Empowered Women International

April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm – Gold Works of Alexandria sponsors a Trunk Show  to benefit Empowered Women International (EWI) and help immigrant women gain foothold in the marketplace and our community. Proceeds from the Trunk Show benefit the artists and EWI’s entrepreneurial programs. The art sale will continue on Friday, April 30th, Noon -8:30 PM and Saturday, May 1st, 11:00 AM-6:00 PM. Please come by to see our unique artworks and find one a kind gifts that support women.

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We the People 2010: Art for Human Rights Project

"Emmeline Pankhurst" by Naomie Belayneh

The first ever Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival will be held in Silver Spring, MD (just outside of Washington D.C.) from April 23-25, 2010. This multi-venue, multi-media event will bring together over 400 artists, local businesses and politicians to use socially transformative art to raise awareness of human rights and justice issues, as well as the important work of Amnesty International.

The festival will run from 4 pm to late night Friday, and then 10 am to late night Saturday and Sunday. The event will raise awareness of the important work that Amnesty undertakes, as well as the quintessentially American values that they espouse.

EWI has put together its own festival inside the Human Rights Arts Festival, We the People 2010: Art for Human Rights Project , and will present a series of programs, workshops and discussions with immigrant women, artists, activists and educators, all working to promote issues of social transformation, multicultural understanding and community building.

Be sure to vote in the People’s Choice Award for this year’s We the People project, as well as look at the EWI Schedule of Events for the weekend.

Oct. 7, 2009 – EWI just returned from a wonderful specialty tea event at Strathmore in Rockville, Maryland. EWI graduate artist entrepreneurs, Evelyn Brooks, Sushmita Mazumdar, Kata Witorsh and Rabia Naeem Pervez sold handmade books, jewelry, holiday gifts and silk scarves, and shared their success stories with the participating guests. Munit, another EWI graduate artist performed live Ethiopian Jazz and enchanted the audience with her soft, yet vibrant voice. read more »

October 18, 2009, 3-5 pm – Reflections of the Feminine Divine, a new exhibition of artist Vera Vandendries opens at EWI in the Convergence Gallery. The exhibition explores the power of symbols to evoke feelings and give form to the unexplainable. read more »

Join in on Saturday, June 27, 3-6 pm at Convergence Gallery in Alexandria, VA to support international women artists as they begin their journeys as leaders, art educators and entrepreneurs. Empowered Women International presents Burning Desires, a mixed media exhibition, an artists’ graduation reception and a musical program featuring 11 immigrant, refugee and American-born women artists, all graduates of EWI’s Art Entrepreneur Training for Success. Artists Reception and Graduation Celebration starts at 4 pm.

Exhibition runs June 4th through July 30^th at Convergence, our partner organization. Free of Charge. RSVP Required