The VAW Art Map project was featured at Tuesdays on the Terrace at 3 Dots Downtown in State College, PA on June 24th. Guests had the opportunity to preview 24 global artists works addressing violence against women, and engage with the interactive map on a large projected screen. Argentinian Italian mother-daughter artist duo Natalia Saurin and Silvia Levenson's "The most dangerous place" film, emphasizing home as the most dangerous place for most women, inspired art makers of all ages to participate in community art making, including the creation of plates featuring phrases used to justify violence against women.
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The Violence Against Women (VAW) Art Map was conceived in the fall of 2018, in the wake of the #MeToo movement by Lauren Stetz, a Ph.D. candidate in Art Education with a minor in at Penn State University. Inspired by the globality of the hashtag movement, Stetz became fascinated by its unique manifestations in different geographic locations, questioning how the universal language of hashtags interacts with complex histories of oppression. Drawing from transnational and intersectional feminisms, Stetz queries the nuances of violence across borders, boundaries, and identity.
The VAW Art Map can be used to visualize connections between artists globally, highlighting themes such as vulnerability, shame and victim-blaming, and law and government. The VAW Art
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