March 3 - april 1

PASEO ARTS AND CREATIVITY CENTER, 3024 PASEO

The Paseo Arts Association welcomes the third annual all-medium juried exhibition, The March Show: Empowering the Feminine Spirit. This show will explore feminism in visual culture, idols, women marching, images of identity and feminine history, showcasing artwork by 34 artists.

This year’s juror is Erinn Gavaghan. Gavaghan is an art historian, arts administrator, photographer, and writer and has served as the Executive Director of the Norman Arts Council since August 2010. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Oklahoma, teaches art history at University of Oklahoma and is an independent curator of contemporary art.

Erinn Gavaghan will be hosting an evening juror talk discussing women in art history and the themes shown in selected artwork of The March Show: Empowering the Feminine Spirit. This talk is free and open to the public at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March 21 at the Paseo Arts and Creativity Center.

Winners will be announced at the opening reception on March 3, during First Friday Gallery Walk. All pieces will be displayed throughout the month of March and will be made available for purchase. You can preview the selected pieces below.

Click on the links below to read artist statements for each piece in the show by section:

Idols

Images of Identity

Feminine History

Feminism in Visual Culture

Mythology and Cultural Beliefs

Women Marching