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2024 International Women's Day Art Showcase

International Women's Day, honored every year across the world on March 8th, is a day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, while also serving as a call to action for accelerating women's equality. This year, the theme of the International Women's Day Worldwide is #InspireInclusion.

Empowerment through Art: Celebrating International Women's Day 2024

Welcome to our the 2024 International Women's Day Art Gallery, curated by the Global Brown Center and the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender. This is a digital space dedicated to the vibrant expressions of empowerment, inclusivity, and gender equality in honor of International Women's Day 2024. Explore the amazing collection of artworks contributed by talented undergraduate, graduate and medical students from Brown and Brown-RISD programs.

We invite you to a journey through a collection of compelling artworks that amplify diverse voices and perspectives. From bold strokes to intricate details, each piece resonates with the strength and resilience of women worldwide. Join us as we celebrate the power of art to inspire change, challenge norms, and foster a more inclusive society.

A Mother's Worries by Yujin Kim'27 It is common to see children on the laps of their parents, or seeking comfort in the arms of a guardian. My mother carries lots of worries. With both of her children living overseas, she is constantly in deep thought. Although she doesn’t like to express her troubles or channel her stress to other family members, she finds the greatest comfort when spending time with her daughters.

student with her artwork — Palace by Kelsey Bogdan'27 The central rotating sculpture depicts the vulvar and internal clitoral anatomy. The work explores the power of joy as a tool of resistance in reclaiming bodies, space, and time. Kelsey Bogdan is now a first year medical student at Brown pursuing interdisciplinary research in the medical humanities.

Flowers III by Ciprian Buzila'24 Sunflowers, dew flowers, a wonder that tells us, with fragrance and vibrant colors, about the delicacy and beauty of women.

iNFLUENCE — Influence by Kiley Haberkorn'24 “Influence” is an exploration of texture and natural form, encapsulated in a delicately crafted half-sphere composed of preserved sea moss. This tactile piece reflects the intersectionality between mental and physical states, as well as existential and internal wellness. The choice of sea moss, with its raw and organic texture, serves as a metaphor for resilience and adaptability–a theme echoing my transformative journey following the discovery of a cyst in my brain three years ago. As an extension of my scholarly investigations into the tactile choreography of human physiology, “Influence” becomes a tactile metaphor for the resilience and growth mirrored in human experience. This artwork encapsulates the dynamic relationship between humans and nature, urging viewers to actively participate in the multisensory dialogue it presents. Through its textured embodiment of resilience and adaptability, “Influence” represents the themes of emotions, art, and existence, emphasizing the extraordinary potential intrinsic to the human being.

Carrier Bag by Jayda Fair'24 This knit bag is my personal examination of Ursula K. Le Guin's "Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" which asks us to consider time and narratives through a non-linear lens. As I carried stitches, twisted yarns, and wove paper, fabric, and ribbons into the work, I questioned our current practice of straightening out time. What would it look like if we considered memory through tactile loops instead? How would our relationship with the world change if we thought of stories as holding vessels? What if we started to construct collective history as a series of narratives stacked and collapsing on themselves?

Unravelling Femininity by Sophia Decherney'25 Crochet has had a resurgence in popularity this past year without critical discourse around the traditional practice and gendered nature of the art form. This piece seeks to offer a gender critical lens and spark questions about the nature of traditionally feminine art forms and those who we accept as a society to fit those spaces.

Labor of Looking by Avery Guo' 28 Depicts the artist in studio, taking a break from applying paint onto the canvas, but laboring in the thinking of painting and of creation. As a woman, and as a person.

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