New Shoe Shares a Play About Women of the WPA
WomenArts is collaborating with NewShoe and Cherry Lane Theatre to do a special SWAN Day event in New York designed to stimulate more discussion about federal arts funding. NewShoe, a […]
Category Archives: Theatre
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 […]
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 Theatre & Film Funding Newsletters for October Are Now Online
WomenArts posts free monthly newsletters listing upcoming funding, festival and other opportunities for theatre and film/video artists. The newsletters place an emphasis on listings for women, people of color, and socially-engaged artists. […]
The Fund for Women Artists Celebrates 15 Years:
New Energy, New Name, New Blog
Martha Richards FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Friends, As many of you know, I started The Fund for Women Artists with a small group of […]
Estelle Parsons is Amazing in August: Osage County
I saw the touring production of “August: Osage County” with Estelle Parsons last night. It was such a treat to see a beautifully written drama where 7 of the 13 […]
Women in Theatre Seek Equality by 2020
Women theatre artists held a conference in New York last week to launch a new initiative called 50/50 in 2020. In response to the fact that women playwrights, directors, and […]
NBC New York SWAN Day Video
NBC News 4 New York covered the SWAN Day 2009 event organized by The League of Professional Theatre Women at Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. […]
Celebrating SWAN Day 2009
Here is a picture of me and our Swan celebrating SWAN Day 2009 in New York with cast members from the Broadway hit musical, Avenue Q.
SWAN Day – List of Events 2009
Happy SWAN Day 2009! Thanks so much to all of the organizers for making SWAN Day 2009 such a wonderful success!! We appreciate your talents and hard work on SWAN […]
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, […]
Robbins Venice Sketch
Carrie Robbins Sketch of Costume Designs for Benjamin Britten’s Opera “Death In Venice” Produced by Glimmerglass Opera Directed by Tazewell Thompson (Press the back button or Click Here to return […]
Robbins Venice Photo
Carrie Robbins Costumes for Benjamin Britten’s Opera “Death In Venice” Produced by Glimmerglass Opera Directed by Tazewell Thompson (Press the back button or click here to return to newsletter)
SWAN Day: First Press Release 2/8/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 8, 2008 Press Contact: Martha Richards, The Fund for Women Artists THE FUND FOR WOMEN ARTISTS ANNOUNCES SWAN DAY Support Women Artists Now Day is […]
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 […]