ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change
Stitzer Family Gallery
Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America, Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change presents iconic American female artists whose work advocates for social empowerment and change.
Some Day is Now features over twenty artists including Yoko Ono, Jenny Holzer, and the Guerrilla Girls, who combine language, text, and image to express hope, enact change, raise awareness, and give voice to their beliefs. Installed with historic ephemera from the women’s suffrage movement, and employing similarly direct and impactful visual strategies, their works communicate words of action and empowerment for women as well as people of all genders, races, and ethnicities. Read more.
Featured Artists
Jenny Holzer (b. 1950) Barbara Kruger (b. 1945) The Guerrilla Girls (est. 1985) Martha Rosler (b. 1943) Annette Lemieux (b. 1957) Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953) Cauleen Smith (b. 1967) Ghada Amer (b. 1963) Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) Stephanie Syjuco (b. 1974) Martine Gutierrez (b. 1989) | Faith Ringgold (b. 1930) Betye Saar (b. 1926) Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (1940-2015) Sister Corita Kent (1918-1986) Yoko Ono (b. 1933) Nancy Spero (1926-2009) Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (b. 1940) Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) Mary Kelly (b. 1941) Aliza Nisenbaum (b. 1977) |
Related Programming
Panel Discussion: Women, Art & Social Change | October 1, 12:30-2 p.m.
Launching Some Day is Now, we hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring women who are recognized as groundbreaking leaders and role models in the arts, to address themes of women, art, and social change. Watch here.
Allison Lange and Picturing Political Power | October 14, 2:30-4 p.m.
Join Allison Lange in this Zoom webinar as she discusses her book Picturing Political Power. Watch here.
Virtual Gallery Talk | October 7, 1-1:45 p.m.
Gallery talk led by Associate Curator Lisa Williams. View highlights here.
Art for the Vote Tour | November 2
Ahead of election day, Associate Curator Lisa Williams walks through Some Day is Now for a look at some of the exhibitions moving images and messaging. Watch here.
Sponsors:
Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change is part of 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA presented by Stanley Black & Decker with additional support provided by Bank of America.
Some Day Is Now is made possible by the Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation, David T. Langrock Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc., and the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust.
This exhibition is made possible by the generosity of the Special Exhibition Fund donors, including John N. Howard, Sylvia Bonney, and The Aeroflex Foundation. We also gratefully acknowledge the funding of Carolyn and Elliot Joseph.
Advertising and marketing support provided by WSHU.