Jennifer Wolfe invites all Scribblers to join Women Writing for a Change Jacksonville for the opening of their Fall Art Show, ROOTS!
Wolfe says, “We’re exploring the roots of everything this fall: community, art, writing, family, and country, but also the roots of racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, antisemitism, and anti-environmentalism—all the other social injustices we are called upon NOW to explore from a feminine perspective.
We’re offering this show in a new outdoor-indoor format to keep participants safe but still allow them to see the fabulous work of our featured artists, writers, and a community gallery of women artists sharing the roots of their own lives. Masks and tickets are required to attend.
Community members can stop by on opening weekend to enjoy some Sidewalk Hospitality as we connect (safely) with artists and writers, check out our native plant garden, and enjoy a complimentary cup of iced tea while viewing the art on display at this historic Riverside home and garden.
The community gallery (in the She Shed) will be open for free outdoor viewing (with ticket); indoor tours will highlight our featured artists: Louise Freshman Brown, Sheila Goloborotko, Marsha Glazière, Marsha Hatcher, Princess Simpson Rashid, and Kathy Stark as well as other invited artists. Indoor tours limited to three people at a time only; mask required.
Our featured writers, including Tricia Booker, Darlyn Finch Kuhn, Taryn “Love Reigns” Wharwood, and Nikesha Elise Williams, will be paired with the artists as part of our ongoing Wine, Women, and Words Speaker Series.
The first session of the Fall Speaker Series kicks off opening weekend, featuring Williams, Rashid, Hatcher, and community leader April LaNubian Roberts, speaking on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 5-7 p.m., on the Zoom platform. Separate ticket required.
The second Speaker Series session will be held on “The Roots of Environmental Activism by Women in Florida.” Speakers/artists/writers will well-known author artist Kathy Stark; Ashantae Green, a local environmentalist and a candidate for the Duval County and Water Conservation District, and Prof. Leslie Poole of Rollins College, who is the leading researcher on women-led environmental movements in Florida. Sunday, Oct. 11, from 4-6 p.m., on the Zoom platform. Ticket required.
Details:
• Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2-4 p.m. only Sunday, Sept. 27
• Must register to attend for a time slot.
• Must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
• Anyone can attend outdoors with a free ticket.
• Buy a ticket for the indoor show and help support bringing women’s voices into the world!
For this bi-annual fundraiser, we will also have journals, art, and anthologies for sale. All proceeds support our work lifting the expression of the feminine in our community, including writing circles, community events, art shows, and our annual anthology.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, is a local non-profit that is part of a national, women-led organization to lift women’s voices and the feminine perspective through writing, art, community-building, and consciousness-raising. We focus primarily on women, but not exclusively, and we encourage participation by female-identifying, non cis-gender community members as well.
Women Writing for (a) Change was founded in 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a number of affiliates are located around the country, including Jacksonville.
Executive Director Jennifer Wolfe is a writer-facilitator, a trained journalist, and a former corporate consultant who started the Jacksonville affiliate in 2014. Since then, she has conducted hundreds of writing circles for women — and occasionally men — around Jacksonville.
Proceeds from the sale of artwork from this show will help support our outreach programs that benefit incarcerated women, addicts in recovery, and specialized support groups like Bosom Buddies at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville.
For more information about Women Writing for (a) Change, Jacksonville, please visit our website: www.WomenWritingJacksonville.com.