Miss Art World South Dakota Klaire Lockheart invites everyone to honor the end of Women’s History Month on Final Friday, March 31st at No. 7 Center Gallery, 7 Center Street, Vermillion, SD. The celebration includes the opening reception of the Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress exhibition. The art reception, hosted by the Packard Group, LLC, lasts from 5:00-7:00 pm, and it’s free and open to the public. Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress was juried by Klaire Lockheart, and prints of the selected artworks will be displayed outside on the north wall of No. 7 Center Gallery. This is the second annual Thunderdomesticity party, and guests are encouraged to dress up in post-apocalyptic costumes!
Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress is a national juried art show designed to celebrate the strength of all women (including but not limited to: cis women, trans women, nonbinary, two-spirit, and gender fluid people). The current political climate can feel like the end of the world, but 50 amazing artists from across the United States offer encouragement through their artwork. This exhibition celebrates the heroic characteristics of women, which counterbalances traditional post-apocalyptic narratives that frequently exclude or mistreat women. The artwork is feminist, dystopian, and everything in between! There are over 100 works of art that include photography, paintings, mixed-media, henna, digital art, assemblage, fiber art, drawings, and ceramics. The range of art, from abstract to figurative, from traditional techniques to innovative uses of media, is exciting! These awesome artists know how to create powerful narratives through visual compositions. The Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress artists include: Abbie Graham, Abby Daleki, Amber Wright, Amy Langoni, Anndell Wubben, Anne Spooner, Art Fuentes (ARF), Becky Roberts, Bill Stamats, Blake Walker, Caitlyn Chellew, Cecille Santos, Cherie Lee, Cindy Hansen, Constance Klippen, Danny Sigelman, David Ezziddine, Donna Milligan, E. Schwinn, Emily Waters, Eric Anderson, Eric Marts, Evelyn Schmelling, Francine Fox, Hannah Bishop, Heidi Bennett, J Burke, Jacy Rooney, Jenna Robertson, JoAnn Telemdschinow ,Kate Glass, Kayla Koeune, Lacey Eidem, Leigh Nelson, Liana Lucier, Luci Hudson, Marla Goodman, Michael Doering, Naomi Even-Aberle, Nicole Houff, Phyllis W. Packard, Rachel Coyne, Racquel Banaszak, Remi Koebel, Rhonda Urdang, Rita Collins, Samantha Schenatzky, Shiri Phillips, Tia Sculpt, and Winnie van der Rijn. In order to display such an abundance of fabulous artwork, the Packard Group professionally printed all the images as 8x8” squares. Juror Klaire Lockheart, will wheat-paste (glue) all of the artwork to the exterior of the building. When handling the artwork Lockheart stated, “I am honored to be able to curate this incredibly unique exhibition! Last year, I organized the first Thunderdomesticity art exhibition, and ‘Thunderdomesticity’ is a combination of ‘Thunderdome’ and ‘domesticity,’ which is why there is a feminine post-apocalyptic theme. This year, the show has ten times as many artists, and it’s wonderful to conclude Women’s History month with such a powerful art show.” The outdoor print exhibition of Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress will be on display on the north wall facing City Hall from March 31st through May 19th, 2023 at No. 7 Center Gallery, 7 Center Street, Vermillion, SD. The prints were created by Aaron C. Packard from the Packard Group. Due to the ephemeral nature of the wheat-paste installation, the prints are exposed to the elements and public. Over time, the prints will change, and they will be destroyed in the removal process after the show ends. The artwork is also available to view on the Packard Group’s website: https://www.packardgroupllc.com/exhibitions/damsels-vs-distress I can't wait for the upcoming Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress art exhibition! The post-apocalyptic and feminist artwork is absolutely amazing, and you can see it at the opening reception at No. 7 Center Gallery, 7 Center St., Vermillion, SD on March 31st from 5-7 pm. To make this art reception an epic party, I am encouraging everyone who wants to dress up to come to the event dressed in dystopian costumes! This is why I am unlocking my Feral Housewife costuming workshop video on the Unaccredited College of Klaire so everyone can access it for free. I hope you'll be able to make a Thunderdomesticity costume in time for the exhibition opening!
