tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80313995697950947312024-02-18T19:02:26.344-08:00W.O.M.A.Women Make Art 2012: Home and AwayWomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-71747225022587471822014-02-07T06:57:00.002-08:002014-02-07T06:57:27.965-08:002014 PlansHappy New Year folks! We've been silent for a while but we're almost ready to re-launch this year with new things for 2014. We look forward to sharing and collaborating with you all again. We've been quite busy and we apologise for being off the radar,and for ignoring e-mail and requests. 2013 was a pretty long year for us both, but we're starting a new mini-project in which we'd love and appreciate your participation.<br />
Meanwhile, continue to bear with us - we really love your support. Thank you for sticking with us!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-56952921973339323512013-11-27T07:13:00.002-08:002013-11-27T07:13:42.228-08:00Fun Crab Alert!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<b>‘Fun Fun One Crab On The Run’</b>is a beautiful, imaginative and useful new children’s board book for age range 3-6 that has just hit the Caribbean market. Published by Little Bell Caribbean (New York), it is the latest title by best-selling author Mario Picayo, who selected Grenadian illustrator Stacey Byer to create the illustrations. <span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>“I was attracted to her use of colour, playful style, and the humor I saw in her work,” </i></span>explains Picayo, who met Stacey during a visit to Grenada in 2012.</div>
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This delightful counting book for young readers follows the characters as they explore, swim, fly, and blossom, while simple rhymes connect the numbers on their journey from one to ten. It is a perfect tool to introduce children to numbers. A chart at the end of the book lets the reader know the name (common and scientific) of each real Caribbean animal and plant included in the illustrations, and turns the book into a “find it” game.<br />
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The <b>official Grenada launch</b> for the book (a kid friendly event) will take place at the <b>Grenada National Museum on November 30th, 2013 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm</b>. To promote the value of art and literacy to early childhood education in Grenada, there will be a presentation on reading picture books, illustrations on display, as well as copies of the Fun Crab Books for sale.<br /><br />In addition, November is <i>Picture Book Month</i> and to honour this, the illustrator is donating 150 copies of the book to pre-primary and primary schools in Grenada. This is being made possible with the generous assistance of a number of corporate sponsors, including NAWASA, SouthernElectrical, EcoDive, Country Cold Store, 3BS, Grenada Pharmacies, Wade Optical, Island Dental, Spice Isle Retreaders, Grand Anse Playgroup, and Sweet Water Foundation, as well as personal contributions from individual donors. The distribution of these books will be facilitated by the Ministry of Education post-launch.<br /><br />It was important to Byer that the book has a wide circulation so that Grenadian children have access to the book. “I often try to include a community element with my art events,” says Byer, who also co-curates the Women Make Art show. “I think it’s important to showcase art’s wider links to society, culture and education. Art is essential, not just ornamental.”<br /><br /><div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">We thank you for your patience and support in waiting for our catalogue. Many thanks to the supporters, collectors, artists and partners and to our families. </span><span style="background-color: white;">There is still the sales gallery page, photo archives, and many more updates throughout the rest of the year. We also have not forgotten everyone who contacted us about other projects and we will contact you as soon as we can.</span>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-52694313897817192222012-04-18T06:24:00.000-07:002012-04-18T06:24:00.654-07:00WOMA Catalogue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's our official opening shots and video of Women Make Art Home & Away : March 31st 2012. Thanks to all who came out last week! We're on until Saturday14th April! Get there - we have great works available and for those of you who aren't in Grenada, we will publish the catalogue next week and have some of the works available for sale on this site.</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0St Georges, Grenada12.053532 -61.74968412.0380035 -61.769425000000005 12.0690605 -61.729943tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-68366302469437892682012-04-03T06:12:00.000-07:002012-04-03T06:12:09.532-07:00WOMA 2012 First Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to Georgie Tuson for providing these first look photos! We had a live broadcast on UStream and evening was packed with our regulars and new faces. We were very excited to have participating artists like Danielle de Bruin and Rashelle Brown joining us from the UK and the US. We will be posting more soon!