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Rage/Love: Goddess

Rage/Love: Goddess, co-curated by Christine Sullivan & Ann Tracy for May 2020, originally focused on environmental themes and the power of the female to redeem our planet, was cancelled by the pandemic at the 11^th hour. With all submissions were in, the world went haywire.

The show was re-scheduled for May 2021, and the curators moderated the theme to invite consideration about the disproportionate influence the pandemic had on women’s, BIPOC, and LGBTQ lives. The calls attracted an excellent range of media, subject matter, and deeply personal statements about the world and the work presented. It explores many of life’s highs and lows emphasized by pandemic times.

The Portland Press Herald covered the event in Thursday’s Entertainment (formerly “Go”) section in an appreciation by Aimsel Ponti, featuring a compelling image from the show by Diane Dahlke.

The blog had more than 700 views, mostly from the US, with a couple of readers in Germany and one in the Philippines.

Unofficially, Instagram has been trending about 150-200 views, no solid numbers until the month is over. The top Facebook Post reached 879 and had 39 interactions.

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