Raw Material: The Art and Life of Susan Kleckner

University of the Arts

Susan Kleckner, SPK Self Portrait, 1976-77, mixed media. — Susan Kleckner, *SPK Self Portrait*, 1976-77, mixed media.

An untitled high contrast black and white photo by Susan Kleckner. — Susan Kleckner, *Untitled*, black and white photograph.

Film still from "Another Look At the Miami Convention." — Women's Video News Service, still from *Another Look At the Miami Convention*, 1972.

Recipient

Grant Year 2023

Grant Amount $356,900

Status Forthcoming

Updated December 22, 2023

A retrospective exhibition of the work of Susan Kleckner (1941–2010) at Lightbox Film Center is the first major survey of the artist’s photography, film, video, performance, and visual art pieces. Comprising more than 100 artworks, film screenings, a scholarly monograph, and a restaging of one of Kleckner’s performance pieces, the project highlights issues central to the artist’s practice, including social and political activism, feminism, and queer rights.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.

Recipient

University of the Arts

Established in 1876, the University of the Arts is one of the nation's only universities dedicated solely to educating students in the visual and performing arts and design. The university offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 1,900 students who connect, collaborate, and create across disciplines and traditional boundaries.

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