</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-66996794562885694992012-03-19T07:43:00.000-07:002012-03-19T07:58:07.980-07:00WOMA 2012: Home & Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.5083450637757778" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://artcaribbean.org/" style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Caribbean Art project</a> and <a href="http://4hrnap.tumblr.com/" style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">4Hr Nap Collective</a> will host <b>Women Make Art (WOMA) 2012</b>, “Home & Away”, an art exhibition featuring over 30 women artists from the Caribbean and the diaspora. The show includes emerging and professional Grenadian artists as well as artists from Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Aruba, and the Bahamas and working in Canada, the US, the UK and Germany. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This diverse group of women will share works that have interpreted the theme “Home & Away” in unique ways. Through their use of diverse media: painting, illustration, photography, and mixed media these artists seek to deal with many aspects of the identity and place - of distance, of the working woman, and of life in the diaspora. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chan says “This year we decided to expand our reach and invite artists from the region to join us. We are not disappointed – we are showing works by some of the region’s top contemporary artists like Olivia McGilchrist (Jamaica) and Florine Demosthene (Haiti/NY).” On the Grenadian art selection, Byer is excited, “We have full range of work – painting, digital art, photography, weaving and metal work, with artists like Malaika Brooks-Smith-Lowe, Cecilia Younger, Géraldine Le Leannec and Kato Charles.” The show will also feature a guest street artist installation outside the Gallery building from Trinidad-based team <a href="http://pinkyandemigrante.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Pinky and Emigrante</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caribbean Art project (CAp) has previously hosted exhibitions with prolific Grenadian and international artists. Their mission involves informing, educating, documenting and exhibiting Caribbean artists, building a database, and allowing individual development and sales opportunities, as well as facilitating development in artist and collector communities. Erik Johnson and Meg Conlon direct the organization, and have partnered with 4Hr Nap once more for this show. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://4hrnap.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">4Hr Nap</a> is an art collective that visual artists Stacey Byer and Tracey Chan have created as a framework for creativity, inspiration, exhibition and education. Their vision is to contribute to local and international art communities; create opportunities for Caribbean artists through exhibitions and events; and collaborate with other professional artists and groups. Their talents form a fluid team with dynamic energy that offers fresh, innovative ideas. They have been working together since March 2011, curating Grenada’s first all women art exhibition, Women Make Art (WOMA) and November 2011’s “Paradise”.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The exhibition’s opening reception on Saturday, March 31</span><span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">st</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Gallery, Paddock, St. George’s (Springs-Belmont Junction - below Europa). Weekday openings are Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm, Thursday 6-8pm, and weekends, 11am - 5pm or by appointment. The show runs until Saturday 14</span><span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> April, 2012.</span></span></div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-1195128925599968132012-02-09T05:19:00.001-08:002012-02-09T05:19:44.185-08:00Inspiration: Cultural Globalization<div style="text-align: center;">
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</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-54926721970546646902012-02-04T09:30:00.000-08:002012-02-04T09:33:21.462-08:00Grenada Artists Call - UpdateWe have a quick update to our guidelines for <b><i>Grenada-based artists</i></b> for <b>WOMA 2012: Home & Away</b>. Many of our local (Grenada-based) artists who do not normally work small have approached us to relax this restriction to allow them to participate. We have heard you and have decided to adjust our submissions as follows for exhibition submissions!<br /><ul>
<li>Grenada-based women artists may submit pieces larger than 9" x 12" and <b>local</b> 3D artists may now submit work. Please submit all final artwork dimensions with the online submission. </li>
<li>For 3D works, all dimensions are needed, as well as how you intend to display it. </li>
<li>Overseas-based artists are still under the 9" x 12" size restriction. </li>
