Special Event
TEDx SVA Women: The Intersection of Art and Gender
Photos on white background by Kent Meister (MPS Digital Photography 2017).
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presents a series of TEDx SVA Women talks in honor of Women’s History Month.
Six members of the SVA community will give talks on “The Intersection of Art & Gender.” Topics include: women’s representation in the arts, power dynamics within creative industries, and other issues related to women and fine art, animation, film, and more.
Featured TEDx Talks and Speakers
Thesis BFA Animation Student Schantelle Alonzo discusses a contradiction of advice she’s received as a female student in animation, and reflects how these conditions have developed through historical precedent.
“Beyond Borders: Art, Gender and the Immigrant Experience” examines the intersections of migration, art practice and gender. This talk explores how displacement shapes creativity while highlighting the transformative power of art making.
Through my artwork, I spotlight invisible domestic labor, societal disparities, advocate for policy changes, push for the economic recognition of unpaid labor and inspire gender equity.
“Unladylike” is a talk about visualizing the freedoms and constraints of experiencing the world around us through the lens of gender.
“Too Late/Too Soon” argues for more nuanced representation of gender transition, moving away from portrayals with a discrete start/end, and instead engaging with the fluid, lifelong negotiation of the space between experience & expression.
How film criticism can reveal gender bias, with a special analysis of the 1999 film But I’m a Cheerleader.