From an office job in Alexandria, Egypt, to a hospital position in NYC. What’s your name, where are you from, and how long have you been living in New York? My name is Manar, and I am from Alexandria, Egypt. I have been living in New York for three years. What was it like to try to find work in New York? Finding a job was so hard. I used to work as an accountant and office manager...
An exhibit at the Wallach Art Gallery traces the evolving representation of the black female figure, from the early stages of Impressionism to the present day Written by Bruna Shapira At some point, every art lover or art history student will come across Édouard Manet’s Olympia (below), a painting widely considered as a foundational work of modern art. First exhibited in 1865, it displays a nude white woman lying on a bed, while her black servant brings her flowers. Curator Denise...
New Women New Yorkers’ first Cultural Trip of 2019 took place at the Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University. The space belongs to the newly opened Lenfest Center for the Arts, a multi-purpose building designed by Italian Renzo Piano in Upper Manhattan that features art shows, screenings, and symposia. A group of immigrant women attended a guided tour of the exhibit Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, on view through February 10 and one of...
Professional development programs Another LEAD series completed in December at the NYPL Mid-Manhattan library, with 14 participants completing the workforce development series. They will be able to continue their learning and practice in the coming months with our mock interview sessions, a panel discussion, field visits, and with 1-on-1 resume review and career counseling. We’re opening enrollment for two new LEAD series this Winter at our regular Mid-Manhattan and Chatham Square library locations – Help us spread the word in...