South Texas College celebrates community partnerships in an arts and humanities series, She Roars.
The South Texas College Library Art Gallery and Art Department, in collaboration with community partners at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley – School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement, International Museum of Art & Science, and the McAllen Public Library, collectively present She Roars: A Series of Lectures, Workshops, and Exhibitions Celebrating Women’s Contributions to the Humanities.
This four-day program starts with a self-defense class taught by STC Kinesiology Instructor Rodrigo Martinez and includes four exhibitions, a documentary, story-time, and workshops and lectures by founding member of the 1985-present artist collective, The Guerrilla Girls and illustrator and author Angela Dominguez.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
| DAY 1 | Monday, March 6 |
Location: South Texas College |
| 10 – 11 a.m. |
Self-Defense Workshop with STC Kinesiology Instructor, Rodrigo Martinez (Pecan Plaza B-2511 Dojo Room) |
| 12 – 1 p.m. |
Film Documentary: Finding Vivian Maier (Library F-102) |
DAY 2 | Tuesday, March 7 |
Location: South Texas College |
| 10 – 11 a.m. |
Talk: Angela Dominguez – 15 Years of Bilingual Children’s Book Illustration (Bldg. U – 2.100) |
| 6 – 7 p.m. |
Talk: Guerrilla Girls w founding member Käthe Kollwitz (Bldg. U – 2.100) |
| 5 – 8 p.m. |
She Roars Opening Reception (Library Art & Bldg. B Gallery) |
DAY 3 | Wednesday, March 8 |
Location: McAllen Public Library |
| 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Reading by Angela Dominguez |
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Location: International Museum of Art & Science (Clark Gallery) |
| 5 – 5:30 p.m. |
Poetry by Priscilla Celina Suarez |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Uproar! The Art of Social Engagement: A Community Workshop (Kollwitz) |
| 6:30 – 7:30 |
Humanities Roundtable led by Kathe Kollwitz (GG), Dr. Silvia Solis (UTRGV Gender & Women’s Studies and Environmental Studies), and Guadalupe Pardo (Trucha Cultural Fellow) |
| DAY 4 | Tuesday, March 21 |
Location: The Gremlin, Downtown McAllen |
| 6 – 7 p.m. |
Oh, How They Roar: Women in the Humanities with Dr. Friederike Bruehoefener, Dr. Linda English (UTRGV), Dr. Carolina Monsivais (STC), Dr. Cathryn Merla-Watson (UTRGV), Dr. Marisa Palacios Knox (UTRGV), Melissa Arjona (STC) |
“We’re thrilled about the community partnerships we’ve built with other organizations in the valley as we celebrate Women’s History Month at STC,” said STC Art History Faculty and Co-Organizer of ‘She Roars’ Melissa Terry. “We hope the ‘She Roars’ series of events will inspire students and community members to think deeply about collaborative and creative solutions to social issues, locally and globally.”
The Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous collective of artists who, since 1985, have utilized humor and stark visuals to spread awareness about the bias within art film, and popular culture to ignite the sparks of social change.
Illustrator and Author Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City and earned a Master of Fine Arts at the Academy of Art University in California. She recently illustrated the New York Times Bestseller, “Just Help! How to Build a Better World,” written by Sonia Sotomayor.
“When I saw the Guerrilla Girls speak years ago, while in graduate school, it struck me as an exciting example of critical thinking and performative art activism. We hope the exhibition, art talk, and workshop will do the same for our community,” said Terry.
15! Angela Dominguez Has Something to Say opens February 6 and will be on view through June 6, 2023, at the STC Pecan Campus Library Art Gallery Building F.
The Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly exhibit opens March 7 and will be on view until April 5, 2023, at the STC Art Department Gallery Building B.
There will also be a student and community poster exhibit inspired by the work of the Guerrilla Girls and civic engagement at the South Texas College Art Department.
All events are free and open to the public.
To register for this event, visit: Workshop registration link
The She Roars program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This program of exhibitions and educational programs are meant to engage student understanding of art and its role in culture, support the academic curriculum, and inspire continued education through direct engagement with artists, scholars, and original works of art.
For more information, contact gotvos@southtexascollege.edu or visit https://library.southtexascollege.edu/sheroars.
