The exhibition will be launched at the Faneuil Branch Gallery of the Boston Public Library in Oak Square, Brighton (419 Faneuil St.) on Saturday 1 March, the first day of Women’s History Month, and will run until 12 April. A public reception celebrating International Women’s Day will be held on Saturday 8 March, from 11 AM to 1 PM. The exhibition is sponsored by The Friends of the Faneuil Branch/Boston Public Library, Unbound Visual Arts and UNESCO/UNITWIN at Boston University.
Brenda Gael McSweeney began her photography in West Africa in the 70s. She was excited to be selected as the official photographer for the United Nations Secretary General’s drought emergency mission to Burkina Faso. She managed development projects of the UN Development Programme, and oversaw and researched with Scholastique Kompaoré the Government/UNESCO/UNDP Women’s Education Project. Brenda is now Curator of the “Women’s Causes around the World, Year Round” permanent photo exhibition at the Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University. Her work on Women of Vision has been selected by UNESCO Paris for their cultural project: “Women Figures in African History: an e-learning tool” for African youth. Her Burkina photo essay with Scholastique and Cassandra Fox was just published in an e-book called Gender Perspectives in Case Studies across Continents. She co-coordinates from Boston University the UNESCO/UNITWIN on Gender, Culture & Development. More at: brendamcsweeney.com and unitwin.blogspot.com.
Top Photo: Brenda Gael McSweeney, A woman Fetching Swamp Water — all that was available in remote areas in the 1970s (1974) Film photograph 8 x 10 in., private collection.
Middle Photo: Brenda Gael McSweeney, Numeracy for village women (1970s) Film photograph 8 x 10 in., private collection.
Bottom Photo: Brenda Gael McSweeney, Village Leader in the 1970s — Film photograph
8 x 10 in., private collection