YWCA O'ahu Featured Artist Program
The YWCA O'ahu Artist Entrepreneur program is a 12 month mentoring program that equips women with the tools needed to turn their creative art ideas into marketable products or services. This is done through market research, prototyping, trade shows, events and a series of one-on-one business counseling. The prerequisite for this program is Launch my Business, the signature business course offered at the Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership at YWCA O'ahu.
Featured Artist Kepola Dudoit
MCBL Director Terri Funakoshi works with Artist Kepola Dudoit on expanding her paper quilling portraits to gift items.
Printed greeting cards can be found at YWCA Laniakea monthly retail pop-ups.
Empowered Beauty by: Kepola Dudoit
From Inmate to Artist, (Honolulu, Hawaii News Now)
Featured artist and program graduate Kepola Dudoit, debuted her Quilling paper-art collection entitled âEmpowered Beautyâ at the J. Watamull Family Gallery at YWCA Laniakea on June 22, 2018. Read full story
Featured artist and program graduate Kepola Dudoitâs second installation of Quilling paper-art collection entitled âThe Queenâ at the J. Watamull Family Gallery at YWCA Laniakea in the fall of 2019.
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Testimonials
"The COVID lockdown was horrible for me as a person who has no family. I had a horrible time with the isolation so I began to write my book.
YWCA was a great help teaching me the business end of things and the steps I needed to take to get me through and beyond a terrible time in our history."
As a banker who was incarcerated because of drug abuse, YWCA's Fernhurst Ka Hale HoâÄla Hou No NÄ WÄhine program allowed me to successfully transition from prison back into the community.
Because of their guidance, I have now written and illustrated two published childrenâs books, âMommy Loves You,â and âMy Best Friend.â I owe a lot to YWCA and intend to pay it forward by supporting other women.
