The Gender Summit

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The Gender Summit was the second in the AH:LE projects honoring the roles humans play on this earth. We live in a world full of diversity, gender expression being just one of the many complexities and intersections that make up each individual’s uniqueness. Individuals are identified by gender in social and cultural contexts from birth throughout life. In the spring of 2017, the Gender Summit began with group screenings of participants, some with fine art making experience and some with none. 40 individuals attended group screenings and 29 completed the process of making art at 100th Monkey Studio in scheduled open studio sessions. Participants contemplated their own experience of gender expression focusing on past, present and future through their art process. Art making occurred from April through July 2017, and included individuals ages 15 to 75 years of age. The exhibit went on to travel in two states. Beth Ann Short spoke about the summit at each location and at Marylhurst University a few summit members joined Short in providing a panel presentation at the Art Therapy Conference.
The show closed officially on August 24, 2018.
Join in witnessing the creations from the Gender Summit and carry on the discussion, honoring the fluidity and dynamic potential that is the gender spectrum.
Past stops:
Evolve Gallery @100th Monkey Studio August 2017 & Fall/Winter 2018
PSU White Gallery October 2017
Heritage University December 2017-March 2018
Marylhurst University, Mayer Gallery  April 2018

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