{"id":39991,"date":"2025-01-23T16:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/?post_type=mac-exhibits&p=39991"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:54:09","slug":"shining-a-light-iconic-women","status":"publish","type":"mac-exhibits","link":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/exhibits\/shining-a-light-iconic-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Shining a Light: Iconic Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Shining a Light:
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This year's annual photography contest celebrates important women throughout global history and iconic women that shaped Muhammad Ali's life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 11th annual Shining a Light documentary-style photography exhibition focuses on iconic<\/span>\u00a0women<\/span> of the world and how they do well for themselves, their communities, and the world through their everyday actions, fearless dedication, and everything in between.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition will open on March 8, 2025 on International Women’s Day and will run through January 19, 2026.<\/p>\n

This year’s exhibition was informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #5 (Gender Equality). Photographers of all skill levels were invited to submit photographs that illustrate topics unique to the lives of women from around the world.<\/p>\n

Photos were received from 65 countries around the world, celebrating the identities, successes, and contributions of women that are regarded as iconic.<\/p>\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n

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Exhibit Preview<\/h2>

See some of the photos selected for this year's exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div> \r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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