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Women’s History Month celebrates regional creativity |
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Tuesday, 28 February 2006 |
by JENNIFER BLAIR
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
With the
approach of Women’s History Month, it is important to recognize women
who have achieved both contemporary and historical accomplishments,
especially those within the community.
Appalachian State University celebrates this month with an exhibit,
which will be shown in the Turchin Center for Visual Arts, titled
“Women Artists of Western North Carolina.”
The exhibit is sponsored by Appalachian’s women’s studies program and the Turchin Center.
It features works by 27 female artists selected from more than 60
candidates. Any woman currently residing in western North Carolina was
eligible to enter the competition with any kind of two- or
three-dimensional work.
“The exhibit recognizes the important historical contribution of women
artists in our region,” said Heather Waldroup, one of the judges of the
competition. She is an assistant professor of art history in the
department of art at Appalachian and a member of the women’s studies
faculty. Other judges were Marilyn C. Smith and Lynn Duryea, both from
the art department.
The exhibit will feature the artwork of local artists Alison Denyer,
Kim Feigenbaum, Jamie Goodman, Elissa Graff, Vicky Grube, Cara Jackson,
Jeana Eve Klein, Susan B. Marlowe, Linda McCalister and Marianne Suggs.
Cara Jackson, a graphic design major at Appalachian, already had a
piece ready that she entered into the competition. The work was a
digital image made in Photoshop on her computer of a smiling dodo
wearing a top hat, placed on a swirling textured background.
“I wanted it to look like a tapestry,” Jackson said. “I wanted to see if I could create the impression of fabric.”
The image draws upon the intricacies of a woven tapestry for
inspiration while at the same time creating something that is totally
unique.
“I like to create things that make people laugh and feel good, and to experiment and see what I can do,” Jackson said.
The works range from three-dimensional sculptures and ceramics that
show how women are portrayed in society to works like Jackson’s, which
aim simply to engage the viewer in a creative way.
The women’s studies program will also sponsor a series of lectures and
workshops throughout the month of March to celebrate women’s history.
There will be a reception at the Turchin Center for the exhibit Friday
from 7-9 p.m., which is free and open to the public.
The exhibit will be shown March 3 thru April 1 in the East Wing
Community Catwalk Gallery, open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday and Saturday, and noon until 8 p.m. on
Friday.
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