Women in the Director's Chair
941 W. Lawernce Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60640
URL: www.widc.org
Women in the Director's Chair (WIDC) is a Chicago-based, international media arts /activist center which exhibits, promotes, and educates aboutmedia made by women that expresses a diversity of cultures, experiences, and issues. We strive to expand and create new audiences for thiswork and to advance the use of alternative media for social change. It is our mission to raise the visibility of women media makers and tosupport the production of alternative media that defies demeaning stereotypes perpetuated by mainstream media. We seek to encourage thedevelopment of strategies of resistance that combat inaccuracy with truth, and replace perpetual disenfranchisement with community. It is ourbelief that educated viewers are critical viewers who become vocal and active participants in the social forces that shape our culture. WIDC alsoserves as a network where independent women media artists share ideas, skills, and opportunities.
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