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Ladies*, Wine** &
a bit of Design
A conversation series
founded by Jessica Walsh
+ hosted by Jesse Weser and Kay Mahon
A conversation series
founded by Jessica Walsh
+ hosted by Jesse Weser and Kay Mahon
A salon night limited to eight creative ladies. We’ll wine, dine, and have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business, and life. If you’re a female creative or student and would like to join, please RSVP below. It’s free and reservations are first come, first serve.
*Our space is inclusive of all women, non-binary, agender and gender non-conforming people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual. If you feel you could benefit from a space meant for people who do not identify as men to share ideas and collaborate, you are welcome. **Alcohol is entirely optional; you can drink tea, coffee or whatever you like!
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Are you in an identity crisis or embrace?
Join this discussion on creative labels and how they effect our work and life.
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Join us for a discussion on creative energy. Special guest, Jess Zeiner, of soak & smudge will guide our conversation and lead us in making smudge sticks to help prepare our spaces for more positive vibes.
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Who are important females in the history of design?
Join us to celebrate and share inspiring stories of women pioneers in all fields of design. Come prepared to introduce your leading lady.
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Eat, drink & be merry with us as we celebrate the season and toast to another great year of Ladies, Wine & Design CLT.
Join us at Gin Mill for 1/2 price wine.
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We all have something to bring to the table, but where do we do that in Charlotte?
Join us for this potluck-style dinner to chat about the creative community in Charlotte. Each attendee is asked to bring a covered dish to share.
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We'll be chatting the ins and outs of being a boss with Julie Kankam, owner of Cosmic Nails, as she shares her journey with us from starting as a designer to growing her brand as the owner of a nail design studio serving over 350 clients.
This event will be held at 8.2.0.
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Where do ideas come from? How do you start a process in order to come up with a good idea? What are the best methods or tricks for working creatively? Bring a project you’re working on (or really proud of), and we’ll discuss the concept and thinking behind it.
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Let's celebrate our 2nd year of Ladies, Wine & Design CLT with a Happy Hour social.
Join us at Gin Mill for 1/2 price wine.
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As designers women earn 79% of their male counterparts. The average for men is $55,835 and $43,845 for women.
Join us for a discussion on wages and worth.
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What is "creative guilt?" Have you experienced it? How do you overcome it?
Join us for a discussion on "creative guilt" and other topics in design.
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Welcome to our inaugural event, where we hope you will help us dream of future topics, workshops and overall vision for this conversation series.
We invite a curious group of women to chat about the current climate of design, especially in Charlotte, and our role in a creating a better future.
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Jessica Walsh started Ladies, Wine & Design in New York after realizing only a tiny percent of creative directors are women. LW&D wants to help change this through mentorship circles, portfolio reviews, and creative meet-ups.
So why add more Jess's into this mix? Sure – we love design, wine and conversation (who doesn't?), but those statistics scare us. We believe it is important to do something about the gaps and hurdles we face as women in this field. We don’t want to focus just on the negatives of our challenge though, we want to be part of the solution (or at least the conversation).
Numbers show that there is a very small percentage of women leading the creative industry. We are working on a list of women in Charlotte that we admire. Email us at lwd.clt@gmail.com if you want to nominate someone for this list.