05/15/2026
Eleven Women, Five Themes, One Charity Evening in Milan
Women, Colours and Friendship
On May 25th, 2026 at……(location) (time)
eleven women will present and sell their “Canvas for Hope” artworks in support of the FAWCO Foundation and its project “Power Her Path.”
When we first met at Ivana’s home in November 2025, I brought wool and knitting needles with me. I imagined we would sit together over coffee and tea, chat, knit, embroider, maybe paint a little — a relaxed gathering, nothing more.
But after just a few hours, it became clear that this meeting would turn into something much more than only a pleasant afternoon.
After many conversations and an inspiring exchange of ideas, we decided to create a shared project. Working around changing themes — Home, Water, Women, Energy and Nature — we would each translate our thoughts, memories and associations onto 18 x 24 canvases.
We are eleven women from the Benvenuto Club. Once a month, we meet to share our work — which we call “Canvas for Hope” — to discuss it, reflect on it, and explore how we could place the project within a charitable context.
To be honest, at first I could hardly imagine that we would actually follow through with it — let alone what kind of energy would come out of it. It all felt rather ambitious. And yet, the energy and enthusiasm that grew around it took me by surprise.
And that is exactly what happened.
Ivana did not simply have a good idea. She sparked something that quickly developed a momentum of its own. What began as a creative experiment turned into a connection between women who support, encourage and inspire one another.
By now, it is about far more than canvases and materials. It is about exchange, creativity and community. About the energy that is created when different perspectives and strengths come together.
We do not all think alike, and we do not all work alike. Each of us approaches the theme in her own way — and that is exactly where things become interesting. "ELKE KELLER"
