Women's Luncheon

11:00am - 2:00pm

Opening Reception: 11am - 12pm, Luncheon: 12pm - 2pm 

An annual celebration of women, art and and art education.

Held at the Taubman Museum of Art, guests will enjoy the galleries during an opening reception with an exclusive viewing of the museums banner exhibit DRIVE! Iconic American Cars and Motorcycles, followed by a seated meal where two women in our community will be honored for their monumental contributions to the arts. 
 
Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Katherine J. Parkin, Ph.D.

In conjunction with our 2018 banner exhibit, DRIVE! Iconic American Cars and Motorcycles, this year's speaker will be Katherine J. Parkin, Ph.D. Professor of History at Monmouth University and author of Women at the Wheel: A Century of Buying, Driving and Fixing Cars.

Women at the Wheel analyzes women’s experience with the car, from learning to drive and getting a license, buying a car, taking the wheel, ensuring its upkeep, and finally, the many ways we have associated women and car.  Women have been driving for more than 100 years and are now the majority of drivers; this book examines that experience by considering the social and cultural responses to women at the wheel.

Published in August 2017, the book has received national acclaim and is winner of the Emily Toth Award for best book in in women's studies and popular culture.

Anne Fralin Honoree: Mrs. Charlotte Porterfield

Sheila S. Strauss Art Venture Award: The Burton Center for Arts & Technology

For details on the event, sponsorship opportunities or to place an ad in the printed program, please contact:

Deputy Director of Development Holly DiGangi
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Development Manager Annemarie Zoller
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