The Traveling Apron Exhibit has made it to Saint Louis!
Please stay posted for more details that will be coming soon!
Showing posts with label Apron Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apron Show. Show all posts
The Apron Show in Madison?!
The exhibit has been there since May 12 and will continue to August 6! So if your in the area why not take a visit?!
For more info on the Research Center visit there website at Web site at http://www.womenstudies.wisc.edu/CRGW/art/artists/ArponShow.htm or contact them at 263-2053/wsrc@mailplus.wisc.edu
For more info on the Research Center visit there website at Web site at http://www.womenstudies.wisc.edu/CRGW/art/artists/ArponShow.htm or contact them at 263-2053/wsrc@mailplus.wisc.eduThe Apron Show Opening
Here is a little slideshow we put together showcasing all of the aprons and the opening reception! Thank you again to everyone who participated and thank you to the community for such a great turn out!
2 More Days and Three More Aprons
The first two aprons shown here are from the The Badder Homes and Gardens ladies.
Thanks again to everyone who is participating, and don't forget this Thursday at 12 the reception will be at the Reflection Gallery, 200 Michigan St, Hancock MI 49930.
"Pearls Of Wisdom" by Sarah Weigl
"Red Tulip Dancing" by Lanni Lantto
Three Aprons a day till Thursday
Three more Aprons....
"Consumers" by Kathy Meliopoulos (part of a triptych)
"Aprons On A Clothesline" by Freyda Miller
"Arctic Domesticity" by Phyllis Fredendall
The Apron Show
"The Apron Show" opening reception is at the Reflection Gallery this Thursday 12pm.
Everyday until the show Aprons will be posted for all to enjoy!!
"No Easy Thing" by Bonnie Peterson
"My Devourer Waitress Apron" by Ellen Delbourgo
"Passive Agressive" by Timothea Canny
Opening Reception for the Apron Show at the Reflection Gallery!
Thursday, January 21, 2010 | |
| Time: | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
| Location: | The Finlandia University Reflection Gallery |
| Street: | 200 Michigan Street |
Description
Young Women’s Caucus- an internal Caucus of Women's Caucus for Art -
The Apron Show to Exhibit at Reflection Gallery
January 11 to February 3
The Finlandia University Reflection Gallery, Hancock, will host an exhibition of altered and handmade aprons from January 11 to February 3, 2010. An opening reception and artist talk will take place Thursday, January 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., at the Reflection Gallery. The reception is open to the public and all are welcome.
The exhibit, organized by the Finlandia Young Women’s Caucus (YWC), is titled “The Apron Show.” It is centered on the idea that aprons have a long history of association with women. The YWC and the Reflection Gallery hope the exhibit will prompt viewers to reflect on their own personal history and memories associated with aprons – and the women in their lives who wore them.
The exhibition includes aprons made by individuals in Canada, England, New Jersey, San Francisco, Chicago, and several other states. Many local artists created handmade aprons, including local fiber artist and Finlandia University art and design associate professor Phyllis Fredendall. Fredendall says her apron entry was created while she completed a recent residency at the Felt Center in Petäjävesi, Finland. She says, “the apron represents for me all of the wonderful experiences I have had in the far north.”
YWC president and Finlandia art and design junior Laura Lakanen states that, “in the world in which our mothers and grandmothers grew up, the universal expectations included getting married, bearing children, and cooking, cleaning, and ironing – in an apron. Because these pre-1970s women fought to give the women they bore (us) more choices, we are free to reinterpret the symbol of the apron as we see fit.”
Lakanen continues that while in the most simple terms, an apron is defined as a protective garment worn to keep clothing clean, by creating this exhibition of aprons, individuals were invited to express their own interpretations of what “the apron” means.
She hopes that the exhibit pieces will spur viewer reflection and discussion about women’s issues in a creative and fun way, and encourage a dialogue through which we can more fully understand and appreciate where we came from and what may be ahead.
This show is especially important to Reflection Gallery staff because gallery curator Jaimianne Ammicucci is an officer of the YWC, and gallery director Amanda Moyer is an active member of the organization. Ammicucci and Moyer explain, “We are very excited about the YWC’s first exhibition and we hope to see all of you there to support this great show. You will see aprons made by Finlandia University faculty and students, community artists, and individuals from other states. This is an exhibition you do not want to miss!”
Following its exhibition at the Reflection Gallery, “The Apron Show” will travel to St. Louis (Missouri) Community College, the University of Wisconsin, and other states.
