Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Facts for Kids

Installation view of Between the Door and the Street by Suzanne Lacy at the Brooklyn Museum.

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is a special place on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, United States. Since 2007, it has been the permanent home of The Dinner Party. This famous art piece was created by Judy Chicago in 1979.

The Center is named after its founder, Elizabeth A. Sackler. She is a philanthropist, which means she gives money to good causes. She is also an art collector and a member of the Sackler family.

History of the Art Center
Exploring The Dinner Party Gallery
Notable Past Exhibitions
Feminist Art Base Database
Sackler Center First Awards
See also

History of the Art Center

The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art opened on March 23, 2007. It was the first public space of its kind in the United States. This center is about 8,300 square feet (771 square meters) in size. It is located on the fourth floor of the museum.

The main goal of the center is to teach people about feminism. It shows how feminism has influenced culture and art. It also helps people understand its importance.

Since 2007, the Center has been the permanent home for The Dinner Party. This is a very important work of feminist art by Judy Chicago.

The Center also has a special area called the Forum. This space is used for public events and discussions. It helps to support women's issues. The galleries at the Center also show different art exhibitions. These exhibitions focus on feminist art and women's history. A group called the Council for Feminist Art helps support the Center's programs.

Exploring The Dinner Party Gallery

The main part of the Center is the gallery for The Dinner Party. Architect Susan T. Rodriguez helped design this space. She is a partner at Ennead Architects.

The Dinner Party features 39 unique place settings. It also includes the names of 998 women on a special floor called the Heritage Floor. Large glass walls surround the artwork. These walls give visitors a first look at Chicago's amazing creation.

Around The Dinner Party gallery, there are other spaces. These include two galleries that show changing exhibitions. There is also a study center. This study center can change from a place for academic study to a multimedia gallery. A large wall can pivot to make this change possible.

Notable Past Exhibitions

The Center has hosted many interesting art shows. Its first exhibition was called "Global Feminisms." This was the first international show focused only on feminist art from 1990 onwards. Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin organized this show.

Some other past exhibitions include:

"An Art of Our Own: Women Ceramicists from the Permanent Collection" (2007–2008)
"Artist Project: Between the Door and the Street" (2013)
"Burning Down the House: Building a Feminist Art Collection" (2008–2009)
"Global Feminisms Remix" (2007–2008)
"Kiki Smith: Sojourn" (2010)
"Wangechi Mutu: A Fantastic Journey" (2013–2014)
"Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern" (2017)
"We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85" (2017)

Feminist Art Base Database

The Center for Feminist Art also created something special called the "Feminist Art Base." Maura Reilly, the Center's first curator, came up with this idea.

This database is a collection of artists. It includes artists from the past and present. Their work shows feminist ideas and concerns. Some artists featured include Karen Heagle, Julia Kunin, and Clarity Haynes. Artists from all over the world can add their profiles to this database. Each profile has a short biography, a list of their work, and a "Feminist Art Statement."

Sackler Center First Awards

In March 2012, the Center celebrated its fifth birthday. To mark the occasion, it honored fifteen women with the Sackler Center First Awards. Elizabeth Sackler created these awards.

The awards are given every year to women who have broken barriers. These women have achieved great things in their fields. They have made important contributions.

Here are some of the women who have received these awards:

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