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STORIES WE TELL
WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ARTS FEATURED ARTISTS
JUROR: Jessica Porter, Owner Porter Contemporary, NYC
EXHIBITION DIRECTOR: Karen Gutfreund
September 4 to September 28, 2013
ARTIST RECEPTION:
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The Women's Caucus for Art announced a national call forSTORIES WE TELL, portraying the tradition of visual storytelling through women's voices. What stories do we tell ourselves, make up about ourselves, tell others, or share with our families, friends and the larger world? What needs to be heard? Whether activist or abstract, we are seeking artwork that addresses your aesthetic, political, or philosophical perspectives. Storytelling is central to human existence, common to every known culture and women are usually the record-keepers and the storytellers of the family. We use spoken and visual narratives to make sense of our world and to share that understanding with others. The stories areactivist/political, a contemporary interpretation of an ancient myth, and based on personal or family stories displayed with 45 works chosen by Jessica Porter.
This call was open to all self-identified women residing in the United States. WCA asked for artwork in all media and genre: figurative/narrative, text based art, and abstract/conceptual; art that weaves together a story through mood and tone, work to provoke and inspire. Artists were encouraged to interpret this theme broadly; and submit works that have resonance and meaning to them and the viewers.
Please join us to meet the WCA Artists on Saturday, September 7th, from 5 - 7 PM. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 - 6:00 PM.
Francesca Fiore: Hair
September 7th-September 28th
RECEPTION/LIVE PERFORMANCE September 7th, 5:00-7:00pm
Hair is a performance that explores intimacy among women through the physical act of cutting hair and the sense of trust and closeness it imbues. Using the delicate framework of a personal memory, and accompanied by the women with whom I have felt a strong feminine connection, I will attempt to conjure the childhood experience of attending a small hair salon with my mother, and my ritual of building nests from the clippings of her hair.Based in a familial history with Alzheimer's and ritualistic traditions, my work seeks to navigate the complicated space of memory within the clutter of contemporary life. The live performance of Hair will take place during the reception on September 7th, and the sculptural remnants will remain for the duration of the exhibition.
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