By: Allani Gordon
I’m currently a freshman at UMKC pursuing a Bachelor of Liberal Arts with a minor in Studio Art and Anthropology. I chose UMKC because I knew it would be an inclusive and enriching environment for me, which it has been for me so far. The Women’s Center especially promotes all the qualities that initially drew me to UMKC, and I look forward to representing these values on campus and in the community.
As an artist and activist at heart, my internship for Her Art Project at the Women’s Center has given me the opportunity to combine these two passions. I’m eager to connect with and empower local female artists, as it will empower myself too. I hope the projects I work on during this semester will contribute to the long-term reconfiguration of representing female artists in the Kansas City area.