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Award-winning 🏆commercial, editorial and fine art photographer 📸 visual artist 🎨 traveler 🧳 creating vibrant, geometric, emotionally resonant work

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A few photos from Color Songs...

COLOR SONGS: MUSICIANS AS VISUAL ARTISTS
July 17 - Sept 4, 2026
4th Floor Gallery
Opening Reception During Open Studios Friday July 17th 2026

Art is a universal language that has many modes of expression. Color Songs: Musicians as Visual Artists, curated by Dr. Yaoundé Olu, focuses on a marriage between the disciplines of visual art and music. Visual artists who also create music, or musicians who compose visual artworks were invited to exhibit paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media, printmaking, fiber arts, photography, & digital works. While works of art addressing music as a subject were encouraged, the pieces of visual art featured in Color Songs are not limited to this theme.

#artgallery #chicagoartists #curator #bigartshow #artexhibition

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Join us Friday March 20th for our Open Studios! Opening of the Illinois High School Art Exhibition in our 3rd and 4th Floor Galleries. Check out our featured tenants in this post. 7-10pm. FREE! Register on EventBrite in our Bio!

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The February 2026 Edition of Female Entrepreneurs Magazine has officially arrived — and this issue is all about bold love, brave visibility, and women who refuse to shrink their brilliance for anyone.

Inside these glossy pages you’ll find powerhouse stories, magnetic leadership, unapologetic authority, and the kind of confidence that turns “Who does she think she is?” into “How did she do that?”

This isn’t just a magazine.
It’s a positioning piece.
It’s a confidence catalyst.
It’s main-character energy in print.

If you’ve ever felt the nudge to be seen bigger, speak louder, or own your impact more fully… this issue is your mirror.

Go read it.
Go share it.

And if you’re ready to be featured next… you already know where to find us.

Click the link in our bio to read the February 2026 Edition or comment "READ" and we'll DM you the link

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#FemaleEntrepreneursMagazine #February2026 #WomenInBusiness #MainCharacterEnergy #VisibilityMatters #WomenWhoLead #AuthorityBranding #WomenSupportingWomen #EntrepreneurLife #BossWomen #MagazineLaunch #BeSeenBeHeard #SheMeansBusiness

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Meet Karen I. Hirsch—international photographer and creative entrepreneur who proves you don’t need a perfect plan to build a powerful career.

In this episode of The Real Female Entrepreneurs, Karen shares her journey from learning photography by doing to realizing that creativity alone isn’t enough—you also have to learn how to run a business.

This conversation is honest, grounding, and especially powerful for creative women stepping into leadership, ownership, and long-term vision.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:
How Karen built her skills without waiting to feel “ready”
Why adaptability is essential for entrepreneurs
How creatives can confidently step into business ownership
Ways to navigate obstacles without losing direction
Why growth comes from action, not perfection

If you’re building something creative and meaningful—and learning as you go—this episode is for you.

Listen now and let this one remind you: you already have what it takes.
🎧Click the link in our bio or comment “CEO” and we’ll DM you the episode link.

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#FemaleEntrepreneursMagazine #TheRealFemaleEntrepreneurs #FemaleEntrepreneurs #FemaleMagazine #WomenInBusiness #CreativeEntrepreneur #WomenCreatives #PhotographyBusiness #ArtistToCEO #WomenOwnedBusiness #EntrepreneurPodcast #CreativeLeadership #FounderJourney #KarenIHirsch

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✨ February Cover Star Voting Is OFFICIALLY OPEN ✨

It’s time to choose the woman who will grace our February cover and shine front-and-center.
Bold stories. Powerful presence. Unmissable impact.

Cast your vote, cheer loudly, and help crown our next Cover Star.
Because visibility looks very good on women like this.

Voting is open now — go show your favorite some love!
👉 Comment “VOTE” and we’ll dm you the link or click the link in our bio!

