The significant role womenhave played over time is explored in the new exhibition The History of Woman,on view from May 30, 2012, through June 23, 2012, at Fairfield University’sThomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, located in the Quick Center. The exhibition ispresented by Montage Initiative, a program dedicated to providing impoverishedand disadvantaged women and families around the globe with expandedopportunities to earn a sustainable living.
The History of Woman featuresworks by local artists, students, and faculty in celebration of culturalacceptance and individual expression. development. The History of Woman is thecapstone event of the Quick Center’s involvement in Fairfield University’sGlobal Citizenship initiative. During this period, from June 11-15, 2012,Fairfield University is hosting the 3rd Biennial JUHAN (Jesuit UniversitiesHumanitarian Action Network) Student Leadership Conference: Global Perspectiveson Humanitarian Action. An estimated 200 students, faculty and staff will beattending the conference from Jesuit Universities globally and nationally tovisit the exhibition. Montage Initiative’s attention is currently focused onthe plight of the widows in the Indian providence of Vrindavan, although itendeavors to alleviate the reality of extreme poverty worldwide by rallyingsupport and awareness and promoting peace building.
The Thomas J. Walsh ArtGallery is free and open to the public. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from noon to 4 p.m., and approximately one hour priorto curtain and during intermission at all Quick Center events. The Regina A.Quick Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Fairfield University at1073 North Benson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut.. Fairfield University islocated off exit 22 of Interstate-95. For further information and directions,call (203) 254-4010 or 1-877-278-7396, or visit www.fairfield.edu/quick.
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