The Young Women’s Caucus is an internal caucus of the National Women’s Caucus for Art. The YWC, started at Finlandia University, is committed to providing resources, opportunities, and support to young women artists. Through art and community involvement, the YWC seeks to remind women of how powerful and influential they really are. Visit the Young Women’s Caucus blog at http://youngwc.blogspot.com.
The Reflection Gallery is located on the second level of Finlandia’s Jutila Center campus, 200 Michigan St., Hancock.
For additional information, please contact Yueh-mei Cheng, Finlandia University associate professor of studio arts, at 906-487-7375 or yueh-mei.cheng@finlandia.edu.
A Little Apron Action
A sneak peak at my Apron Show entry.
I plan to have some big fun with these little aprons in the weeks to come.
How would you wear an itsy bitsy teeny weeny apron with extra long white strings?
ATTENTION APRON SHOW PARTICIPANTS
If you are sending your entry fee of $5 with a check or money order, please make that out to Jaimianne Amicucci.
Thank you, and we're looking forward to seeing everyone's entries!
Thank you, and we're looking forward to seeing everyone's entries!
Badder Homes and Gardens are making aprons
Twas two nights before Thanksgiving, when all through the place
Not a man was laughing, after being put in his place.
The Badder Homes and Gardens was drunk with no care,
In hopes that there next blog entry would fall from the air.
The YoungWC was lost in what they consider fun
While visions of aprons had slowly begun.
They were drawing and sketching and making a mess
When one member said "I have something to confess".
When out from the web there rose such a chatter,
We all leaned to the screen to see what was the matter.
And what happen next was truly surreal,
The Badder Homes and Gardens were in with zeal.
We were all so thrilled, they were going enter our show,
But this bunch of writers would have to remember how to sew.
Just as I now have to remember how to write,
But who the hell cares, this is such an excite!
Now the friendship will continue for ever more,
And trust me our antics will be anything but a bore.
All together we find ourselves cheery and smug
"We all love the love. Now let's all hug."
Not a man was laughing, after being put in his place.
The Badder Homes and Gardens was drunk with no care,
In hopes that there next blog entry would fall from the air.
The YoungWC was lost in what they consider fun
While visions of aprons had slowly begun.
They were drawing and sketching and making a mess
When one member said "I have something to confess".
When out from the web there rose such a chatter,
We all leaned to the screen to see what was the matter.
And what happen next was truly surreal,
The Badder Homes and Gardens were in with zeal.
We were all so thrilled, they were going enter our show,
But this bunch of writers would have to remember how to sew.
Just as I now have to remember how to write,
But who the hell cares, this is such an excite!
Now the friendship will continue for ever more,
And trust me our antics will be anything but a bore.
All together we find ourselves cheery and smug
"We all love the love. Now let's all hug."
New Apron Show Guidelines
The Apron Show is now open to men and women of all ages! Due to this change, we've also extended our entry deadline to December 15. So you've still got time to enter! Please direct any questions to youngwomenscaucus@gmail.com.
You can help promote the show and the Young Women's Caucus by sharing the above image on your blog, facebook, etc, and with your friends!
The old entry forms are still valid, so if you have one or sent us one already, don't worry. You can print our new entry form and complete call for entry details from the following link:
Apron Show Call for Entries
Apron Show- Call for Entries- Deadline:12/04/09
Call for Entries
The Young Women’s Caucus is proud to present
THE APRON SHOW
(A TOURING EXHIBITION)
This exhibition will start in Hancock, MI. It will travel to St. Louis, MO and Denver, CO - spending a month on display in each city.
Aprons are protective garments worn to keep clothing clean. Before the 1960’s, aprons were very popular for women to keep their “delicate” clothing from getting soiled. Aprons are also associated with women because of their “domestic, homemaker responsibilities”.
QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS? Email us! Youngwomenscaucus@gmail.com
How to Participate: Make an apron or alter an old one!
Details:
- Open to males and females, all ages.
- Open to all media.
- The apron should be mailed in a flat envelope, sized 11 ½” x 14 ½” or smaller.
- There is a $5 entry fee to defray shipping costs.
- If you want your piece returned, please include a SASE with sufficient postage to ship your apron.
- The YWC holds 10% for any sold pieces. For pieces not for sale, please clearly mark them NFS.
- The Young WC has the right to not include a submission due to complication of shipping or hanging.
- Photographing rights are required for promotional purposes.
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Entry Form
Name:_________________ Price:_________________
City:___________________ Medium:_______________
State:__________________ Entry fee: paid pending
Email:__________________
Title of Art:_____________ Entry Deadline: 12/04/09
Ship to: Apron Show c/o Reflection Gallery
200 Michigan St Hancock, MI 49930
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