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I want to let you know about an important early film on the American feminist artist Judy Chicago that has just been made available on DVD. Take a look at the website *http://www.judychicagoandthecaliforniagirls.com* for streaming video clips of Chicago discussing her philosophy of female imagery that led to her renown installation the Dinner Party, early performance art, and an authentic time capsule of the birth of feminist art. As a cinema-verité documentary, the film offers an intimate view of Judy Chicago's earliest work as a teacher in her first, all-woman program at a small California college, and includes footage of such now well-known artists as Suzanne Lacy, Faith Wilding, and Vanalyne Green, now chair of the art department at Leeds. About the film, Chicago's biographer Gail Levin said, "Judy Chicago & the California Girls" is a lively and engaging documentary on a significant moment in the history of feminist art and pedagogy. Filmmaker Judith Dancoff gets lots of credit for recognizing and preserving a unique moment in the history of American art." "Judy Chicago & the California Girls" has screened has screened or is owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Armand Hammer Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The Schlesinger Center at Radcliffe, Princeton University, Stanford University, Columbia University, campuses of the University of California, and numerous other institutions. More information can be found at http://www.judychicagoandthecaliforniagirls.com. Feel free to contact me with any questions and enjoy the clips! Judith Dancoff California Girl Productions 463 Crane Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90065 Tel: 323/225-5633 Personal email: *[log in to unmask]* For up to date information on forthcoming workshops and free visits please see the online ARLIS/UK & Ireland Events Calendar 2008 at http://www.arlis.org.uk/