M i d - M a n h a t t a n L i b r a r y

Presents

A Ripple in the Water; Healing Through Art

A Film Screening and Discussion

Eileen M. Foti and Patricia Piroh

Monday December 8, 2008

6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor

Mid-Manhattan Library

The New York Public Library

40th Street and 5th Avenue

New York, NY 10016

212-340-0871

Elevators access the 6th floor after 6p.m.

All events are FREE and subject to last minute change or cancellation.

A Ripple in the Water, narrated by Charlayne Hunter-Gault and shot on location throughout South Africa, is an hour-long award-winning documentary which focuses on the inspiring work of artist/activist Kim Berman. In 1991, she founded Artist Proof Studio, a learning center for young men and women, who would have been otherwise left behind in the post-apartheid shuffle. As the creator of the National Paper Prayers Campaign, Berman mobilizes people to use papermaking, printmaking, and embroidery to successfully address HIV/AIDS, poverty alleviation, and the empowerment of women and children across South Africa. At a grass roots level, she has inspired thousands of people, who face great adversity, to live the best lives that they possibly can.

Co-produced by Eileen M. Foti and Patricia Piroh this film was funded in part, with grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. The co-producers will introduce the film and take questions from the audience after the screening. For any additional information please visit www.rippleinthewater.com

Eileen M. Foti is an Assistant Professor at Montclair State University. She was the Master Printer and Manager of the Brodsky Center For Innovative Editions at Rutgers University from 1989 to 2004, and the Interim Education Director at Tamarind Institute from 1998-99. Her work is held in museum collections in the US and abroad. She is on the Board of Advisors for the Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg, and on the Board of Directors at the Printmaking Council of New Jersey.

Patricia Piroh is a producer for the Department of Broadcasting at Montclair State University.  For fourteen years she has been the series producer for Carpe Diem, an award-winning magazine format program that airs throughout New Jersey, producing over 400 programs.  Her production credits range from news to sports to daytime drama. With an MA in Communication Arts she has also been teaching for 14 years. Her work has been recognized by the U.S. International Film and Video Festival, Telly Awards, IABC Gold Quill Awards, CAPE Award for Best Educational Series, and APEX Grand Award of Excellence.