First Friday Artist Talks at the "We Are Empowered: Women Veterans Art Exhibit & Ritual Storytelling"

On Feb 3rd, Join Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving for

First Friday Artist Talks - 6-9pm at the “We Are Empowered: Women Veterans Art Exhibit” at The Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA.

Ask the women veterans what inspires them to create? What were their experiences like in the military? What is their process of painting, sculpting, quilting, collaging and other mediums?

We look forward to seeing you there!

Maria Mia Salazar-

"The potential for Post-traumatic Growth is inevitable through the transmutation of pain, using art as a catalyst.”

Eve Zamora-

“Each piece conveys the many diverse and often contradictory feelings that I had while serving in the Army and in retirement.”

Melissa Cantara-

“My work seeks to capture the psycho-intellectual, emotional, and social perspectives of traumatic healing.”

Zina Bethea Dawson-

From as early as she can recall, creativity was interwoven into her life’s journey. Every form of textile artistry piques her interest to the point of formal training and execution.

Sharon C. Wallace-

“My pieces were inspired by my two cherished Mentors and Teachers, Alaura Ennis and Andrew Kich, III, They have both sparked a fire underneath me that I never knew I had. They both gave me permission to fail and now I am hooked.”