In celebration of
Lowell Women's Week 2003
the Central Massachusetts Women's Caucus for Art and the Ayer Lofts Art Gallery present:

Jurors:

Maxine Farkas' many accomplishments include Director, Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century, Chair of the Women's Week Public Art Subcommittee, and Massachusetts Representative for Studio Quilt Associates. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally and has been published in books and magazines in the US, Japan, and France.

Patrick Pierce is a sculptor and poet of long practice who has recently relocated his sculpture and painting studios to Lowell, Massachusetts. He has had multiple one-man and group shows in New York at the Denise Bibro Fine Art and other venues. In summer he exhibits with the Turtle Gallery on Deer Isle, Maine. His work is included in many private and organizational collections across the country and has been reviewed in the Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, and other publications.

Brenda Pinardi is a professor emeritus of the Art Department at the University of Massachusetts atLowell and a painter with major regional and national exhibitions. Public collections include the New World Bank and the DeCordova Museum. Ms. Pinardi is represented by the Vorpal Gallery in New York City and San Francisco.

Artists:

Lynda Banzi
Heidi d’Entremont
C.M. Judge
Stefanie Klavens
Ginnie Lupi
Hanna Melnyczuk
Susan Miller-Havens
Gay S. Tracy
Elsa Voelcker

Events:

Sunday, March 2, 3-6pm:
Opening Reception

Thursday, March 6, 7pm:
"Frida Kahlo"
a talk by resident artist Raquel Bauman

Sunday, March 9, 5pm:
"Women and Domestic Photography"
A brief talk on the history of women photographers who have used domestic themes in their photographs from the early days of the medium to contemporary image-makers. Lynda Banzi, Stefanie Klavens, and Elsa Voelcker, "Day by Day" artists will share how this history has informed their own practice of photographing portraits of personal space.

Thursday, March 13, 6pm:
“Women, Comfort Food, and Stories”
Resident artist Eleni Zohdi will present a cooking demonstration and tell stories filled with scenes from her life growing up in a small village in Greece.

Thursday, March 20, 7:30pm:
"Daughters of the Dust"
Film showing with an introduction by resident artist Pam Goncalves.

Sunday, March 30, 3pm:
“Tea and Scones with the Artists of ‘Day by Day’”
After a brief presentation by artist Catherine Judge, Ayer Lofts will host an afternoon of tea and scones where visitors can meet and talk with artists from this year's show.