ABOUT US
Our Vision
Virtuosa Society is comfortable and intimate. Meant to nourish souls with uplifting conversation, ignite minds with creativity, knit collaborations together and champion purpose-filled contributions from female creators in a safe, supportive environment.
We recognize the unique non-linear journey of female creatives and highlight the very specific challenges and opportunities surrounding female creatives. Where women gather, our stories cultivate growth.
We believe collaboration and access to community will help alleviate burnout and also shift the perception paradigm surrounding creative life from being highly competitive, male-driven and all-or-nothing.
We believe that the output of female creatives are imperative for strengthening society. Where women gather, we generate the power to elevate the whole of society and creativity can flourish in abundance.
Our Story
Inspired by a vision to connect contemporary women through elevated conversation, innovative collaboration, and thoughtful support, the Virtuosa Society launched in 2023 as a collective for creative women across various genres and industries. Within a year, we evolved into a nonprofit organization, offering financial grants and assistance for diverse projects. When women succeed in their creative endeavors, they gain the power to uplift the whole of society.
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Financial Grants & Assistance
Our Founder
Katie Harman (Ebner), Miss America 2002, is a distinguished performing artist and advocate renowned for her resilience, compassion, and dedication to women's voices, especially post-9/11. For over two decades, she has had a diverse career in opera, musical theater, symphony orchestras, and various projects spanning Broadway and jazz. To support female creatives in overcoming patriarchal and financial barriers, Katie founded Virtuosa Society, bridging the inspiring but often hidden stories of past female creatives with the innovative paradigm shifts needed by contemporary ones.
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“The world needs strong women. Women who will lift and build others, who will love and be loved, women who live bravely, both tender and fierce, women of indomitable will.”
— Amy Tenney
Our Team
"I am a firm believer in the power of both words and women. Women are immeasurable, words have endless opportunity, and together we nourish infinite potential to shift paradigms and make the world a better place for everyone."
Our Board of Directors
Caia Claire | Brand Storyteller
KATIE HARMAN EBNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
"Though the world has become increasingly digital, art still stands as a bridge to connect the human experience. Never underestimate the power of a captivating story or moving visual... it may change the way you see and interact with the world around you."
william cowser | podcast + Video Editor
“Our Virtuosity is not for the sake of merely being excellent. It is to sow the seeds in others that will grow a more inclusive, more kind, more adept society. And women hold the power to do that.”
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INSPIR
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Our individual journeys are most often nonlinear. There is no complete guide for motherhood, entrepreneurship, finding inspiration, or making your dreams reality.
That fact makes our very existence as creative women precious and priceless. And though our journeys are unique, we can always come together for collaboration and support.
We dream. We plan. We take action.
We burn out, and we recover.
We persist.
Creative Collaboration
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“What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn?
That since day one, she’s already had everything
she needs within herself. ”
— Rupi Kaur
If you are inspired, seeking support, or even just curious... we would love to meet you.