Don't miss your chance to bid on a small print of one of my brodalisque paintings in the Norfolk Arts Center Fine Art Auction! This uneditioned archival pigment print of Brolympia is in a theatrical frame I built and painted. The frame is only 7.5" wide, so it will be easy to hang on your wall! Bidding closes on March 25th, 2023 at midnight.
Join me on Final Friday, March 31st No. 7 Center Gallery, 7 Center Street, Vermillion, SD to honor the end of Women’s History Month. The celebration includes the opening reception of the Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress exhibition I'm curating. The art reception, hosted by the Packard Group, LLC, lasts from 5:00-7:00 pm. Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress was juried by Klaire Lockheart, and prints of the selected artworks will be displayed outside on the north wall of No. 7 Center Gallery. This is the second annual Thunderdomesticity party, and guests are encouraged to dress up in post-apocalyptic costumes!
The outdoor print exhibition of Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress will be on display on the north wall facing City Hall from March 31st through May 19th, 2023. The prints were created by Aaron C. Packard from the Packard Group. Due to the ephemeral nature of the wheat-paste installation, the prints are exposed to the elements and public. Over time, the prints will change, and they will be destroyed in the removal process after the show ends. Don't be nervous about attending art receptions! Aaron and I share advice for meeting new people at receptions and introducing yourself to help make attending art events easier on the latest episode of the Klaire & Aaron Show. Learn about the Art Reception Lunchables and how to turn parasocial relationships into friendships. Did you take my free online painting class yet? It's called "Steal My Art," and I will show you how to paint with clear, step-by-step directions. I created six instructional videos to show you how to forge my Renaissance-style oil painting Lucrezia Claro because I want you to mess with future art historians. Your final painting will be so good, in a hundred years art experts will wonder how you did it! You will be able to find all the "Steal My Art" videos at the Unaccredited College of Klaire.
I donated a work of art called South Dakota Liberty to a fundraiser auction hosted by Dakotans for Health. This event is to raise funds to help restore reproductive rights in South Dakota. I made this canvas with fabric I printed with suffragist dinosaurs because it feels like women have been fighting for equal rights since the dawn of time. You can bid in the I Dreamed a Dream online auction for a chance to win this fiber artwork until January 31, 2023.
In a world… where women face countless struggles and challenges, Aaron and I discuss our collaborative Thunderdomesticity art series on the latest episode of the Klaire & Aaron Show. Additionally, we invite artists to submit their original post-apocalyptic artwork to the Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress exhibition by February 15, 2023. The opening reception for the show will be March 31, 2023 at No. 7 Center in Vermillion, South Dakota. Kick off the New Year and join me online for the free Thunderdomesticity Patch Creation workshop through the Unaccredited College of Klaire! I will teach you how to create a Thunderdomesticity skull patch to celebrate the upcoming Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress art exhibition. No prior sewing experience is needed. I’ll lead you through all the steps to create a patch that you can use for a post-apocalyptic costume or incorporate it into your own badass artwork! The instructional video along with a printable pattern is available on Patreon with the Unaccredited College of Klaire.
Get your feminist and post-apocalyptic artwork ready to submit to Thunderdomesticity: Damsels vs. Distress, a national exhibition celebrating the strength of women. All artists from the United States, regardless of gender, are invited to submit up to three square photographs of their art by February 15th, 2023. (The original artwork doesn't have to be a square, so cropped detail photos are eligible.) The best artwork will then be professionally printed as 8x8" squares, which I will wheat-paste to the exterior of No. 7 Center Gallery in Vermillion, South Dakota. This public exhibition will open March 31st. For complete details of how to enter, check out the Damsels vs. Distress call for entry. Damsels vs. Distress Art Call
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