NextNOW Fest: These Men Are Potential Rapists: Remembering the Work of the Women’s Coalition for Change
NextNOW Fest: These Men Are Potential Rapists: Remembering the Work of the Women’s Coalition for Change
In April 1993, working under the name the Women’s Coalition for Change, nine women at the University of Maryland undertook an art action that jolted the campus and attracted national news coverage and passionate dialogue. The art action, which involved elements of performance, installation and postering during the annual Art Attack festival, came to be known in the media as the “rapist list” because a component of the action involved the publication of every identifiably male name in the campus student directory on flyers underneath the headline, “Notice: These Men Are Potential Rapists.”
Now, 30+ years after the art action, NextNOW Fest will host a look back at the event, including an exhibition of archival material (located in glass cases outside the Art Library), a video screening and a panel discussion with three of the original artists (in the Collaboratory).
In April 1993, working under the name the Women’s Coalition for Change, nine women at the University of Maryland undertook an art action that jolted the campus and attracted national news coverage and passionate dialogue. The art action, which involved elements of performance, installation and postering during the annual Art Attack festival, came to be known in the media as the “rapist list” because a component of the action involved the publication of every identifiably male name in the campus student directory on flyers underneath the headline, “Notice: These Men Are Potential Rapists.”
Now, 30+ years after the art action, NextNOW Fest will host a look back at the event, including an exhibition of archival material (located in glass cases outside the Art Library), a video screening and a panel discussion with three of the original artists (in the Collaboratory).