Women Influencing the Arts: Jackie Harder presents "Emerging Into the Professional":

Date: October 27, 2016
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Women's Center at Virginia Tech
Organizations: Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts
Description: Women's Center at Virginia Tech hosts Jackie Harder presenting "Organizer of Emerging Into the Professional Landscape: Exploring Balance, Generating Income, Rejection and Community Support" as part of the the Women Influencing the Arts speaker series on Thursday, October 27, 2016.

Jackie Harder, mixed media visual artist, will discuss the challenges of being an "alternative" artist in a small town. Jackie will speak to her struggles of finding support for young emerging artists in a community with few resources, both artistic and financial.

Admission is free however registration is required. To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/27029288329.

Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited and is done on a first come, first serve basis. This series will be documented by film and still photography.

Women Influencing the Arts is a speakers series providing a safe space for established women artists and arts leaders to discuss and share challenges and triumphs women face in the field with young women studying the arts and/or those who are interested in pursuing a career in the arts. My goal is to foster honest and open dialogues, in a productive environment. The series is intended to be informative and also positive and inspirational: the series will celebrate women’s strength, perseverance, and tenacity through the personal stories of the speakers who participate.

Women Influencing the Arts series is sponsored by the Women's Center at Virginia Tech and the School of Performing Arts.

For more information, visit: http://www.womenscenter.vt.edu/womenscenter.html or https://www.facebook.com/VTWomensCenter or call 540-231-7806.