BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Art in America Guide - ECPv6.7.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://artinamericaguide.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Art in America Guide
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Halifax
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0300
TZNAME:ADT
DTSTART:20220313T060000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0300
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:AST
DTSTART:20221106T050000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220630T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220630T200000
DTSTAMP:20260507T122047
CREATED:20220615T185758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T185758Z
UID:94028-1656612000-1656619200@artinamericaguide.com
SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse at MoCA Westport
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP) and Fiber Artists Miami Association (FAMA) are partnering with the Museum of Contemporary Art in Westport\, CT. for a forty-artist exhibition held at MoCA from June 30–September 4\, 2022. The exhibition\, a textile survey of the ways in which gender\, culture\, and sociopolitics intersect\, was the inaugural collaboration for CAMP and FAMA’s annual exhibition\, Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse\, in 2020. \nInspired by the gendered history of textile and fiber work and seeking to both open dialogue and democratize access to artistic practice\, Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse sees topics such as capitalism’s effect on the body; the interplay of race and gender in fine art; reproductive justice; bodily autonomy; ageism; immigration and displacement explored through textiles. The result is a subversion of textiles’ perceived nature—soft\, easy\, women’s busy work—birthed from poignant and biting\, sometimes jarring\, social commentary. \n“The timeliness of this exhibition is not lost in the obvious\, but becomes another rung in the continual search for equality. At the time of the original exhibition’s opening on September 19\, 2020\, we mourned the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As we approach 2022’s [opening]\, we worry about the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade—that a right awarded in our lifetime would teeter on the balance of being revoked\, turning reproductive and body rights over to a moral minority instead of the individual\,” says CAMP founder\, Melanie Prapopoulos. \nThe opening reception for Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse at MoCA Westport will be held on June 30\, 2022 from 6–8 PM. The event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/opening-reception-women-pulling-at-the-threads-of-social-discourse-at-moca-westport/
LOCATION:Westport Museum of Contemporary Art\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://artinamericaguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MoCA_CAMP_IDENTITY_UPDATED.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Contemporary Art Modern Project":MAILTO:hello@thecampgallery.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20220630T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20220904T170000
DTSTAMP:20260507T122047
CREATED:20220615T185758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220615T185758Z
UID:94034-1656576000-1662310800@artinamericaguide.com
SUMMARY:Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse at MoCA Westport
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Art Modern Project and Fiber Artists Miami Association partner with MoCA Westport for the return of Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse. The seminal collaboration between CAMP and FAMA\, first exhibited in 2020\, will be on display in Westport\, Connecticut this summer from June 30–September 4\, 2022\, exposing social and cultural vulnerabilities in women’s rights\, past and present. The exhibition\, a textile survey of the ways in which gender\, culture\, and sociopolitics intersect\, was the inaugural collaboration for CAMP and FAMA’s annual exhibition\, Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse\, in 2020.\n  \nInspired by the gendered history of textile and fiber work and seeking to both open dialogue and democratize access to artistic practice\, Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse sees topics such as capitalism’s effect on the body; the interplay of race and gender in fine art; reproductive justice; bodily autonomy; ageism; immigration and displacement explored through textiles. The result is a subversion of textiles’ perceived nature—soft\, easy\, women’s busy work—birthed from poignant and biting\, sometimes jarring\, social commentary. \nIn this edition\, both CAMP and FAMA have been invited by Ruth Mannes\, Liz Leggett\, and the board of Westport’s MoCA to bring a new edition\, new works\, and new artists using mixed media and the fiber arts to ignite positive social change. Our collective revisiting of the inaugural collaboration\, which coincided with the centennial of the women’s vote in the Unites States and 2020’s election season\, has been expanded to artists in the Northeastern United States in order to explore the ways in which dialogues change across space within an eclectic national identity. