Honoring women’s month and women talents, a full moon celebration will be held Saturday, March 3, in the Sueltenfuss Library Community Room from 6 to 9 p.m., free of charge. This event will bring together established female artists and students in music, art and poetry.

Dolores Zapata Murff, founder of the event, has been holding similar celebrations for several years. At least three times a year she “would have full moon parties” where female artists were invited. During these sessions, “we would draw from each others’ energy,” she says.

Mujeres Celebrando Sus Don is a celebration of women and their relationships. Through different types of arts, the connection between spirituality, feminism and emotion will be highlighted.

“When I paint I feel that everything else around me melts away and it is just me and my spirit,” says
Monica Alaniz, a UTSA student artist involved in the event.

“I have seen the way art moves people. It can make them smile, laugh or even angry,” says Alaniz. “I want the work to speak to them.”

The event is sponsored by La Llamada through a mini-grant. The grant is not usually given to an undergraduate or to an individual but an exception was made after receiving Murff’s proposal.

The goal of Mujeres Celebrando Sus Don is for women to celebrate each other and their gifts.

“I don’t believe my art is a gift. My eyes, my ability to listen to the energia around me and most importantly, the mujeres around me that widen my view of the world, are my gifts,” says Anel Flores, an artist and activist who will take part in the three-hour event.