_gaia Studios 10th Anniversary Countdown: Code Pink

By Doris Caçoilo

In 2003 _gaia marched in DC with Code Pink!

_gaia marched with Code Pink in Washington DC and New York against the war in Iraq during various protests. They spent the next several years marching against the war and in several marches for women's rights including the March For Women's lives in Washington DC on the capital in 2004. _gaia felt strongly that the war was unjust and unnecessary and it would especially hurt women and children severely.

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_gaia feels strongly that women's rights are enormously critical in a healthy society. Women's rights are everyone's issue. If women are respected and trusted to make decisions for themselves and their families - everyone benefits. _gaia continues to support the advocacy of women's issues.

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-Narciso

_gaia Studios 10th Anniversary Countdown

Ten years of anything is always a time to celebrate. Ten years of women artists and activists creating art, events, and opportunities in visual and media arts, performance, and design is a pretty big deal. 

 

Instigatorzine is celebrating ten years of _gaia Studios by highlighting events throughout its distinguished decade in operation, all leading up to the _gaia Gala at City Hall in Jersey City.

 

Come back each day for some interesting facts, funnies, and milestones in _gaia Studios history! For now, here's a bit about _gaia's founders: Doris Caçoilo and Amie Figueiredo.

 

_gaia was founded in 2002 by Amie Figueiredo and Doris Caçoilo. Long time friends and activists, they brought together a group of women to begin organizing around women’s issues, activism and supporting local artists. _gaia has grown to have a long list of accomplished programs and events as well as a large group of supporters, artists and volunteers.

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-Narciso

Dirk Dzmirsky

Stunning drawings from Dirk Dzmirsky make you wonder what would have happened if you kept making good graphite drawings.

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Nimit Malavia

If there's one thing you can quickly identify from Nimit Malavia's work, it's his strengths in line and composition. His illustration and personal work seldom carry similar arrangements, but what do end up becoming patterns in his work, like the ebb and flow of lines, creating harmony and a unique edge are qualities that never get old.

 

-Narciso

Chuck Close's Fanny Fingerpainting

This latest Chuck Close work is done only using the artist's finger prints, making this portrait of Close's mother-in-law very personal.

 

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