Internationally acclaimed jazz singer, Melba Joyce, will be featured at the 7th annual Women in Jazz Festival this Saturday, April 13. The festival will run from 1 p.m. until 9:30 […]
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth was a prolific British composer who lived from 1858 to 1944. She had to overcome her father’s opposition to become a composer, and she faced sexism […]
Women members of the Memphremagog Artists Collaborative will be celebrating SWAN Day this Saturday, April 6 by demonstrating and discussing their work from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the […]
Singer, songwriter and cultural activist Holly Near will be celebrating the release of her new CD, Peace Becomes You, with a concert at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1645 Trap […]
The odds of a woman having breast cancer are one in eight, and yet the feelings of survivors are seldom explored openly. “1 in 8: The Torso Project” is a […]
Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the Sixth International SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing an event, attending an event, spreading the word, or giving […]
As the world celebrates the 6th International SWAN Day this year, Kenya is celebrating its 50th anniversary jubilee year and has just gone through a contentious presidential election. WomenArts stands […]
Rhodessa Jones, one of the leaders of the “arts as social activism” movement, will perform her new solo piece “The Resurrection of SHE” at San Francisco’s Brava for Women in […]
A free screening of the powerful new documentary “Girl Rising” will be offered as a joint SWAN event by New York Women in Film & Television, SAG-AFTRA, School of Visual […]
There will be two new celebrations of SWAN Day in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend. Deborah Magid has designed SWAN Day CLE 2013 to celebrate and promote women playwrights, directors, and […]
When rock musician Jennifer Hill read about the first SWAN Day in 2008, she decided to create an event that would showcase women-fronted rock bands. SWAN Day Connecticut quickly grew […]
Building off of the success of last year’s inaugural standing-room only event, SWAN Day Dayton 2013 will be held on Saturday March 30th at 2pm at the Dayton Metro Library […]
Tressa Glover and Don DiGiulio of the No Name Players in Pittsburgh, PA have created a wonderful model for SWAN Days that give voice to the women in their community, […]
Miami’s SWAN Spoken Soul Festival is an annual three-day event that is building deep community connections and includes special outreach to young people. The festival organizers place an emphasis on […]
The sixth annual SWAN Day DC, produced by the Guillotine Theatre (formerly the Georgetown Theatre Company), will feature six hours of free performances this Saturday. The festival will start at […]