Jane M. Saks, Executive Director
218 South Wabash Avenue, Floor 7 / 312.344.8829
The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts and Media works to deepen understanding and appreciation of how issues relating to women, gender, creativity, and community shape social policy, culture, history, and critical theory.
Within this framework, the institute addresses ideas of access, representation, equity, and participation, as well as race and class, using the arts and media as a central means of research, engagement, public education, and advocacy.
The institute offers a wide range of public programs including exhibitions, performances, and panel discussions, and supports new research and creative work through its Fellowship program.
Enhancing student learning and contributing to new bodies of knowledge are central to the institute’s purpose. The institute achieves this through curricular intersections at Columbia and far reaching educational collaborations with other cultural, civic, and academic organizations based locally, nationally, and internationally.