Artist and AWT contributor Morgan Everhart recently completed a flower mural off of Grand and Suffolk Streets in the Lower East Side that commemorates the community’s perseverance through the pandemic. The communal…
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Founder of New York Nomadic Art Space Sees Future in Art Beyond Commodity
Executive director Klaudia Ofwona Draber came to New York to open an art gallery but developed a concept that goes far beyond.
Female Nonprofit Founder On the Importance of Eliminating Food Waste
Leah Lizarondo shares her experience of launching a startup designed to eliminate food waste.
Architect Sharon Davis Is Bridging Communities and Building Closer to Home
Sharon Davis’ firm is a launching pad for collaborative design practice dedicated to human-centered environments around the globe.
Walking on Landmines: A Team of Women Fight to Save Their Homeland
A small group of highly trained women bear a heavy responsibility for clearing landmines in order to bring the region back to life.
Women in the Shadow of the Criminal Justice System
Although men make up the vast majority of prison inmates, it is women who largely bear the brunt of the challenges spurred by the mass incarceration crisis.
“We Empower” Is The First Global Business Competition for Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs advance the UN’s Global Goals. Five of them pitched their businesses to a panel convened by Diane von Furstenberg.
Ovarian Cancer: Our Talk with Brooklyn-Based Non-Profit T.E.A.L.
The brooklyn-based ovarian cancer foundation T.E.A.L. seeks to educate, support, and raise funds for research on this insidious disease.
I Have No Regrets—How Creative Leaps Shape Careers
A recent Forbes article reported that two million Americans quit their jobs every month, mostly out of a sense of dissatisfaction and disempowerment.
Film Biz Recycling Is Closing, But Eva Radke’s Mission Continues
There’s no stopping the woman who set out to make the film industry sustainable.
Two Nonprofit Founders Talk About Putting Their Values to Work
Staying Uncomfortable: Rosanne Haggerty was intent upon learning first hand about urban poverty after college and, in her words, “got hooked.”