#FemaleEntrepreneursMagazine #CoverStarVoting #WomenInBusiness #WomenSupportingWomen #SheLeads #BossWomen #FemaleFounders #WomenWithVision #VisibilityMatters #FeaturedFemale #WomenInPower #VoteHerIn

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Next week is Open Studios! Two new gallery openings, our annual holiday market! Artists and vendors. You won't want to miss this!

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“Don Pegler - Artist/Animator” by Karen Hirsh FICC Photos of the Month for “Environmental Portraits” @karenihirsch

Inspired by Arnold Newman @arnoldnewman81

“Here is a fun environmental portrait that I made of Don Pegler who was my colleague and friend at FCB Advertising Agency in Chicago. He had a great sense of humor and a lot of talent. He was responsible for creating the famous RAID bugs during the 80's and 90's for S.C. Johnson's advertising campaigns. To celebrate him, FCB created Don Pegler's Corner, an exhibit of his work on one of the floors of the agency. He was also honored by the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago in 2015 when they held an exhibition, "A Salute to Advertising's Greatest Icons." Other advertising icons included in the exhibit were Tony the Tiger, Morris the Cat, Snap Crackle and Pop, the Pillsbury Doughboy and Ronald McDonald.

In addition to the renowned RAID bugs, Pegler also created caricatures of executives as well as realistic portraits of employees for corporate gifts. We acted as a team. I would make black and white portraits in my photo studio, which he used as the basis for his sketches. These sketches were very cherished mementos.

For this picture, I photographed Don in his office I was so lucky that the RAID bugs were hanging out that day! 😀”

Join the Farber Interactive Coaching Center and participate in our Featured Assignments, Cocktails w/ Critiques and Auditorium programs.

Robert guides our Members to elevate their photographic career to new creative and financial heights.

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#fineart #fineartphotography #fineartphotographer #photocommunity #photographycommunity #photoeducation #mentorship #photomentorship #photomasterclass #immigration #topphoto #photocontest #photographycontest #environmentalportraits #environmentalportrait

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“Grand Central Station” by Karen Hirsh @karenihirsch. Submitted to our recent Featured Assignment “Images I’m Most Proud Of”.

See Robert’s critique on the final slide!

Karen’s Description:
“A couple of years ago, while I was visiting New York, my cousin introduced me to an app on my phone that I hadn’t used before—Average Camera Pro. I tested it out at Grand Central Station. To my delight, the resulting image, created by multiple photos in one frame, beautifully conveyed the feeling of the commuters rushing through the station in all directions.”

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Sign-up to the Farber Interactive Coaching Center and participate in our monthly Cocktails w/ Critiques where we reward the most creative images, most insightful comments and the month’s best Signature Style.

Visit FarberStudio.com and explore the many features of this unique mentorship opportunity - What you Don’t Learn in Art School.

#finearts #fineartphotography #photographymentor #mentorship #photocommunity #photographylovers #photographycommunity #blackandwhitephotography #fineartphoto #fineart #grandcentralstation #abstractphotography #experimentalphoto #nycphotography #nycphoto #shutterbugs

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Join us for Open Studios Friday February 21st from 7-10pm. FREE. Pre-register: link in Bio. Swipe to see featured artists and events!

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Join us for Open Studios Friday November 15th from 7-10pm. FREE. Pre-register: link in Bio. Swipe to see featured artists and events!

The Bridgeport Art Center welcomes you to our Holiday Market duirng our Monthly Third Friday Open Studios! The Market is free to visit. Below is the current list of vendors participating. Get a jump on your holiday gifting with locally crafted art and other treasures. The Holiday Market will be held in our Sculpture Garden Event Space indoors. Please enter off Racine St. at the East End of the Building.

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Hey!! We’re looking for pup models to wear our gear! You’ll get posted to our main account which has over 740k+ followers!! Just message us “Hi” to @packexplorers now 🙂 Can’t wait to hear from you!!

Message us @packexplorers (not directly here) and Lillie, our rep, will get back to you ASAP! 🙂

Psst… if you don’t see a message button on our account, just reply to our story and we’ll get back you ASAP!!🐾🐾

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