The Grab Your Power Workshop & Panel Discussion is designed to further community empowerment through teaching, and a robust dialog that engages artists, financing sources, media, and those responsible for community development. The half-day workshop will include practical training to educate attendees on how to effectively “tell their story.” Participants will gain an understanding, and […]
Support Women Artists Now Day is an annual international grassroots celebration of women artists that takes place during March and April. If you are organizing an event featuring women artists during those months, please feel free to post them on our Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Calendar.
An afternoon with filmmaker and author Alexis Krasilovsky. She will be discussing the Heroine's Journey and international storytelling, reading from her new book, "Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling (Routledge: NY/London). She will also discuss sexual harassment, reading from her new novel, "Sex and the Cyborg Goddess" (published as paperback, eBook and audiobook under the […]
Join author Kirsten Imani Kasai in celebrating the release of her newest novel, The House of Erzulie, at Tiger!Tiger! in North Park. Enjoy delicious food, craft beer, and wine during the live performances by the author and two, special guest readers. Stay afterward for a Q&A, book sales, and signings. Free event. THE HOUSE OF ERZULIE […]
‘This Joyous, Chaotic Place: He Waiata Tangi-ā-Tahu’ is a multi-media project to celebrate poet and lesbian activist Heather McPherson (1942-2017) and her peers in the Aotearoa New Zealand’s women’s art and literature movement of the 1970s and 1980s. It is a #suffrage125 project, funded by Creative New Zealand and includes an exhibition, a collection of […]
"Geekfest" is a comic book-themed group art exhibit held in conjunction with an event called "Geekfest 2018" on March 3 2018 to be hosted at Jupiter Studios. Geekfest will feature a comic book contest, children’s craft therapy table, Cosplay Contest, Vendors, Speakers and the Belly Dancer Sera Sahara! Art on show from Alliance Middle School […]
Environmental journalist and novelist Melina Sempill Watts will talk about writing about nature and read from her book, Tree. 10 a.m. - noon - Writing Workshop - Each participant will have an opportunity to talk about story ideas. Watts will lead a writing exercise in class and close out with a talk about how to get from […]
Azul Otra Vez (Blue, Revisited) (work-in-progress) is a musical adaptation of Rubén Darío’s poetry and short stories created and directed by Tatiana Pandiani, with book writer Melis Aker, composer/lyricist Jacinta Clusellas, and choreographer Paloma Munoz. The piece combines the author’s main characters into one tale about a king who selects entertainers to live and work on his […]
Golden Thread’s annual celebration of International Women’s Day showcases the work of leading Middle Eastern women artists that are working to expose and eradicate toxic masculinity at home, at work, and on the national stage. Featuring: A presentation by Yemeni-American visual artist Yasmine Diaz about her collage series, One Way or Another; A dramatic reading […]
Azul Otra Vez (Blue, Revisited) (work-in-progress) is a musical adaptation of Rubén Darío’s poetry and short stories created and directed by Tatiana Pandiani, with book writer Melis Aker, composer/lyricist Jacinta Clusellas, and choreographer Paloma Munoz. The piece combines the author’s main characters into one tale about a king who selects entertainers to live and work on his […]
Savannah State University will present “A Conversation with Rochelle Riley and Wanda Lloyd” at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at The Elmore Theater in the King-Frazier Student Center. The veteran journalists will discuss Rochelle’s book “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” as well as current affairs. Rochelle will sign copies of […]
Dive into the creative energy of Milwaukee women artists! Milwaukeeans celebrate the power and diversity of women’s creativity at SWAN Day MKE 2018: “Women and Nature: Nourishing Our Roots,” an art exhibition at the Urban Ecology Center - Menomonee Valley. Exhibition: Runs March 24th - May 31st, 2018 OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, March 24th 11am-3pm FREE […]
Please come to our free 1-hour showcase of women artists, the 11th SWAN Day celebration in Louisville and the 8th to showcase the talents of area artists of all ages and genres.
Women Artists from DC offer FREE performances and film screenings in celebration of SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day. On Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 2:00-5:00pm, Guillotine Theatre and Women in Film & Video will host the 11th Annual DC SWAN Day, a free event featuring FREE Music, Theatre and Storytelling Performances, and Film […]
Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde and Pat Parker 1974-1989 has officially been released! Pat Parker and Audre Lorde first met in 1969; they began exchanging letters regularly five years later. Over the next fifteen years, Lorde and Parker shared ideas, advice, and confidences through the mail. They sent each other handwritten and typewritten […]
