In 1985, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened an exhibition titled “An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture,” which explored the most significant contemporary art in the world. Of the 169 artists featured, only 13 were women. All of them were white. Women artists were not pleased. Several joined forces and organized [...]
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Guerrilla Warfare for Women Artists
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, art, art contest, Art Week, Guerilla Girls, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. on February 21, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Thumbs-up Award and AAUW Dialog Art Week
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged art, art contest, National Museum of Women in the Arts, NMWA, politics and art, women artists on February 17, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Every year, the AAUW Art Contest draws a wide variety of art submissions. It’s always amazing to see the diversity of the artwork that comes in. And each year, I find myself going back to the gallery and choosing a new favorite every time. It’s also great that AAUW members get to vote for six [...]
AAUW Artists
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW members, art contest, artists, California, Danville-Alamo, Georgia, Hersh, Houston Peach, Winston on January 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
We have long known that there are many talented members of AAUW. Our members have risen to the tops of their professions — medicine, law, science, academia, and many others. But they also have talents that are independent of their careers. With that in mind, for the past four years AAUW has hosted an art [...]
I Have a Secret
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged A Body of Work, AAUW members, art contest, artists, Atascadero, Cairns, California on January 13, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
I secretly love to know something that no one else knows — to be the first. In my job at AAUW, much of what I do is behind the scenes. I don’t work directly with members that often. But once a year, that changes. As the website designer, I manage the AAUW Art Contest. After [...]
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