In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Italian American Women’s Center put together an art exhibit on Sunday, March 8, at Umberto’s, located at 633 Jericho Tpke. in New Hyde Park. Nearly 100 members and guests were on hand for this event in honor of International Women’s Day, known as Festa Della Donna in Italian. This marked the second annual art exhibit put together by the Italian American Women’s Center in honor of this holiday.
Five dynamic and talented artists showcased their works at the event. The art included expressive and spellbinding portraits from Juliana Amato and Natalie Longobucco, who are both studying art in college, exquisite needlework pieces from fabric artist Theresa Nemitz, scenes of Sicily, Spain and floral studies from Italian American Women’s Center President Vincenza Russo and works from Clare Stokolosa, whose painting series “NYC Faces in Motion” earned her a New York State Council on the Arts grant this year.
