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High Heels in Wet Pavement
Impressions of 2nd Generation Feminists
September 22 - October 15, 2006

DATES:
September 16: Hand delivery of artwork to Darlene’s Studio, 11 am-3 pm
September 20: Steamboat Springs Artists deliver to Depot
September 22: Opening reception 5-7 pm
September 23: Panel and gallery talk 9:00 am-10:30 am
October 15: Last day of show
October 16: Show comes down

LOCATION:
Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot
Steamboat Springs, Colorado

CURATOR: Dee Timm, 303-440-7005
Assistant Curator: Darlene Kunne, 303-642-3125

SHOW INFO:

The show will include: Individual artist works on the theme and the WCA-CO ‘Mylar House’ representing a creative collaboration by members of our group. The mylar pieces were sewn together glorifying a sewing bee and ‘woman’s work’. (See a photograph of this work here.)

An additional small works gallery will show two different things:

ONE: ‘The Bra Show’, 2D or 3D works depicting the celebration of the bra and how it is viewed past and present. The WCA will also be creating an installation of ‘raku bras’ created at our summer get togethers.

TWO: Other small works on the ‘Feminist theme’ you may submit, jewelry, cards, small artwork, bin work all for sale. 20” x 20” max.

September 8 postmark deadline: Mail artist commitment form found here below and $10 hanging fee plus $10 transportation fee postmark deadline. Mail to: Dee Timm, 5021 Lee Hill Drive, Boulder, CO 80302.



Theme for Artwork:

The 1970's women's movement in art was a backlash to the "status quo" of the male aesthetic in artwork , which at that time was very formal, elitist, and market oriented. Art institutions were very patriarchal with few women exhibiting, and although today many females now exhibit, only a few are collected at major venues.

The feminist art that emerged in the 70"s included several basic changes in art:

1. The analysis of objectification of the female 'nude', where the body was NOT JUST an object of desire or beauty for the male, but that there was/is an empowered 'person' inside the female body. Some artwork was playful, some angry, and others critiqued the "male gaze" and the the concepts of 'beauty' and 'feminine'. A nude woman "working" or doing a male job was possible. At times, the rejuvenation of the female goddess was also incorporated in artwork. Concept of gender was important.

2. The value of "domestic relations" and "women's work" was explored in artwork, and was "glorified" no matter how mundane. Artwork could depict women doing daily chores/ in contrast to male dominated jobs. Womanhouse was an important collaborative project in the '70s portraying a home.

3. The reinstitution of craft, pattern, and decorative artwork competed with the so-called "high" art made by males. This challenged the division between the male and female roles in society and the workplace. Crafts such as needlepoint, textiles, embroidery, quilting, sewing, tile work, and Kitsch became ART, while everyday materials and found objects gained importance.

4. Art was often based on the narrative, family, personal and community experiences, with emotions and sentimentality taking precedence. Text was often used in art. Artists also used "symbols" of women, such as Judy Chicago's triangular (female symbol) The Dinner Party which showed many female accomplishments. Female terms and body functions such as menstrual blood, birth, vaginas, etc... could be used.

5. New types of artwork emerged; including collaboration, video art, performance art, installation art, conceptual art, images from TV, and mixed media.

6. Some anti-war artwork emerged.

7. NOT all feminist artwork was filled with rage, was derogatory, or "in your face". Many art pieces were quite "pretty" ie... Miriam Shapiro.



Good reading / images: "The Power of Feminist Art" by Mary D. Garrard, and Norma Broude (as low as $9.00 used on Amazon).
Also remember the Upstarts and Matriarchs Show at the Mizel Center for Arts in 2005.



Commitment Agreement: Accepted work must be available for the duration of the exhibit and maybe photographed for publicity etc. without compensation. Submission of your signed entry form constitutes agreement to exhibit according to the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus.

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Jurying: Will take place at the Depot. Refer to WCA standards and the theme of the show. 2D or 3D accepted. No Installation pieces accepted.

Eligibility: Show is open to Women’s Caucus for Art, Colorado Chapter members. (See www.wcaco.org/join.html for information and application details. We welcome new members at anytime. 30% commission will be accessed by the council, price accordingly.)

Hand delivery in Boulder: Saturday September 16, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, Darlene Kuhne’s studio, 2810 Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO 80301 (Go around building, 3rd door to the east of the west side of the building) Pick up date TBD.

Mandatory: Please write a paragraph/artists statement about your work and how it relates to Feminism then or now or on a personal story/statement. And submit a current Biography with photographs of other work. Submit these materials when dropping off work. If you do not have it at the time of the drop off we will have you write one then and there. These materials will be used to create a permenent notebook to reside at the Steamboat Arts Council.

Volunteer opportunities: We need hanging helpers in Steamboat, Panel Participants, take down crew and a typist. Please get in touch with your curators.