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition was curated by Melanie Prapopoulos\, Maria Gabriela Di Giammarco\, and Mario Andres Rodriguez of The CAMP Gallery\, with locations in both Miami\, Florida and Westport\, Connecticut. \n\n\n\nSupporting Programming will be part of MoCA Westport’s Cocktails & Conversation series\, featuring an ongoing line-up of speakers relevant to the exhibition on Thursday evenings. Speakers begin at 6 PM sharp\, so please arrive early to purchase a custom cocktail and to experience the exhibition. \n\n\n\n\nArtists Included In the Exhibition \nLaetitia Adam-Rabel\, Alissa Alfonso\, Carlos Bautista Biernnay\, Nancy Billings\, Liene Bosquê\, Pip Brant\, Carola Bravo\, Mabelin Castellanos\, Melissa Dadourian\, Camille Eskell\, Susan Feliciano\, Molly Gambardella\, Amy Gelb\, Joseph Ginsberg\, Jac Lahav\, Maria Lino\, Laura Marsh\, Sooo-z Mastropietro\, Caitlin McCormack\, Shelly McCoy\, Jeanne Jaffe & Molly McGreevy\, Norma Minkowitz\, Aurora Molina\, Valeria Montag\, Chiara No\, Evelyn Politzer\, Rosana Machado Rodriguez\, Alina Rodriguez Rojo\, Damian Rojo\, Margaret Roleke\, Debora Rosental\, Rosario Salazar\, Yolanda Sanchez\, Natalia Schonowski\, Leslie Sheryll\, Silvana Soriano\, Maru Ulivi\, Rita Valley\, Lisu Vega\, Laura Villareal\, Joan Wheeler\, Silvia Yapur\, and Wendy Wahl. \n  \nThe Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) \nthecampgallery.com \nThe Contemporary Art Modern Project Gallery specializes in art advisory and contemporary art with a focus on emerging and mid-career artists working in: installation\, painting\, photography\, sculpture\, textiles\, and video art with a specific direction of both self and worldly reflection. Looking at art\, as a whole\, through a reactionary and interdisciplinary approach\, the gallery covers the ever-populating notion of society and life in general through art and curation\, offering a creative space both in the gallery and out—where creativity and reality co-exist. \nThe Contemporary Art Modern Project Miami \n791 NE 125 St. North Miami\, FL 33161 \n 786-953-8807 \nThe Contemporary Art Modern Project Westport \n190 Main Street\, Westport\, CT 06880 \n203-557-0223 \nGallery Hours \nWednesday to Saturday 11am – 5pm \n  \nFiber Artists Miami Association (FAMA) \nfiberartists-miamiassociation.com \nWith the goal of the education of and the advancement of fiber arts in Miami or abroad\, Fiber Arts Miami Association came into being during the onset of COVID-19 as three artist:s \, Alina Rodriguez Rojo\, Aurora Molina\, and Evelyn Politzer began organizing socially engaged virtual workshops that united people using the healing power of thread-based work. The group formed a link through daily embroidery\, weaving\, and recyclable materials workshops. This daily communion was the impetus or the ultimate trigger for Molina\, Politzer\, and Rojo to mobilize and create FAMA. an artist-initiated group that educates\, advances\, and elevates textile traditions and contemporary fiber techniques.  \n  \nMuseum of Contemporary Art Westport \nmocawestport.org \nMoCA Westport is a non-profit visual and performing arts organization that has been a cornerstone of the Westport\, Connecticut community for over 50 years. In 2019\, MoCA Westport underwent a significant expansion in order to bring extensive programming to the local community and greater New York and New England regions. MoCA Westport is a destination for contemporary visual arts exhibitions\, music performances\, and comprehensive arts education. Their mission is to build a deeper understanding of\, and passion for\, the arts by presenting thought-provoking and relevant arts experiences. In addition to hosting contemporary art exhibitions and performing arts events\, The Academy at MoCA Westport provides arts and wellness classes for all ages\, a pre- school and elementary school academic and arts enrichment program\, and Camp MoCA\, a weekly summer day camp.  \nMoCA Westport \n19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT 06880 \n786-953-8807 \nGallery Hours  \nMonday & Tuesday | Closed \nWednesday | 12PM – 4PM \nThursday | 12PM – 7PM \nFriday | 12PM – 4PM \nSaturday & Sunday | 12PM – 4PM
URL:https://artinamericaguide.com/event/women-pulling-at-the-threads-of-social-discourse-at-moca-westport/
LOCATION:Westport Museum of Contemporary Art\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://artinamericaguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MoCA_CAMP_IDENTITY_SITE.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="The Contemporary Art Modern Project":MAILTO:hello@thecampgallery.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR