It’s March, which means organizations and individuals all over the country are celebrating the badass women of history whose contributions have impacted the lives we live today. At You Belong Here, we love Women’s History Month because it gives us a chance to stop and do some intentional thinking about the women who came before us and how we can continue to honor their stories and their sacrifices. This year, we’re taking it to the next level with our Nasty Womxn’s History Month Showcase.
The Nasty Womxn’s History Month Showcase is the brainchild of YBH Co-founder Nic Roc, who wanted to see what would happen if she set groups of artists free in our space with the single instruction to make art that honors badass women of history. Painters, photographers, writers, sculptors, paper artists, comedians, and other artists are joining forces to link the stories and lives of historical women to the stories and lives of women today.
This will be a no holds barred showcase, and the artists are already honing their creative chops. We’ve gotten wind of a life-size piñata of Mother Teresa calling attention to femicide and current border issues; an Afrofuturistic tableau honoring the women of NASA during the space race; and a multimedia installation exploring connections between Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit and modern-day mass incarceration. There may even be a comedy sketch involved somewhere along the way.
With two dozen artists and 600 square feet of exhibition wall space, we’re pretty sure the Nasty Womxn’s History Month Showcase is going to be wild, crazy, and full of impact.
We hope you can join us for the opening reception on Wednesday March 18, 2020 at 6:00pm.
Artist Line-Up
amari dixon
Arpie Shekoyan
Courtney Pittam
Chitra Gopalakrishnan
Nic Roc
Marisol Castro
Chloe Lamfers
Channin Fulton
Jenna Aguon
Amanda Murphy
Jennifer Vargas
Elizabeth Salaam
Semoria Mosley
Sierra Therese
Mischelle Brown
Maharani Peae Hall
Vayunamu Bawa
Diandra Stithe
Angela Santora
Roxana Lopez
Carolina Bracamonte
Natasha Teymourian