"Bringing the Feminine Voice to the World"

As part of the Womb Wisdom exhibit at Leedy Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, Missouri, well known women artists were invited to host workshops and speak at a panel discussion. The purpose of these events was to connect women to a richer sense of self through an experiential and participatory environment.

Workshops & Panel Discussion

• Discover the Goddess Within – Connect to the feminine spirits of creativity around the world, by remembering Herstory with images, creating sacred language, playing with materials and sharing stories. Lydia Ruyle, MA, Artist, Scholar, Teacher – Goddess Icons: Spirit Banners of the Divine Feminine has been written about her work 

• Song & Silence – Voicing the Soul - Finding and expressing one’s unique voice through toning and chanting. Susan Hale, MA

• Creating Ritual for Mourning Loss – Creating ritual for the loss of a child, the loss of new life, the loss of the ability to create life. Samantha St Julian, PhD

• Connecting with Earth Spirit – Using clay to find the voice and lessons of Mother Earth and the inner self. Myrna Minnis, M.A.

• Teaching Your Children to Live in a Culturally Diverse World – What do children perceive and how can they live openly with awareness and acceptance to cultural diversity in today’s world. Lynn Kaufman, LSCSW; Mamie Hughes 

• Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say: The Art of Authentic Communication – A high energy, experiential workshop helping young women identify how they can authentically express their strength and individuality and empower communication in relationship.  Jenn Kaye, Communication Strategist, and Michelle Kaye, MA, Counseling

• Enhance Romance: Simple Strategies for Increasing Connection and Intimacy in Your Relationship – Designed with couples in mind, learn how to get more of what you want with the one that you love.  Jenn Kaye, Communication Strategist, and Michelle Kaye, MA, Counseling

• Self Nurturing for Motherless Daughters –  Workshop for women or girls who have lost their mother by death or abandonment.  Gail Lerner-Connaghan, RN, MS

• Finding your Voice in your Relationships – This workshop explores what gets in our way of saying what we want to say and how we give away and skills for change. Linda Moore, Psychologist, Author, Release from Powerlessness: A Guide for Taking Charge of Your Life

• Art/Issues/Women – Panel discussion with local female artists. Philomene Bennett, BFA, Artist Teacher, will moderate 

• ReVisioning Women – Exploring body image and how culture, family, and peers influence our perceptions. Maria Williams, UMKC Women’s Center

• You are the Goddess: The Sacred Female is Embodied Within – Explore the myths and images of the sacred female through experiential exercises. Reclaim the transformative powers that live within all women. Elinor Gadon, PhD, Art Historian, Cultural Anthropologist, author of The Once & Future Goddess