Come join us! We’re hosting a new month long exhibit and some great events to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the Women by Women Art Exhibit and the Faces of…
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Our Collaborative
Niurka Barroso’s Faces of Eve mural ignited a group of dynamic women to organize around a mission to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas of women in community. The mural was the first project our collaborative successfully supported and fully funded. Our current project is to help bring to fruition the brilliant idea of Jonnie Mae Perry to build a new cultural center in the underserved community of Gifford Florida.
A Sneak Peek at the Faces of Eve Art Book
Our long awaited Faces of Eve Art Book is finally here!
The striking images and stories in this 154 page, 11 x 13 hardcover art book have timely social messages for every woman and for every person who values the women in their lives. It begins with the conception of the mural and continues with the formation of the Faces of Eve Collaborative. Barroso’s mural galvanized a group of dynamic women to form an eponymous grassroots organization with the mission to support and celebrate the brilliant ideas of local women in their community. The book culminates with our work during the COVID pandemic of 2020-21, as we rallied around the brilliant idea of Jonnie Mae Perry: to build a new cultural center that honors African American heritage and provides much needed resources for the underserved community of Gifford, Florida.
The Gifford Cultural Center Project
During our 2020 Women in the Zoom virtual gatherings, we learned of Gifford Historic Museum and Cultural Center Director Jonnie Mae Perry’s dream of a new cultural center to replace the small historic African American museum in the Historic Macedonia Church in Gifford. We learned that the church had been built by slaves once their masters had given them permission to work on the project at night using materials they had to gather themselves. Jonnie’s idea was to build a complex to surround the church. This new cultural center complex would not only expand the existing Black history museum but also the resources and cultural programming offered to the Gifford community.
