UMKC Her Art Project

There's a new mural in Westport and it's worth stopping to look at! https://www.kmbc.com//new-rbg-mural-in-westport-g/34431709

Attention Artists: Your art can be part of the new KCI Airport. https://bit.ly/2FwUx2C

Happy Indigenous People's Day! To celebrate, take a couple minutes to learn about some Native American artists! https://bit.ly/36SQusG

Check out these powerful female artists who are making waves in our community! https://www.marieclaire.com//a336695/black-female-artists/

Attention filmmakers!

Be on the look out for this event!!

If you are unsure on where to register, we have some resources for you! Vote411.org has a link to help you get registered as well as the League of Women Voters website! https://www.lwvkc.org

While we are all still mourning the loss of an incredible woman, lets make her proud by remembering how important voting is. As women, it is extremely important to be a part of the decision making process Next week, the UMKC Women's Center is hosting a Virtual Voter Education program where all your questions about voting can be answered. Keep checking back to our social media pages and be an informed voter this year!

Stevie said it best, ladies. Make it a legendary week!

Wanting to catch up on some reading? Check out these feminist books that belong in all of our libraries! There's something on this list for all kinds of readers! https://bookriot.com/black-feminist-books/

KC library provided a downloadable coloring book of local women who played apart of fighting for the right to vote. https://kchistory.org/coloringkc/19th

Released earlier this summer, let this intense letter from Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera, serve as a reminder to speak your thoughts when you are given the chance. #frida #fridakahlo https://bit.ly/3hXZfEm

A little history today! This post touches on the life of Augusta Fells Savage, the first African American woman to open her own art gallery in America. "'We do not ask any special favors as artists because of our race,' she said to the 500 people who attended the gallery's opening. 'We only want to present to you our works and ask you to judge them on their merits.'" https://bit.ly/3b0HGkv