ART CHICAS UNIDAS!

Come celebrate the launching of our new mentoring program, Art Chicas Unidas, on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at CityGallery, 3601 Routh St. This free evening will feature Girl Scout cookies, live music and ART- what else does one need?

La Reunion TX collaborated with Dallas Art Dealers Association, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and CityGallery to create Art Chicas Unidas, which pairs high school girls with Dallas visual artists.

The girls will spend November 10 with Dallas artists creating the artwork that will be on display and for sale for the evening event. At lunch that day, DADA members will discuss artist portfolios and careers available in the visual arts.

Art Chicas Unidas targets high school girls from North Dallas High School, Adamson High School, Hillcrest High School, and Jasper High School. The mission of Art Chicas Unidas is to provide high school girls in the targeted DISD schools the opportunity to develop art-related leadership skills by 1) enabling these girls to work with and learn from professional artists; 2) providing a vision for a future profession in the arts and/or media; 3) teaching girls how their skills in art can be used to facilitate a college education; and 4) allowing girls to produce art in new and traditional media that portrays a contemporary image of Girl Scouts in the community.

The Dallas artists selected for this event include Erica Felicella, Johanna Hulsey, Catalyna Mendez, Lizzy Wetzel, Linka Behn, VET, Ivonne Acero, and Loretta Gonzalez.

There will be another opportunity for artists and high-schoolers to be involved in Art Chicas Unidas in April 2008 (if funding becomes available). How do you help that happen? You can sponsor a girl! Visit our site for a form. Email sarah@lareuniontx.org if you would like to volunteer for the Nov. 10 event.

Art Chicas Unidas is currently funded by Dallas Women's Foundation and supported by Central Market and Kroger.