MY POWER GIRL POWER!

MY POWER GIRL POWER! Media Experience
A Project of Mindful Community Institute

The Mindful Community Institute emphasizes the importance of honoring an individual’s talents and greater purpose. Proposing a module that is inclusive of many avenues of production, the Institute promotes the discovery and support of each person’s unique contributions and services. Community service sectors include Artists, Builders, Caregivers, Knowledge Seekers, and Communicators and Motivators. Co-Founders Yvonne Miller Vinson and Valarie Sewell encourage us to find our own space in the larger circle that is the community whole.

Esoteric Lore not only pays homage to the work of the Mindful Community Institute, but also had the wonderful opportunity to teach a workshop at their last conference.

MY POWER GIRL POWER! Media Experience was held on December 3 -4 of 2011. Inviting a group of 10-14 year old girls, the conference allowed for cross- generational teaching through a series of presentations. These “inner-circle learning experiences” help young girls to build confidence and make connections to real world possibilities.   Esoteric Lore led a media critique and creation workshop where a group of girls were given the space to honor themselves and celebrate their ancestral history. Engaging mixed media art and photography, this two part, hands on workshop, placed emphasis on the necessity of storytelling. Participants were also exposed to Malian artist Seydou Keita and conducted their own portrait studio based off of his photographs. Using creativity to learn, Esoteric Lore looks forward to future opportunities to share our innovative workshops with the community.
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Esoteric Lore had a very successful year

Its so crazy how time flies. It's offically been over a year since we first started the Esoteric Lore Collective and for our second year around we've had some great accomplishments.

1. We gathered some awesome new members, when initially we started with 4 members.

2. We had a very successful exhibition at a very historic library in Atlanta (Auburn Ave Research Library).

3. We have a great website up and running (Esotericlore.org)

4. We've gotten a lot of press and support and great encouragement from Atlanta's art community.

- Art Relish

- Scout Mob

- Spelman College

- Arts, Beats, Lyrics

I can only imagine what's in store for us next year stay tuned

Esoteric Lore and the Communtity: Art Workshop

Esoteric Lore : Visual Storytelling latest exhibit

Esoteric Lore the Women's Artist Collective went from Spelman College Women's Research and Resource Center to Auburn Ave Research Library within a year of hustlin the exhibit. In the lastest exhibition at Auburn Ave Research Library in Atlanta Ga, Esoteric Lore has expanded from 4 women artists to 8. Since the space of the gallery was so huge it made since to expand says" Corinne Stevie Francilus one of the founding members of the collective.The lastest exhibiton features artwork from

Taryn Lee Crenshaw

Corinne Stevie Francilus

Nikita Gale

Crystal E. Monds

Michelyah

Iman Person

Faatimah Stevens

Elizah Turner

All of these women are Atlanta-based artists with a variety of art styles and point of views.Check out the website Esotericlore.org for info on each artist

ArtRelish.com Interviews Esoteric Lore

Esoteric Lore: Visual Storytelling from ArtRelish.com on Vimeo.

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Visual Arts in Creative Loafing

Esoteric Lore : Closing Reception VIDEO

This awesome video of Esoteric Lore's Closing reception was provided by Elizah Turner Thank you

Esoteric Lore Closing Reception from eli on Vimeo.

Esoteric Lore : Closing Reception

Here are a few pics from our amazing closing reception.This is just the beginning...

Esoteric Lore: Art Exhibit

Esoteric Lore is a woman artist collective that my friends and I created check out the info below for our first exhibit.

Esoteric Lore is a movement that is rooted in counteracting the stereotypical images of black womanhood. As artists, the women of this collective feel the responsibility to harness the power inherent in visual mediums and use it for the elevation of the human experience. Stories that have been silenced and marginalized still hold significant power and are celebrated through the art of visual storytelling. As an evolving movement, Esoteric Lore is progressively seeking opportunities to reach out and ignite innovation.

Please come and grace us with your presence and add to the experience of Esoteric Lore at our closing reception.

Esoteric Lore: Visual Storytelling is an ever-growing and traveling exhibition. With each new venue, there may lie a new story to tell and we encourage you to share in all of our upcoming events!

Esoteric Lore: Our humble beginings

The "Esoteric Lore: Visual Storytelling Exhibit" is a collaborative effort to combine forces with other young black female artists and showcase artworks that tell our stories of heritage, family, and identity. This exhibition also provides an avenue to collectively counter the revisionist history behind the Black female experience.
Currently there are four artists involved, 2 photographers : (Tayrn Lee Crenshaw, Crystal E. Monds) and 2 visual artists (Faatimah Stevens and Corinne S. Francilus). The first showing of the exhibit is currently at Spelman College in the Women's Research & Resource Center from March 25 through the end of May.