"Embracing Our Differences" Sarah Wertheimer, Executive Director 3-2-24
Episode 7158, Mar 01, 09:50 PM
Radio St. Pete Correspondent Jordan Kalajian interviews Sarah Wertheimer, the executive director of Embracing Our Differences. From 2-31 the show will be displayed at Poynter Park, located at 3rd St. S and 9th Ave. S.
For the first time in 21 years, Embracing Our Differences (EOD) will be displaying its international outdoor art exhibit in St. Petersburg as part of its 2024 exhibition season. Sarah Wertheimer, the executive director of EOD, explains that, in
2003, the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg partnered with the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem, Israel, to present “Coexistence,” an exhibit of 35 billboard-sized works of art and accompanying words of inspiration that promoted the concept of “coexistence.” In 2004, Sarasota arts advocates Dottie and Bob Garner, Helen and Roy McBean, and Graci and Dennis McGillicuddy co-chaired the first “Coexistence” exhibit in Sarasota. “The rest is history,” says Wertheimer, explaining that Embracing Our Differences was formed as its own nonprofit organization in 2004 through the efforts of Dennis McGillicuddy, Carroll Buchanan and Michael Shelton. “We’re thrilled to come full circle,” says Wertheimer. “Exhibiting in St. Pete has been on our wish list for the last few years and to see it come to fruition is a dream come true. We are grateful to the City of St. Petersburg, the Warehouse Arts District Association, the Florida Holocaust Museum, and many dedicated individuals who have helped us make this happen.”
Since 2004, Embracing Our Differences has used the power of art and prose to promote diversity. One way it achieves this is through its annual, juried international outdoor art exhibition comprising 50 billboard-sized works of art, each accompanied by an inspirational quotation. Wertheimer notes that, “EOD’s exhibitions celebrate the power of art to promote respect, kindness, and belonging in the community and beyond.” EOD will announce the winners of the 2024 exhibition in December. https://www.embracingourdifferences.org #embracingourdifferences #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete
For the first time in 21 years, Embracing Our Differences (EOD) will be displaying its international outdoor art exhibit in St. Petersburg as part of its 2024 exhibition season. Sarah Wertheimer, the executive director of EOD, explains that, in
2003, the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg partnered with the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem, Israel, to present “Coexistence,” an exhibit of 35 billboard-sized works of art and accompanying words of inspiration that promoted the concept of “coexistence.” In 2004, Sarasota arts advocates Dottie and Bob Garner, Helen and Roy McBean, and Graci and Dennis McGillicuddy co-chaired the first “Coexistence” exhibit in Sarasota. “The rest is history,” says Wertheimer, explaining that Embracing Our Differences was formed as its own nonprofit organization in 2004 through the efforts of Dennis McGillicuddy, Carroll Buchanan and Michael Shelton. “We’re thrilled to come full circle,” says Wertheimer. “Exhibiting in St. Pete has been on our wish list for the last few years and to see it come to fruition is a dream come true. We are grateful to the City of St. Petersburg, the Warehouse Arts District Association, the Florida Holocaust Museum, and many dedicated individuals who have helped us make this happen.”
Since 2004, Embracing Our Differences has used the power of art and prose to promote diversity. One way it achieves this is through its annual, juried international outdoor art exhibition comprising 50 billboard-sized works of art, each accompanied by an inspirational quotation. Wertheimer notes that, “EOD’s exhibitions celebrate the power of art to promote respect, kindness, and belonging in the community and beyond.” EOD will announce the winners of the 2024 exhibition in December. https://www.embracingourdifferences.org #embracingourdifferences #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #radiostpete