HOUGHTON – From January 30 until March 28, 2026 the Rozsa Art Gallery will host a selection of posters designed to inspire important cultural discussions around the world. Women’s Rights are Human Rights is a fitting title for an exhibition of women’s rights and

advocacy posters, as it was a term used in the women’s rights movement and was the title of an important speech given by Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1995 at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.

“The artworks being featured are from a larger collection of international posters created to address the subject of gender inequality, discrimination, and gender-based violence,” says Rozsa Gallery Director and Exhibit Curator Terri Frew. “The posters shown were created by international artists and designers, from such various places as Bolivia, France, the United Arab Emirates, USA, Egypt, Poland, Greece, Iran, Jamaica, and Canada. The posters in our showing range from 1999- present.”

The exhibition features posters created by artists of all genders to celebrate and acknowledge the vital role that all citizens should play in protecting and promoting human rights while challenging gender inequality and stereotypes, advancing reproductive and sexual rights, protecting women and girls against brutality, and promoting women’s empowerment and participation in society.

For this exhibit 25 posters were selected from the larger collection of approx. 125 posters (collection curated by Elizabeth Resnick, Professor Emerita, Massachusetts College of Art & Design). Frew chose these selections with the local audience in mind. “Posters, and the image in general, can indeed be powerful tools for social commentary. I hope that visitors walk away with a greater appreciation for the poster as a medium for social change, and that viewers are brought further into the Feminist conversation being supported by this collection.”

An opening reception for the exhibit will take place on Friday, January 30, 2026 from 5 – 7 p.m. including a musical performance by Feminist rock band A Certain Rage in the Rozsa Lobby from 6 – 6:30 p.m. The exhibit is free to the public and will remain open until March 28, 2026 during regular gallery hours.