Slocumb Galleries to host 'Filipina as Artist and Feminist' exhibition
From staff reports
Issue date: 2/18/08 Section: The Scene
"Filipina as Artist and Feminist," an exhibition of work by prominent Filipina artists, will be on display at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries from Feb. 18-March 14 in celebration of International Women's Month and Women's History Month (March).
It is sponsored by ETSU's Women's Studies Program in collaboration with Slocumb Galleries, the Department of Art and Design, Tri-Iota Student Organization and the Student Government Association.
It is also coordinated with the Jade Tree, a local Filipina-owned curio shop, to reach out to the Filipino community of the greater Johnson City area.
An artist's talk, film showing and closing reception will be held Thursday, March 13, from 4-7 p.m. in the Ball Hall auditorium and Slocumb Galleries respectively.
The exhibition explores the development of women's visual art in the Philippines as a vital part of the feminist movement and its advancement. It presents art that manifests the values and struggles of women - their plight, motivations and other contemporary feminist issues.
The artists represented, who have exhibited in the Philippines and around the world, are "pioneers in steering the visual dialogue in addressing women's issues in culture and the arts" and were selected based on their "significant contributions in the development of Philippine visual art and their commitment to the feminist agenda."
Most are leaders in women's organizations - including the KALAYAAN Women's Group - and community-based collectives and have "consistently advocated forums and opportunities to discuss, debate and alter the male-dominant artistic structure toward women's empowerment."
Three are founding members of the KASIBULAN Philippine Women Artists Collective.
Visual artist and curator Imelda Cajipe-Endaya was part of the social realist art movement in the Philippines during the 1970s and '80s. Her earlier works dealt with the harsh reality of women and children as victims of poverty and violence, while her recent works focus on issues faced by women migrant workers and diaspora.
It is sponsored by ETSU's Women's Studies Program in collaboration with Slocumb Galleries, the Department of Art and Design, Tri-Iota Student Organization and the Student Government Association.
It is also coordinated with the Jade Tree, a local Filipina-owned curio shop, to reach out to the Filipino community of the greater Johnson City area.
An artist's talk, film showing and closing reception will be held Thursday, March 13, from 4-7 p.m. in the Ball Hall auditorium and Slocumb Galleries respectively.
The exhibition explores the development of women's visual art in the Philippines as a vital part of the feminist movement and its advancement. It presents art that manifests the values and struggles of women - their plight, motivations and other contemporary feminist issues.
The artists represented, who have exhibited in the Philippines and around the world, are "pioneers in steering the visual dialogue in addressing women's issues in culture and the arts" and were selected based on their "significant contributions in the development of Philippine visual art and their commitment to the feminist agenda."
Most are leaders in women's organizations - including the KALAYAAN Women's Group - and community-based collectives and have "consistently advocated forums and opportunities to discuss, debate and alter the male-dominant artistic structure toward women's empowerment."
Three are founding members of the KASIBULAN Philippine Women Artists Collective.
Visual artist and curator Imelda Cajipe-Endaya was part of the social realist art movement in the Philippines during the 1970s and '80s. Her earlier works dealt with the harsh reality of women and children as victims of poverty and violence, while her recent works focus on issues faced by women migrant workers and diaspora.