecca Stern, Deborah Mills Thackrey, Lynne Todaro, Orlonda Uffre, Cristina Velazquez, Silvia Wagensberg, Annette Wagner, Susan Wangari Mathenge, Susan Weaver, Tamara White, Tammy Jo Wilson, Flo Oy Wong, Marian Yap, and Nancy Youdelman
LOCATION: National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, California
PRESS: http://www.honoringwomensrights.org/press.html
VIDEOS: http://vimeo.com/46116833
http://vimeo.com/46915007
Highlights of Sandra Fluke's talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_IvwaDEf1U
Artworks included in Exhibition http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2zM5aRCxyl0#!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Southern California WCA Chapter
www.scwca.org
Wilderness Mind Public Initiative and Exhibition
WEBSITES:
http://wildernessmind.org
http://www.angelsgateart.org/art_galleries.php
DESCRIPTION:
Wilderness Mind is an ongoing public initiative addressing the dynamic relationship between humans and the natural world organized by the SCWCA Eco-Art Collective, a member-led group of the Southern California WCA. The initiative includes public exhibitions, programs, workshops and publications — all with the ultimate goal to inspire full participation in the stewardship of the environment. To this end, the collective launched the “WildernessMind.org” web site that documents the exhibition and provides added writings to provide visitors with an experience of “wilderness.”
EXHIBITION DATE: May 20-August 18. 2012
The collective was invited by Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA. to launch a year-long investigation of the concept of wilderness. The exhibition featured 30 works that ranged from photography, painting and hand-made books to assemblage, installation, video and performance. As curator Deborah Thomas so aptly stated: "Although 'wilderness' may call to mind places of intense experience in nature, far from civilization, it reveals itself to be more a state of mind that defies location, either geographical or imaginary, where social structure relaxes, logic slips away, and time and space collapse." The exhibition included a full calendar of monthly programs organized by Sandra Mueller to foster community engagement including curator's and artists' talks, a Summer Solstice celebration, a panel moderated by Betty Ann Brown and a Poetry Reading by Deane Metzger.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Carolyn Applegate, Ulla Barr, Marie Cenkner, Danielle Eubank, Ann Isolde, J. J. L'Heureux, Nancy Lissaman, Meg Madison, Hiroko Momii, MaryLinda Moss, Sandra Mueller, Annemarie Rawlinson, Deborah Thomas and France White.
ABOUT THE CURATOR: Deborah Thomas was an artist, professor and independent curator. She also served as co-chair of the national WCA Eco-art Caucus Thomas unexpectedly passed away in December 2012 and the collective hosted a Remembrance Exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles, CA. in June 2013 in her honor.