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 […]
Category Archives: Spoken Word & Poetry
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Women Have Happy SWAN Days All Over the World!
Thanks so much to all of you who are participating in the second international SWAN Day. Whether you are organizing a public event, posting materials online, creating a private celebration, […]
Spoken Soul Festival: A Model SWAN Day Event
In This Issue Spotlight on Florida Spoken Soul & Deborah Magdalena 110 Events and Counting – There’s Still Time to Join Us! Ask Your Mayor for a SWAN Day Proclamation […]
SWAN Day Interview With Deborah Magdalena
Organizer of Miami’s Spoken Soul Festival Deborah Magdalena, spoken word artist and producer of Miami’s second annual SWAN Day Spoken Soul Festival, talks to Deborah Steinberg of The Fund for […]
The Second International SWAN Day is Off and Running!
In the February Issue The Second International SWAN Day is Off and Running How to Post a SWAN Day Event How to Find SWAN Day Events and Collaborators Be a […]
Other Artists Working on Reproductive Rights
Other Artists Who Tell the Silenced Stories The January 2006 newsletter of The Fund for Women Artists features interviews with three artists who tell personal stories from the struggle for […]
Other Fabulous LGBT Artists on the WomenArts Network & on the Web
Our June 2005 newsletter features interviews with three lesbian artists, but there are a lot more doing wonderful work. You can find them on our free online artist directory, the […]
Artists’ Groups Working for Peace
(Note: This list was compiled in 2005 and is by no means exhaustive.) The Accidental Activist The solo show by Lysistrata Project Co-Founder Kathryn Blume. www.theaccidentalactivist.com After the Fall: Artists […]
Peace Begins With A Vision
Celebrating Artists Working for Peace Since we have just marked the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we are featuring three artists this month who are exploring issues […]