October – December 2018

The exhibition Polki – Hidden Power, features the works of Polish women illustrators and ceramic artists that approach the subject of womanhood in their arts.

The exhibition will run from Oct. 5 through Dec. 31, 2018 at the Museum of Texas Tech University.

The exhibition aims to take a closer look at Polish women—Polki, and seek out the traces of their feminine, hidden power in their work and art. For centuries women were in a subordinate position regarding their rights, voice, independence, and their social and familial status. They had limited choices, save to muster up the strength to carry on to fulfill the expectations of society.

Women's rights are still a relatively new thing in the world. In 1918, Poland regained independence and immediately granted women the right to vote and be elected—the same year as Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and even before the United States, in 1920 or Sweden in 1921. The status of women may be different today yet the hidden power of women remains.

The exhibition presents both the work of Polish illustrators as well as designers, particularly ceramists who either allude to the subject of womanhood or to the art and objects that embody its strength as feminine art.

The exhibition features the work of both recognized and emerging Polish female artists:
• Basia Grzybowska Flores
• Maria Jeglińska
• Izabela Kaczmarek-Szurek
• Malwina Konopacka
• Kaja Kusztra
• Aleksandra Morawiak
• Magdalena Pankiewicz
• Sabina Samulska
• Ewelina Skowrońska

Polki – Hidden Power, is curated by Monika Brauntsch and is the result of a collaboration with the artist Ewelina Skowrońska and Carol Flueckiger, associate professor in the Texas Tech University School of Art.

The exhibition was presented in June during San Francisco Design Week. The project is financed by the funds of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, within the scope of the Multiannual Program INDEPENDENT 2017 – 2021, as part of the "Cultural Bridges" subsidy program of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Curated by: Monika Brauntsch
Substantive cooperation: Ewelina Skowrońska, Carol Flueckiger
Exhibition design: Dorota Kabała
Visual identification: Kaja Kusztra

Feminist Art Film Festival

October 5, 2018
1 – 5 pm
Helen DiVitt Jones Auditorium
Museum of Texas Tech University

Short film shown from 1 – 4 pm

Artist Panel Discussion
4 – 5 pm

Reception
5 – 6 pm

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