Via Art&Education - http://www.artandeducation.net November 21, 2014 Barbara Nessim, Star Girl Banded with Blue Wave, 1966. Silk screen on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture Gloria Steinem in conversation with Barbara Nessim Thursday, December 4, 2014, 6:30–7:30pm Reception: 6pm Bard Graduate Center Gallery 38 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024 Free for students with valid ID Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–5pm, Thursday 11am–8pm www.bgc.bard.edu/steinem Share In the 1960s, Gloria Steinem and Barbara Nessim were roommates. These two independent, creative women—one from East Toledo and one from the Bronx—forged a friendship that has lasted over 50 years. Join them for an intimate conversation about their lives, their work, and life in New York City from the 1960s to today. Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor and feminist activist. Barbara Nessim is an artist, illustrator, and educator who lives and works in New York City. Register online here, call T +1 212 501 3011, or email [log in to unmask] for tickets. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life on view at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery through January 11, 2015. Free gallery admission on Friday, November 28. About the BGC The Bard Graduate Center's Gallery exhibitions and publications, MA and PhD programs, and research initiatives explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Located in New York City, the BGC is an academic unit of Bard College. Bard Graduate Center Gallery 18 West 86 Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue) New York, New York 10024 Contact SubscribeRSS ==== Paul Brown - based in the UK mid-August to mid-November 2014 http://www.paul-brown.com == http://www.brown-and-son.com UK Mobile +44 (0)794 104 8228 Skype paul-g-brown ==== Honorary Visiting Professor - Sussex University http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ccnr/research/creativity.html ====