Women's Interart Center

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Women's Interart Center
Women's Interart Center poster 1973.jpg
Formation1970 (1970)
FounderJacqueline Skiles
Founded at549 W. 52nd Street
Dissolved2016 (2016)
Location
  • New York, New York

The Women's Interart Center was founded in 1970 under the auspices of Women Artists in Revolution (WAR) and Feminists in the Arts. The Interart Center provided gallery space and conducted workshops for women artists.

History[]

The Women's Interart Center was established in 1970.[1] The group requested a grant of $55,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts in the summer of 1970. They requested funding for a 5-story building with space for administrative offices, galleries, and workshops, including photography and graphics. The group's proposal was, at first, turned down. The women held a demonstration on October 27, 1970, including members Muriel Castanis, Nancy Edelstein, Jan McDevitt, Judy Propper, and .[2] They ultimately received $5,000.[1]

This amount enabled them to launch the Women's Interart Center on the 9th and 10th floors of 549 W. 52nd Street in New York City.[2] Dorothy Gillespie was an artist-in-residence. Jacqueline Skiles was a founder and co-director, overseeing the graphics workshops.[3][2] The Interart Center continued to receive some annual funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.[4]

In 1981 Gillespie and Skiles donated the Women's Interart Center records, 1970-1981 to the Archives of American Art.[3] Additional records were donated to the Barnard College Archives at the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning.[5]

The Women's Interart Center remained at 549 W. 52nd Street until 2016 when they were evicted to make way for improvements to the property.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Broude, Norma; Garrard, Mary D.; Brodsky, Judith K. (1994). The power of feminist art : the American movement of the 1970s, history and impact. New York: H.N. Abrams. p. 106. ISBN 978-0810937321.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Skiles, Jacqueline Dean; Women Artists in Revolution; Women's Interart Center (1973). A documentary herstory of Women Artists in Revolution. Pittsburgh, PA: Know, Inc. pp. 76–79.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Interart Center records, 1970-1981". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ Johnston, Laurie (1973-03-21). "Women Activism Turns To Alternatives in Arts". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Women Artists in Revolution (WAR), Women's Interart Center, and Related Activism, 1969-1976 | Finding Aids". Barnard College Archives. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ Tempey, Nathan (2016-09-20). "Urban Removal: How A Utopian Vision For Hell's Kitchen Burned Out". Gothamist. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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