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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Eugenie Tsai

Judging from the aphorisms “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a penny for your thoughts,” the copper cent at one time possessed a degree of value that it has since lost, but there’s a place for those seemingly worthless … Continue reading…

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No September First Saturday, but join me on Facebook!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Eleanor Whitney

Summer’s Target First Saturdays have been great and I’ve loved watching everyone stream into the Museum’s parking lot to dance under the stars. West Indian-American Carnival 2008 – Brooklyn, NY by David Berkowitz via Flickr. This is just a reminder … Continue reading…

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What’s Happening Today?—The Museum Calendar Gets Upgraded

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jen Borkowski

If you’ve checked out the Museum’s calendar in the last twelve hours or so, you may have noticed how different (or, really, how not different) it is. That’s right, our calendar now looks like it fits with the rest of … Continue reading…

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Burning Down the House Artist Focus: CARRIE MAE WEEMS

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Sarah Giovanniello

Carrie Mae Weems (American, b. 1953). Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X), from the Kitchen Table series, 1990. Gelatin silver print, edition 5 of 5. Brooklyn Museum, Caroline A. L. Pratt Fund, 1991.168 The exhibition Burning Down the House: Building a Feminist … Continue reading…

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A Public Programs Recap for July!

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Sarah Giovanniello

July was a hot month for programming in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art! First off, Ladan Akbarnia, Hagop Kevorkian Associate Curator of Islamic Art here at the Brooklyn Museum, with the assistance of sign language interpreter Jina … Continue reading…

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Moolaadé: Film and Discussion in the Forum this First Saturday!

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Jessica Shaffer

(Film Still from Moolaadé (2004), directed by Ousmane Sembène.) This month’s Target First Saturday events at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art here at the Brooklyn Museum includes a screening of the film Moolaadé. Directed by Ousmane Sembène, … Continue reading…

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Suffragettes in Silent Cinema

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Jessica Shaffer

A viewing and discussion of the film Suffragettes in Silent Cinema will be taking place this Saturday, June 21st, in the Forum of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. The panel will include Melissa Messina, curator of Votes … Continue reading…

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South Asian Women’s Creative Collective

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Jessica Shaffer

(Sara Rahbar, Hosein and I, Oppression Series #2 photo shoot, 2007. Courtesy of the artist.) Working to further the dialogue between women and contemporary art, the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective is an organization that seeks to unite and provide … Continue reading…

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Pia Lindman’s Soapbox Event

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Lauren Nicole Nixon

Free speech: some of us utilize it more than others, babbling faster than the speed of light. While others, meek as mice, prefer to keep our words to the bare minimum. But, Pia Lindman, a New York-based performance and installation artist, has boldly … Continue reading…

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