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The organisers will not accept liability for any damages to artworks that are damaged during shipment. This is done at the artist's risk only.<br /><br />Online submission deadline is still<b> February 29, 2012</b>. <br /><br />Please see our full call <a href="http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com/p/call-for-artwork.html" target="_blank">here</a> and remember to submit when you have all the information and work is finished. We will not be accepting entries that are incomplete or via email. The form is available <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_135912557"></span>here<span id="goog_135912558"></span></a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/womenmakeart" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.<br />We look forward to seeing your work!WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-57193414478689564692012-01-12T04:48:00.000-08:002012-01-12T04:50:05.465-08:00WOMA 2012 Call for Entries<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Women Make Art is back for 2012 with another <a href="http://4hrnap.tumblr.com/">4Hr Nap</a> and <a href="http://artcaribbean.org/">Caribbean Art project (CAp)</a> collaboration. We are now accepting artwork submissions for this year’s exhibition, “<b><i>Home & Away</i></b>”. Our objective is to interact and engage with more women artists as we create regional and international solidarity through the project. The exhibition will run from<b> March 31 - April 14, 2012</b> at the Gallery, St. George’s, Grenada.</div>
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Don't forget to find us (and like us) on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/womenmakeart" target="_blank">WOMA</a>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-91018956030849553882011-06-13T11:27:00.000-07:002011-06-13T11:27:50.016-07:00!Women Art RevolutionFor over forty years, Director Lynn Hershman Leeson has collected hundreds of hours of interviews with visionary artists, historians, curators and critics who shaped the beliefs and values of the Feminist Art Movement and reveal previously undocumented strategies used to politicize female artists and integrate women into art structures.<br />
Through intimate interviews, art, and rarely seen archival film and video footage, !<a href="http://www.womenartrevolution.com/">Women Art Revolution</a> reveals how the Feminist Art Movement fused free speech and politics into an art that radically transformed the art and culture of our times.WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-19392733749196172032011-04-11T10:26:00.000-07:002011-04-11T10:28:41.216-07:00WOMA Wrap Up As we wrap up WOMA 2011, we would firstly like to thank everyone for their support. What a tremendous show! We got over <b>$15,000 EC</b> in sales so that gave us enough to give over <b>$2000</b> to our Grenada National Organization of Women (GNOW) charity, and over <b>$700</b> to the Alliance Francaise and over <b>$1500</b> to the Grenada Arts Council. Great huh? I think we did well for a first run didn't we?<br />
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Tracey & Stacey signing out for now. We'll try to keep this site updated for news of projects and things! Keep up with us on our <a href="http://facebook.com/womenmakeart">facebook page</a> because we will post there as well. Keep working folks! We'll be working on other projects and look forward to sharing art with you.<br />
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Hey folks if you have albums please send WOMA a link (especially on Facebook) so we can share the love.WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-75605081554692906882011-03-16T07:02:00.000-07:002011-03-16T10:57:06.537-07:00ART RaffleSo we've changed the format of our Carina Andrew piece! Now for $10 EC a chance, you can win this gorgeous piece of artwork. Please remember that the proceeds are all going to our GNOW charity for domestic abuse victims!!!<br />
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</tbody></table>Come down to the gallery to take part and to see the artwork.WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-8830730880726590482011-03-15T08:00:00.000-07:002011-03-15T08:00:03.489-07:00Because You're a Girl: Growing up in the CommonwealthHave a read of the <a href="http://www.plan-uk.org/pdfs/growing-up-in-the-commonwealth">awesome report from the Royal Commonwealth Society</a>. New Zealand, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago rank at the top of the list of places where it's cool to be female. Grenada is at number 23 overall, but you can check out the individual categories to see where each country stands.WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-11428665314963153362011-03-14T17:39:00.000-07:002011-03-14T19:16:19.356-07:00WOMA Launch!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracey Chan, Lorice Pascal (GNOW), Stacey Byer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trace and Stace</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Hey folks, we had a brilliant opening night on Friday! We had about 200 people - it was a big crowd and I think we made a pretty good impression. From the comments made thus far, I think everyone is happy that we have something different going on.<br />
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Thank you to all those who came and supported us, to those who bought work (fairly impressive sales on opening night), who actually came up and spoke to us, and who have been sharing our information.<br />
