Happy SWAN Day 2011 All Over the World!
Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the Fourth International SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing an event, attending an event, spreading the word, or giving […]
Category Archives: Writers/Literature
SWAN SEASON BEGINS!
TWO NEW YORK THEATRE FESTIVALS Two New York SWAN events will celebrate women in theatre in the coming weeks. The League of Professional Theatre Women will host their annual New […]
GETTING CLOSE TO OUR CHALLENGE GRANT GOAL!
Donate Here Click Here to Give Through Facebook Ten Copies of This Book Will Be Given Away ONLY $1,100 LEFT! PLEASE HELP US OVER THE TOP! With the help of […]
Recognizing Artists as Workers
It is always exciting at this time of year to hear from people who are organizing SWAN Day events for next month. As the calls and emails come in, I […]
Download the Script & Sound for “Mixed Relief”
WomenArts is grateful to the playwrights of NewShoe for creating Mixed Relief, a one-act play that is designed to be a springboard for discussion about government arts funding past and […]
Special Issue: Focus on Haitian Women & Artists
Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti this week, and our thoughts are with all the members of our community who are in Haiti or who have family […]
Being Thankful for the Arts
WomenArts asked one of our favorite novelists, Susan Stinson, to write about why she persists in the arts in spite of the financial hardships. We loved her response below, and hope you do […]
The Grace Lee Project
I saw a great film over the weekend called The Grace Lee Project. It’s a very funny piece about stereotypes of Asian-American women. The filmmaker, Grace Lee, discovers that everyone […]
Deborah’s Favorite Books by Women Authors
As a lover of literature, I decided to take some time off from editing the WomenArts Funding Newsletters and challenge myself to make a list of my 10 favorite books […]
Celebrating Mother’s Day, 2009
In This Issue: Celebrating Mother’s Day! Isabel Allende Speaks to Women Artists Watch two videos with novelist Isabel Allende. Read more>> New Film About Artists Who Are Mothers We interview […]
Women Have Happy SWAN Days All Over the World!
Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the second international SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing a public event, posting materials online, creating a private celebration, […]
Interview With Pamela Tanner Boll,
Director of “Who Does She Think She Is?”
A Film About Artists Who Are Mothers Pamela Tanner Boll is an artist, writer, filmmaker, activist and mother of three sons. She directed Who Does She Think She Is?, a […]
Other Artists Working on Reproductive Rights
Other Artists Who Tell the Silenced Stories The January 2006 newsletter of The Fund for Women Artists features interviews with three artists who tell personal stories from the struggle for […]
Telling the Stories We Need to Hear
Artists Explore Reproductive Freedom At current rates, about one in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she is 45 (Alan Guttmacher Institute). Think about it: […]
Celebrating Lesbian Artists
Expanding the Sense of Humanity in Us All Ellen DeGeneres is selling American Express cards. The L Word is gearing up for a third hugely successful season on Showtime. We’re […]