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The Feminist Art Project (TFAP) is an physical and web archive, database and events calendar administered by the Institute for Women and Art at Rutgers University, New Jersey. The national office in based in Piscataway, New Jersey. The current project manager is Connie Tell.

TFAP does not promote individual artists, but events and publications that promote a feminist viewpoint through it's website calendar Participants can log in to the TFAP calendar page and submit their event or exhibition for inclusion. Physical documentation will be requested after the event, which will be added to the TFAP archives.

Goals of the TFAP
The Feminist Art Project is an international collaborative initiative celebrating the Feminist Art Movement and the aesthetic, intellectual and political impact of women on the visual arts, art history and art practice, past and present. The Feminist Art Project is a strategic intervention against the ongoing erasure of women from the cultural record. The Feminist Art Project re-focuses public attention on the signal achievements of the Feminist Art Movement and shines a spotlight on current feminist art influences, trends and accomplishments.

TFAP does not promote individual artists, but events and publications that promote a feminist viewpoint through it's website calendar Participants can log in to the TFAP calendar page and submit their event or exhibition for inclusion. Physical documentation will be requested after the event, which will be added to the TFAP archives.

All visual art media are eligible for inclusion, including national and international exhibitions, films, performances, publications, classes or any other events with a feminist art content or intent. Any art works by any individual who identifies or has been identified by their local arts community as an artist are eligible for inclusion. TFAP is interested in activities that engage broader question how feminist themes and intent impact the art world, as well as exploring feminist content in art, and a feminist analysis of art and art history.

Regional Coordinators, Committees and Partner Organizations
TFAP supports regional coordinators in numerous areas around the world, including Europe, South America, North America and different regional sections of the United States. Participants in TFAP whose regions are not represented can volunteer as Regional Coordinators through the website.

TFAP is governed by a National Coordinating Committee and and Honorary Committee; members of these governing bodies include Lucy Lippard, Gloria Steinem, Judy Chicago, Connie Butler, Linda Nochlin, Faith Ringgold, Judith K. Brodsky, Dena Muller and Arlene Raven.

Founding Program Partners to the TFAP include A.I.R. Gallery, College Art Association, Maryland Institute College of Art, the Sackler Center, Through the Flower and the Women's Caucus for Art.