6TH Annual Black Women’s Arts Festival
…is over!
It was….4 Days! (Thurs 7/30/09 thru Sun 8/2/09)
9 Venues!
Over 50 Artists!
“BWAF has officially blown up.” – The Agenda, Philadelphia City Paper, 7/30/09
“BWAF has seriously blown up.” –Holly Otterbein’s Blog, Philadelphia City Paper
Dear BWAF Friends:
It’s over! I’m sad and not at all relieved because there is still much work to be done with the Festival year-round, only now I have to wait until more than 355 days to experience the bliss I did this past weekend with all the visual and performance art/works by my melanin-enriched “sistas”!
I am looking forward to writing you more about the last day of the Festival and how amazing it was, but now, it seems most urgent that run and not walk to the nearest mattress-like thing and lay my uber-weary head to rest!
Still, I cannot go without droppin’ some names and inspiration on you:
Hannabiell & Midnight Blue
Cocosol
and
Taina Asili & La Banda Rebelde
Also the warm spirit of Rhetta Morgan. There were many, many, many other wonderful events but these were the most powerful ones I attended.
Details soon forthcoming, but in the meantime,
REMEMBER, DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Being a nonprofit organization, we thrive on donations of all kinds to continue our work. You can be a vital part in carrying the vision of BWAF into our 7th year in 2010 by making a donation today! All donations are tax deductible and receipts can be provided.
Make payable to: Black Women’s Arts Festival
and mail to:
Black Women’s Arts Festival
3721 Midvale Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129-1743
To contribute securely by Paypal, visit www.BWAFphilly.org, or send a blank email to: info(at)BWAFphilly.org.
WE NEED COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BUILD BWAF’S FUTURE
It’s time to build a structure of organizers of BWAF who will consistently carry its work and vision into the future, and do it well, for decades to come. We are seeking committee members who can meet once a month (One 2-3 hour meeting per month). Ideally, candidates will have leadership or management backgrounds in the following areas most urgently needed: Fundraising, Publicity, and Nonprofit Management. For more information, please email info(at)BWAFphilly.org.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Time commitment is day of tasks only. No meetings. Visit our website at www.BWAFphilly.org, and click “volunteers” for more information.
And this just in….
ADVERTISE IN THE BWAF PAGES! (A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY AND COUPON BOOK PUBLISHED BY THE BLACK WOMEN’S ARTS FESTIVAL)
Visit www.BWAFpages.com for more info.
In art, sisterhood, and community,
Cassendre Xavier
Founder, Organizer, Former Director, and Future (as soon as the summer’s over) Executive Director
Black Women's Arts Festival
3721 Midvale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19129-1743
(215) 951-0330, x 2108
Email: info(at)BWAFphilly.org
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