“Making art about horrific subjects is challenging,” says Rose Camastro-Pritchett who has been making art for the past 8 years about the 200,000 “comfort women” used by the Japanese military for sex during WW ll. 

Presenters: 

• Rose Camastro-Pritchett, international artist, Evanston based

• Sung Sohn, co-founder and executive director of the Education for Social Justice Foundation, San Francisco

• Jeri Frederickson, poet and creative director of Awakenings Gallery, Chicago

Presentations will center on telling the stories; researching topics to accurately present stories; treating subject matter with dignity; choosing art materials, texts and imagery; preparing for and working with viewers who may be/are triggered by the artwork. 

Following the presentations there will be a Q & A and discussion led by Lisa Degliantoni. 

Limited seating for 25, RSVP here.

The “Comfort Women” Project Exhibition and Interactive Installation

Artist Rose Camastro-Pritchett brings the “Comfort Women” Project to 1100 Florence Gallery, October 1 - 27, 2021. 

The exhibition features exquisite works by Camastro-Pritchett on handmade paper along with the interactive Break the Silence: Message Board.

Visit 1100florence.com to learn more about this exhibit and installation.