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The Women's Center
210 Henderson Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
www.womenspace.org
For Immediate Release, 12/1/03
Contact: Shuly Cawood career@womenspace.org
(919) 968-4610
NEWS RELEASE
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR LEE SMITH TO BE HONORARY CHAIR FOR THE WOMEN'S CENTER'S
20TH ANNUAL ART SHOW
CHAPEL HILL--The Women's Center welcomes award-winning author Lee Smith
as the honorary chair for the 20th annual art show Through Women's Eyes,
By Women's Hands. She will speak at the art show luncheon on February
27 at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel.
Lee Smith is the author of three story collections and nine novels, including
her latest, The Last Girls. Her stories and articles have appeared in
publications including The New York Times, GQ Magazine, Redbook, and Atlantic.
A retired professor of English at North Carolina State University, Smith
has received many awards including the Academy Award in Fiction from the
American Academy of Arts & Letters and the Lila Wallace/Readers Digest
Award. The Raleigh News & Observer has described her writing as "simply
marvelous," and the New York Times Book Review called the author
"nothing less than masterly."
"We are absolutely thrilled that Lee Smith will serve as our Honorary
Chair and featured speaker at the Luncheon," said Elizabeth Preddy,
2004 art show chair. "Lee writes beautifully about the lives of interesting
and exciting women. I am sure that our Luncheon guests will be both entertained
and inspired by Lee's talk."
Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands is an annual exhibition and fundraiser
sponsored by the Women's Center. The event gives women the opportunity
to display their artistic talents since they are underrepresented in galleries,
museums and shows compared to their male counterparts. One-third of the
proceeds from each art sale, as well as proceeds from the events surrounding
the show, will benefit The Women's Center.
The show is on February 20-29, 2004, at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel.
Doors will open for the Preview Party and Silent Auction on Friday, February
20 at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, February 27, the luncheon and craft sale will
be from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The mission of the Women's Center is to support Triangle
area women in achieving their personal and professional goals through
information, education, referral and support services.
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