Coalition for Feminisms in Art Education 50th Anniversary Kite Events: Rising Against the Winds of Resistance

Abstract

Kites have served different purposes across cultures, transcending geographic, linguistic, and cultural barriers. The Coalition for Feminisms in Art Education (CFAE) kites, flown collectively on May 3, 2025, the finale kite flying event celebrating CFAE’s 50th anniversary, had been flown with solo travels for events in Italy, Japan, Peru, Scotland, Taiwan, and throughout the United States. This multimedia essay of the multidirectional transcultural kite flying experiences contributes to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Women’s Caucus, renamed Coalition for Feminisms in Art Education in 2023, and to Visual Culture & Gender’s (VCG) 20th Anniversary volume.