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Big thank yous all around from the both of us!<br />
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We have our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=35002&id=136886256367409">little gallery</a> up on the Facebook page, so check them out. We will post updates as photos come in.WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-64548831044345460812011-03-06T15:26:00.000-08:002011-03-06T15:29:42.719-08:00WOMA Opening on Friday!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZG1PN0ICK2aoaid01OxHdsQGc0vTdeReD4EBisyRdFceoS_GPVSyCd4q47guMGWfskXRtRYw0OXhj-hgLxveIFkqjrdj4c3B4xJs3zju1KVCbfZ8ZePtzfdgIPK3EyTtjWgT9jx1L86a/s1600/womaflyerfc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZG1PN0ICK2aoaid01OxHdsQGc0vTdeReD4EBisyRdFceoS_GPVSyCd4q47guMGWfskXRtRYw0OXhj-hgLxveIFkqjrdj4c3B4xJs3zju1KVCbfZ8ZePtzfdgIPK3EyTtjWgT9jx1L86a/s640/womaflyerfc.png" width="486" /></a></div>We cooking with gas!<br />
Space, check!<br />
Artwork, check!<br />
Frazzled art curators, check!<br />
Hope to see you there folks!<br />
If you need a print version of this flyer please <a href="mailto:womenmakeart@gmail.com">email us</a> for a print ready black and white or colour PDF. Otherwise you can save this graphic and post it on your web pages, facebook pages, whathaveyou.<br />
Please distribute to everyone you know! Remember we have a <a href="http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com/2011/02/silent-auction-surprise.html">silent auction on opening night</a>!<br />
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Don't forget to keep up with us on our<a href="http://facebook.com/traceychan"> facebook page</a>!WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-86163796626935230192011-03-03T05:28:00.000-08:002011-03-03T05:28:00.367-08:00Press Release!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVGo900R3Pb_XvgwzA1BWwBUFtnGw6yZrOpaK-VGF0r3mLrk4gINQcjIfPhSvfZXAsDDYMe790byicXV6iHSJ8o39BOAfmlMR7u9B2znR4ayqi9AUUP5AYf_39MntTiKiwCgouEjbYT-E/s1600/womainviweb.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVGo900R3Pb_XvgwzA1BWwBUFtnGw6yZrOpaK-VGF0r3mLrk4gINQcjIfPhSvfZXAsDDYMe790byicXV6iHSJ8o39BOAfmlMR7u9B2znR4ayqi9AUUP5AYf_39MntTiKiwCgouEjbYT-E/s400/womainviweb.png" width="400" /></a></div>Whoa, we're just about a week away from the opening! We are not frazzled yet (by then you will not want to see panda eyes).<br />
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Our press release has been released and lovingly put on <a href="http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2011/03/stacey-byer-tracey-chan-do-woma-in-grenada/">Arc Magazine</a>!<br />
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We're taking interviews media folks!<br />
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We will be on Flow network's Chit Chat on Tuesday March 9th and maybe on the radio!<br />
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“Women Make Art!” (WOMA ’11), Grenada’s first ever women-themed art exhibition featuring women artists exclusively will be held at the old United Travel Agency Building, #9 Young Street, St. George’s, from March 11th – 25th, 2011, in honour of International Women’s Day (March 8th, 2011). The exhibition will feature paintings, photography, sculpture and three-dimensional works from Grenadian and Grenada-based women artists.<br />
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The WOMA Committee, comprising established and upcoming members of the local art community, conceived the exhibition as a way to contribute to the educational development and cultural enrichment of artists, art lovers, and help raise awareness of women’s issues in Grenada. As an event in commemoration of the 100 year celebration of International Women’s Day, WOMA ’11 will be listed as an event along with over 1000 other events worldwide.<div><br />
Held under the auspices of the Alliance Française and the Grenada Arts Council, the exhibition brings together communities of artists, both professional and emerging, while engaging other members of the Grenada community. The artists seek to harness visual media to explore and promote the support of women’s issues. For this reason, a portion of the sales proceeds will be donated to Breaking Barriers. Breaking Barriers is a project run by the Grenada National Organisation of Women (GNOW) to help abused women acquire skills that will enable them to be a viable part of the workforce.<br />
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The theme of the exhibition is simply “Women”. With more than 30 artists signed up, the organizers hope that this will be a success so that future events can be held, making the event an annual one. One of the main event organizers, Stacey Byer, is a young artist who says, “Through art we can address important social issues and supporting women in need is such a worthy cause.” Another committee member, artist, Tracey Chan says, “This is an exciting time in the Grenadian art society – we are looking forward to doing more, making more and getting people interested in new things.”<br />
