Local fly fishing museum focused on female anglers
Wednesday June 29, 2011
MANCHESTER -- The American Museum of Fly Fishing has just opened "A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," the first large-scale exhibition to celebrate women’s contributions to fly fishing.
This landmark exhibit honors the key roles women have played in fly fishing history as well as how these pioneers continue to inspire new generations of female anglers.
"A Graceful Rise" is self-guided and divided into three sections (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow), spanning 7 centuries and featuring 50 significant women who have made contributions to fly fishing. Highlighting the firsts, the best, the celebrated, and the sometimes lesser known women, the exhibit features visual displays of artifacts, art, photos, and more.
"Yesterday," takes a look at women’s fly fishing’s past, including such names as Dame Juliana Berners, who is historically credited with writing "A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle in 1496."
"Today," features women who have broken through the gender barrier to gain recognition apart from their male peers.
"Tomorrow," features contemporary women whose contributions to the sport can be seen in both traditional and non-traditional roles. Included is film producer Kristi Denton Cohen, as well as women’s organizations like Casting for Recovery and Sisters on the Fly.
The American Museum of Fly Fishing, founded in 1968, is a non-profit educational
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Peter DeGorter will present a special summer session at the Galt Museum on how to fly fish. The newest instalment of the Galt Workshop Series will be a half-day event on July 9.
“The Galt Workshops series was to take a break this summer to make way for our new Hands-On Heritage Arts series,” says Leslie Hall, Community Program Coordinator at the Galt, “but this offer from Peter deGorter was too good to pass up!”
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For information on this, the Hands-On Heritage Arts series, and other Galt Museum initiatives visit galtmuseum.com , phone 403.320.3954, or email info@galtmuseum.com .
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