WomenArts

Mary Perry Stone has had an inspiring career. It i...

2010-10-11T01:03:51.969-07:00

Mary Perry Stone has had an inspiring career. It is great to see her honored in this way.

A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a ...

2010-06-22T06:17:10.278-07:00

A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion. By this broad definition, theatre had existed since the dawn of man, as a result of the human tendency for storytelling.

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Palliser Sofa

Thank you for this. It's buoying for all of us...

2009-12-18T10:03:01.202-08:00

Thank you for this. It's buoying for all of us who know the practicalities of the writer's life are strange and difficult, but the reward of doing what we're meant to do, undeniable. Beautifully said.

may i nominate someone else? www.womenpaintingwom...

2009-11-25T18:28:41.076-08:00

may i nominate someone else?

www.womenpaintingwomen.blogspot.com

a feminist blog that showcases the work of women artists dealing with the feminine figure. a very wonderful and important project. contemporary, traditional, everything. and stunning. :)

2009-11-25T18:26:16.495-08:00

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"The relationships I have with other writers ...

2009-11-25T16:28:31.094-08:00

"The relationships I have with other writers and artists are not dependent on material success, but on shared commitments to doing the work. They make my life larger."

such a beautiful statement! and so very true. in spite of the hardships we are all facing today, i am so grateful to have a community to lean on, share experiences with, and to draw inspiration and courage from. i see with such clarity how rich and full my life is. and it has nothing to do with my bank account or wallet. being surrounded by others who have made the same committment to living a life focused on art is such a rare and gorgeous way to navigate through this world.

thank you. :)

Great project! x

2009-11-10T15:40:33.961-08:00

Great project! x

McCarthy saw Communists at every turn, exposing an...

2009-09-20T12:22:10.638-07:00

McCarthy saw Communists at every turn, exposing any individual who did not agree with his exceeding narrow, limited, ignorant point of view as a "Communist". Perhaps it was due to his almost perpetual state of drunkenness or in response to his attempts to mask his massive inferiority complex. Glenn Beck is certainly walking in his mentors footsteps.

One should not forget to mention Robert Kennedy wh...

2009-09-18T11:44:52.598-07:00

One should not forget to mention Robert Kennedy when speaking of Joe McCarthy. Bobby not only worked on Senator McCarthy's crusade against the evil communists but admired him personally and became very close to the Senator. One should remember the whole story when talking about a subject.

Advertisers choose where to spend their money base...

2009-09-18T11:09:37.367-07:00

Advertisers choose where to spend their money based on the target audiences listening. The power of the expanding media give all of us more choices. And with all those choices "we the people" have the power to listen and watch what interests us. Now that the big 3 networks have competition we don't have to accept being force fed what we should think. We can have our own opinions.

It is also frightening in this time of great chang...

2009-09-18T10:30:42.495-07:00

It is also frightening in this time of great change that the people in power want absolutely no opposition. Freedom of the press is very important especially in today's environment. If you are on the side of removing the rights of your opponent then someday.... someone will remove yours.

Yeah, Glenn Beck, smearing Van Jones with his own ...

2009-09-18T09:52:21.809-07:00

Yeah, Glenn Beck, smearing Van Jones with his own quotes and videos. Total smear to quote Van Jones as calling himself a "communist" who wants to "change the whole system", starting with the environmental movent. Doesn't Beck know people shouldn't be accountable for their actions?

Do you know how a TV show or radio station makes money? Advertising. Advertising money comes in based on the number of viewers. For some reason, advertising on predominately liberal programs is failing. That's because of a lack of viewers. So if you want to save liberal media, watch it. Tell your friends. But if people don't watch it, stations don't get funding, and "evil" capitalists don't want to waste money on a product people don't want.

Where can we find info on the broadcast regulation...

2009-09-18T09:28:36.823-07:00

Where can we find info on the broadcast regulations that have been removed? I think it's time to reinstate them.

Yep. It's so important to talk back to this s...

2009-09-15T07:16:32.994-07:00

Yep. It's so important to talk back to this stuff. Thank you.

Thanks for your thoughtful and well-researched pos...

2009-09-14T14:39:15.417-07:00

Thanks for your thoughtful and well-researched post. In these days of deteriorating political discourse, I need more than ever the important information you share on the forces driving today's media as well as suggestions for action as artists. Pete Seeger has been one of my artist activist heroes for years and a great example of the power of art. Thank you for the info and inspiration!

The times article also got an important fact dead ...

2009-09-08T05:27:23.964-07:00

The times article also got an important fact dead wrong. The female respondents did give lower grades on the artistic quality of scripts purportedly by women, they ONLY gave those scripts lower grades on questions that related to bias of others against the work, (whether the audiences would buy tickets, whether other theaters would produce the work, whether financial officers of their theater would support the choice to produce, and whether awards committees would honor the play.) The female respondents were not in and of themselves biased against work by women, they believed others were and would hamper it's ability to be sucessful.

jj

As a follow up to the larger idea of women volunte...

2009-09-03T11:03:46.737-07:00

As a follow up to the larger idea of women volunteerism, I think it is a poorly thought out strategy to ask the underdogs of the educated working class (artists) to donate in a substantial way, without a framework to support one of the classes that needs help.
We artists know, and governments know, that strong art seen by the public is inspirational and forward moving.
We may need to put the framework in place ourselves. Let's put the call out to organizers who work in the arts, to build a platform for us to help the rebuilding of America.

The significance of volunteer efforts in America i...

2009-09-03T10:55:09.334-07:00

The significance of volunteer efforts in America is widely acclaimed as something unique and praiseworthy about our country. It is only the "citizenry" that volunteers and creates the associations that strengthen democracy. These special contributions of women are often seen as invisible.
Today it seems improbable that NOW denounced volunteer work as exploitation, but in the early days they did just that. It took academic studies and public debates, such as this one, to over-turn that hastily made decision. It was finally determined that women recognize the many human needs that major institutions of society do not fulfill. Many bits and pieces of necessary activities are left dangling, requiring integration and coordination by concerned volunteers. Volunteers act as "intermediaries between existing institutions and newly developing requirements."
This idea of women's invisible careers is neatly expressed and fully researched by Dr. Arlene K. Daniels

There is no conflict here. Women deserve to be pa...

2009-09-02T21:59:46.678-07:00

There is no conflict here. Women deserve to be paid. Their work deserves to be hung in funded, well lit, temperature controlled museums. The arts need to be revived through women artists, women art teachers and women & girls studying.

2009-07-26T00:17:28.456-07:00

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