American Women Artists, a national non-profit arts organization dedicated to the inspiration, celebration and encouragement of women in the visual arts, presents a full slate of educational and informative talks and panel discussions on women in the arts, from historical to contemporary perspective. Opening speaker Erin Coe, Director of the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY, will examine the seminal influence that Lake George had on the art and life of the pioneering modernist Georgia O’Keeffe.

Other speakers include Alia El Bermani, the founder of the Women Painting Women movement, a contemporary exhibit that sparked a national trend, and Rita Fucillo, publisher of Art New England, talking about the changes in the publishing and advertising industry that have been brought about by the increased use of social media and web marketing. The Symposium is free and open to the public.