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Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry is an ongoing community art project that responds to the silencing of women*,

creating opportunities for all women to share experiences through visual storytelling.

*Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry holds space for all women across the intersections of race, age, color, ability, faith, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, social class, economic class, ethnicity,

sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

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Add your story to the Laundry Line.

 

Share up to 3 minutes of

an audio story.

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Use the guide to

create a piece from home and

place it in the mail to become

a part of the ongoing collection.

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We all have a story to tell.

ABOUT

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Be a part of the narrative.

Individuals, groups and communities of people are invited to engage in Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry in multiple ways. 
 
In-person and virtual Laundry Days are a call for women* to gather together, opportunity to listen and to be heard, and to foster the love and understanding that resists hate and injustice.
 
Laundry Day Workshops provide basic art making materials and brave, supportive, and safe spaces for all to create pieces of visual storytelling. 
 
Women’s signed or anonymous stories are collected and then joined together on laundry clotheslines in ongoing installations.

Each story has a top layer that flows freely and is meant to be lifted as an invitation to the viewer to engage in and reveal the story underneath.

 
Individuals are also invited to participate by creating a visual or audio storytelling piece from home. 
 
All of the stories and experiences that are shared become a part of the ongoing collection.
 
*All women, femmes, and non binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of women are invited to participate.
About

“Because Laundry Days are specifically about women, it felt like it was finally the right time to explore something

I've been wrestling with,

but can't say aloud.”

Emily

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Organize a Laundry Day

Partner with Andrea to create a Laundry Day opportunity with 

your group or organization. 

