10 January 2016

femTALK - upcoming group exhibition

FEMTALK TO HOST OPEN HOUSE, AN ASSEMBLY OF ARTIST WORK & PERFORMANCES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 FROM 10AM UNTIL 10PM

FemTalk invites you to attend a salon celebrating one year of ongoing dialogues and support surrounding the topic of feminism at Plum Dragon (1007 E Auer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53212) in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood. The open house format, referential to the domestic spaces in which the monthly dialogues occur, will run from 10 AM until 10 PM that day. This will be the first initiative from the group that will open to the public, and it will include installation, performance, two dimensional works, and more from women who have participated in FemTalk for over the past year. Plum Dragon is located a short walk from the 14, 15, and 60 bus lines in addition to residential street parking available within the neighborhood.

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FemTalk is an assembly of individuals who identify as females created out of a request for support from other female artists that associate with an art world primarily dominated by white males. The participants of FemTalk choose independent definitions of feminism that reflect their own lived experience, allowing for open-ended interpretation on how feminism is used as a lens for empathy and equality. Developed as an exploratory model for collaboration and critique, FemTalk has grown into a professional circle of women who meet monthly and discuss issues that arise from identifying as a woman in Milwaukee’s creative industries. It is a project that explores labor validation and production support, both individually and collectively within the group.
Salon participants include: Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Sara Daleiden, Ariana Huggett, Ashley Janke, Jenna Knapp, aryn kresol, Fatima Laster, Monica Miller, Martina Patterson, Tia Richardson, Evelyn Patricia Terry, Alice Waraxa, and Della Wells. Additional performances and collaborations will occur throughout the day.

Plum Dragon is a live-work space located in a Craftsman-style duplex in the Riverwest neighborhood in Milwaukee, WI.