Artsphoria Media Group Launches New Workshop, Conference & Retreat Series
"Women Trailblazers: Female Founders & CEOs Carving Their Own Paths" is the first workshop in Artsphoria Media Group's ongoing series. The event will be held on March 14, from 1:30 to 4 p.m., at the Free Library of Philadelphia, located at 19th & Vine Streets. The workshop features an outstanding line-up of speakers and raffles.
PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Artsphoria Media Group has launched a New Workshop, Conference & Retreat Series. The first session titled "Women Trailblazers: Female Founders & CEOs Carving Their Own Paths," will be held on March 14, 2019, from 1:30 to 4 p.m., at the Free Library of Philadelphia. An exciting line-up of speakers will address balancing arts and business needs to help their organizations and creative projects thrive:
BLANKA ZIZKA has been the artistic director of The Wilma Theater, where she has directed more than 70 plays and musicals, since 1981. She is the founder of the Wilma HotHouse: a resident ensemble of theater artists, formally launched in 2016, to serve as an incubator for artistic investigation and experimentation. Blanka was honored to be selected into the 2017 Class of the Innovators Walk of Fame by the University Science Center, which spotlights local innovators. She is a recipient of the 2016 Vilcek Prize. Blanka received the Zelda Fichandler Award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in 2011, and she was a fellow at the 2015 Sundance Institute/LUMA Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat.
JOAN MYERS BROWN is the founder and executive artistic director of The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts. She serves as honorary chairperson for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), an organization she established in 1991. Joan also founded the International Conference of Black Dance Companies in 1988. She is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which bestowed upon her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts; is a member of the dance faculty at Howard University in Washington, DC; and has been awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. In May 2015, she received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from The University of Pennsylvania. She has been listed in Who's Who in America and described as an "innovator and communicator."
SARAH STOLFA is the founder, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. She is a working fine-art photographer and educator with more than 8 years of experience in photography, education, curatorial work and digital lab creation and management. She has an M.F.A. in photography from Yale University School of Art. In addition to teaching at PPAC, Sarah Stolfa has taught at the Yale University Art Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the University of Delaware and Drexel University. She currently teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.
Raffles during the event include two show tickets to see Dionysus at the Wilma Theater, two tickets to see PHILADANCO at the Kimmel Center, The Regulars (photography book) by Sarah Stolfa and Artsphoria's handcrafted arts-themed gifts. Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are also available for this event and Artsphoria's ongoing workshop, conference and retreat series. Media members are invited to cover this event as well as upcoming sessions.
Seating is limited, and all guests need to register. Please sign up now to attend this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-trailblazers-female-founders-ceos-carving-their-own-paths-tickets-57146158699
SOURCE Artsphoria Media Group
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