IFF director Margaret Wertheim is giving a talk about the Crochet Coral Reef at the 2025 College Art Association conference (NYC) as the closing event of the annual “Day of Panels” hosted by The Feminist Art Project. Each year TFAP chooses a theme “Feminism and Art and X” – this year it’s “Feminism and Art and Science.”
Describing their impulse, the organizer say: “Art Historian Linda Nochlin has stated that, ‘feminist art history is there to make trouble, to call into question, to ruffle feathers in the patriarchal dovecotes.’ This event is dedicated to women who are troublemakers, and whose creative practice references science as a source of inspiration for writing, research, curating and art making.”
In this spirit Ms Wertheim’s talk is titled Crochet Coral Reef: Crafting Against Patriarchy in Science and Art. This is the final talk of the day. The entire event is free and open to the public.
Date+Time: Saturday February 15, 3:25-4:30pm.
Place: Hilton Midtown NYC
For the full day’s schedule see here, and below.
MAKING TROUBLE: WOMEN, SCIENCE & ART
TFAP@CAA 2025 – Day of Panels
Event Chair: Anonda Bell, Rutgers University
Saturday, February 15 | 9:00am – 4:30pm | Hilton Midtown (NYC), Concourse G
FULL-DAY SCHEDULE
9:00am – 10:30am
Introductions and Keynote
Connie Tell, The Feminist Art Project, Welcome
Anonda Bell, Rutgers University, Science & Art Introduction
Anne Swartz, Savannah College of Art & Design, Unnatural Sciences
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Suzanne Anker, School of Visual Arts
11:00am – 12:40pm
Panel #1: PEOPLE
Stephanie Dinkins, Stony Brook University
Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Independent Artist
Magdalena Dukiewicz, Independent Artist
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Panel #2: EXPERIENCE
Laura Splan, Independent Artist
Eva Lee, Independent Artist
2:45pm – 3:25pm
Panel #3: PLACE
Michele Oka Donor, Independent Artist
Natalie Waldburger, OCAD University
3:25pm – 4:30pm
CLOSING SPEAKER
Margaret Wertheim, The Institute for Figuring
Crochet Coral Reef: Crafting Against Patriarchy in Science and Art