I am so excited to have been invited to speak at the Richmond Art Center’s symposium, accompanying the exhibition, “Body as Agent: Changing Fashion Art.” The exhibition opens on September 12, and the symposium will be on October 10, from 10am-4:30pm.
This symposium is held in conjunction with the exhibition Body as Agent: Changing Fashion Art. The exhibition shows wearable art, still featuring chic clothing and accessories, but has added the vibrations of upcycling which enhances the visual vocabulary of artists. I
n addition, this exhibition of California artists further expands notions of clothing to include works of art with garment forms serving as metaphors for social, political and social issues as found in painting, photography, print making and sculpture.”
I’ll be speaking right after lunch, and space is limited, so register now by following this link:
($35 registration fee includes a box lunch.)
Full Program
| 10:00 | Welcome, Inez Brooks-Myers, Richmond Art Center Board Vice President |
| 10:10 | 20th Century Artwear: Heritage and Inspiration, Melissa Leventon, Principle, Curatrix |
| 11:10 | Creating the Obiko Digital Archives: Documenting the Bay Area ArtWear Movement of the 1970s and 1980s, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Artist/Shibori Master |
| 11:40 | Q&A |
| 11:55 | Lunch and time to view exhibition |
| 1:30 | Reconvene |
| 1:35 | Elizabeth Ginno’s Costume Etchings at the 1940 Exposition on Treasure Island, Heather Vaughan Lee, Fashion Historian |
| 2:05 | Carol Lee Shanks, Artist |
| 2:25 | Chris Francis, Artist |
| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | emiko oye, Artist |
| 3:20 | Dolores R. Gray, Artist |
| 3:40 | Suzanne Lacke, Artist |
| 4:00 | Q&A |
