A brand new window artwork set up referred to as “Soulful Panes” is on show within the Wheaton Arts and Leisure District and joins Montgomery County’s celebration of Black and Girls’s Historical past months.
Conceived by artist and Wheaton resident Dinah Myers-Schroeder, the set up options feminine artists residing in Montgomery County with the frequent objective of honoring and uplifting Black girls.
Myers-Schroeder chosen the artists and designers for his or her various inventive voices and views.
“I needed Black girls to be proven in a constructive gentle, specializing in their brilliance, power and unyielding contribution to each side of society,” stated Ms. Myers-Schroeder in a press launch. “In a world the place variety is our biggest power, we honor and applaud the trailblazing Black girls who led the trail earlier than us and who’re shaping our future. Their tales aren’t solely value telling however important for a brighter and extra inclusive tomorrow.”
The show runs by means of March and is on the road degree of the Maryland-Nationwide Capital Park and Planning Fee’s Wheaton headquarters at 2425 Reedie Drive in Downtown Wheaton.
The artists concerned with this undertaking embody Stephane Calvin (Stephanecalvin.artwork), Dinah Myers-Schroeder (AnotherDinahMYTEcreation.com), Brianna Peppers (bananapeppersart.com), Melanie Roster (Melroyart.internet) and Jennifer Schroeder (@abstract_jenny).
“As we commemorate Black Historical past and Girls’s Historical past months, it is very important highlight the invaluable contributions of Black feminine artists whose creativity and resilience enrich our various cultural panorama,” stated Montgomery County Govt Marc Elrich in a press launch. “The exhibit ‘Soulful Panes’ amplifies the voices of the Black neighborhood, providing a strong platform for these artists to specific their experiences. I encourage you to go to this particular set up and keep to take pleasure in every little thing the Wheaton Arts and Leisure District affords.”