Going Dutch Festival names artists for 10th season
Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin recently announced the visual artists who have been accepted into the 2020 Going Dutch Festival. It is a celebration of the female voice in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts. This year's festival will be June 19-21 in downtown Elgin.
The artists are: Katherine Holmes, Janelle O'Malley, Julie Mars, Elizabeth Wislar, Denise Laurin-Donatelle, Annette Lee, Ameya Gourisetty, Rachel Ahava Rosenfeld, Monty Etzcorn, Hallie Morrison, Natalie Gotter, Julie R Madison, Jennifer Luu Rohloff, Kathie Collinson, Dania Nava, Marisa Medina, Jade Morem, Jane Erlandson, and Jasmine Greer.
Congratulations to Jasmine Greer, winner of the 10th anniversary logo contest.
The 10th annual Going Dutch Festival is supported in part by the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and produced by Side Street Studio Arts.
When Core Project founded Going Dutch years ago, they were looking for a title that was about singularity and individualism, as so many female choreographers (only at that point) were underrepresented and/or lumped into larger regional or national representations.
As Going Dutch has grown, expanded, and become a multidisciplinary festival, the meaning has transitioned to represent the ideals of self support, sustainability, and representation.
Going Dutch was originally developed to address the underrepresentation of female choreographers in the dance world. As the idea grew into a festival over the years, it expanded to include the work of self-identified female artists working in music, theater, site-specific, and visual art as well as dance.
For more information, contact Side Street Studio Arts at (847) 429-2276 or visit sidestreetstudioarts.org.