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Martha Richards Celebrates 20 Years At WomenArts

Martha Richards

Since I will be celebrating my 65th birthday this Sunday, I have been reflecting on the fact that I am one of the few people I know who has had […]

This entry was posted in WomenArts on December 12, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Make a Gift to WomenArts Today – It’s #GivingTuesday!

3 WAYS TO CELEBRATE #GIVING TUESDAY TODAY! Make A Gift – Please consider making a donation to WomenArts today. Your gifts will make it possible for us to facilitate the 8th […]

This entry was posted in SWAN, WomenArts on December 2, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Support WomenArts Tomorrow on #Giving Tuesday

And Join Us for the 8th International SWAN Day/ Support Women Artists Now Day on March 28, 2015 WomenArts will join non-profits across the country tomorrow in celebrating Giving Tuesday, […]

This entry was posted in SWAN, WomenArts on December 1, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Support WomenArts on Giving Tuesday – December 2

Help Us Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary! On Tuesday, December 2, WomenArts will join non-profits across the country in celebrating Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to encouraging philanthropy during the holiday […]

This entry was posted in WomenArts on November 26, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Martha Richards Joins Cabinet of U.S. Department of Arts and Culture

WomenArts is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Martha Richards, will serve on the newly formed National Cabinet of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture as their Senior […]

This entry was posted in Arts & Politics, Arts & Social Justice on November 18, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Canadian Theatre Women Address Gender Inequality

The Playwrights Guild of Canada, in partnership with eight stellar Canadian arts organizations, has announced the launch of Equity in Theatre, a new campaign to promote gender equity in theatre. Led […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Arts & Economics, Arts & Social Justice, Employment, Theatre on November 17, 2014 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, 2015 and throughout March and April.  This is a grassroots “do […]

This entry was posted in SWAN on October 23, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Golden Thread Offers Discounts for Irreverent Middle Eastern Plays

Golden Thread Productions, a feisty San Francisco theatre company that focuses on plays about the Middle East, is offering discounts to two irreverent shows from Toronto that challenge expectations of Middle […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, Theatre, Video Included in the Post on October 22, 2014 by Martha Richards.

International Centre for Women Playwrights Applauds 67 Theatres

Applause Award Logo

The International Centre for Women Playwrights is honoring 67 theatres in 9 countries with  50/50 Applause Awards for 2014.  The awards are given to theatres that have produced 50% or […]

This entry was posted in Theatre on September 14, 2014 by Martha Richards.

WITASWAN Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Although the WomenArts staff is officially on vacation this summer, we are briefly back this week to congratulate our friend and colleague, Jan Lisa Huttner (also known as The Hot […]

This entry was posted in Film, SWAN, Women Leaders in the Arts on August 15, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Mary Watkins & Martha Richards Featured on WEIB Morning Blend FM 106.3 – April 3

Mary Watkins

Composer Mary D. Watkins and WomenArts Executive Director Martha Richards will be interviewed on The Morning Blend with Irene Thornton, a radio show on WEIB 106.3 FM,  on Thursday, April […]

This entry was posted in Harmony, Music, SWAN on April 2, 2014 by Martha Richards.

WomenArts Responds to Racism with Free Tickets To Civil Rights Opera

Fannie Lou Hamer

In response to the recent racial harrassment incidents at Amherst Regional High School and elsewhere, WomenArts and Mount Holyoke College are reaching out to schools and community groups in Western […]

This entry was posted in Arts & Social Justice, Harmony, Music, WomenArts on April 2, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Happy SWAN Day 2014!

Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the Seventh International Support Women Artists Now/SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing an event, attending an event, spreading the […]

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts, WomenArts, Writers/Literature on March 28, 2014 by Martha Richards.

Maiden Voyage Theatre Ensemble Presents Choral Reading for SWAN Day

Beah Richards

This Saturday, March 29th, the Maiden Voyage Theatre Ensemble will celebrate SWAN Day with a choral reading of Beah Richards’ famous poem, A Black Woman Speaks at 3:00 pm at the […]

This entry was posted in Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video Included in the Post on March 26, 2014 by Suma Nagaraj.

Fannie Lou Hamer Opera Featured on MassLive & Arts Fuse

Philip Lima & Andrea Chinedu Nwoke

The singers have completed their first week of rehearsals for the East Coast premiere of Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story, and the word from conductor Ng Tian Hui […]

This entry was posted in Harmony, Music, SWAN, WomenArts on March 26, 2014 by Martha Richards.

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