WSRC Salon of the Arts 2009: Cairns April 22, 2009

Thursday, April 23 — “WSRC Salon of the Arts 2009: Cairns”
The Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University will host a new spring/fall exhibition entitled, “WSRC Salon of the Arts 2009,” a selection of creative work by WSRC Scholars, focusing on the theme of cairns, or piles of stones. The exhibition showcases painting, photography, sculpture, installation, music, poetry and more. Now commonly built as landmarks, cairns have a rich and diverse history as monuments or astronomical or supernatural constructions. Exhibiting artists include Marguerite Bouvard, Emily Corbató, Karen Craddock, Nurit-Eini Pindyck, Susan Eisenberg, Fran Forman, Karen Frostig, Mary Oestereicher Hamill, Suzanne Hanser, Karin Rosenthal, and Rosie Rosenzweig. “WSRC Salon of the Arts 2009: Cairns,” will be on display from Thursday, April 23 through Friday, Sept. 25 at the Kniznick Gallery, Women’s Studies Research Center, Epstein Building, 515 South St., Waltham, Mass. The Kniznick Gallery is the only exhibition space in New England devoted to the display of women’s art and art about gender. The gallery is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday and by appointment on weekends. Admission is free. To make an appointment, or for more information, call (781) 736-8102 or email Lisa Lynch at [email protected]. For additional event information, visit go.brandeis.edu/wsrc.

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