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o requirements were
placed on the artists in
"Our Visions: Women In
Art," but there is an un-
mistakable shared perspective in
nearly all of the multimedia
works.
Everyday images of kitchen
sinks, cribs, a mother holding a
child are transformed into the
symbolic and metaphorical. What
emerges is sure to engage the
viewer with an openness, inti-
macy — and a clear point of view.
From the provocative "Ring
Around the Rosey" sculpture of
helpless infants, which is at the
center of the exhibit, to the ethe-
real "End of the Day" mixed-me-
dia collage of domesticity, the
visions of women artists are clear-
ly distinct, yet at the same time,
distinctively from a woman's per-
spective.
Perhaps that's exactly what
Oakland Community College's
Womencenter had in mind when
it began the annual exhibit nine
years ago. This year's exhibit,
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which runs through June 9, fills
the walls and pedestals of the
Wallace F. Smith Theatre
Gallery on the Orchard Ridge
campus in Farmington Hills.
"For some of these artists,
there's a statement behind their
art. For others, it's just a case of
beautiful execution," said Arlene
Frank, program coordinator at
OCC's Womencenter.
An inverted crib with pro-
truding nails, titled "Sheltered
Child," and "Once Upon a
Pedestal," a satirical representa-
tion of the phrase that inspires
feelings of condescension, are two
clear examples of pieces that
make a "strong statement."
The appeal of the exhibit, how-
ever, lies in its diversity.
The works of nearly 40 na-
tional watercolor artists, photog-
raphers, painters, sculptors and
charcoal and pastels artists were
selected from 122 entrants. In-
cluded are pieces by local sculp-
tor Sarah Hartman and
Farmington Hills mixed-media
artist Harriet Gelfond, whose
"End of the Day" received the ex-
hibit's top award.
Celebration of
Left:
the
artistic cre-
Harriet
Gelfond's "End ations of women
artists is an end in
of the Day."
itself, Ms. Frank
said.
Below:
"Throughout
Harriet Gelfond history, the voices
took first place
and visions of
at "Our
women have been
Visions."
silenced," she
(Shown here:
"The Family.") said. "It's impor-
tant to see the
various hues and different
visions of today's women."
In addition to the visual
creations, the Womencen-
ter has selected the writings
of female poets to comple-
ment the "women in art"
motif. The poetry collection
is bound in a booklet avail-
able at the gallery.
For the Womencenter, it's
equally important to assist
in the educational develop-
ment of those searching for
their "voices" in their ca-
reers as well as their acad-
emic and family lives, said
Ms. Frank, who is the only
full-time member of the cen-
ter.
"Many women use the
Womencenter as a source of
support," she said. "Partic-
ularly, women who are re-
turning to school to get back
into the workplace —
women recently divorced or
widowed."
OCC's Womencenter also
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