Call for artists!!

OK. So here's the situation: Planned Parenthood is sponsoring a women's empowerment mural and wants female artists to submit their ideas of what an empowered woman/en look like. This is an awesome chance to contribute to the community by creating an inspiring mural. It may be seen by people generations from now!

How does it work?? Well, you'll submit up to two images by the deadline (October 26th at 6:00 pm) and a committee of the mural's organizers and the owners of the wall will vote on what they feel is the best representation of women's empowerment. You'll find the guidelines for submission over to the right side of the screen. ---- >

So...what does female empowerment mean to you? How do race/ethnicity and class intersect with female empowerment? How does empowerment look when traced from generation to generation? Still stuck? The following quotes may help gear you towards a more specific idea (but you don't have to use them.)

“Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human.” Robin Morgan

"As we strive to be conscious human beings, we situate ourselves more and more as agents of history. The moment we reject being objects, we begin to be the subjects of our desires." Inés Hernández Avila

Have a better idea? If yes, then great! If not, just use whatever comes to your mind when you think about empowerment, whether it be in your own life or the lives of other women. Onward and upward!!

AND- if you're not interested in submitting a design but want to help, we will need painters. The location is still to be determined (we're working on it, and as soon as we find the perfect spot, we'll make a post) so needless to say the actual painting day is too. But we're thinking it will be sometime in mid to late November. (Don't worry, we'll stay warm with heaters and cider.) If you have any questions, email us at: columbusmural@gmail.com

Oh, and who are we? Well, some of us are fellow artists, some of us are from Planned Parenthood, and all of us are super passionate about making a mural by women, geared towards what real women are.

Stay tuned!