This is the poster from the First Women in the Arts, MONTH-LONG, CITYWIDE, CELEBRATION IN NEW HAVEN, CT, USA.
WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS honor INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (MARCH 8TH)
MARCH 1987-MARCH 1996
was WOMEN IN THE ARTS MONTH in New Haven, Ct, USA
This is the First Poster that was created to ANNOUNCE this nearly DECADE-LONG, MONTH-LONG, CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION.
Poster designed by Judith Seligson '87
All the squares around the perimeter represent the galleries, artists, and arts organizations involved at the start of this Celebration.
This project was funded by FIRST FEDERAL BANK of Connecticut
Technical Assistance was provided by THE Arts Council OF GREATER NEW HAVEN.
WIA CO-FOUNDERS AND DIRECTORS
There are many individuals and organizations to be acknowledged for making this decade-long project the success it was. will do my best...
FIRST-YEAR KICKOFF 1987: PARTICIPATING GALLERIES, ARTISTS, AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS:
AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER: HOLT
ARTSPACE: GROUP SHOW
CITYARTS: LA PALOMBARA
CITYSPIRIT ARTISTS/NEW HAVEN FOUNDATION: Schmeidel
COMMUNITY GALLERY: Surprise Women
CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOP: Cormack and Jacobson
ERECTOR SQUARE GALLERY: International Women Artists
GALLERY JAZZ: Morgan and Ott
GREENE ART GALLERY: Wesser
JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGED: Weinberger
MUNSON GALLERY: "Eighteen Women"
PALACE'S PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: "Miscellaneous Women"
PUBLISHER'S GALLERY: Riroden and Kane
SHOWPLACE GALLERY: Swittlinger and Alexander
SMALLSPACE: M. Fiore
SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY: Crane
STUDIO 27 GALLERY: M.L. Fiore
TOWER ONE GALLERY: Kaftal
WAVE GALLERY: Seligson/Group
New Haven Museum: WIA SPONSOR SPEAKER: Martha Wilson, founder/director of the Franklin Furnace, NYC
Lunchtime Panel: Women Art HIstorians: Buckerrough, Cusick, Raven
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In late 1986, in the basement office of the Arts Council on Whitney Ave, this MONTH-LONG, CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION was born. It is thanks to the combined commitment of Bitsie Clark (Executive director of the Arts Council 1984-1997?), Rick Camp, Director of Marketing First Federal Bank of Connecticut, AC Board Member and chair of the AC Communications Committee, and Ann Langdon feminist artist, gallery owner and founding member of the local chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art that this locally focused, internationally connected celebration connected women artists with each other and developed audiences for close to a decade.
Also special thanks to the AC Communications Department, Beverly Richey( Communications Director), and calendar editor Rebecca Stevens for their start-up and continuous commitment to this project.
