{"id":10021,"date":"2024-02-19T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damesnet.com\/?p=10021"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:26:38","slug":"8-march-beckons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damesnet.com\/?p=10021","title":{"rendered":"8 March beckons!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Women of Art Space\/Art Space<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) approaches \u2013 8 March, when all male leaders stand aside, admit defeat and we gals take over running the world.  Perhaps not quite yet, but there is good news on the horizon nevertheless. As ever, there will be celebrations of women\u2019s achievements across the country, and I want to draw your attention to what will be going on in Portsmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure: one of the main organisers is an old friend and damesnet<\/strong> subscriber. I am pleased to note that the women members of Art Space Portsmouth are hosting an exhibition of their work from 1 -10 March.  It is billed as \u2018an exhibition celebrating International Women\u2019s Day and the varied creative work of the women members of Art Space Portsmouth\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art Space is a well-established collection of studios in a converted church building in Southsea, Portsmouth. It houses approximately 30 artists, working in a variety of media.  The exhibition is curated by Lorraine Molins (Arts Council Award winner), Gillian Hawkins and Markella Korai, all established artists with numerous exhibitions behind them whose work will also be on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, 22 artists will be showing their work in the building’s studio gallery, with a number of events also planned to coincide with others at the Aspex Gallery and Hotwalls Studios in Portsmouth.  The preview is on 1 March from 6-8 pm, and there is a celebration evening on International Women\u2019s Day itself, with informal talks by the exhibiting artists.  The general website with information on activities at all three venues is at: https:\/\/www.wearewomeninart.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n

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Lorraine Molins in her studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Organiser and exhibitor Lorraine Molins, ex-Chelsea School of Art and Goldsmith’s College with numerous exhibitions & work in private collections, was based in London and has recently moved to Chichester. Lorraine\u2019s paintings are vibrant, colourful, abstract with figurative references and are highly reflective of a modern environment. She is a member of Artel, a well-established group of artists in Chichester and can be found at www.lorrainemolinsart.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t get to Portsmouth but are anywhere near East London on 8 March, the new East London Women\u2019s Museum is due to open then.\u00a0 The museum, developed by Barking and Dagenham Council, is described as \u2018a socially engaged exhibition and community space, which will give platform to the experiences of women, girls and allies from the area and beyond.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a more general level, the theme of IWD this year is \u2018diversity and inclusion\u2019. Gloria Steinem, the feminist, journalist and activist noted that \u2018The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is always worth noting is that IWD isn’t country-, group- or organization-specific. It’s a day of collective global activism and celebration that belongs to all those committed to forging women’s equality.  In this context, all IWD activity is valid, which is what makes IWD so inclusive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, if you want to be reminded of how tricky it was for men in the Soviet Union to make sure the women in their lives were suitably honoured on 8 March before they all went out to drink copious amounts of vodka, do read my blog for IWD 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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