The Fund for Women Artists
Wishes You A Happy SWAN Day!
A Special Greeting from Martha Richards In Honor of
The First Support Women Artists Now Day
On behalf of The Fund for Women Artists, I send greetings
to all of the women artists and their supporters who are
celebrating the first ever Support Women Artists Now Day
on Saturday, March 29 and the surrounding weeks.
This is the first time that SWAN Day has ever been celebrated,
and it is an historic occasion for all of us. During this happy
month of SWAN Days, over 160 groups of women artists and
supporters around the world are reaching out to each other
and declaring their solidarity.
When we celebrate SWAN Day, we are coming together to
use our creativity for positive change. We are bringing new
harmony to the world through our songs and building
movements infused with the grace of our dance. We are
making pictures that open people's eyes, and telling
stories that heal people's hearts. We know how to turn a
rough stone into jewelry, and we are taking this troubled
world in our hands and working together to make it sparkle
and shine. Our tools are our joy, our commitment, and our
immense collective creativity.
On SWAN Day we celebrate our global unity and also the
unique individual voices of the women artists next door.
There are thousands of talented women artists all over the
world who are making wonderful contributions to their
communities year after year. SWAN Day is a day to recognize
and thank these women.
Please take some time to make a direct connection with
at least one woman artist on SWAN Day. Talk to her in
person, give her a call, write her a note, or send her a gift -
do anything that shows that you appreciate her creativity.
There is tremendous power in these simple acts of respect
and recognition, and they provide models of the supportive
attitudes and behavior that we want to spread around
the world.
Thanks so much to all of you for making SWAN Day 2008 a wonderful success. We have already started to dream about
SWAN Day 2009 which will be on March 28, 2009.
We encourage you to seek out the work of women artists on
SWAN Day and every day. Together we will build a world
where women artists get the respect they deserve.
Best Wishes for Happy, Peaceful, and Prosperous SWAN Day,
Martha Richards Executive Director
The Fund for Women Artists
Find SWAN Day Events!
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If you are looking for SWAN Day Events to attend, please visit the official SWAN Day Map at: http://events.womenarts.org. You can search the map for events in the U.S. by zip code or state. There is an alphabetical list of the international events at: http://events.womenarts.org/swan/events/international. At last count, we had events in 30 U.S. states and ten other countries: Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Canada, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, the Philippines, and Romania.
Post Your Pictures and Responses to SWAN Day Events!
Once a SWAN Day event has happened, anyone can post comments, pictures, video or press links about the event. Just find the event on the SWAN Day Map at http://events.womenarts.org. Once the event has occurred, a link will appear at the top of the event page that says "If you attended this event, please Submit a Report."
If you click on the words "Submit a Report", the program will take you to a page where you can write about what happened, upload pictures or video, or type in the web address of any online press coverage. Please help us document these events by posting your comments and pictures. Feel free to email or call us if you need assistance.
Visit The SWAN Store
Buy gifts for your friends that say "Support Women Artists Now." We have great t-shirts, hats, and mugs available at our online SWAN store at www.cafepress.com/swanday.
Support The Fund for Women Artists
Your gifts make it possible for The Fund for Women Artists to provide free services like SWAN Day, the WomenArts Network, and our free funding newsletters for theatre and film/video artists. Please help us continue by making a tax deductible contribution. You can make a gift online by clicking here, or you can mail a check to: The Fund for Women Artists, 3739 Balboa Street #181, San Francisco, CA 94121. Gifts of any size will be greatly appreciated. |
