Student artists get recognition year after YWCA project
Students artists pose with their artwork from an eighth-grade project after being recognized on Wednesday in a delayed event held at the YWCA.
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While the teen-aged artists are no longer Van Wert Middle School students, an art project they were involved with as eighth graders received some recognition albeit a year late, due to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday evening at the YWCA of Van Wert County.
YWCA Outreach Coordinator Kelly Houg opened the ceremony to unveil seven paintings that represent the words in the YWCA’s mission statement: “Eliminate racism, empower women, promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.”
Van Wertâs YWCA continues mission through advocacy
Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor Wednesday, January 20, 2021 12:03 AM The YWCA of Van Wert County (DHI Media/Kirsten Barnhart)
VAN WERT – Coming off a year that forced all non-profits to rethink
how they both fundraise and spread their message has many organizations
hopeful for what 2021 might look like. For the YWCA of Van Wert County,
continuing their advocacy message of fighting for women’s rights and
racial justice was just as important during a global pandemic as it is
any year. Advocacy Coordinator Kelly Houg said that stopping that
message during the pandemic “was never an option.”