  • Add your story to the laundry line.
    Add your story to the laundry line.
    Time TBD
    Virtual and in-person options
    Time TBD
    Virtual and in-person options
    Time TBD
    Virtual and in-person options
    You are invited to create a piece individually, collaborate with others, host your own Laundry Day and/or partner with Andrea to create a Laundry Day opportunity with your group or organization.
  • Virtual Screening of North Carolina's Abortion Story
    Virtual Screening of North Carolina's Abortion Story
    Mon, Sep 16
    Free Virtual Event
    Sep 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Free Virtual Event
    Sep 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Free Virtual Event
    View + Learn + Discuss + Engage
  • We All Have a Story to Tell - Laundry Day Visual Storytelling Workshop
    We All Have a Story to Tell - Laundry Day Visual Storytelling Workshop
    Sat, Oct 21
    Baltimore
    Oct 21, 2023, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Baltimore, 1400 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
    Oct 21, 2023, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Baltimore, 1400 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
    Add your story to the Laundry Line.
  • Virtual Laundry Day - A Visual Storytelling Workshop
    Virtual Laundry Day - A Visual Storytelling Workshop
    Sun, Aug 07
    Zoom
    Aug 07, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    Aug 07, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    You're invited to SAY IT - SEW IT - AIR IT OUT
  • Virtual Laundry Day - A Visual Storytelling Workshop
    Virtual Laundry Day - A Visual Storytelling Workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 26
    Zoom
    Jun 26, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    Jun 26, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    You are invited to SAY IT - SEW IT - AIR IT OUT
  • Laundry Day Workshop
    Laundry Day Workshop
    Thu, Oct 29
    DiGiorgio Campus Center
    Oct 29, 2020, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    DiGiorgio Campus Center, 2020 Alumni Dr, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
    Oct 29, 2020, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    DiGiorgio Campus Center, 2020 Alumni Dr, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
    The Winthrop University Galleries and Andrea are working in partnership to create this in-person Laundry Day Workshop opportunity. ALL women from the Rock Hill and Winthrop University communities are invited to participate.
  • Virtual WUG Artist Talk | Andrea Downs
    Virtual WUG Artist Talk | Andrea Downs
    Thu, Oct 22
    6 pm (EST)
    Oct 22, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    6 pm (EST)
    Oct 22, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    6 pm (EST)
    Join Winthrop University Galleries and artist Andrea Downs live from The Mint Museum Uptown. CONNECT ONLINE | Blackboard Collaborate: https://bit.ly/WUGaotdlTalk OR https://tinyurl.com/WUGTalkDowns BY PHONE | +1-571-392-7650 PIN: 761 856 7864
  • Virtual Laundry Day - We all have a story to tell.
    Virtual Laundry Day - We all have a story to tell.
    Tue, Oct 20
    Zoom
    Oct 20, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Zoom
    Oct 20, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Zoom
    Be a part of the narrative.
  • Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry Installation
    Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry Installation
    Mon, Oct 12
    DiGiorgio Campus Center
    Oct 12, 2020, 12:00 PM – Nov 20, 2020, 5:00 PM
    DiGiorgio Campus Center, 2020 Alumni Dr, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
    Oct 12, 2020, 12:00 PM – Nov 20, 2020, 5:00 PM
    DiGiorgio Campus Center, 2020 Alumni Dr, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA
    A small selection of women's stories will be joined together on a laundry clothesline in the DiGiorgio Campus Center hosted by the Winthrop University Galleries.
  • Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry Participatory Installation
    Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry Participatory Installation
    Sat, Sep 26
    Center for the Arts
    Sep 26, 2020, 12:00 PM – Oct 25, 2020, 5:00 PM
    Center for the Arts, 121 E Main St, Rock Hill, SC 29730, USA
    Sep 26, 2020, 12:00 PM – Oct 25, 2020, 5:00 PM
    Center for the Arts, 121 E Main St, Rock Hill, SC 29730, USA
    All women are invited to create pieces to add to the in process installation in the Arts Council of York County's Perimeter Gallery in Downtown Rock Hill, SC.
  • Installation of Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry
    Installation of Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry
    Fri, Sep 25
    Mint Museum UPTOWN
    Sep 25, 2020, 11:00 AM – Nov 29, 2020, 5:00 PM
    Mint Museum UPTOWN, 500 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA
    Sep 25, 2020, 11:00 AM – Nov 29, 2020, 5:00 PM
    Mint Museum UPTOWN, 500 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA
    Be a part of the narrative and engage in the full collection of women's stories.
  • LIVE Virtual Tour #2 of Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry
    LIVE Virtual Tour #2 of Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry
    Sat, Sep 19
    Facebook LIVE
    Sep 19, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Facebook LIVE
    Sep 19, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Facebook LIVE
    An in depth story sharing event of a selection of women's stories.
  • Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with the Arts Council of York County
    Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with the Arts Council of York County
    Sat, Sep 19
    Zoom
    Sep 19, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    Sep 19, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    The Arts Council of York County, the Women’s Art Initiative and Winthrop University Galleries have partnered to invite the York County community to engage and participate in Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry, an ongoing community art movement.
  • Virtual Tour of Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry
    Virtual Tour of Airing Out the "Dirty" Laundry
    Sat, Aug 22
    Facebook LIVE
    Aug 22, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Facebook LIVE
    Aug 22, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Facebook LIVE
    LIVE from The Mint Museum Uptown
  • Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
    Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
    Sat, Aug 22
    Zoom
    Aug 22, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    Aug 22, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    You are a part of the narrative.
  • Virtual Laundry Day - In Celebration of Charlotte Pride Week!
    Virtual Laundry Day - In Celebration of Charlotte Pride Week!
    Sun, Aug 02
    Zoom
    Aug 02, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
    Zoom
    Aug 02, 2020, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
    Zoom
    YOU are a part of the narrative.
  • Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with Brave Step
    Virtual Laundry Day - In Partnership with Brave Step
    Sun, Jul 19
    Zoom
    Jul 19, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Zoom
    Jul 19, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Zoom
    You are a part of the narrative.
  • Virtual Laundry Day in Partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
    Virtual Laundry Day in Partnership with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
    Sat, Jun 27
    Zoom
    Jun 27, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    Jun 27, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    You are a part of the narrative.
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COMMUNITY

PARTNERS

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Working collaboratively and in partnership with individuals and organizations reflects the purpose and mission of Airing Out the “Dirty” Laundry--to hold space for all women across the intersections of race, age, color, disability, faith, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, social class, economic class, ethnicity, sexual

orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

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