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Call for work: UNDEFEATED: CANVAS(S)ING THE POLITICS OF VOTER SUPPRESSION SINCE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: West Virginia University Libraries
Deadline: Fri, February 28th, 2020

 On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U. S. Constitution (granting women the right to vote), and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (enforcing voting rights for racial minorities), the WVU Libraries are planning a major art exhibition for fall 2020 at the Downtown Campus Library around the political process with special attention to efforts to suppress the votes of women and minorities since 1920.

An advisory committee consisting of regional scholars, creatives and professionals are collaborating to curate the educational content and select the artwork organized in themes:

Information/Disinformation 

Access/intimidation

Legislation/legal questions

Voter Fraud

Advocacy/Action

The artwork will play a main role, as artwork, advertising and photography played and continues to play a large role in suffrage, voting and policy. The exhibit will use the template of the campaign button as individual canvas. Artists will be asked to respond to the themes and encourage viewers to consider issues that don’t get a lot of attention, in this mass media format of a button design. The button design at or around 20" diameter can be of any media, from anyone across the nation. 

 

Send to:

Sally Brown Deskins, Exhibits Coordinator
WVU Libraries, 1549 University Ave
PO Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
sbdeskins@mail.wvu.edu

Deadline: February 28, 2020
Committee selections: March 1-15, 2020
Response to artists: March 31, 2020
Work sent by: June 1, 2020
Exhibition dates: August 1, 2020-June 1, 2021

Details: https://exhibits.lib.wvu.edu/gallery_undefeated

Posted on Mon, January 13th, 2020
Expires on Fri, February 28th, 2020

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