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Statera Conference Will Include Historic SWAN Gathering

Deborah Magdalena

WomenArts is sponsoring an historic gathering of key SWAN organizers as part of the Statera Foundation’s Third National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 4 – 7.

This entry was posted in Statera Foundation, SWAN on September 7, 2018 by WomenArts.

Statera Women Rise to WomenArts’ Challenge!

Hurray for the Statera Foundation team! They have already raised over $17,300 to meet the match for their $25,000 Challenge Grant from WomenArts!!  Please help them if you can!

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Arts & Economics, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Video Included in the Post, Visual Arts, Writers/Literature on June 22, 2018 by WomenArts.

WomenArts Gives Statera Foundation a $25,000 SWAN Day Challenge Grant

Executive Director Martha Richards announces that WomenArts has chosen Statera Foundation to lead SWAN Day 2019 and has given them a $25,000 Challenge Grant.

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts, Writers/Literature on June 11, 2018 by Martha Richards.

Announcing the 2018 SWAN Day Song Contest Winners!

Sarah Moore

WomenArts is proud to announce that Sarah Moore won 1st Prize in the 2018 SWAN Day Song Contest. Toya Alexander won 2nd.  Lisa Brigantino and Sari Miller & Jesse Ritter tied for 3rd.

This entry was posted in Music, SWAN on June 7, 2018 by WomenArts.

Announcing the 2018 SWAN Day Photo Contest Winners!

Anneck Duvivier

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos for the SWAN Day 2018 Photo Contest.  Annick Duvivier won 1st Place, Mandi Martini won 2nd, and Billie Quijano & Sylvia Binsfield tied for 3rd.

This entry was posted in SWAN, Visual Arts on May 31, 2018 by WomenArts.

SWAN Day 2018 Photos from Around the World

SWAN Day Kenya Drummer

As usual, we were blown away by the amazing creativity and diversity of SWAN artists.  We loved seeing the photos of your events and wanted to share some of our favorites.

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts, Writers/Literature on May 4, 2018 by Sarah Greenman.

Puerto Rican Art Collective Creates Murals and Social Change

Colectivo Moriviví creates public art that advocates for social justice. They have developed a community-based method to create murals that address domestic violence, racism, and other social issues.

This entry was posted in Arts & Social Justice, Visual Arts on April 10, 2018 by Sarah Greenman.

Inclusion Riders: McDormand Asks Artists To Negotiate For Gender Parity

Frances McDormand ended her Oscar acceptance speech with a call for more “inclusion riders” in Hollywood contracts as a way of increasing intersectional gender parity in films.

This entry was posted in Arts & Social Justice, Film on April 5, 2018 by Sarah Greenman.

Happy Support Women Artists Now Day 2018!

Happy SWAN Day

Happy Support Women Artists Now Day 2018! Take time on SWAN Day to tell a woman artist how much you appreciate her creativity. There is tremendous power in these simple acts of recognition.

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Film, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Video, Visual Arts, Writers/Literature on March 30, 2018 by WomenArts.

Ten Top Film Groups Collaborate on SWAN Day New York! 

Winnie Mandela

Ten powerful New York film groups, including leading advocates for women in film, are celebrating SWAN Day together this Saturday at a special screening of a film about Winnie Madikizela Mandela.

This entry was posted in Film, SWAN on March 30, 2018 by WomenArts.

SWAN Day Kenya Celebrates Its 11th Year With Over 70 Artists!

Montra Percussionists at SWAN Day Kenya

The theme of SWAN Day Kenya 2018 is Closing the Gap: Connecting Artists, and over 70 female artists will participate in the day-long festival this year. 

This entry was posted in Art Forms, Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Theatre, Visual Arts on March 30, 2018 by Martha Richards.

SWAN Day Houston Shows Interconnections of Artists

SWAN Day Houston Poster

One of Houston’s most celebrated Hollywood movie directors, Michelle Mower, will be sharing her industry insights at SWAN Day Houston this Saturday.

This entry was posted in Film, SWAN, Video, Visual Arts on March 30, 2018 by Martha Richards.

SWAN Day Milwaukee Celebrates “Women & Nature”

3-D digital collage with thread by Lauren Weich

SWAN Day Milwaukee, now in its third year, invited women artists to explore women’s artistic and spiritual connections to nature, and how these roots nourish one’s work, activism and daily living.

This entry was posted in Dance, Music, Spoken Word & Poetry, SWAN, Visual Arts on March 22, 2018 by WomenArts.

Musica Femina – An Historic Exhibit in Vienna Celebrates Women Composers

Musica Femina will be an ambitious exhibition designed to honor women composers with an immersive installation of art, architecture and sound at Vienna’s Orangerie at Schönbrunn Palace .

This entry was posted in Music, Women Leaders in the Arts on March 15, 2018 by Sarah Greenman.

“Made in Her Image” Empowers Future Women Filmmakers

Made In Her Image is a non-profit dedicated to advancing girls and non-binary youth of color in film, media, and technology. It’s goal is to nurture future film pioneers and revolutionaries.

This entry was posted in Arts & Social Justice, Film, Video on March 9, 2018 by Sarah Greenman.

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