Co-Collaborator, 2013 - 2015femTALK
FemTalk was an assembly of individuals who identify as females created out of a request for support from other female artists that associate with an art world primarily dominated by white males. The participants of FemTalk choose independent definitions of feminism that reflect their own lived experience, allowing for open-ended interpretation on how feminism is used as a lens for empathy and equality. Developed as an exploratory model for collaboration and critique, FemTalk has grown into a professional circle of women who meet monthly and discuss issues that arise from identifying as a woman in Milwaukee’s creative industries. It is a project that explores labor validation and production support, both individually and collectively within the group.
femTALK was co-created with Alice Waraxa and Sara Daleiden.
Images include work by Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Sara Daleiden, Ariana Huggett, Ashley Janke, Jenna Knapp, aryn kresol, Fatima Laster, Monica Miller, Martina Patterson, Tia Richardson, Evelyn Patricia Terry, Alice Waraxa, and Della Wells.
I curated an exhibition/installation of the members of femTALK at Plum Dragon Foundation residency space. I asked the members to select a room in the residency space to inspire new or pre existing work. The installation was open to the public for twelve hours and included a variety of performances throughout the day.
