Details: Project Girl

Last update: June 4, 2008 - 5:21 PM

PROJECT GIRL

What: A nationally touring art show by and for girls, to encourage critical thinking about how they are portrayed in the media.

When: Opens Friday, with a workshop for girls from noon to 2 p.m., and an opening night reception at 7 p.m.,with keynote address by Lyn Mikel Brown, author of "Packaging Girlhood." Reservations required for both events. Exhibition runs through Aug. 16.

Where: Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612-871-4444, or www.intermediaarts.org

Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. $2 suggested donation.

Info: www.projectgirl.org

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