Philly Woman of the Week

my week ended but it was nice to be Philly Woman of the week. 

http://www.philly.com/philly/phillywomen/Janera_Solomon.html?referrer=google

rise

Tonight i had the pleasure of attending a rehearsal of Vanessa German's piece, "rise" premiering this week for the August Wilson Center's "First Voice" Festival. its an incredible privilege to be part of the creation of  a new piece of art and Vanessa is that type of artist who is so generous and open in her process. in this piece she's working with newcomer, Kellee Maize, spoken word performers, Rebecca Cooper and Laverne Hotep and a film artist. the piece has an incredible collage of poetry, music and images. 

the challenge of making art that is meaningful for artists and audiences must be met with more support in our community if we are going to have a thriving scene. artists here are paying for the creation and presentation of their work most of the time. i want to see us do better.