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: Music
Women Take Center Stage!
IN THIS ISSUE Letter from the Executive Director New This Year – SWAN Festival Bulgaria! SWAN Day Highlights from Hartford, Pittsburgh, Miami, New York, Chicago & Northampton FROM THE EXECUTIVE […]
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 […]
Women Artists Salute Women’s Suffrage
Since Tuesday, November 2 is Election Day in the United States, we want to honor all of the women who fought so hard to obtain the vote in the U.S. […]
San Francisco’s WomenROCK Collective Celebrates Four Years of Empowering Female Artists in the Music Industry
San Francisco, CA, June 16, 2010 On Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, San Franciscans will pack The Independent to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the WomenROCK Collective, a group that has […]
SWAN Day: List of Events 2010
Happy SWAN Day 2010! Thanks so much to all of the organizers for making SWAN Day 2010 such a wonderful success!! We appreciate your talents and hard work on SWAN […]
Interview with Sophie Dowllar, SWAN Day Kenya
By Deborah Steinberg Sophie Dowllar is the programming manager of the 5 Centuries Human Rights Theatre Group in Kenya, which uses theatre to engage communities in addressing and solving their […]
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 […]
Harmonious Collaborations: Melodia Women’s Choir of New York City Premieres New Work by Woman Composer
Melodia Women’s Choir of New York City is an ensemble of 35 singers who perform an eclectic mix of women’s choral music under Artistic Director Cynthia Powell, often shining the […]
Two Inspiring Shows about Women Construction Workers
Two beautiful productions have focused on women construction workers in recent months. Shotgun Players in Berkeley is currently presenting This World in a Woman’s Hands, which is about women who worked as ship-builders […]
WomenArts Mourns the Passing of Suzanne Fiol, Photographer, Curator, and Founder of New York City’s ISSUE Project Room
WomenArts joins avant-garde artists and appreciators in mourning the death of Suzanne Fiol, photographer, curator, and founder of ISSUE Project Room, one of New York’s most important performance spaces devoted […]
San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Proves People Want Art – and Does Right By Women
Last weekend, music lovers in San Francisco enjoyed what has become a much-anticipated annual event: the free – yes, FREE – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. Friday, […]
Mourning Mercedes Sosa, Legendary Argentine Folk Singer
WomenArts joins fans around the world in mourning the death of the legendary Argentine folk singer and human rights activist, Mercedes Sosa. Sosa was forced into exile in the 1970’s […]