Panel discussion: Making Art About Horrific Subjects

1100 Florence Gallery

Panel Discussion: Making Art About Horrific Subjects, Oct. 10, 2-4p.

1100 Florence Ave

“Making art about horrific subjects is challenging,” says Rose Camastro-Pritchett who has been making art for the past 8 years about the 200,000 “comfort women” used by the Japanese military for sex during WW ll. Presenters: <ul><li>Rose Camastro-Pritchett, international artist, Evanston based</li><li>Sung Sohn, co-founder and executive director of the Education for Social Justice Foundation, San Francisco</li><li>Jeri Frederickson, poet and creative director of Awakenings Gallery, Chicago</li></ul>Presentations will center on telling the stories; researching topics to accurately present stories; treating subject matter with dignity; choosing art materials, texts and imagery; preparing for and working with viewers who may be/are triggered by the artwork. Following the presentations there will be a Q &amp; A and discussion led by Lisa Degliantoni. Limited seating for 30, RSVP here.The “Comfort Women” Project Exhibition and Interactive InstallationArtist Rose Camastro-Pritchett brings the “Comfort Women” Project to 1100 Florence Gallery, October 1 - 27, 2021. Email 1100florencegallery@gmail.com for private showings of the exhibit. The exhibition features exquisite works by Camastro-Pritchett on handmade paper along with the interactive Break the Silence: Message Board.Visit <a href="https://www.1100florence.com/events/2021/10/1/the-comfort-women-project-by-rose-camastro-pritchett" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">1100florence.com</a> to learn more about this exhibit and installation.Photo detail below, &quot;Comfort Women&quot; Quilt Patch, 2016. 10 ½ &quot; x 10 ½&quot; Handmade paper, pulp painting, hand stitching, silk thread, photocopy of original 1937 map of China.

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