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  • 4/29 The Salon at the Benton topic: The Guerrilla Girls

    Will you be attending THE SALON at THE BENTON?
    It's happening on Friday, April 29, 2016, from 5 to 7 pm 

    "The Guerrilla Girls:  Art, Activism & the 'F' Word" is the topic for discussion: The Guerrilla Girls have been around since 1985. Is their message art? Is it politics? Or both?

    "We try to be different from the kind of political art that is angry and points to something that says 'This is bad.' That's preaching to the converted. We want to be subversive, to transform our audience, to confront them with some disarming statements, backed up by facts - and great visuals - and hopefully convert them." — The Guerrilla Girls  

    Sharon Butler, painter, arts writer, and influential art blogger at Two Coats of Paint, and Mary Banas, Visiting Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Communication Design, UConn, are the panelists. Cora Lynn Deibler, Professor of Illustration and Department Head of Art and Art History at UConn, is the moderator.

    5 to 5:30: Wine and light hors d'oeuvres
    5:30 to 7: Panel discussion and conversation

    Admission to the Salon is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.    

    PLEASE NOTE:
    Seating is limited. RSVPs are appreciated by Wednesday, April 27 to (860) 486-5084 or karen.sommer@uconn.edu 

    THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
    University of Connecticut
    School of Fine Arts
    245 Glenbrook Road
    Storrs, CT

    www.benton.uconn.edu
    www.facebook.com/benton.museum

     

    For more information, contact: The Benton at 860-486-4520