Opening Weekend

The weekend of October 20th was indeed momentous for the women of our show. Everything we have been working toward day and night, came to a climax this past weekend. The opening, on Thursday night, went extremely well and our turn out was better than we could have imagined, filling the space from 6:15pm and on. Friends, family, teachers, peers, mentors, and future friends showed their support in great numbers. Our 5for5 event Friday night was inspiring and made way for an intimate discussion on matters of importance today, led by LMU faculty and students.

We would like to thank everyone who came to the opening reception and 5for5, for their much appreciated support. The success of Womynhouse would not have been possible without you! The evening was not only a fun celebration, but a remarkable and memorable experience for all of the women in our show.

Though the opening came and went in the blink of an eye, there are still exciting events yet to take place. We are grateful to have the show up until November 11th, and we plan to utilize the space as much as we can during this time through evenings dedicated to the spoken word, performance, and celebration. We encourage you to visit and revisit our house while the show is up and to spread the word to women and men alike.

One of the great hopes that has been born through Womynhouse, is that our cause will be continued beyond the show, and that we will get more artists and people who want to create, to join us in sharing stories and expressions.

We are all very excited to share with you...drumroll please...these photos of the opening.

Thank you!

Womynhouse Opening Reception

Come to our opening reception, full of fantastic art, people, and refreshments! You won't want to miss this.

Date: This Thursday, October 20th
Time: 6-9pm
Place: Loyola Marymount University, Thomas P. Kelly Student Art Gallery

See you there.

Body Stories

http://craftswomanhouse.blogspot.com/2011/09/bodies-stories.html


On the evening of October 8th, our friends at Craftswoman House will be hosting Body Stories: "an evening of dance, performance, and film curated by choreographer and performer Christine Suarez. The event will feature nine California-based artists who engage the body and intimate narratives to explore complex issues of identity. This collection of site-specific work aims to erase the boundaries between the audience and the performer through the experience of shared personal space. " 
-Craftswomanhouse Blog


We encourage all women of Womynhouse to attend as well everyone else. The event is taking place at 8:00pm at 29 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104


Please promote and support the exciting events taking place this month! 

Lovely ladies of OTiS

Yesterday afternoon, Erin, Kenzie, and I met with the lovely Paige and Jenay, interns to the Otis College of Art and Design exhibition of "Doin' It In Public:Feminism and Art At The Women's Building" taking place this Fall in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time. We sat around a sunny bench in the Burns courtyard at LMU to discuss the future of both our projects. Paige and Jenay were very enthusiastic and supportive about our Womynhouse project and we both exchanged pledges to cross-publicize each others events. We were amazed to hear the list of speakers and artists involved in their project! Some of the original "Womanhouse" ladies including Suzanne Lacy and Judy Chicago will be attending these events! We can only hope that our feminist foremothers will be proud of our efforts to re-visualize the original project in a way that genuinely honors both us and them with the utmost respect.

"Doin' It In Public" will last over four months and will take place in amazing venues all over the city. What's even better is that most of these events are either free or affordable for the struggling art student. Yipeee! Some of their highlights include:

October 15-16 Still Doin’ It: Fanning the Flames of the Woman’s Building: Part convening, part symposium, part reunion, part performance, the event is a dialogue between feminist artists then and now. Doin’ It in Public essayists Alexandra Juhasz, Jennie Klein, Michelle Moravec, and Jennifer Sorkin present tours of the exhibition on Saturday afternoon, and WB writers read from their work in the evening at Antioch University. Sunday includes a no-host reunion breakfast with keynote speaker Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, plus interactive dialogues and performances. On Sunday afternoon Phranc, the all-American Jewish lesbian folksinger, hosts “This Is Your Life: the Woman’s Building” at the Skirball Cultural Center.

November 5 A premiere of the film Mother Art Tells Her Story, followed by a tour of the show by feminist art cooperative Mother Art in The Ben Maltz Gallery.

January 14 A presentation by Feminist Art Workers: Cheri Gaulke and Laurel Klick in The Ben Maltz Gallery

Here's a link to their site: http://www.otis.edu/public_programs/ben_maltz_gallery/womansbuilding.html

We look forward to a beautiful collaboration with you!

-Amanda Courtney

Womynhouse Chooses an Opening Date

Last night our group met and decided on the official opening day of Womynhouse: Thursday October 20th. We will post our schedule soon. Stay tuned for updates about our special guests and the momentum of our show.