Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day
WomenArts, in collaboration with Women in the Audiences Supporting Women Artists Now (WITASWAN) declared a new annual international holiday to celebrate women artists in 2008. The fifth Support Women Artists Now Day (SWAN Day for short) will take place on Saturday, March 31, 2011 and the surrounding weeks.
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The WomenArts Network
The
WomenArts Network is an online directory designed to give
women artists more visibility by creating a convenient, centralized
place to find them. You can search through the profiles of 1,500 women artists by name, keyword,
geographic region or other criteria, or find out how to create your own free profile page!
Go
to the WomenArts Network>>
Funding Resources
The
Funding Resources section of the site helps women artists get
the fundraising information they need quickly and easily. There
are carefully annotated lists of funding sources and other useful information.
Browse through our lists of funders, or sign up for our free funding
newsletters for theatre and film/video artists! Please note that WomenArts does not make cash grants.
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to Funding Resources>>
Build Your Skills
Need help understanding the business end of the arts? Learn the basics of
fundraising, publicity,
fiscal sponsorships
and more.
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Learn about Women's Employment in the Arts
Get the facts about the discrimination against
women in the arts.
WomenArts Blog, Facebook Page, and Newsletters
Check out our new WomenArts Blog, join
our Facebook page, read our latest funding or general interest newsletters, and more. We have established the WomenArts News Room with live feeds from more than 30 feminist arts bloggers.
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The Hot Pink Pen
Review Films Written & Directed by Women
Jan Lisa Huttner, Chicago film critic
and SWAN Day co-creator, writes reviews of films written and directed by women.
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WomenArts Store
Visit the WomenArts Store for t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, magnets, mugs & more!
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Harmony Project
With the help of a generous grant from Arts and Culture Program of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, WomenArts developed the Harmony Project during 2011. The goals of the project were to explore the factors that encourage and inhibit partnerships between women artists and women's organizations, and to identify ways to build more partnerships between women artists and women's organizations who share the same goals.
Women Artists During the Great Depression of the 1930's
During the Great Depression of the 1930's, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created a jobs program in the U.S. called the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that employed over 40,000 artists. It was the largest arts employment program in the history of the U.S. Women played critical roles as administrators and artists.
To honor the 75th Anniversary of the WPA during 2010, WomenArts posted resource materials and a new play script that will help you learn more about the women who shaped this fascinating chapter of American history.
Go to WPA Overview>>
