Hi <<First Name>>,
Do you know about GWYN?
I'm realizing I haven't talked about it much here.
Wanna get some goodies and help us all keep this program going? Keep reading...
GWYN or Get What You Need is a program I started when I was a new mom.
In 2015, I felt a complete identity annihilation, my body was unrecognizable to me, and I felt alienated from everything dear to me outside of the little human I had birthed.
GWYN started in those dark times.
My selfish reason was that I wanted community and to be around artists.
I asked Fidget space and Mascher space to donate space once a month on a weekend during my son's nap time.
And I put a call out to artists who would like to share work.
Artists just showed up and kept showing up. From 2014 to 2019, GWYN(me really) had offered feedback and space and helped more than 60 different artists to complete their visions.
In 2019 GWYN became a residency.
I thought to myself... how can I really help anyone if I only offer them a one time only meeting and one time support for their work? So I expanded, invited more folks to help me run GWYN, and people stuck. :)
I am so grateful for Kenwyn Samuel, Keila Kordova and Janna Meiring, who in the last 2 years since I've been in Bulgaria have helped me run this Philadelphia organization.
Last week we did our final GWYN showing for this year.
Lindsey Huster and Julia Bryck were fantastic! THANK YOU to all who made it in person and online and supported these two wonderful artists.
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Online artistic mentorship with all the GWYN mentors (me, Keila Cordova, Kenwyn Samuel and Janna Meiring)
