In light of the recent International Women’s Day, many Hewitt students had their artwork displayed in the Feminist Stance gallery at the Vinegar Factory, organized by the Curatorial Studies class. Various mediums of artwork were on display in the gallery, all exploring and representing their own interpretation of feminism.
The exhibition included works from the lower and middle school as well. With the importance and prevalence of the feminism movement in the media today, it is great to see that even younger students at Hewitt are exposed to this topic from the start.
Hallie F. ‘17, one of the members of the Curatorial Studies class, reflects on the process of putting this gallery together stating how even from the start, the class “delved deep into the meaning and interpretation of the feminist stance” and was able to “select the Hewitt community’s creative responses to what feminism means to them and reflect on the overall theme of the exhibition.”
The gallery was also an interactive experience for students with a station designated to taking polaroid pictures with friends, while at the same time representing what they are passionate for on the board that they held.
In addition, there was a station where students could write thank you notes to those that they admire in their lives which were all accumulated and posted on a large board for Upper School students to see and appreciate.
Throughout the school year, the discussion of the feminist stance has been stressed, allowing students to cultivate their own opinion. As a result of putting together a gallery representing these feminist ideas, it was truly a student exploration of feminism that was ultimately brought together as one representation of Hewitt’s feminist perspectives.