This week there are two new initiatives this week at the Mall Galleries.
- one is in the galleries - the Women in Art Fair (WIAF) (11th to 14th October 2023)
- one is ONLINE ONLY - the Art for All | Fundraising Auction (9th - 16th October 2023)
Below is a short narrative about both - and I'll be visiting the Women in Art fair tomorrow when it opens and will report back.
Women in Art Fair
The Women in Art Fair a NEW Art Fair specifically celebrating art by women.website: https://womeninartfair.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninartfairofficial/
Women in Art Fair seeks the best in contemporary art, photography, textile and sculpture; all mediums.
Key Features:
A new initiative, WIAF is dedicated to redressing the gender imbalance in the art industry and will take over all three spaces at Mall Galleries (totalling 450 sqm)
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| The layout of WIAF |
- West Gallery - a booth style art fair - with 9 different booths (not the 21 as indicated)
- East Gallery - a curated exhibition titled Unnatural Women - The show features seminal artists, such as Paula Rego and Jean Cooke alongside established contemporary names and emerging talent.
- North Gallery - an exhibition of artwork selected from an Open Call (which I obviously missed!)
- Theme: The World is A Family.
- Artists were invited to submit work for exhibition, alongside galleries, for the inaugural WIAF in October 2023.
WIAF seeks to create a positive global fair, from which women and those identifying as women, are given an opportunity to show their work and contribute to developing the exchange of ideas around gender, and culture.
It will be very interesting to see how people have responded to this new event. It sounds promising and I'm looking forward to visiting.
