Opportunities For Women Artists

In Memory of Miriam Schapiro…
We dedicate this post in memory of Miriam Schapiro, the much admired and beloved painter, sculptor, and printmaker who helped launch the feminist art movement in the 1970s. She held a beacon of light for the artists of her time and has continued to inspire generations of artists. Shapiro died on June 20, 2015 at age 91 after a long illness. We express our heartfelt condolences to her family and loved ones. She was one of a kind.

The notices this week include highly regarded organizations and worth your while to take advantage of the benefits they offer artists. Try them out and let us know what happens!

ArtTable

ArtTable was founded by a group of professional women in the visual arts in 1980. It is the leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing women’s professional leadership in the visual arts. The prestigious organization offers opportunities for women at all stages of their careers. Its diverse program of activities and initiatives advances the status of women artists.

ArtTable continuously recognizes and promotes the achievements of outstanding women in the visual arts and hosts over 150 programs annually throughout the United States. These activities include: Special access to VIP exhibitions, previews, art fairs and collections; exclusive networking opportunities with colleagues and leaders in the field; panel discussions and topic dinners on pressing issues in the artworld; and professional development workshops.

The organization is comprised of a professional network of 1,200 women throughout the country with many chapters including those in Chicago and New York City. To qualify for membership women must have a minimum of five years’ experience in the field, and exemplify leadership in the management, business, administration, promotion, interpretation, scholarship, and stewardship of the visual arts.

Every spring ArtTable presents its Anniversary Benefit and Award Ceremony. At this event it honors selected collectors, philanthropists, curators, and other art leaders with distinguished awards.

Visit the ArtTable website www.arttable.org

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Women Environmental Artists Dialogue (WEAD) ~ For Environmental Artists
In 1996 Jo Hanson, Susan Leibovitz Steinman and Estelle Akamine created Women Environmental Artists Directory (WEAD) in response to increasing requests for artist referrals and for designing ecoart exhibits and programs.

Rather than create one static program, they developed a programming tool that others could use to develop their own programs. “Focusing on women’s unique perspectives we collaborate internationally to further the field and understanding of ecological and social justice art.”

The purpose of WEAD is “To provide information regarding the ecoart and social justice art fields to artists, curators, writers, art and public art administrators, educators in art and ecology, cross-disciplinary professionals and others. To facilitate international networking among artists working with ecological and social justice issues. To further the fields of, and the understanding of environmental and social justice art.”

If you are a women artist who creates ecoart learn more about joining WEAD Artists on its website https://weadartists.org

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