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Harrisburg artist featured in the U.S. Embassy of Moldova seeks to make a positive difference

  • Aniya Faulcon
U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, Ambassador Kent Logsdon, and Keystone Human Services Reps., in front of Reina Wooden's artwork, which hangs in the grand entrance hall of Ambassador Logsdon's residence.

 Genevieve Fitzgibbon, Deputy Director for Keystone Human Services

U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, Ambassador Kent Logsdon, and Keystone Human Services Reps., in front of Reina Wooden's artwork, which hangs in the grand entrance hall of Ambassador Logsdon's residence.

Airdate: November 02, 2022

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Harrisburg native Reina Wooden, known as “Reina 76”, created artwork that was chosen to be displayed in the U.S. Embassy of Moldova and the U.S. Ambassador to Moldova’s residence.

Ambassador Kent Logsdon, U.S. Ambassador to Moldova and Pennsylvania native, said he chose Wooden’s artwork for the Art in Embassies program because it was created by a Pennsylvania native artist and it spoke to him.

“I actually came upon Reina 76’s work and it was very cool. It spoke to us because it spoke to the work that we’re doing here in the Republic of Moldova; the United States is working very hard to support a government that is looking to reform both politically and economically, support democracy and fight corruption,” said Ambassador Logsdon.

Genevieve Fitzgibbon, Deputy Director for Keystone Human Services

Ambassador Kent Logsdon, U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, in front of and holding Reina Wooden’s artwork in his residence.

The themes in Wooden’s artwork, purposed to make a positive difference in Moldova, captured Genevieve Fitzgibbon, Deputy Director for Keystone Human Services’, attention as they connected deeply to her organizations’ purpose and work with Moldova.

Wooden said, she wants her artwork to empower people, help people find their voice, independence and freedom.

“My work is to encourage one’s spirit to be creative, to be unique,” Wooden said. “It’s OK to have a voice and that’s what I want to convey through all of my art pieces, that you have to be true to yourself.”

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