The Cat Chow Project:
An Arts Collaboration
In early 2007, Cat Chow visited the University of Northern Iowa campus to lead a fabrication workshop, entitled Derivations, for students of the Department of Art, Department of Design, Textiles, Gerontology and Family Studies, and the Department of Theatre. Since that experience, several faculty and staff members have desired to expand this collaboration. Under the direction of the newly formed UNI Arts Consortium, the UNI campus will transform into a site for observing the artist’s singular approach to media and practice.

Cat Chow fulfills multiple programming objectives through her multi-disciplinary versatility and her remarkable skills working with people of all ages and abilities. Her qualities as an artist are the very qualities we seek to instill in our own students, that is, working across disciplines, promoting the value of collaboration, strengthening the ability to see beyond classifications and work methods, and advocating for a culturally diverse approach to the creative endeavors we cherish in the liberal arts.

Love Me or Die
A retrospective exhibition
of the sculpture and wearable art of Cat Chow
UNI Gallery of Art
August 24-September 20
Admission is free.

Artist’s Lecture
Tuesday, August 25, 7:00 p.m. KAB 111
An opening reception to follow

Not For Sale
1000 shredded US dollar bills,
invisible thread, glue,
list of 1000 sponsors
2002

Link by Link:
Designing Apparel from Non-traditional Materials
September 18, 10:00 a.m.
Latham 251

Cat Chow will lead a workshop in the creation of garments from recycled and non-traditional materials for students of the Textiles and Apparel Program in the Department of Design, Textiles, Gerontology & Family Studies. For more information, contact: Annette Lynch at annette.lynch@uni.edu

Family Fun Day:
A Walk on the Wild Side
UNI Museum
Saturday, September 19, 9 am–noon

Make cat masks with New York artist and fashion designer Cat Chow, explore with an animal scavenger hunt, touch animal fur, view beautiful photographs, and enjoy making animal crafts. This event is free and open to the public. Call (319) 273-2188 to register by Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Creative Drama Workshops
Dept of Theatre/UNI Gallery of Art
September 2009

Using the art of Cat Chow as inspiration for activities, discussion and creativity, elementary students from area schools will participate in a series of workshops led by UNI Professor of Theatre Gretta Berghammer and students of the Dept of Theatre Creative Drama program.

Handle with Care
reclaimed leather suitcase, cable ties
2004

Marat/Sade
(The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade)
by Peter Weiss
Nov. 6-7 & 13-14 @ 7:30 p.m. & Nov. 8 & 15 @ 2:00 p.m.
Strayer-Wood Theatre

featuring costume designs by Cat Chow

Mixing fact and fiction, Weiss’s Tony Award winning play uses music, movement and poetry to draw audiences into the provocative story of the Marquis de Sade, Jean-Paul Marat and the aftermath of the French Revolution.

Tickets available by calling 319-273-6381.

Ceremony
brass jump rings
2008

Traveling Trunk Show:
Marat/Sade costumes
December 2009 - April 2010

Available free of charge to Cedar Valley high schools and colleges, this traveling trunk includes costumes designed by Cat Chow for the Strayer Wood Theatre production of Marat/Sade, as well as a DVD documenting the process of creating the costumes made of recycled and non-traditional materials. For more information, contact: Amy RohrBerg at amy.rohrberg@uni.edu

The Cat Chow Project: An Arts Collaboration is a program of the UNI Arts Consortium.

The consortium consists of the following members:
Christina Cerruti, UNI alumn; Carol Colburn, Professor, UNI Dept of Theatre; Linda Grimm, Instructor, UNI Dept of Theatre and Dept of Design, Textiles, Gerontology and Family Studies; Annette Lynch, Professor, Dept of Design, Textiles, Gerontology and Family Studies; Sharon Mord, Instructor, Dept of Design, Textiles, Gerontology and Family Studies; Amy RohrBerg, Associate Professor, Dept of Theatre; Diane Schupbach, Education Coordinator, UNI Museums; Darrell Taylor, Director, UNI Gallery of Art; Kim Taylor, Collections Manager, UNI Museums

Support for The Cat Chow Project has been provided by Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, Max & Helen Guernsey Charitable Foundation, Northern Iowa Student Government, UNI Museums, UNI Gallery of Art, UNI Department of Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies, the UNI Department of Theatre, College of Humanities and Fine Arts and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.