OTIS AWARDED GRANT FROM THE GETTY FOUNDATION TO
FOCUS ON FEMINIST ART MOVEMENT IN LOS ANGELES
Otis College of Art and Design is one of 15 art institutions awarded a
$130,000 grant
from The Getty Foundation to participate in the largest collaborative
project
undertaken by museums in the region.
Otis' project, A Public Center of One's Own: The Woman's Building's
Contribution to the Arts in Los Angeles is part of the Getty
Foundation's larger initiative,
Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 which highlights the
post-World War II Los
Angeles art scene. The Woman's Building was recognized as a major site
of activity
especially during the 1970s and forms a significant role in the history
of feminist art and
art history.
Research for A Public Center of One's Own will begin in 2009 and will
culminate
in a scholarly exhibit and catalogue in 2012. Roundtable discussions
will be organized
between scholars and artists who were involved with the Woman's
Building; a timeline
of Woman's Building activities will be created along with a list of
artists involved; and
Otis faculty will assist in developing educational programs to connect
to the exhibition.
"The Getty Foundation has recognized the rich tapestry of cultural
influences that
make up the art of Southern California," says Terry Wolverton, author of
Insurgent
Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building. "The breadth and scope of
this project will
ensure that a complete history of the art of this region is presented
and preserved."
Leading the project are artists Sue Maberry, Director of Library and
Instructional
Technology at Otis and Meg Linton, Director of Otis' Ben Maltz Gallery
and Public
Programs. They will work closely with scholars Vivien Green Fryd, Ph.D.,
Alexandra
Juhasz, Ph.D., Jennie Klein, Ph.D., Michelle Moravec, Ph.D., and
Jennifer Sorkin, Ph.D.
in designing an exhibition about the role of the Woman's Building and
the feminist art
movement of Southern California.
"A Public Center of One's Own will highlight the participants,
contributions, and
works of art that contributed to the formation of feminist art history,
something that
needs to be considered in the broader scheme of western art history,"
says Fryd. "Too
frequently, approaches are taken that privilege New York, but, the
movement in Los
Angeles was quite different and equally influential," adds Moravec.
Also participating in the project are Sondra Hale and Terry Wolverton,
who are
current members of the Woman's Building Board of Directors and
co-editors of From
Site to Vision: The Woman's Building in Contemporary Culture; and Otis
professors
Meg Cranston, Marlena Donohue, Parme Giuntini, Suzanne Lacy, Kali
Nikitas, and Kerri
Steinberg.
"There has never been an exhibition or scholarly exhibition catalogue
that has
fully explored all the contributions of The Woman's Building to art
history," says
Maberry, who was involved in the Woman's Building as a Program Director.
Artist Suzanne Lacy echoes the significance of the project, "As critical
as the
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution exhibition, curated by Connie
Butler has been
in the recent recognition of a completely under-explored era in art
history, this exhibition
proposed by Otis will be even more central in revealing the radical
political and
pedagogical impulses of this important art movement."
Otis College of Art and Design
Sue Maberry
Director of Library & Instructional Technology
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-665-6925
FAX 310 665-6998
Founded in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design prepares diverse
students of art and design to enrich our world through their creativity,
their skill, and their vision. The College offers an interdisciplinary
education for artists and designers who will shape the future. Fields of
study include architecture/landscape/interiors, communication arts
(graphic design / advertising / illustration), digital media, fashion
design, fine arts, interactive product design, toy design, and writing.
For more information, please visit www.otis.edu.
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