Nancy Azara-Workshops

UPCOMING EVENTS

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT NANCY AZARA at: nancy@nancyazara.com

Visual Diaries Exhibition, Suffolk County Community College, Brentwood, NY
March 17 – April 17, 2010

Nancy Azara, solo exhibition at Farleigh Dickinson, Teaneck, NJ
October 4 – November 12, 2010

Visual Diaries Exhibition, Farleigh Dickinson, Teaneck, NJ
November 15 – December 22, 2010

Nancy Azara, solo exhibition at Gaga Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
2011

The Visual Diaries Exhibition is made up of Visual Diaries from the New York Feminist Art Institute (1979-1990). The books are from the "Consciousness-Raising, Visual Diaries, Art-Making" workshop that was facilitated by Nancy Azara at NYFAI and span from 1979 to the present.

Workshops

Nancy Azara is available for workshops and classes. She specializes in using guided meditations with art making and has taught at institutions such as the Open Center, the Esalen Institute and various universities such as the Split Rock Arts Program at the University of Minnesota. She also does private sessions on art and creativity.

For more information, call Nancy at 212-925-5777.

"REPRESENT: Feminism(s) and Art" Intergenerational Roundtable

Unknown Graffiti Artist, Berlin Germany, Photo E. Harris, 2009

REPRESENT: Feminism(s) + Art is a series of intergenerational dialogues to encourage discussion across generations about contemporary issues for women in the arts and feminism(s) in the arts. The topics originate from the participants. Questions have included: What is feminist art? How should it be historicized? Personal definitions of “power” in your art, in life? How do you see yourself within the canon of white male artists? Everyone is welcome.

For more information and upcoming events visit
http://www.nyfai.org/currentactivities.html

Past REPRESENT Topics:

REPRESENT: Feminism(s) and Art is a series of intergenerational dialogues to encourage discussion across generations about contemporary issues for women in the arts and feminism(s) in the arts. The topics originate from the participants. Questions have included: What is feminist art? How should it be historicized? Personal definitions of “power” in your art, in life? How do you see yourself within the canon of white male artists? Everyone is welcome.

REPRESENT: Join us in a dialogue about the creative process.
By examining facets of the art process, we hope to cull similarities and differences in the working habits of women artists and arts professionals. How is your work generated and developed? What does your studio look like? How has your life and education influenced your practice?
Friday, Sept 25th 2009 at 6PM

REPRESENT: "POWER 2" “Politics of Power” and personal definitions of “Power” in life and art (I & II)
Friday, March 20th at 6 PM ; Friday, May 15th 2009 at 6 PM

REPRESENT: How do you see yourself engaging in a lifetime or artmaking? How do women artists and arts professionals rebel against, agree with, integrate the male cannon of artists – going back to the Renaissance into their thinking of art, and art practice?
Friday, Jan 23rd 2009 at 6 PM

REPRESENT: "The Personal is Political."
A contemporary, intergenerational response to the 70s Feminist mantra. How does this philosophy apply today? How has it changed in relative to the current climate?
Friday, October 24th 2008

REPRESENT: An inter-generational response to: WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, P.S.1
Looking at an historic portrayal of Feminist Art and its relevance to now. Visiting the past, inventing the future.
Friday, April 25th 2008 at 6 PM

REPRESENT: Continues, Feminism + Art
What are our commonalities and differences?
Join us! Participate in an intergenerational open dialogue with multiple view points and perspectives. The second roundtable of an ongoing series, will explore commonalities and differences of feminism and art. Bring ideas, thoughts, photos, print-outs of your work.
Friday, January 18th, 2008 at 6 PM

REPRESENT: A Feminist Dialogue Across Generations
Join us and participate in an open discussion about mainstreaming of the women's movement, contemporary attitudes about Feminist Art with multiple view points and perspectives.
Continuing in the tradition of the New York Feminist Art Institute, NYFAI (1979-1990), and honoring the memory of Helen Bilyeu Stockton (1914-2005) whose contribution has made NYFAI's oral histories possible.
Friday, October 19th 2007 at 6 PM

Visit nyfai.org (New York Feminist Art Institute)

Upcoming

UPCOMING EVENTS

Workshops

"REPRESENT: Feminism(s) and Art" Intergenerational Roundtable