Seat at the Table — Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Seat at the Table, a temporary exhibition marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment, opened March 2020 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, designed by Dome Collective for Drexel University's Institute for Women's Health & Leadership and Vision 2020.
| Venue | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2020 |
| Technologies | interactive touchscreens, custom furniture / environmental graphics |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dome | Exhibit Design | Exhibition strategy, creative direction, and design lead (Lynn Kiang); commemorated the centennial of the 19th Amendment for Drexel University's Institute for Women's Health & Leadership / Vision 2020 |
| Dome | Interpretive Planning | |
| Art Guild, Inc. | Fabrication | |
| makerb-studio | Fabrication | Soft furnishings design |
| this-is-our-work | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | Graphic design; closest vocabulary fit — credit is for general graphic design, not wayfinding specifically. |
| bad-idea-factory | Media Design & Software | Software development for interactive screens |
| talbott-exhibits-and-planning | Interpretive Planning | Curators/project managers |
Description
Visitors encountered seven public seating areas of custom-built furniture and large floor typography, sitting within human-scale infographics that embody the uneven ratios of women to men in work, government, and society. Six interactive screens featured dynamic quotes, portraits, and contributions of eighteen pioneering women since 1920, alongside a "What's Your Vision?" visitor poll on gender-equity issues. The project won SEGD's 2021 Sylvia Harris Award for social impact, and was named 1 of 4 honorees in Communication Arts' 62nd Design Annual (2021), Environmental Graphics category.