Saturday  May 17th, 2008

12-6pm

     
1040 GRAND CONCOURSE  
718.681.6000 |  www.bronxmuseum.com

  

DAY OF COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE:
Contemporary Collectives Do Outrageous Work!
               
                From l., photos courtesy of: Brainstormers:  Eddie Chu,  Spiderwoman Theater, The Waitresses: Rebecca Villasenor

The live performance component of the exhibit
Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art + Community  
Guest Curator – Carey Lovelace

The New York Times: “full of historical detail,” reminding us that “feminists could raise hell as well as consciousness.”

LIVE EVENTS BY CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORIC COLLECTIVES:

12pm          “The Waitresses Marching Band Parade”
1:30-3:30   Satiric demonstration, the Brainstormers (in collaboration with the Guerrilla Girls)
12- 3           6+ Collective “Walking Bethlehem”
12- 6           Ridykeulous “that looks really cute on you!”
1- 3             GuerrillaGirlsBroadBand  anti-war Counter-Recruitment Center
3-3:15         Christal Brown/INSPIRIT  Performance
3:15-4:15   Spiderwoman Theater  Performance and book-signing
4-5 30         The Waitresses “Unhappy Hour” (Men pay $1, women 77 cents)
5-5:30         Ridykeulous  Destroys Sculpture!
                                      ...and much much more!!!

COACH BUSES will be available on the south side of Lexington Avenue at 59th St. Departures at 12:00 and 1:30pm, leaving the museum at 3:30 and 5:30pm to return to the same location.   To RSVP, please contact Camille Wanliss, 718 681 6000  x120.

Suggested Admission: $5 Adults / $3 Students; free for Members & Children Under 12
Directions: Train:  D or B to 167 St/Grand Concourse; or the 4 to 161 St/Yankee Stadium

Making It Together explores an important chapter in recent history when women artists, inspired by the 1970s Feminist Movement, worked collectively in new ways to engage communities and address social issues.       

Click here for detailed press release, including bios of performers.

 

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY  10456
T: 718.681.6000  |  www.bronxmuseum.org

Museum Hours:  Saturday through Monday, & Thursday: noon-6pm
Friday: Noon-8pm | Tuesday & Wednesday: Closed

Suggested Admission:  $5 Adults / $3 Students
Free for Members & Children Under 12

Directions: Train:  D or B to 167 St/Grand Concourse; 
or the 4 to 161 St/Yankee Stadium.