- In 2006, only 23 percent of solo exhibitions in NYC art galleries were by women artists
- Many museums' collections consist of only 5%-10% works by women artists.
- Only 30% of Art Review's Power 100 are women in the arts.
- There are 80 percent female students at the School of Visual Arts. But in the real world, there are 70 to 80 percent male artists in galleries and museums.
With this in mind, we're announcing several upcoming programs that focus on the contributions of women artists:
- Art League Education Series: developed to familiarize youth and families with the work of female artists featured within the Museum's permanent Breakthrough Artists exhibit.
The next workshop will be held on February 28th at 1 PM and will be led by artist Kim Ragsdale, who will discuss a typical day in the life of a female artist. Gallery tour of Ragsdale's exhibition "Let There Be Light" to follow at Galleria Pierra. For more info or to RSVP, click here or email us! - Screening of the film "Who Does She Think She Is?", which follows 5 women as they try to strike a balance between being an artist and being a mother.
Free screening and panel discussion Wed. March 25th at 7pm at SMU in the Owen Arts Center, O'Donnell Hall, Room 2130. For more info, email us!
(Statistics sources: the blogs CultureGrrl and Women & Hollywood)
