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Opening Reception: Thursday, August 30th from 6-8pm. Join us for the opening reception for Flâneuse, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts' first exhibition of the 2018-2019 season! Flâneuse is a group exhibition featuring eight international artists whose work draws attention to the role of gender in contemporary urban experience. Through a variety of media the artists explore a diverse array of concerns about street life. The overlapping themes they address include history, memory, social justice, personal safety, public protest, physical movement, and commodity culture. Taking the traditional idea of the “flâneur” as a point of departure, the exhibition highlights key themes from ongoing scholarly debate about the appropriateness or indeed the existence of the female equivalent, the “flaneuse.”

Alicia Eggert Artist Talk: Thursday, August 30th, 6:30pm. Flâneuse artist Alicia Eggert will discuss her pieces in the exhibition along with the on-going performances associated with the work happening all across TCU campus during the run of the exhibition. Join us during the opening reception to hear Eggert's talk and enjoy the exhibition!

Alicia Paz Artist Talk: Tuesday, September 11th, 5:20pm in Moudy North room 132. Join us in Moudy North Building in room 132 for an artist talk by Flâneuse artist Alicia Paz. Come hear Paz talk about her sculptures and artistic practice, and how her pieces inspired the curatorial direction of Flâneuse!

FLÂNEUSE Exhibition Tour: Thursday, September 20th at 5:30pm. The Art Galleries at TCU are pleased to present a guest lecture by Dr. Andrew Ross (Assistant Professor of History, Loyola University Maryland) titled “Queer Encounters in Haussmann’s Paris: Identity, Curiosity, and the State, 1850-1900”. Following the lecture, please stay for an exhibition tour and discussion with Dr. Ross, Dr. Jessica Fripp (Assistant Professor, TCU Art History) and Sara-Jayne Parsons (Curator of “Flâneuse” and Director of the Art Galleries at TCU) who will reflect on the experiences of the contemporary “flâneuse” in view of historical precedents.

Zine Workshop: Saturday, September 22nd, 2-4pm. Join us at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts on Saturday, September 22nd from 2-4pm for a Zine Workshop with local artist Billi London-Gray. Explore a diverse array of concerns about street life in the exhibition Flâneuse, and channel your own experiences into your own zine! This event is free and open to the public.

YOU ARE HER Finale Performance: Join us on Saturday, September 29th at 2pm for the finale performance for YOU ARE HER by Alicia Eggert. A large group of performers wearing incident (!) signs will be posted on the Texas Christian University campus along University Drive during the final day of the "Flâneuse" exhibition.