Women Artists’ of D.C. Come Together to Celebrate “Making HerStory 6”

March 1, 2011—Join The Thickart Collaborative, in conjunction with the Center for Green Urbanism and Authentic Contemporary Art for the sixth annualMaking HerStory, women’s art celebration–a month full of various unifying events celebrating women artists in all genres. The celebration will take place at The Center for Green Urbanism, 3938 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC; March 1-31, 2011.

Making HerStory celebrates the vast and diverse forms of creativity offered by women artists. With this being the sixth year of Making HerStory, the creators have found a renewed energy among many of the artists in the Making HerStoryfamily. “This year’s theme is The Era of Our Dreams,exemplifying a new energy arising from the ashes of the last decade’s struggles, into a new era,” says Michelle D. Parrish, founder of the Making HerStorycelebration, “Making HerStory 6 is about collaboration, growth, and sustainability.”

The Making HerStory 6 series will kick off with a Grand Opening Reception Friday, March 4, 2011, 6:30 pm-8: 30 pm at the Center for Green Urbanism, in Washington, DC’s Ward 7. This event will feature music mixed by female online syndicated radio DJ, DJ Fusion of Fuse Box Radio. There will also be refreshments by the female foodies at Art.Food.Life. Making HerStory 6 events are as follows:

·       “Making HerStory 6: The Era of Our Dreams,” art exhibit, Tubman-Mahan Art Gallery at the Center for Green Urbanism, featuring the work of several local women visual artists, March 1-31, 2011. The Center is open for viewing Monday-Friday, 10 – 5 pm, weekends by appointment

·       Grand Opening Reception, Friday, March 4, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm, featuring DJ Fusion & refreshments by Art.Food.Life.

·       EP Launch Party for Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Stephanie Renee, Thursday, March 10, 2011, 6:30 -8:30 pm

·       Girls Scouts Service Project; “Dream Jars: a sustainable art project for girl dreamers” – Saturday, March 19, 2011, 1 pm – 4 pm

·       “Who Does She Think She Is,” film viewing and panel discussion hosted by Shawn Yancy of WTTG, Fox Evening News; Sunday, March 20, 2011, 2 pm -5 pm

For more information about Making HerStory 6, Please visit the website at http://makingherstoryartseries.blogspot.com/, Twitter hashtag #herstory6

About the Thickart Collaborative

The Thickart Collaborative is a woman centric art collective that focuses on connecting art and artist, by providing spaces that serve as platforms for lesser-known artists to find their voice.  TAC is the home of the “Making HerStory” annual women’s art celebration and the “MakeSomethingGreen” Art Project, which focuses on the reuse of waste materials from local area construction projects encouraging landfill diversion.  Learn more at http://www.thickart.com/ .

About the Center for Green Urbanism

The mission of the Center for Green Urbanism is to create a business-friendly environment that provides startups with affordable office space and business services in a sustainable and energy-efficient green demonstration facility. We are located in downtown Ward 7, Washington, DC. Meeting spaces are available and Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the facility. The Center is a design model for a “living green business” in an urban setting, by decreasing carbon footprint – promoting home gardening, using energy efficient lighting and appliances, solar shade window treatments, a purified drinking water system, water saving devices and the recycling of trash and waste. Learn more at http://www.centerforgreenurbanism.org .

About Authentic Contemporary Art (ACA)

Curator Sharon Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art provides curatorial services and management of contemporary art exhibitions in the Center’s Tubman-Mahan Gallery; ACA was founded in 2005 and now serves as an alternative source for emerging and contemporary art.  Based in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, ACA creates opportunities for art collectors and emerging contemporary artists to connect through exhibitions and other events. Learn more at http://www.authenticartonline.com.