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"Half The Sky"
an exhibit celebrating Women's History Month
February 25 - May 8, 2011
Chinese proverb: "Women hold up half the sky." Women's History Month grew out of a small-town
school event in Sonoma County, California in 1978. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep.
Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national
Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month and March was
declared Women's History Month.
Women's History Month is a celebration of women's
contributions to history, culture and society. In 2011, Tall Grass Arts Association will host a national,
juried exhibit celebrating Women's History Month.
Juror Sabrina Raaf will select works for the exhibit that best exemplify the concepts inherent in
Women's History Month.
ABOUT THE JUROR Sabrina Raaf is a Chicago-based artist working in experimental sculptural
media and photography. Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at Mejan Labs
(Stockholm), Stefan Stux Gallery (NYC), Ars Electronica (Linz), Opel Villas Foundation Art Center
(Rüsselsheim), Museum Tinguely (Basel), Espace Landowski (Paris), Artbots 2005 (Dublin), San
Jose Museum of Art, Kunsthaus Graz, ISEA (Helsinki), Klein Art Works (Chicago), The Lab (San
Francisco) and Painted Bride Center (Philadelphia). She is the recipient of a Creative Capital Grant
in Emerging Fields (2002) and an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship (2005 & 2001). Reviews of her
work have appeared in Art in America, Contemporary, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine,
Leonardo, www.lab71.org, The Washington Post, and New Art Examiner. She received an MFA in
Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1999) and is currently an
Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Website: www.raaf.org.
ELIGIBILITY All artists ages 18+ are eligible. All media will be considered. Original work only. All
work submitted must reflect the theme of the exhibit - the contributions of women to history, culture
or society. All work must be for sale.
JURY FEE There is a $35 non-refundable jury fee required, per artist. Please make checks
payable to Tall Grass Arts Association.
ENTRY DEADLINE: Jan. 12, postmark, Jan. 14, hand delivered entries
For more information go to: http://www.tallgrassarts.org/
or download prospectus (.PDF): http://www.tallgrassarts.org/documents/half-the-sky.pdf
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