Esperanza
Esperanza or Hope in Spanish rests upon a scrap of rock. She feels that it is her only security against the drowning sea. Large waves attack, continuing to reduce her island. Armless, at the end of her ability to help herself, she looks up to God for relief. Esperanza’s useless, stunted arms stretch out into wings. A miracle frees her from her former life on the island that had become a trap. Esperanza is a statement of hope in the power of God’s arm which is not too short to save, even when ours is.
September is Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the District of Columbia, and in recognition, RM will hold its first annual awards banquet on Friday, September 5, 2008. The purpose is to show recognition and honor for some unsung heroes in the U.S. and our community—-specifically direct service providers who are serving women and children who have suffered commercial sexual exploitation, as well as individuals or organizations that are pioneering efforts to end the demand for commercial sex.
Two awards will be given Ending Demand and Direct Service Providers. All nomination forms need to be received by July 15, 2008. The awards are valued at $1,000 each.
Karen Swenholt is a figurative sculptor who lives and works in Northern Virginia. Independently practicing her art for over twenty years, she continues to study at various studio schools including New York City’s New York Studio School, under Bruce Gagnier, Virginia’s Art League, the California College of Arts and Crafts and the Maryland Institute.The combined influences of the bright, loosely painted figurative work of Bay Area artists with the emotional power of abstract expressionism from her East Coast studies and origins have formed the foundation of Swenholt’s work today. The rough painterly surfaces of her sculptures pleasingly contrast with their grace. She is particularly effective in depicting the human face along with gesture to convey emotion and movement.Karen Swenholt is presently the Artist in Residence at Washington Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Washington Sculptor Group. She is also a board member at the Anacostia Gracious Arts Program for under-privileged children under the instruction of professional artists and musicians.Her work can be found in many public and private collections including the home of Bono (U2); The House of Scientists, an historic Romanov palace in St. Petersburg, Russia; and churches in LaJolla, California and Portland, Maine. Karen Swenholt’s sculpture is represented by Foxhall Gallery in Washington DC and the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City. http://www.karenswenholt.com/
Esperanza or Hope in Spanish rests upon a scrap of rock. She feels that it is her only security against the drowning sea. Large waves attack, continuing to reduce her island. Armless, at the end of her ability to help herself, she looks up to God for relief. Esperanza’s useless, stunted arms stretch out into wings. A miracle frees her from her former life on the island that had become a trap. Esperanza is a statement of hope in the power of God’s arm which is not too short to save, even when ours is.
September is Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the District of Columbia, and in recognition, RM will hold its first annual awards banquet on Friday, September 5, 2008. The purpose is to show recognition and honor for some unsung heroes in the U.S. and our community—-specifically direct service providers who are serving women and children who have suffered commercial sexual exploitation, as well as individuals or organizations that are pioneering efforts to end the demand for commercial sex.
Two awards will be given Ending Demand and Direct Service Providers. All nomination forms need to be received by July 15, 2008. The awards are valued at $1,000 each.
Ending Demand Award Nomination
Ending Demand Award Guidelines
Direct Service Providers Award Nomination
Direct Service Providers Award Guidelines
Ending Demand Award Guidelines
Direct Service Providers Award Nomination
Direct Service Providers Award Guidelines
Karen Swenholt is a figurative sculptor who lives and works in Northern Virginia. Independently practicing her art for over twenty years, she continues to study at various studio schools including New York City’s New York Studio School, under Bruce Gagnier, Virginia’s Art League, the California College of Arts and Crafts and the Maryland Institute.The combined influences of the bright, loosely painted figurative work of Bay Area artists with the emotional power of abstract expressionism from her East Coast studies and origins have formed the foundation of Swenholt’s work today. The rough painterly surfaces of her sculptures pleasingly contrast with their grace. She is particularly effective in depicting the human face along with gesture to convey emotion and movement.Karen Swenholt is presently the Artist in Residence at Washington Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Washington Sculptor Group. She is also a board member at the Anacostia Gracious Arts Program for under-privileged children under the instruction of professional artists and musicians.Her work can be found in many public and private collections including the home of Bono (U2); The House of Scientists, an historic Romanov palace in St. Petersburg, Russia; and churches in LaJolla, California and Portland, Maine. Karen Swenholt’s sculpture is represented by Foxhall Gallery in Washington DC and the Allen Sheppard Gallery in New York City. http://www.karenswenholt.com/
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