Andrea Drouillard, a writer for a local educational publisher Gale Cengage, came to see our show, ‘The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now’, at Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, Swords into Plowshares. Though she came just before the show closed on February 29, she appreciated it so much she wantedContinue reading “19th Amendment show garners more appreciation”
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19th Amendment at 100, closing images
Jane posted a great batch of photos of this fantastic show we held at Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, in downtown Detroit. See all of them at: https://retreadart.com/blog/
The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now
One hundred years ago, on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, which gave women the right to vote. After years of struggle and education, organising and marching, American women won the right to participate in the democratic process. Not all women were included, but the basic argument was won – that women could not be kept out ofContinue reading “The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now”
Call for Art – The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now
Call for Art: The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now Exhibition Dates: January 24-February 29, 2020 Gallery: Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery, 33 East Adams, Detroit, Michigan, 48226 Entry deadline: December 6, 2019. In a time when women’s rights are being denigrated, women’s health and bodies are being threatened, andContinue reading “Call for Art – The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now”
Feminist Artist Residency in Florence, Italy
Women’s Lives make News in Manchester
“Dear Womanhouse” hits the press from tiny Manchester, MI, with a demonstration of what it’s like to be female now, while paying homage to the original “Womanhouse,” put on by Judy Chicago, Miriam Shapiro and their students in 1972 that kickstarted the Feminist Art Movement. PASS THIS ON! http://themanchestermirror.com/2018/10/22/dear-womanhouse-what-now/
“Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners
“Out There” was a three minute animation competition for women artists in Michigan, sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Michigan, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Animators were asked to show what’s off the grid, in outer space or inner depths, and what is normally invisible, unspoken or off limits. This compilation of theContinue reading ““Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners”
Pauline Parker Quilts at Cherry Hill Gallery
WCAMI President Margaret Parker is the daughter of another talented artist, Pauline Parker, and has organized an outstanding posthumous retrospective of her mother’s narrative quilts, now on view until March 31 in the Gallery of the Village Theater, 5040 Cherry Hill Road, Canton MI 48187. Completed between 1987 and 2003 when the artist was inContinue reading “Pauline Parker Quilts at Cherry Hill Gallery”
WCAMI’s Brenda Oelbaum at Toledo Museum of Art
Brenda Oelbaum’s Venus of Fonda is front and center in the Toledo Museum of Art as part of the Community Challenge show People on Paper. The sculpture, which refers to the Venus of Willendorf, is made of pages from Jane Fonda’s diet books. In a witty side note, she also sports Fonda’s trademark legwarmers. SheContinue reading “WCAMI’s Brenda Oelbaum at Toledo Museum of Art”
WCAMI and Arts Alliance Michigan at the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition
WCAMI is honored to be invited to participate in cooperation with the Arts Alliance Michigan, in the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition, to be held at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Columbus Ohio June 12 – August 24. The Columbus Invitational Arts Competition was started in 2012 to recognize groups that combine excellenceContinue reading “WCAMI and Arts Alliance Michigan at the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition”
Women's Caucus for Art 