Timeline 1968-1973

1968-1973 | 1973-1975 | 1976-1979 | 1980-1983 | 1984-1987 | 1988-1991 |

Milestones Prior to the Opening of the Woman’s Building

1968

"Twenty-five Women in Art" exhibit curated by Josine Ianco Starrels at Lytton Galleries for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1970

Feminist Art Program founded by Judy Chicago at Fresno State College
Women artists protest the “Art and Technology” exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which included almost no women artists
Founding of Los Angeles Council of Women Artists

1971

Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro found Feminist Art Program at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville founds Women’s Design Program at CalArts
Womanhouse, a collaborative installation, is created by students in the CalArts Feminist Art Program

1972

Womanhouseexhibited to the public
West Coast Conference of Women Artists hosted by Feminist Art Program and West-East Bag
Women’s Caucus for Art founded at College Art Association annual conference

1973

Womanspace Gallery opens

WOMANSPACE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

“Mothers and Daughters” (2/4)
“Lesbian Art Show” (2/20–26)
“Taboo” (9/29–10/28)
“Exposure” (10/1)

PERFORMANCES

The Ripe Off, play reading (2/16–17) Performances by Fresno Feminist Art Program (2/20) “Free This Day” (Thank-You Theater) Dance by Martha Gardner (2/25) Performances by Suzanne Lacy and Laurel Klick (Thank-You Theater) (10/20)

FILM AND VIDEO ART

Menstruation Weekend Performances, video (2/9–10) Women’s Film Series (2/18) Home Movie, by Jan Oxenberg (2/20) Films by Chris Mohanna and Jan Oxenberg (2/25) Plight of a Struggling Film Maker, by Marghe Reed, andWomanhouse, by Johanna Demetrakis (10/4) Judy Reidel presents film selections by Joan Churchill, Doolie Brown, and June Steel (10/14)

LITERARY EVENTS

Poetry reading (2/24) Womanspace poets live on KPFK-FM (10/19)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Female Art Heritage lecture: Self-Images of Women Artists (Ruth Iskin) (2/7) Lesbian Consciousness in Art (Ruth Iskin and Arlene Raven) (2/21) Art Heritage Lecture: Georgia O’Keefe and Female Sexuality (3/14) Taboo in History (discussion of taboo subjects in art) (10/8) Art Rap: “Taboo Show” (10/17) SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

Pioneer Women: Nancy Reeves, lawyer, feminist scholar, educator (2/14)
All Lesbian Night (discussion of lesbian politics) (2/22)
All Women’s Dance (2/23)
Pioneer Women: Marian Palfe, photographer (3/21)
Gay-Straight Dialogue (7/13)
Open rap with Aurelia Morris on effects of taboos on art (10/19)
“Come As You Are” photographic costume party (10/29)