BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7b6650775d7 DTSTAMP:20260811T181336Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for an opening reception Friday\, September 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. for Victoria Rowell's solo exhibition\, A Woman Becomes... Accomplished actress\, artist\, writer\, and director Victoria Rowell presents her solo exhibition \;A Woman Becomes&hellip\; \;in MICA's Main 0 Gallery from September 25 to October 11\, 2026. Located in the historic Main building\, \;A Woman Becomes&hellip\; \;is an intimate photographic essay that universally honors girls who perish and those who survive to become brave women. Rowell dedicates the show to the legacy of pianist Agatha Wooten Armstead\, her primary foster parent who introduced her to the fine arts\, photography\, and nature as a child on Armstead&rsquo\;s farm in Maine. \; Rowell&rsquo\;s New York Times bestselling memoir\, \;The Women Who Raised Me\, featuring Mrs. Armstead\, will be made available during the show. &ldquo\;A Woman Becomes&hellip\; \;echoes the heavy lift that women are hardwired to do\, often in graceful silence. These images may inspire thought around girls who grow up to be women\, achievement\, loss\, expectations\, limits\, aging\, motherhood\, joy\, strength\, love\, despair\, trauma\, beauty and peace\,&rdquo\; said Rowell about her exhibition. &ldquo\;My footsteps follow all things artistic\, shared wisdom\, Mother Nature\, movement\, fellowship &mdash\;replacing wounds and secrets with forgiveness and transformative self-permission.&rdquo\; A Renaissance woman and the quintessential mentor\, Armstead taught Rowell rudimentary ballet by following stick figures pictured in a found book. She also tutored Rowell in floral\, garden\, and interior design\, and dressmaking\, and she exposed her to opera and jazz\, antiquing\, and much more. Just about everything was photographed on her Kodak Brownie camera. Or on her 8mm movie camera. &ldquo\;I inherited not only her camera but also her priceless passion for photography and life!&rdquo\; explained Rowell. \; A Woman Becomes&hellip\; \;encompasses 26 black-and-white photographs\, as well as ephemera that will be on display in cases. Gallery Hours: \;Monday - Sunday\, 10AM - 5PM Campus galleries are open to the public. Outside visitors can enter galleries after signing in at the front desk of the respective building. Please note\, on weekends outside visitors will need to be accompanied by a MICA community member with a MICA ID in order to swipe and gain access into respective buildings. SUMMARY:Victoria Rowell: A Woman Becomes… Exhibition Reception DTSTART:20260925T210000Z DTEND:20260925T230000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR