In a belated celebration of Earth Day, the Refinery Hotel is teaming up with art-based social network, Women of Culture, to celebrate the beauty of Mother Nature, simultaneously calling attention to the need to save her.
Artists are often at the forefront of social issues and have been calling attention to the climate crisis and advocating for better environmental practices long before it was cool to be ‘green.’ We have assembled a mix of female identifying artists who draw inspiration from and call attention to the beauty of Mother Earth, as well as two climate activists who are working to make sure that environmentalism translates into action at the corporate and consumer level.
This inspiring evening of art, music & conversation will be an opportunity not only to learn about and experience the work of artists who are committed to celebrating and raising awareness about Mother Earth through their work but will also to learn more about the current effects of climate change and the small things we can all do to help slow down its progress.
Attendees will leave feeling a renewed connection to Mother Earth, a better understanding of how they can help protect her and a renewed commitment to doing so.
Confirmed presenters include:
Nikolina Kovalenko, painter
Katie Hoffman, social entrepreneur & sustainable developer
Christina Massey, mixed media artist
Stephanie Potter, sustainability specialist
Rachel Burgess, visual artist & printmaker
Guitar, Flute and Vocals by Alice Dow & Agustin Torres
The event is GENDER INCLUSIVE and open to all who have an interest in the arts, culture and community. First-timers and solo 'travelers' welcome!
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More Details:
🕰 Saturday April 29th from 5-7pm, panel discussion starting at 5:30pm
📍 the Hatbox, inside the lobby of the Refinery Hotel, 63 West 38th St.
💰 Tickets: $30 early bird through 4/28; $35 day of
Art-full Basic member tickets: $20 early bird through 4/28; $25 day of
FREE for Art-full premier members - please register as an Art-full member, and you will be refunded upon attendance.
More about the artists & activists:
Nikolina Kovalenko is interested in humanity’s psychological connection with Nature and strives to expose the consequences our everyday actions have on the environment. The artist works with fragile ecosystems creating artwork inspired by locations specific to each project. Her subjects range from global warming, deforestation and coral bleaching, to processing and interpreting visual landscape and cultural associations.
Katie Hoffman is a financial architect and developer dedicated to building environmental and social impact across asset classes. Katie is a builder - be it financial technology, investment vehicles, public-private partnerships, philanthropy, climate smart operating companies or state, national and international policy - she has been at the forefront of bringing climate into the center of economic development. Katie is an advocate and organizer. Early in her career, Katie helped develop the policy framework for California’s major public pension funds to move billions toward sustainable investment, and co-led the international Divest-Invest movement which now has over $14 Trillion committed from thousands of individual and institutional investors to finance the transition to a low carbon economy.
Christina Massey is a mixed media artist using repurposed materials in her colorful organic abstractions based in Brooklyn, NY. Beyond their aesthetics qualities, her artworks carry an environmental message since they are made of recycled objects and materials such as repurpose craft beer cans, combined with paper, canvas and fabrics.
Rachel Burgess is a visual artist based in New York. Originally from Boston, she received a B.A. in Literature from Yale University and an M.F.A. in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Her interest in narrative and sequential forms continues to inform her work. She has been an artist in residence at Zea Mays Printmaking and the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park, and she was the recent recipient of a solo exhibition at the University of Connecticut.
Alice Dow & Agustin Torres are lifelong musicians who have performed all over the world. Alice is the Founder of Hearttones Sound, whpose mission is to harness the Power of Sound for healing purposes, adapting the practice to groups and individuals of all ages. She has used sound and music therapy to enhance workshops on drug and crime prevention, gender reconciliation, motivational and self-empowerment for youth, and mindfulness for all ages.
