Irene Lusztig’s Film Traces History of Motherhood
Giving birth is essential to our survival as a species and it is something that only women can do – so it is not surprising that there have been countless […]
Get Ready for SWAN Day 2014!
The Seventh International Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day will be celebrated around the world on Saturday, March 29 and throughout March and April. This is a grassroots “do it […]
News from the Super SWANS
SWAN Day Connecticut Nominated for “Best Festival” SWAN Day Connecticut has been nominated for Hartford Magazine’s “Best Annual Festival” award. Now in its seventh year, SWAN Day Connecticut is an […]
Believe in the Currency of Kindness – A Birthday Message from Martha Richards
Dear Friends, I wrote the piece below for my birthday last year. It was my most popular piece ever, and so I decided to run it again. Please feel free […]
Arlene Goldbard Webinar: Creating a Culture of Possibility
WomenArts Offers Free Online Workshop on Arts and Social Change Tuesday, December 3 from 10 am – 11:30 am PST WomenArts is proud to present a free online workshop led […]
SWAN 2014 Will Feature Opera About Fannie Lou Hamer
For the past two years WomenArts has been working to help composer Mary D. Watkins develop Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story, a full-length opera based on the inspiring […]
Elaine Bromka: A Brilliant Actress Plays Powerful First Ladies
What is it like for a woman when her husband becomes the President of the United States? When suddenly the person that she used to pester about taking out the […]
Changes Coming to WomenArts Funding Newsletters
WomenArts Joins Forces with Powerful Feminist Arts Groups WomenArts is delighted to announce that we will be joining forces with the Women in Arts and Media (WAM) Coalition and the […]
The Playwrights’ Center Offers 50% WomenArts Discount
For playwrights and other theatre artists who want comprehensive listings of funding and other opportunities, WomenArts highly recommends The Playwrights’ Center. Their website and newsletters are an excellent source of […]
Deborah Steinberg Launches Heal Write
WomenArts Staffer Will Offer Writing Workshops on Healing For the past four and a half years Deborah Steinberg has served as the Director of Artist Services for WomenArts. She has […]
Naomi’s Road – A Canadian Opera for the Children of War
“There will always be war but we can rescue each other. There is always giving and foregiveness.” – Joy Kogawa, Author of “Naomi’s Road” As a child, Joy Kogawa’s life […]
Theatre Artist Jude Narita Explodes Asian Stereotypes
For over two decades, award-winning theater artist and activist Jude Narita has put Asian and Asian- American women center stage in shows that explore and explode female stereotypes. This Sunday, May […]
Two Great New Books by Arlene Goldbard
“Thousands of years ago, art aided our survival as a species. Today, culture is the laboratory in which we nurture compassion and discover how to improvise a livable future. And […]
Works By Women SF Explores Tactics for Gender Parity
This is a big week for discussions of gender parity in the Bay Area theatre community! While Theatre Bay Area is hosting a fascinating series of interviews on Howlround where […]
Theatre Women Take Action in the Bay Area
Countless women artists have suffered through conferences where the gender discrimination that they face every day is never mentioned. On the rare occasion when gender issues are discussed, it is […]