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Opening night on March 11th will feature a special silent auction of an art piece donated by Carina Andrew, the proceeds of which go to Breaking Barriers. The exhibition opens at 6:30pm, March 11th, 2011, and runs until March 25th. Hours of operation will be 10 am – 6 pm. There is no admission fee and donations are accepted.</div><div><br />
<b>Contact information</b>:<br />
E-mail: womenmakeart@gmail.com</div><div>Web site: <a href="http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2011/03/stacey-byer-tracey-chan-do-woma-in-grenada/www.womenmakeart.blogspot.com">www.womenmakeart.blogspot.com</a></div><div><a href="http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2011/03/stacey-byer-tracey-chan-do-woma-in-grenada/www.womenmakeart.blogspot.com"></a><a href="http://www.internationalwomensday.com/">www.internationalwomensday.com</a><br />
</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-65757735751138610322011-02-26T09:39:00.001-08:002011-02-26T09:39:26.009-08:00Wangechi Mutu<a href="http://blog.art21.org/2011/02/25/wangechi-mutu/?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d692c47dc8ea840%2C0">Wangechi Mutu</a> : Awesome artist! Found on <a href="http://www.pbs.org/art21/">Art21</a>!<br />
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<blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 20px; padding-left: 20px;"><div style="font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.3em;">“I’m really trying to pay homage to the notion of the sublime and the abject together and using the aesthetic of rejection, or poverty, or wretchedness as a tool to talk about things that are transcendent and hopeful.” (Aimée Reed, “Interview with Wangechi Mutu,” <em style="font-style: italic;">Daily Serving</em>, Apr. 12, 2010)</div></blockquote><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.3em;"><a href="http://www.artic.edu/art_design/vap/current_series/wmutu/index.html" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">Wangechi Mutu</a> was born in Kenya and lives and works in New York City. As the inaugural recipient of the Deutsche Bank Prize, Mutu had a large showing of her work up at the<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/past/exhibit/3531" style="color: #3399cc; text-decoration: none;">Deutsche Guggenheim</a> this past June that included several of her signature strategically scatological collages and assemblages.</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.3em;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carina Andrew, Mask, mixed media/wire on canvas, 14.25"x30"</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Folks we have an absolutely awesome surprise for you! Carina Andrew has donated a piece of her work to charity! We're having a silent auction at the show opening on March 11th, so if you're interested please come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The proceeds of this auction will go towards our charity. We are so grateful to Carina for sharing this opportunity with us. Thanks so much Carina!</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-73284869919268022672011-02-18T15:26:00.000-08:002011-02-18T15:26:38.691-08:00WOMA chooses their Charity<div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The WOMA Committee is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Grenada National Organisation of Women (GNOW) in celebration of International Women’s Day, 2011.</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Established in April 1995, GNOW is the umbrella non-governmental organisation (NGO) addressing women’s issues in Grenada, such as women’s empowerment and welfare, gender equality, and involvement in economic, social and political development. </div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Funds raised from the upcoming exhibition will be donated to Breaking Barriers, a programme created by GNOW to help female victims of abuse acquire skills that will enable them to join the workforce and become economically viable.<br />
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</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This program is so important, not only because it is education-based but for the opportunities it presents to women who want to become independent of their abusive environment.</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Join us in our efforts to support women in need, buy art and support WOMA and GNOW!</div>WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031399569795094731.post-74477364064140886902011-02-15T04:18:00.000-08:002011-02-15T04:18:15.991-08:00Register!Hi folks if you've got all your stuff done and ready then it's time to register your work. Check out our handy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com/p/register.html">online registration form</a></span>! You will sign for and receive a collection slip on the date of submission - March 5th. You will retain it until you collect your artwork after the show.<br />
Remember these are your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com/p/submit.html">submission guidelines</a></span>.<br />
We look forward to seeing you soon!WomenMakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047593432627873516noreply@blogger.com0