Feminist Fusion
Banner I painted for the event.
My newest project, since 2014.
Following a year of interesting discovering, as part of the Plymouth Eco-feminism Discussion group, I felt it was time to do something practical and move the dialogue about oppression and gender to a more public space.
I was also interested in seeing where the local artists were at on this matter, as I have always seen Art as a natural agent of social change.
I organised the first session of Feminist Fusion on February 2014. With the support of different artists, some friends and a kind sponsor, it has become a bi-monthly event and a very rewarding experience.
The idea is to generate a public space to question, explore and discuss patriarchy, oppression, gender and the social (and even spiritual) engagement of the arts, while supporting female artists in different disciplines - to counteract the lack of representation of women's way to make art. However due to the increasing interest there is also an anti-patriarchal male artists session.
Not all the guests or artwork exhibited has to be identified as "feminist" but every artist has the opportunity to be part of a public dialogue about it. It's a constant collective exploration.
More information about this project and follow up, on the Feminist Fusion facebook page.
If you're interested in participating with your art or social message, just get in touch!
Following a year of interesting discovering, as part of the Plymouth Eco-feminism Discussion group, I felt it was time to do something practical and move the dialogue about oppression and gender to a more public space.
I was also interested in seeing where the local artists were at on this matter, as I have always seen Art as a natural agent of social change.
I organised the first session of Feminist Fusion on February 2014. With the support of different artists, some friends and a kind sponsor, it has become a bi-monthly event and a very rewarding experience.
The idea is to generate a public space to question, explore and discuss patriarchy, oppression, gender and the social (and even spiritual) engagement of the arts, while supporting female artists in different disciplines - to counteract the lack of representation of women's way to make art. However due to the increasing interest there is also an anti-patriarchal male artists session.
Not all the guests or artwork exhibited has to be identified as "feminist" but every artist has the opportunity to be part of a public dialogue about it. It's a constant collective exploration.
More information about this project and follow up, on the Feminist Fusion facebook page.
If you're interested in participating with your art or social message, just get in touch!