 |
|
| Welcome
to the WomenArts Network!
Overview
The WomenArts
Network is designed to make it easy to contact women who have artistic
work or skills to share. Whether you are putting together a production
team, planning a conference, booking a festival, or organizing a single event,
you can find the artists you need by searching through these profiles. Learn
About Doing Searches>>
If you are an artist,
creating a profile on the WomenArts Network will make you part of
an online community that is being publicized to arts organizations, academic
institutions, and others involved in women's or social justice issues.
People who share your interests will be able to learn about your work and
contact you for possible collaborations. Also, as the WomenArts
Network grows, we will show the world how talented and diverse women
artists really are!
Learn How to Create Your Profile>>
Read Our Artist Guidelines>>
Finding an
Artist or Arts Organization
-
Basic
Search Using the WomenArts Network Search Box -
Type an artist's name or any other word or phrase
in the WomenArts Network Search Box in the left margin of this
page, and then click the Go button. You will see thumbnail
versions of all the artist profiles that include the names or words you
typed. Click on the artist's name or picture in the thumbnail to
see the full profile.
-
Advanced
Search Using the Search Profiles Page - You can click on Advanced
Search or the Search
Profiles menu item to go to a page that will help you search
for artists using several criteria at the same time. Find more information
about using these advanced search features by clicking on the Help
with Searches menu item.
- Browsing Profiles
- Click on the Browse Profiles
menu item to browse through the profiles in alphabetical order.
- Important Notices
- Please write to us at info@womenarts.org
if you notice any profiles that contain inaccurate or misleading information.
Also, please note that all statements on
the Artist Profile pages represent the views of the artists, and may not
represent the views of the management of The Fund for Women Artists.
Creating A Profile for an Artist
or Organization
- Pick
a User Name and Password - When you click
on Create Your Artist Profile,
you will be asked to pick a user name and password to create an account.
Once you have an account, you can log into the database as often as you
want to modify your profile. Your pages will not be visible to other
users until your account is activated. Please note:
If you do not see the pages for editing your profile after you create your
account, you may need to make a simple adjustment to your browser software
so that it will accept our "cookies."
Read more about adjusting cookie settings>>
- Enter
Your Information - When you are editing
your profile, you will notice tabs across the top of the page labelled Profile,
Photo, Resume, Reviews, and Account Info. You can create a basic
profile page by filling in the blanks on the first Profile tab. You
can also upload your picture and create pages for your resume and review
excerpts by clicking on the other tabs.
- Activate
Your Account - When you are satisfied
with your pages, click the Request Activation button on your form
to let us know that you are ready to have your profile activated.
We will review your materials. We reserve the right to request additional
documentation to verify the information you have submitted. If you
fit the guidelines below, we will activate your profile so that other users
can see it.
Guidelines for Artist and Organizational
Profiles
- Individual
Artists - You must be a woman to be listed
as an individual artist in the WomenArts Network.
A woman is defined as a person born as a woman or a transgender person identifying
and living as a woman. If you work as an individual
artist and you are also the leader of an arts organization which fits the
organizational criteria below, you may create two profiles - one for you
and one for your organization.
- Organizations
- To be listed as an organization in the WomenArts
Network, the organization must be led by a woman or women, and women
must receive at least half of the salaries and fees paid by the organization.
You may list women's programs that fit both of these criteria, even if they
are housed in larger institutions that do not fit. If you are
a woman artist working with one male collaborator and you both share the
leadership and income, you may list your partnership as an organization.
- Type
of Artists - Although the primary focus of
The Fund for Women Artists is on women in theatre, film, and video, we welcome
other women artists to create profiles in the WomenArts Network,
especially artists who are addressing social issues through their work.
- False
Statements - The Fund for Women Artists reserves
the right to de-activate your account if we discover that you have made
false or misleading statements on any of your profile pages.
- Consistent
With Our Mission - Since The Fund for Women
Artists is dedicated to challenging gender and other stereotypes, as well
as promoting artistic excellence, we reserve the right to reject or deactivate
any profile that we find demeaning to women or otherwise inconsistent with
our mission.
- More Information -
Please feel free to contact us at info@womenarts.org
or call (413) 585-5968 if you have any questions about the WomenArts
Network.
Acknowledgements
The creation
of the WomenArts Network was made possible by generous grants from
the National Endowment for the Arts
and the Irene E. & George A.
Davis Foundation. We would also like to thank the staff
of inResonance for
their exceptionally thoughtful work on the design and programming of the WomenArts
Network.
|
|
