In Hillary Clinton's concession speech for the 2016 presidential election she stated “Now, I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday, someone will." Until It Shatters will exhibit work by both current and alumni Root Division Studios Artists. The artwork presented will analyze what it means to break the mold, create a new system, and/or disrupt a current mode of working in order to create a new, alternative route forward.

Until It Shatters is presented in partnership with Feminist Art Coalition..

Feminist Art Coalition (FAC) is a platform for art projects informed by feminisms*. FAC fosters collaborations between arts institutions that aim to make public their commitment to social justice and structural change. It seeks to generate cultural awareness of feminist thought, experience, and action.

Working collectively, various art museums and non-profit institutions from across the United States will present a series of concurrent events—including commissions, exhibitions, performances, talks, and symposia—over the course of three months (September–November) in the fall of 2020, during the run-up to the next presidential election. This strategic endeavor takes feminist thought and practice as its point of departure and considers art as a catalyst for discourse and civic engagement. Motivated by the ethical imperative to effect change and promote equality within our institutions and beyond, these collective projects will advocate for inclusive and equitable access to social, cultural, and economic resources for people of all genders, sexualities, races, ethnicities, classes, ages, and abilities. This cooperative effort stages a range of projects that together generate a cultural space for engagement, reflection, and action, while recognizing the constellation of differences and multiplicity among feminisms.