Women's Center for Creative Work: Parlor at the Armory: The World That Begins Where Our Skin Ends

September 2015-January 2016 at the Armory Center for the Arts.

The Women’s Center for Creative Work (WCCW) resided in the Armory’s Mezzanine Galleries with the multi-artist residency, Parlor at the Armory: The World That Begins Where Skin Ends, which investigated the space between the personal and the public. 

The parlor traditionally exists as a liminal boundary between the private rooms in the home and the public space of the street. This was the very inception of the world that begins where our skin ends- the first place for formulating exchanges between our public and private selves. This process-based residency took the form of a parlor work center, occupied by ten WCCW residents over the course of the problem.

BIO

The Women’s Center for Creative Work

The Women’s Center for Creative Work was founded in 2013 by artist Katie Bachler, graphic designer Kate Johnston, and cultural producer Sarah Williams. They decided to bring the community together to talk about contemporary feminism and its trajectory in a convivial setting with A Women’s Dinner in the Desert and then A Women’s Dinner in the City. These were two events that galvanized the community in powerful ways they hadn’t quite anticipated. The need for such events had been churning just under the surface; with those first two dinners, they tapped the makings of an exuberant community of women ready to connect and collaborate, discuss and support each other. The network was already forming! They were compelled by this burgeoning community to consolidate, host more events, give it a name, and look towards the future. The Women’s Center for Creative Work was born.

Armory Center for the Arts

Nonprofit and donor-supported, Armory Center for the Arts is a national leader for contemporary art exhibitions and community arts education. The Armory believes that an understanding and appreciation of the arts is essential for a well-rounded human experience and a healthy community.  The core of their mission is a deep commitment to social justice through arts education. Every day, Armory Teaching Artists transform lives and communities through the power of art.