AUGUST FEATURED ARTIST

                               Jeanette Schumacher's sponsored group show is called

                                                             "The Empowerment of Art" 

It is the featured show at the Bakersfield Art Center for the month of August.

For the last eight years, Jeanette Schumacher has volunteered at the Arvin Community Center engaging the Latina women in art.

Jeanette creates a safe space for women to process and deconstruct cultural and immigration upbringings which teaches women to suppress emotions and hardship quietly. The elders engaging in art reveals a profound visible transformation. Many of the elders  were taught to put in needs first and or suppress emotions.

Jeanette Schumacher says, "Learning to paint and work with ceramics and sewing gives them permission to be the center of focus. This shift occurs from solemnity  to play. Laughter and humor frequently emerge as they share stories of their youth or cultural heritage. I am profoundly proud of the incredible education and vision these ladies have poured into their canvases for this show at the Bakersfield Art Center."

             The ladies art captures a lifetime of personal stories,  resilience and generational traditions C .

Teaching art to Latina women offer a deeply rewarding opportunity to celebrate culture, expression, and build community.

Jeanette says, "I am absolutely  blown away by the stunning work of these talented women. I could not be more proud of the passion,  creativity, and hard work they have put into these paintings and one of a kind hand painted tote bags."

A reception will be held on First Friday, August 7 from 6 to 8 PM at the Bakersfield Art Center located at 1607 19th St., Bakersfield
Refreshments will be served.
It is free and open to the public