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247 Market Street . Lockport, NY 14094 716.478.0239 |
Celebrating Women Exhibition and Events
Downstairs & Upstairs Gallery
July 24, 2010 to August 28, 2010
In both the Downstairs Gallery and the Upstairs Gallery - “Celebrating Women: works by seven Western New York female artists on women centered themes.”
Jennifer Kursten, a board member of the art center came up with the idea while visiting Seneca Falls, the central New York village that played a prominent role in the early women's rights movement. “I was inspired by the women who had the vision and the bravery to push the suffrage movement forward and establish the first women’s rights convention,” says Jennifer. What started out as a personal research project soon turned into a quest to commemorate the ninetieth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment with an exhibition, a lecture, and other events. “As things got going,” continues Kursten, “more and more people became interested. Before I knew it what had started as a single exhibition had grown into a month long series of events with cooperation from the YWCA, the Dale Association, Murphy’s Orchards and a grant from the Arts Niagara Decentralization Program. Its’ been a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun and very educational.”
Read article in Gusto section of the Buffalo News.
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The public was invited to the opening reception during which they were able to meet and talk with Belva Lockwood as portrayed by historical re-enactor Edna Stubbs. Lockwood, who was born in Royalton and lived for a time in Lockport (where she headed the Union School District), overcame many gender related obstacles to become an attorney, politician, educator and author. Amongst her accomplishments she was one of the first women lawyers, the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court and the first woman to run for President of the United States in 1884.
Photo above: Historical re-enactor Edna Stubbs, portraying 19th century women’s rights pioneer Belva Lockwood (left) takes a moment to enjoy Carol Carreno’s oil painting “Venus of Fertility,” at the opening reception of the Celebrating Women exhibition at the Market Street Art Center. The exhibition continues until August 28th.
The opening reception was held on Saturday, July 24th from 5 to 8pm. During the reception there was a wine tasting hosted by The Winery at Marjim Manor and music by harpist Donna Aiken.
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The followint events were held to learn more about the struggles and accomplishments of these women as well as others who came before and those who live among us!Gallery
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