#swandaymiami

So many of our sisters are facing some serious health issues but are currently not uninsured. Many of them work many hours but still cant afford the simplest healthcare insurance because if and when they fall ill, the deductibles and co-pays are at times higher than their car payment.

As we search and navigate information on this topic it becomes increasingly frustrating due to the long eligibility requirements, the telemarketing phone calls that follow or the simple long minutes on spend on the telephone while on hold.

This post is somewhat a simple one ... Its an inquiry. Does anyone have easy to follow and read Healthcare Insurance for artists?

Did you know that you too can hist or produce your own SWAN Day? All you need to do is love and support the arts. Especially understand the important role a woman artist plays in our world community.

Learn more about SWAN Day - Support Women Artists Now

This may be too soon for a #TBT - but man we just love it!

Still on a #ArtBasel buzz ...Alum 2012 and 2017#VBMWB host committee member and SSF Curator- the one and only Loni Johnson 

SSF 2019 Featured Visual Artist Cheri Vice, Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation, Commissioner Danielle Cava, and Chief Constituent Maria Levrant are working together to improve a high traffic South Florida park.

Briar Bay Park, nestled between The Falls shopping center and dense residential neighborhoods, is a lovely park with large trees shading the path and playground. Right by South Dixie Highway and the hustle and bustle of Miami, this park offers a retreat among nature. The playground and other park amenities were in dire need of renovations. Cava along with Levrant, MDPR, and Cheri Vice are working together to improve the park.

They hired Vice, one of our very own Spoken Soul Festival featured artists, to create a 210 by 5-foot mural! A mural of this size is no small task and the wall was in poor condition, so our featured artist has worked tirelessly to create a stunning mural for the community. She invited a local teacher, Jovany Corzo, and several local middle and high school students to participate in helping paint. The local Home Depot, led by Tony Villanueva, even donated some painting supplies. This has really been a great project to beautify the community. The garden themed art is bright, bold, colorful, and can be easily seen from the street.

The mural is almost complete and community members are already thrilled by this beautiful addition to their parks. A local, whose house neighbors the park said, “The mural really brings the area to life. It’s just so beautiful!” He is only one of the many community members that are enjoying the mural. One local business owner explained to Vice that now he enjoys coming to the park to have lunch in front of the mural. Several families have approached her to say thank you for making the park somewhere they are proud to bring their children. Vice is beyond thrilled to be able to give the community and to bring art to a blank wall.

We simply can’t believe that we have been producing this festival for 12 years now! As we reflect we realize that we have impacted over 120 women artists in South Florida and collectively have volunteered over 27,000 hours of community service.

This year this group of talented and multifaceted women artists have pushed us and encouraged the production team to take this once called showcase into a PRODUCTION. Thank to our presenting sponsor The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, we will do just that!

Save The Date Mar 22-24

Welcome to the sisterhood!

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