The Heat is On! WOMEN on ART and SEX conference, curated by Sara Diamond and Karen Henry, was held November 29-December 1, 1985 at Women In Focus in Vancouver, Canada, on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Promotional Materials
Documentation
Saturday November 30, 1985
Keynote Address
Setting the Context: The Debate on Sexual Imagery
Panel One
Coming Together or Coming Apart? The Social and Political meanings of Sexual Images
Speakers: Christine Conley, Pat Feindel, Amber Hollibaugh
Saturday November 30, 1985
Panel Two
The Objecting Object: Women and the Art of Sex
Speakers: Joan Borsa, Varda Burstyn, Sue Golding
Sunday December 1, 1985
Panel Three
Kiss and Tell: Artists and Writers on Sexual Imagery
Speakers: Himani Banerjee, Caffyn Kelley, Cindy Patton (Bad Attitude), Lisa Steele
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Keynote: Sara Diamond (00:00-33:45)
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Sara Diamond continued (00:00-18:49)
Panel 1: Christine Conley (18:50-36:19)
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Christine Conley continued (00:00-10:10)
Pat Feindel (10:40-32:07)
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Pat Feindel continued (00:00-04:32)
Amber Hollibaugh (06:30-33:33)
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Discussion (00:00-33:02)
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Panel One: Discussion continued (00:00-18:00)
Panel Two: Joan Borsa (18:40-33:31)
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Joan Borsa (00:00-28:02)
Varda Burstyn (28:30-32;59)
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Varda Burstyn continued (00:00-33:45)
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Varda Burstyn continued (00:00-07:10)
Sue Golding (07:50-33:27)
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Sue Golding continued (00-00-04:19)
Discussion (04:47-11:14)
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Panel Three Introduction (00:00-02:00)
Caffyn Kelley (02:01-22:27)
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Himani Banerjee (00:00-35:07)
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Himani Banerjee continued (00:08-07:48)
Lisa Steele (08:00-31:08)
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Lisa Steele continued (00:00-23:49)
Cindy Patton (24:30-32:48)
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Cindy Patton continued (00:00-18:57)
Discussion (18:58-32:47)
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Closing remarks and thank yous
Diamond’s notes on Panel Two discussion.
Administrative Files
Review
Annette Hurtig (1946-2012), Hornby Island -based curator, arts adminstrator and writer, interviewed by Tina [surname unknown] about The Heat Is On conference. December 1985.
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Related Materials in the CDMLA
Audio Recording: Sara Diamond discussion with others at Woman to Woman Art Exhibition
The Coalition for the Right To View
Vancouver Anti-Censorship Advocacy
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