Window of Hope: Come and Share the View. Through this Friday at Fresh A.I.R. Gallery.
"Art can serve as a powerful vehicle toward communication and healing when words and discussions fall short."
This exhibit is about restoring a connection: between victims of domestic violence and a community through a visual narrative form -ART. In the context of domestic violence, the response of the community is one of the greatest factors in determining the success of the recovery process of the victim, and restoring her sense of order and justice.
However, revealing one’s experience in sexual and domestic life often invites public humiliation, ridicule, and disbelief; and women were silenced by fear and shame, and the silence of women gave license to every form of sexual and domestic exploitation.
These extraordinary sixteen women living at the YWCA Columbus Women’s Residency are the VOICE of survivors who refuse to remain silent. This exhibit is a window for sharing the images of their hope, survival and strength. We are grateful to all the artists who generously shared their stories and expressions for this project. This exhibit is dedicated to them and to all survivors of domestic violence.
* Special Thanks to:
The Fresh A.I.R. Gallery (www.southeastinc.com)
The YWCA Women’s Residency Columbus Ohio (www.ywcacolumbus.org)
A Window Between Worlds (www.awbw.org)
The Department of Art Education, The Ohio State University (www.arted.osu.edu)
*The project was funded by Critical Difference for Women Professional Development Grant and by the Barnett Dissertation Fellowship.
*Questions/ Comments/ Feedback:
Contact InSul Kim (kim.1915@osu.edu)
| Monday, August 24, 2009 at 5:30pm |
| Friday, August 28, 2009 at 5:30pm  |
