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PWP Celebrates National Women's History Month:
Women's Art Women's Vision 2008
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Ticket News. PWP members are entitled to discount tickets above events from February 29, 2008 to March 28, 2008. If you'd like to purchase discount tickets, please contact Amelia at Umbrella Arts, 212-505-7196. She will hand you your tickets at the door. Payment is by cash or check.
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OUR WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH PARTNERS
This March, PWP joins with three women's groups, A.I.R. (Artists in Residence), the National Women's History Project and artW of artDC to promote and advocate Women in the Arts through a variety of events. This is the first time that Women and the Arts is the focal point for Women's History Month and the first time that PWP will participate.
As the only photography organization taking part in this celebration we will have a wonderful opportunity to expand PWP's brand in the NY art scene. Who would be better to represent us than our valuable members? We want you to be a part of this, so see the details on participation opportunities listed below and come be part of the fun!
The events we are a part of include (see calendar for dates and specifics):
PWP's exhibit 2007NEWWORK2008 at the Chelsea
Gallery Space where we will be a stop on the Art Walk Chelsea and will have events
in the gallery for PWP members
National Women's
History Project, Honoring Ceremony of 12 women artists at the Puck Building
A.I.R. Gala, at the Puck
Building
Brunch with opportunity to
meet Molly MacGregor, founder of National Women's History Month followed by a
trip to Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn
Museum.
OUR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PARTNERS
A.I.R., Artists In Residence: has been advocating women in the visual arts since 1972. A.I.R. Gallery shares in PWP's mission to support and promote women artists, and is hosting a Gala for women in the arts at the Puck Building on March 28th. PWP and A.I.R. have many things in common and we look forward to coordinating exhibitions and events with them in the future. We are excited to present selections from the 2007NEWWORK2008 exhibition and to have an information table about PWP during the day long event.
National Women's History Project: was founded in 1980 to broadcast women's historical achievements. The NWHP started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as National Women's History Month. Since 1987, the nation has celebrated National Women's History Month as an annual event each March.
This year, National Women's History Project will be honoring twelve women artists, including photographer Lorna Simpson, at a High Tea and Honoring Ceremony on March 28, part of the day long event at the Puck Building An excerpt from the NWHP website (www.nwhp.org) regarding the focus this year:
To honor the originality, beauty, imagination, and multiple dimensions of women's lives, we have chosen Women's Art: Women's Vision as the 2008 theme for National Women's History Month.
The history of women and art is quintessential women's history. It is the story of amazing women's accomplishments acclaimed at the time but written out of history.
ArtW of artDC: is a special project within Washington's new art fair, artDC, now in its second year. ArtW pays tribute to contemporary and historical women artists and is the title sponsor of the Art Walk Chelsea.
PWP'S ROLE
We are thrilled to be promoting and advocating women in the arts through our special exhibit on the Art Walk Chelsea and our exhibit at the Honoring Ceremony at the Puck Building. We are also proud to be aligning PWP with these like-minded organizations.
We encourage all PWP members to participate with the Board at the exciting events listed below. Sign up and play a part in promoting PWP. You are invited to attend any of the paid events at the discounted rate PWP has arranged for our members, or you can attend the events for free as volunteers.
THE EVENT CALENDAR
ALL Chelsea Gallery Space Events are FREE to PWP members!
February 28 - March 9:
2007NEWWORK2008 PWP's exhibit at the Chelsea Gallery Space, 508 W 26th Street, Open Daily 12-6pm.
Volunteers Needed: Sitting will be provided by the gallery. However, we need PWP members to staff the gallery during the exhibition to promote PWP to visitors. Please contact Pat Gilman at patriciagilman@gmail.com.
February 28, 6-8 pm:
Private Reception for PWP members and their guests at the Gallery. Press will be invited and refreshments provided.
March 1, 1 pm:
ArtW of artDC Art Walk Chelsea, led by Xanda McCagg winds up at the 2007NEWWORK2008 exhibit in the Chelsea Space Gallery. Xanda is an accomplished abstract artist of Art Introductions and will be escorting collectors on this walk. ($20 for tour PWP members/ $40 non members). We encourage our members to visit the galleries by following the art walk map and join us at the reception. Press Release | More | GET THE MAP! Follow the map and take the ArtWalk Chelsea tour on your own!
March 1, 4-7 pm:
2007NEWWORK2008 Public Reception at Chelsea Space Gallery (invitation list includes collectors, critics, curators). We encourage ALL PWP members to attend this opening as this will be an excellent opportunity to rub elbows with photography patrons and enthusiasts.
PWP member events continue to be developed, check pwponline.org for up to date information. Events finalized as of publication of this newsletter are:
March 5, 6-8pm:
Young Collectors Night at the 2007NEWORK2008 show. A curator is expected to review our work.
A.I.R. Gala Celebration and Exhibition at Puck Building
March 8, 2-5pm:
2007NEWWORK2008 welcomes EnFoco to present
“A Foot in the Door: Tips for Submitting your Work” Workshop
Professional Women Photographers, Inc., and Umbrella Arts + Projects are pleased to announce that En Foco,
a non-profit organization dedicated to cultural diversity in photography, will present
“A Foot in the Door: Tips for Submitting your Work,”
a workshop helpful to professional and emerging photographers. Please join us at the Chelsea Gallery space,
508 West 26th Street, 9E, New York, NY. Free and open to the public.
Workshop 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, Gallery is open Daily 12:00 - 6:00 pm
More Details on EnFoco website
March 28, 2-5pm:
National Women's History Month Honoring Ceremony at Puck Building ($50/no PWP discount). PWP will have an information table and selected display of photographs from 2007NEWWORK2008 exhibit.
March 28, 6-9pm:
A.I.R. Gala: Grand Ballroom, Puck Building celebrating women artists. Food, drinks and entertainment. (Benefit A.I.R. $25 PWP Members/$50 non members) Press Release
Volunteers Needed: We need enthusiastic members for both events to staff PWP's information table to help promote PWP and spread the word. A limited number of volunteers will be able to attend the honoring ceremony/evening event free of cost on a first come, first serve basis. To volunteer to meet and greet please contact Pat Gilman at patriciagilman@gmail.com.
Other Events
February 29, 2-5 pm:
"Works on Paper" Art Fair, the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Ave, between 66th and 67th streets, cocktails with Faith Ringgold and Tour of the Fair by Judith Brodsky, founder of The Brodsky Print Center and Marjorie Van Dyke of Van Deb Editions. Click here for more information. ($20 PWP Members/$30 non members)
March 29, 12 - 2pm:
Brunch, meet Molly MacGregor, founder of National Women's History Month at Pen and Brush. Followed by a 2:30 bus trip to Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. ($100 for brunch and bus tour, discount to PWP not available at this time)
The PWP Exhibitions and Development committees have arranged for these wonderful opportunities (two exhibitions, discounts, partnerships, publicity and opportunities for self promotion at the National Women's History Month events). They are added benefits to our fundraising plans with Umbrella Arts+ (Arts + Projects) for a National Open Call. We believe it is an exciting opportunity to bring PWP into the national eye, and for what better reason than this year's Women's History Month focus - Women's Art: Women's Vision? It's an amazing time of growth for women, AND our organization.
While the oversight of all these fantastic events is organized by the Board, it is our member participation that will catch the eye of the public. We rely on you to be our advocates and it's your achievements as artists that speak volumes for this organization, so join us and help make this a success!