As one of the very few classically trained female practitioners of the Japanese Noh and Kyogen theatre styles, Yuriko Doi has focused on bringing innovative East-West fusion work to Western […]
Congratulations to the women of Greensboro, North Carolina on their second annual Female Artist Takeover city-wide festival of women artists. Last year, they had a one-day event with 50 women artists and […]
When the Recession broke in 2008, writer Christian McEwen noticed that the media focused almost exclusively on male stories – either the scandalous behavior of the men on Wall Street or […]
Until March 4 only, WomenArts is offering Early Bird Discount Tickets to the East Coast premiere of Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story, an opera by Mary D. Watkins […]
The Seventh International Support Women Artists Now Day/SWAN Day will be celebrated around the world on Saturday, March 29 and throughout March and April. This is a grassroots “do it […]
SWAN Day Connecticut Nominated for “Best Festival” SWAN Day Connecticut has been nominated for Hartford Magazine’s “Best Annual Festival” award. Now in its seventh year, SWAN Day Connecticut is an […]
For the past two years WomenArts has been working to help composer Mary D. Watkins develop Dark River: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story, a full-length opera based on the inspiring […]
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 […]
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 […]