WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART - COLORADO CHAPTER

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Women have ruled the domain of the kitchen for generations; standing over an arsenal of equipment designed to soothe them and make them more efficient. Looking onto their yards from their post at the kitchen sink, decades of Kitchen Goddesses have cooked and cleaned their way into immortality.

While some women were complacent in their role within the home, scores of others sought to redefine themselves in the working world, in academics or in other capacities. The gadgetry and décor of kitchen utensils was updated to appeal to the evolving Goddess’ needs, making their kitchen tasks easier and more efficient. By the late 1990s, 70 percent of married women were an active part of the American workforce, leaving the ranks unfilled in the traditional kitchen role. While mixing bowls and cookbooks gathered dust, women garnered recognition in all areas of modern life.

Recently, society has had a nostalgic rebirth, with longing for family dinner hour, home-cooked meals and the woman who can "have it all," with a family, job and flawless house. This exhibit is a collection of symbolic representations of the Kitchen Goddess from the American past through present-day.

Dates: opens on January 15, 2007
Location:Lakewood Cultural Center, North Gallery, 480 S. Allison Pkwy., M-F, 8-5 p.m.
Juror: Gabriella Cavalleros, Artistic Director of Modern Muse Theatre Company. She has been an actor, director, teacher, and producer in Colorado for the past sixteen years. As a member of the acting company of the Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theatre Company, she has played a wide range of roles in dozens of productions, new-play readings, and musicals since 1990. Most recently, she received an Emmy nomination for best documentary narration for PBS’s La Raza de Colorado. She has taught and co-created and lead diverse workshops in theatre, creativity, and women’s voices in Colorado and New York for over twenty years, and teaches acting, movement, and voice at Denver University and the University of Colorado at Denver.
Eligibility: Open to all US artists with original visual artwork completed within the last 2 years, using the theme of “The Kitchen Goddess”.
Entry Fees: WCA, Colorado chapter members: $10 for up to 3 entries, $5 for each additional entry, and a maximum of 5 entries.
Non-Members: $35 for up to 3 entries, $10 for each additional entry, with a maximum of 5 entries.
Entry Deadline: Digital images (no slides) due by Monday, October 30, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: November 6- 8th, 2006 (by email or mail)
Accepted Art Received: December 1, 2006- January 5, 2007
All entry submissions should be mailed to:
Women’s Caucus For Art
c/o Suchil Coffman
1385 Yukon Street
Lakewood, CO 80214

Questions: 303.906.5409 or suchil@qwest.net