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Celebrating Women

September 19, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Forty-two of Paola Gianturco's vibrant color photographs feature festivals that honor women's roles, rites of passage, attributes, accomplishments, and spiritual lives. 

The exhibit includes images from these celebrations:

• Swaziland's Reed Dance celebrates women as virgins
• Poland's Noc Šwietojaňsk Festival celebrates women as magical
• India's Kali Puja celebrates women as warriors
• Sweden's Festival of Sankta Lucia celebrates women as kind
• Brazil's Festival of Boa Morte celebrates women as political
• Morocco's Marriage Festival celebrates women as initiators

Paola Gianturco's involvement with women internationally is long standing. As a photojournalist, she has documented women's lives in 40 countries, was Chairman of the Board of The Crafts Center in Washington DC, worked with low income artisans in 79 countries, and was a board member of the Association for Women's Rights in Development. Before becoming a full-time photographer, she spent 34 years in marketing and communications.

The Dennos is offering a series of events in conjunction with exhibition, including lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and concerts More »

More information can be found on the Celebrating Women project and Paola Gianturco online at www.celebratingwomen.com.

This exhibition is made possible in part by a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.