Presentation Guidelines

For the presentation, make a powerpoint with at least five slides, with at least one image per slide (not more than two per slide).  Give a brief bio of your artist, then talk about why you chose to study that person and her work.  What was visually interesting to you?  Does her bio indicate any issues in her career that were related to gender? The goal is to organize your thoughts about the artist and teach the class about her.
It should be at least 5 minutes and not more than 10.
Email with any further questions.

Those of you who were there last week know your date assignment, either this week or next.  If you were not in class last week, email me to find out your date!

Elizabeth Catlett, a great artist, passed away this week at 96

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/arts/design/elizabeth-catlett-sculptor-with-eye-on-social-issues-dies-at-96.html

Assignment for Class April 4th

We will be touring the Tanner show with curator Anna Marley on April 4th.  There are two aspects of your assignment to prepare for class.
1.  Walk through the show, you don't have to spend a lot of time, but do take in the different sections and aspects of the show.  Take special notice of the images of women and formulate at least one question to ask Anna about the show.  Bring these questions to class in written form to turn in to me.
2. Read the chapter in the exhibition catalogue, Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, by Michael Leja, "Reproduction Troubles: Tanner's "Mothers of the Bible" for the Ladies Home Journal," pg. 147-156.  Be ready to discuss the issues in the article with the class while we are meeting with Anna. 

She is being very generous with her time for us.  Please give her the respect she deserves by being prepared.

Bartram's Garden Lecture this Saturday

http://www.bartramsgarden.org/?page_id=24

Black Nature Panel Discussion

Saturday, March 24, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Join us as we explore the meaning of “black nature” and the connections between African-African identity and the environment. Panelists include: Syd Carpenter, Chris Bolden Newsome, Evie Shockley, and Jeanne Thompson. Admission is a sliding scale of $5-$10, or free for members. RSVP to kmassare@bartramsgarden.org.

Philadelphia Art Alliance Lectures

Thursday, March 29th, 7pm - Jenni Sorkin on Post-War Ceramics: The Syracuse Annuals and the Search for Form

Thursday, April 5th, 7pm - Yarnbombing: Presentation by Jessie Hemmons, aka “ishknits”

Thursday, April 11th, 7pm - Digital Technology and Textiles:Presentation by artists Hitoshi and Heather Ujiie 

 http://philartalliance.org/programs.htm

Stats

http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/stats-on-human-rights/statistics-on-discrimination/statistics-on-discrimination-of-women/

In case you're interested, some economic information about the gender gap.

Guerilla Girls at MoMA - Watch for next week

http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/16/162

In lieu of a reading, please follow the link above and watch the video, Guerilla Girls at MoMA:
Keep in mind, it is tongue in cheek!  But all the statistics are accurate, so jot down some thoughts or surprising facts for our class discussion.

The Feminist Future: Guerrilla Girl

The Feminist Future: Theory and Practice in the Visual Arts

Friday, January 26, 2007
Panel: Activism/Race/Geopolitics
Guerrilla Girls Frida Kahlo and Kathe Kollwitz, two founding members of the feminist activist group