“Society of Obstinate Headstrong Women” of which I am a proud member! My art-above- exhibited includes QR codes to scan which identify issues facing women since 1813 and before! ongoing issues of equality, rights and identity. Intensely amazing exhibit! Women lead the way! Support Women Artists!
Oakton’s Annual WGSS Program Art Exhibition, in its 15th year, is drawn to respond to what’s happening in the world and to our communities. There have been many changes in U.S. legislation in the last year that threaten our bodily autonomy, our gender identities, our sexualities, and our intellectual freedoms. Alongside the shifts in law and policy have been a culture of exclusion and violence at the local, state, national, and corporate levels. What undergirds this legislation? Why have women and pregnant persons across our country lost access to vital reproductive healthcare services? Why are transgender youth the targets of increasingly discriminatory laws? Why are book bans and censorship threatening our public libraries and schools? And what kind of society do we live in when a drag queen story hour becomes the site of politicized violence and state control? As history reveals time and time again, the fight for justice and equity is never finished. We have witnessed renewed attacks on reproductive justice, bans on life-affirming care for transgender and non-binary youth, attacks on the freedom of ideas and teaching accurate history in education, book bans and censorship, racialized terror and gun violence, and environmental threats to indigenous communities and ecosystems. We are in the fight of our lives and we refuse to go backwards. How can we work together to create a more just and liberatory society for ALL of us?
Special Thanks to; Lindsey Hewitt: The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program at Oakton College WGSS Art Show and Nathan Harpaz, Ph.D., manager of the Koehnline Museum of Art.
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You are invited to the Thursday, Oct 5 2023 Reception 5pm to 8pm at Oakton CC,
Looking back then look ahead! look both ways for Perspective. support living artists! collect show women!! still an underserved population, yes! Nudes in Museums, but not many living women art shown still!
“Your love cuts deeply” 1999 and 2023. Nancy Bechtol
Nancy Bechtol recalling her time as President of ARC Gallery 1999 to 2001, when the ARC Gallery nearly went under. A story seldom, if ever told. TRUE.
ARC sisterhood endured! Proof is today. Still standing strong. come visit!! please support!
Feminist, inclusive, DIVERSITY, ALL ARTISTS WELCOME. Chicago longest running Women run Nonprofit!
ONE OF THE OLDEST WOMEN RUN GALLERIES IN THE COUNTRY. CLOSE TIE NYC.
The Guerrilla Girls have exhibited their artwork worldwide and have been invited into many museums to give their assessment of equality. Two more posters show how they like to use bold humor in their messaging. Photo by Janelle Vonasek/UND Today.
The group’s first color poster probably remains its best-known. Produced in 1989, it included their first “weenie count” taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In response to the overwhelming number of female nudes shown in the museum, the poster asks: “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?”
It goes on to say: “Less than 4% of the artists in the Modern Art sections are women, but 76% of the nudes are female.”
The text is tucked next to an image of the Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres painting of one of the most famous female nudes in Western art history — this time, however, a gorilla head is placed over the woman’s face.
That’s Guerrilla Girls humor, and viewers have come to expect it in the artists’ messaging. Though the topic is always serious, their artwork has evolved from its original straightforward facts and numbers to a more witty and snarky style that both entertains and makes its audience stop and think.
I am sure, this story will resonate with many who see this for what it is… especially women artists.
I recently was honored to be featured in the NYC based SEE|ME community. The next day, I was banned from the networking site, LinkedIN, which I was a member for about 8 years. reason given, I violated the community guidelines. Here is the post from SEE|ME:
Produced in 1989, it included their first “weenie count” taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In response to the overwhelming number of female nudes shown in the museum, the poster asks: “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?”
It goes on to say:
The text is tucked next to an image of the Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres painting of one of the most famous female nudes in Western art history — this time, however, a gorilla head is placed over the woman’s face.
That’s Guerrilla Girls humor, and viewers have come to expect it in the artists’ messaging. Though the topic is always serious, their artwork has evolved from its original straightforward facts and numbers to a more witty and snarky style that both entertains and makes its audience stop and think.
Gallery hours: Thurs & Fri 2-6 pm, Sat & Sun 12-4 pm
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
deep figures. survive the Pandemic.
“Soul: Journey” 32″X26″ digitalpainting infused on metal original Nancy Bechtol 2022
ARC, founded in 1973 as a women-run cooperative nonprofit organization, has a long and distinguished history as a cultural institution in the city. ARC’s mission is to bring innovative, emerging and experimental visual art, to a wide range of viewers, and to provide a nurturing atmosphere for the continued development of artistic potential and dialogue. Celebrating 49 years in existence, ARC provides exhibition opportunities and support to artists, across all artistic disciplines including performance, sound, and video. The support ARC offers includes: professional presentation of work, significant financial subsidy of gallery space, group and themed show opportunities, and feedback and encouragement to young and emerging artists. We welcome all people!
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Participating Members: Nancy Fritz – Iris Goldstein – Cait Hardie – Beth LeFauve – Elyse Martin – Ruti Modlin – Cheri Reif Naselli – Randi Shepard – Lee Stanton – Michele Stutts – Michelle Williams
National Members: Laura Cloud – Abigail Engstrand – Nicolei Buendia Gupit
Affiliate Members: Granite Palombo Amit – Kina Bagovska – Nancy Bechtol – Denise Bellezzo – Monica J. Brown – Virginia Carstarphen – Esther Charbit – Jessica Gondek – Carolyne King – Pauline Kochanski – Jane Stevens – Cynthia Vaicunas – Amy Zucker
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