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Athena Project Features Over 200 Denver Women Artists

Congratulations to Denver’s innovative Athena Project Festival for their astonishing growth over the past three years.  Founded in 2013 to boost women’s artistic presence in Denver’s theatres and the wider […]

This entry was posted in Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video Included in the Post, Visual Arts on March 23, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Barbara Higbie, Linda Tillery, and Laurie Lewis: Hills to Hollers

Laurie Lewis, Linda Tillery & Barbara Higbie

Three extraordinary women musicians, Barbara Higbie, Linda Tillery, and Laurie Lewis will combine their talents to explore the musical traditions of the American South on Saturday, March 21 at 8 […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Music, SWAN on March 21, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Shotgun Players Launches Season of All-Women Playwrights

Shotgun Players

Hurray for Shotgun Players in Berkeley, California! The company is producing an entire season of plays by women this year including 6 mainstage shows and 6 staged readings. Also, they […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, SWAN, Theatre on March 19, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Philadelphia Women Shine at Poet-tree En Motion

Poet-tree En Motion showcased local and regional women at Philadelphia’s Rotunda on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The free event included singer-songwriters, hip-hop artists, belly dancers, theater, a rock trio group, […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Visual Arts on March 18, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Pittsburgh Super SWANS Soar Tonight!

Some people love Pittsburgh for its football team, but women artists love it for its spectacular SWAN Days. Led by the intrepid Don DiGiulio and Tressa Glover of the No […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts on March 14, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Golden Thread Honors Activism of Middle Eastern Women

Saousan Jarjour

Golden Thread Productions will honor over a century of activism by Middle Eastern women artists on Thursday, March 12 at 8 p.m. at its annual International Women’s Day celebration, What […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Writers/Literature on March 10, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Finland’s Pori Art Museum Exhibits Video Art by 20 Iranian Women

The Pori Art Museum in Finland is hosting Nietzsche Was A Man, an exhibition of video art by 20 Iranian women.  The exhibit includes works representing three generations of women […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Arts & Politics, Arts & Social Justice, SWAN, Video on March 10, 2015 by Martha Richards.

WomenArts Night at PlayGround – March 16 at Berkeley Rep

WomenArts is partnering with PlayGround, the Bay Area’s leading playwright incubator, to create a unique evening of six ten-minute plays about women next Monday, March 16 at 8 p.m. at Berkeley […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, SWAN, Theatre on March 8, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Bulgarian Women Create Group Painting for SWAN Day

For the past four years Dessi Dimova and the other women of SWAN Festival Bulgaria have found wonderfully creative ways to bring the spirit of Support Women Artists Now Day to […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, SWAN, Video Included in the Post, Visual Arts on February 25, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Asian American Women Artists Offer “A Place of Her Own”

“Finding ‘a place of your own’ demands much self-reflection. It’s not just a matter of asking what you want, but rather letting go of external influences and discovering what remains.”  […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Arts & Social Justice, Harmony, Video, Visual Arts, Writers/Literature on February 25, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Get Ready for SWAN Day 2015

The Eighth International Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day will be celebrated around the world on Saturday, March 28 and throughout March and April.  This is a grassroots “do it […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts, WomenArts, Writers/Literature on February 9, 2015 by Martha Richards.

“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” Covers Women’s Movement 1966-1971

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry is an excellent film directed by Mary Dore about the outrageous, often brilliant women who created the women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s. The film takes […]

This entry was posted in Arts & Politics, Arts & Social Justice, Film, Video Included in the Post on February 9, 2015 by Martha Richards.

In Spite of Oscar Snubs, Some Women Make Big Bucks

Ava DuVernay

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has snubbed women directors and writers once again with this year’s Oscar nominations.  No women were nominated in the Best Director, Best Original […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Arts & Economics, Arts & Social Justice, Film on January 22, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Be A Part of the People’s State of the Union

On January 20, 2015, President Obama will deliver the annual President’s State of the Union address where he will present his views on the progress the U.S. has made and […]

This entry was posted in Arts & Politics, Arts & Social Justice, US Department of Arts & Culture on January 6, 2015 by Martha Richards.

Film News: “Big Eyes” Tells A Woman Artist’s Story

Film critic Jan Lisa Huttner (also known as The Hot Pink Pen and the co-creator of SWAN Day urges everyone to see Amy Adams’ portrayal of the painter Margaret Keane in Big Eyes. […]

This entry was posted in Film on January 6, 2015 by Martha Richards.

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