LeeRay Costa, John P. Wheeler Professor of Anthropology and Gender and Women’s Studies at Hollins University, will present “Girls Rock Roanoke: Inclusivity and Transformation in Non-profit Arts Education” at the Women’s Center at Virginia Tech on Thursday, September 29, at 5:30 p.m. The event is sold out.
Costa will discuss the joys and challenges of transformative non-profit arts education through her experience leading Girls Rock Roanoke, an empowerment program for girls and gender non-conforming youth in Southwest Virginia.
The lecture is part of the Women Influencing the Arts speakers series, sponsored by the Women’s Center at Virginia Tech and the School of Performing Arts. According to the Women’s Center, the series “provides a space for women artists and arts leaders as well as their supporters to come together to discuss challenges, provide advice, and ultimately celebrate accomplishments. The goal is to foster honest and open dialogues in a productive environment. It is intended to be informative and also positive and inspirational: the series will celebrate women’s strength, perseverance, and tenacity through the personal stories of the speakers who participate.”