SNAP Honors 25 Years with Art, Fashion Show

By Joe Holleman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 23, 2013

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"Marilyn": Artwork of Karen Jones

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is honoring its 25th anniversary with a reception and showing of the work of STL artist Karen Jones.

The event is at 7 p.m. Aug. 30, at the Cielo Bar of the downtown Four Seasons Hotel. There is complimentary valet parking and no cover charge. Jones will raffle off a painting to benefit the advocacy group, of which her mother, Judy Jones, is an associate director.

Jones is known for her oil-on-steel paintings of pets. Her work will be shown on the terrace near the pool, as will a new swimwear collection from Ola Hawatmeh.

"We're only able to celebrate 25 years of work because of the generosity of kind people like Karen," SNAP executive director David Clohessy said, adding the group plans "to be around for another 25."

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