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"Looking at it, all I could think was how I didn't want anyone else to hurt. I wanted the pain to stop!?"
-female student at Cal Poly Pomona "It made me think about the incredible courage it took for a survivor to gather willpower and take brave steps forward. It helped me understand the great ordeal that these people had to endure to speak out." -male student at Cal Poly Pomona "I learned how real domestic violence is . . . to be able to reach out and touch something that survivors made makes it tangible." -female student at Cal Poly Pomona |
Art exhibitions are a powerful way to break the silence that allows domestic violence to continue in our communities. As the strength, hope, pride, and stories of survivors is unveiled, battering can no longer be a painful secret.
Since 1992, AWBW has opened over 100 exhibitions in 19 states. Exhibit sites have ranged from museums and art centers to colleges, department stores and even the US Senate Building in Washington D.C. Many exhibits have included hands-on participatory components that invite viewers to join in the creation process and raise their own voices to bring an end to the violence. Selected exhibits are available to travel to assist communities in breaking the silence. 
Dawson County Domestic Violence Shelter Me Doll Exhibit
This “Me Doll” exhibit was created by the women at the Dawson County Domestic Violence Shelter in Glendive, Montana. The Me Dolls were exhibited at the Glendive Public Library and at the Montana Educator’s Conference at Dawson County High Sch ... Life Lessons Art Postcards AWBW's Artist Advisory Circle spearheaded the creation of work for this on-line exhibit of Life Lessons Art Postcards. The idea was to give artists not working directly with the survivors of domestic violence the opportunity to show their support of AWBW&# ... Monster in Me AWBW’s “Monster in Me” project gives battered women and their children a safe way to explore some of the difficult feelings that result from living with abuse. During the past year, women and children have participated in AWBW&r ... Unmasking our Pain, Revealing our Power - Masks from Nicaragua and Wisconsin Judy Brodjeski, a Windows leader from The Women's Community, WI, developed and led this powerful workshop in Nicaragua with women who are taking an active role in their communities as leaders of social change. Partnering with the Wisconsin/Nicuragua Partne ... Journey To Healing Many survivors are not able to talk about domestic and sexual abuse and the profound effect it has had on their lives. Through art, survivors find a safe way to explore their feelings and share their voices. The goal of this exhibit is to give participants the ... UnMasking Me/UnMasking the Future UnMasking Me/UnMasking the Future is a multi-media project designed to enable children and teens who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence, to express themselves and educate their communities in a powerful and unique way. Through this on line exhibi ... Community Story Tree Through images of roots, bark, branches, leaves, fruits, and sky 72 individuals from across the United States and beyond joined together to create this special tree embodying our community commitment against domestic violence. Survivors as well as allies, frie ... Story Trees (host this exhibit) Using the tree as a symbol of life, many amazing women let their imaginations run wild to find out the kind of tree they were as they explored their journey of survival. They considered the questions like: What nurtures your tree? How does your tree adapt to ... Take a Walk in My Shoes "Take a Walk in My Shoes" tells the stories of members of the Dawson County Domestic Violence women's support group in Glendive, Montana. Many women are not able to talk about domestic abuse and the profound effect it has had on them. This ... Me Dolls (host this exhibit) Me Dolls give voice to the messages of survival and healing that make each survivor's journey unique. Developed in the Survivor's Art Circle (SAC), Me Dolls are made from Sculpey clay, beads and wire and have quickly become a favorite among SAC member ... Rising (host this exhibit) This exhibition features art by Asian survivors of violence, and includes each artist’s words in her own language, including Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Urdu, Indonesian, Bangla, Thai, Tagalog, Korean, Hindi, and Gujarati. Rising out of the pain of abus ... Journey Toward Healing This exhibit explores the journey toward healing of members of AWBW's Survivor's Art Circle. These images are also available for purchase as note cards so these expressions can be shared to provide inspiration, encouragement and support to others. ... Heart Stories (host this exhibit) AWBW Workshops are a safe space for children and teens surviving domestic violence to listen to their hearts, value the stories within them and discover that others want to hear their stories, too.The Heart Story artworks and poignant captions offer a glimpse ... Journey Markers (host this exhibit) The Journey Markers debut exhibition was held at the U.S. Senate Building Rotunda in Washington D.C to launch Domestic Violence month in October, 1998. In the words of Donna Shalala, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in 1998: "This project open ... Children's Windows Quilts (host this exhibit) This colorful exhibit of ten handmade crib quilts debuted during the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Conference in July 1998. Each quilt was made at a shelter active in the AWBW Children's Windows Program and each square represents a ch ... Portraits of Survivors (host this exhibit) This series of 30 portraits of battered women by AWBW founder Cathy Salser has traveled from coast to coast and been seen by over 6,500 viewers. The paintings weave together the women's hands, faces, and words, thus expressing their stories, strength, and ... Latina Art Journal The artwork in this journal crosses boundaries of language and culture to speak, woman to woman, about the impact of violence and the possibility of a better future. Online, we are able to exhibit the artworks in full color. The printed journal is printed in b ... Voices of Battered Women Created in 1994 by survivors in response to the revelation that OJ Simpson had battered Nicole Brown Simpson, this exhibit has toured the country to inspire others to help end the violence. Each collage is the woman's own story of how domestic violence has af ... Windows Into Our Future I (host this exhibit) Windows Into Our Future shares visions of a violence-free future created not only by survivors of domestic violence but also by their family, friends, and community members. It takes all of us, as a community, to help end the cycle violence. This exhibit co ... Windows Into Our Future II (host this exhibit) This special part of the Windows Into Our Future series was created and translated into both English and Spanish, and the exhibit debuted at CASA 0101, a small theatre in East Los Angeles, in conjunction with a production of Real Women Have Curves.It takes all ... Zazou Art Auction This special offering of survivors art will be auctioned at the Zazou Wine Tasting Benefit September 18, 2005. We share it here as a special preview. We look forward to seeing you at the event. |
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