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It is my great privilege to be president of Women in the Visual and Literary Arts (WiVLA) for 2011. I have been a member for over ten years and during those years WiVLA has enriched my life immeasurably. Like many other WiVLA members, I joined with one art area and now I have several. The enthusiastic and encouraging company of creative women generates artistic development among our members. Our meetings can be by turns original, informative, instructional, and even provocative, but it is after the meetings, when we share a meal and camaraderie, that WiVLA is at its finest.
At WiVLA meetings, functions, and dinners, we share our stories of success and disappointment, our creative problems and problem-solving ideas, the inspirations that stimulate our art and our hopes for our future creative endeavors. We give each other help, encouragement, and laughter. Each year through WiVLA, two talented young women receive a scholarship to further their education and two of our members receive a substantial grant to pursue their gifts. WiVLA is all about giving – to one another and to the community.
Women who want to belong to a community committed wholeheartedly to Women in the Visual and Literary Arts belong at WiVLA. Please join us at 6:00 pm on the third Tuesday of any month (except December) at the Museum of Printing History in Houston. You’ll be glad you did and so will we.
With warm regards,
Lane Devereux
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