18 March 2017

You Are Invited: Women in the Arts Awards

It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2017 Women in the Arts Awards on Saturday March 25, 2:00 PM at the Orlando Public Library, Library Central, 101 E. Central Blvd. Orlando, FL 32801.


Enjoy the annual Celebrating the Genius of Women art exhibition featuring local finalists, U.S. and international artists of the Women in the Arts Inc. art competition during Women’s History Month.


Join us at the main lobby to meet the artists and participate in an interactive gallery walk followed by an awards ceremony, and reception at the Albertson Room on the 3rd. Floor. Find out which piece wins the People’s Choice Award and Women in the Arts Awards. The exhibition is on view until April 23, 2017.


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Jury voting and public voting ends March 19. Vote for the People’s Choice Award:




Recognize the Honorable Mention, U.S., and international artists:




Guest Artist: Irina Goryunova from Russia. Irina is represented by Agora Gallery in New York City.


"I was in America on June 12, the day of the nightclub shooting in Orlando and I made a painting dedicated to the victims of the tragedy. I called it 28°31'10.5"N 81°22'36.5"W, the geographical coordinates of the Pulse nightclub."
- Irina Goryunova


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Irina Goryunova
28°31′10.5″N 81°22′36.5″W.
Oil on canvas
40″x30″






Contact: Mike Donohue 407 835-7483
Contact Maria Guerrero: womeninthearts@gmail.com
Visit Women in the Arts: www.womeninthearts.org


This event is sponsored by Women in the Arts, corporate and private donors, Studio-T Photography, and Baterbys Art Gallery, in partnership with the Orlando Public Library.


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