Post - Exhibit

Though I still have video to capture, download, and edit and thought and reflections on the exhibit and the MFA to sort and record, I'm mostly thinking about my future and what to do with all that I've got.  Many ideas for paintings, prints, and performances present themselves yet I have to consider debt and funding as well.  Same as always yet totally different....

Women Artists in Muslim Society - Panel Discussion

Women Artists in Muslim Society - Panel Discussion
April 30th 5:15-6:45

Raw Space
1104 S. Wabash, Chicago
2nd Floor 


A Panel Discussion is set, in conjunction with the Widowsweave exhibit for April 30th 5:15-6:45.
Morehshin Alylahyari, Hale Ekinci, Rabbya Naseer & Renee Tadros will discuss internal and external influences on creating art in Muslim societies, their experience in their counties of origin and in the United States. Melissa Potter, Assistant Professor at Columbia College Chicago, will introduce. Kevin Valentine,  project director and creator of Widowsweave and founder of Artistactivist, will moderate. 

Body Rewired

We met with each other, and then consulted with David Jude Green. We want to accept Core Project's invitation to work as media consultants, or assistant media persons or directors or whatever, though not so formally as to be actually a part of Core Project.

We spent some time talking to David about collaboratives, the Chicago art scene, and college teaching. I think that we first need to work together on some project, see how it goes, talk about our common interests and come up with a tentative mission statement. Then we can see how it will work. Also we need to start seeking exhibition opportunities for our individual and collective work.