Originally conceived of as a live storytelling event at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, this show was set to take place in the Spring of 2020 in conjunction with their ACME Lab exhibition, Utah Women Working for Better Days!
Now, Because of Her: Stories of Women Making a Difference will be presented as a special edition of KRCL’s RadioActive produced by Lara Jones and hosted by Giuliana Serena of The Bee in partnership with UMFA & KRCL.
This hour-long broadcast will feature true, personal stories from Utah women of action, about the women who have made a significant difference in their lives and work.
We are honored to feature the following storytellers:
Erika George - Teacher, World Traveler, Activist
Ciriac Alvarez Valle - Poet, Speaker, Community Organizer
Luna Banuri - Advocate, Policy Analyst, Executive Director
Pilar Pobil - Artist, Writer, Community Builder
Denae Shanidiin - Creator, Bilá'ashdla (five fingered relative), Honágháahnii (one who walks around clan)
We hope you can join us – from wherever you happen to be – and that these stories will bring you some measure of comfort, connection, and inspiration too.
UMFA’S ACME LAB: UTAH WOMEN WORKING FOR BETTER DAYS!
Utah Women Working for Better Days! celebrates a number of voting rights anniversaries in 2020, including the 150th anniversary of Utah as the first place where women voted in the modern nation.
Organized in collaboration with Better Days 2020, an organization championing Utah women’s history across the state, and drawing from materials in the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, this exhibition is less a history lesson than it is a provocation: What do “better days” look like to you?
The exhibition is open to the public through December 6th, with free admission every first Wednesday of the month. UMFA invites you to come for a safe and socially distanced visit, and hopes you’ll leave energized to play a larger role in creating the future of this place we call home.