Defending the Arts at Holiday Gatherings
For many people working in the arts, the holidays can be extremely challenging. Many of us are on tight budgets, but we are bombarded with advertisements telling us that our […]
Author Archives: Martha Richards
USDAC Calls for Artists to Foster Compassion in Syrian Refugee Crisis
WomenArts is proud to support the U.S. Department of Arts & Culture in the call posted below regarding the Syrian refugee crisis. The United Nations Refugee Agency reported this year that […]
Elizabeth Irwin’s “My Mañana Comes” Opens at Marin Theatre Company
The adventurous Marin Theatre Company continues its excellent commitment to racial and gender diversity with its latest production, the Bay Area premiere of My Mañana Comes written by Elizabeth Irwin […]
Laura Shamas Reports on Women’s Voices Theater Festival
Special Guest Post by Laura Shamas, Playwright and Co-founder of the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative Thanks so much to our colleague and friend, Laura Shamas, for this special in-depth […]
Historic Women’s Theater Festival in DC Launches with Lisa Kron Interview
The Women’s Voices Theater Festival in Washington, DC launched on September 8, 2015, and that is great news for women playwrights. During September and October 2015, over fifty theatres in the Washington, […]
Dare To Imagine The Future!
The U.S. Department of Arts & Culture invites you to take time this October to envision and celebrate the future. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Sign Up as an Individual or Organizational Partner […]
Support the ERA on Women’s Equality Day!
Please celebrate Women’s Equality Day on Wednesday, August 26 by joining WomenArts and women’s organizations across the country in a social media campaign to support the Equal Rights Amendment. We […]
“Fun Home” Makes History for Women & Gay Rights With 5 Tony Awards!
Congratulations to everyone involved with the Broadway musical, Fun Home, which won five Tony Awards last night including the award for Best Musical. Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel of […]
Where the Book Ends Meet: Benefit Honors Camille Claudel & WomenArts
Where the Book Ends Meet, a unique book-signing and charity event, will honor the French sculptor and graphic artist Camille Claudel and all women who are passionate about the arts […]
Benefit Exhibit by Bay Area Visual Artists for WomenArts
Nineteen women artists from the San Francisco Bay Area will be exhibiting their work as a celebration of Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day, and as a fundraiser for WomenArts on Saturday, […]
Announcing Not Even: A Gender Parity Study of Bay Area Theatres
WomenArts is proud to announce the release of Not Even: A Gender Analysis of 500 San Francisco/Bay Area Theatrical Productions, 2011-2014 by Valerie Weak Founder of the Counting Actors Project, in collaboration […]
Win 2 Tickets to Hear Theresa Rebeck Speak in San Francisco
Theresa Rebeck, an award-winning Broadway playwright, television writer, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and outspoken feminist, will be featured at PlayGround’s Annual Gala reception and dinner next Monday, April 6 at American […]
Happy SWAN Day 2015!
Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the Eighth International SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing an event, attending an event, spreading the word, or giving […]
WomenArts Presents SWAN Day Bay Area on March 28
WomenArts will celebrate the amazing women’s theatre community of the San Francisco Bay Area with a special Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day event on Saturday, March 28 at 3 p.m. […]
Send Us Your SWAN Salute Selfies!
As long-time WomenArts followers know, the Support Women Artists Now/SWAN Salute is a gesture that you can use to greet people on Support Women Artists Now Day or any day to […]