We are seeking visual artists, speakers, storytellers, musicians, and other performing artists for a free event in Philadelphia co-sponsored by the North Carolina based arts community Survivor Knights and Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor.
Survivors of any kind of trauma, abuse, medical condition, or any other life challenge, are invited to display their visual art and/or to perform at Survivor Knights Philadelphia, Sunday afternoon, March 24th, 2019 at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. For driving and public transit directions to the Rotunda visit sexabusesurvivor.com/rotunda.
To participate, send photos of your visual art or audio/video of your story, poetry, music, performance piece, etc to askasurvivor@gmail.com. We will be accepting submissions until February 28th, 2019. Audio and video does not need to be professional quality. We just want to see/hear your work.
The Survivor Knights community is the brainchild of survivor and advocate Brian Cardoza, who is also the founder of the Broken Knee Club, a support and advocacy organization working to raise awareness about childhood sexual abuse.
We look forward to showcasing your visual and performance art. Only together can we survive. Your darkest moments may be the light to another.
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Sun24Mar2019
Philadelphia, PA - Survivor Knights Art Show & Performance
12pm Doors / 2pm Speakers and PerformersRotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Free Admission (NO TICKET NEEDED)
Survivors of all kinds share their visual art, stories, and performance art at a free event designed to bring the community together in mutual support. If you are a survivor who wants to display art, speak or perform at this event go here for details: Call for Survivor Artists and Performers.
ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS INCLUDE: Speaker, Advocate, Karen Widdoss of Karen's Law SB 123; Victim Advocate, WOAR Marketing and Social Media Coordinator and Founder of Empower Her Voice Christa Hayburn; Survivor Poet Larry Conrad (Director of the Phoenix Foundation); Survivor Artist jennfryisthatartist; Survivor Artist, Advocate & Author of The Unexpected Victim Brian Cardoza (The Broken Knee Club and Survivor Knights); Survivor & Theatre Artist Michael Broussard (Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor); Taylor Ecker of Taypac Photography; Founder of Artists Against Molestation & Depression Tyrone Melvin; Survivor, Advocate & Musician Michael Skinner; Inspirational Speaker & Survivor Advocate Jessica Brown; Survivor, Speaker, Advocate, Mental Health Professional, Founder of "Mindful Evolution" (#TheM.E.project) Emily Malloy; Survivor, Artist LC Weaverling, Uggly Puppett Productions; Survivor, Advocate, Transformational Speaker, Writer and Author Monique Doran; Survivor Artist Tamara Lyn; Survivor and Author G. Donald Cribbs; Survivor Interdisciplinary Artist Anna Haag @a.g.h._artistry; Survivor Artist Jasmine Roper of Jasmine's Soul Expressions; Survivor Artist, Advocate and SNAP Support Group Leader Karen Zehr.
The event is FREE and open to the public.
This event is co-sponsored by Survivor Knights of North Carolina and Ask A Sex Abuse Survivor.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/SurvivorKnights/
PUBLIC TRANSIT DIRECTIONS
Take the Market/Frankford Line to 40th and Market, then walk South on 40th from Market to Walnut (you will pass through Ludlow, Chestnut and Sansom). The Rotunda is 4014 Walnut Street, right next door to a Movie Theater, across from the Fresh Grocer. Use the entrance on the left hand side of the Rotunda.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
from NORTH:
I-95 South to 676/30 West to 76 East (towards the airport) to Exit 346A South Street (old Exit 40). Make a right turn off exit toward the University of PA sign. South Street will become Spruce Street. Continue on Spruce street until you reach 38th Street, turn right onto 38th. Go up 38th and turn left onto Walnut. The Rotunda will be on your left hand side just after the intersection of 40th and Walnut. You’ll see a Movie Theater on the corner and then the Rotunda. Use the entrance on the left hand side of the Rotunda.
OR
PA Turnpike to North/Northeast Extension to I-476 S to I-76 East. Follow directions above.
from SOUTH JERSEY:
Ben Franklin Bridge to 676/30 West to 76 East (towards the airport) to Exit 346A South Street (old Exit 40). Make a right turn off exit toward the University of PA sign. South Street will become Spruce Street. Continue on Spruce street until you reach 38th Street, turn right onto 38th. Go up 38th and turn left onto Walnut. The Rotunda will be on your left hand side just after the intersection of 40th and Walnut. You’ll see a Movie Theater on the corner and then the Rotunda. Use the entrance on the left hand side of the Rotunda.
OR
Walt Whitman Bridge to 76 West to Exit 346A South Street (old Exit 40). Make a left turn off exit toward the University of PA sign. Follow directions above.
