SWAN Day MKE 2020
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Thank You for your interest in SWAN Day MKE 2020!
** Currently postponed ** New dates TBD **
We can't wait to celebrate with you the creativity and diversity of Milwaukee women-identified* artists during the fifth annual Support Women Artists Now Day in Milwaukee!
Suggested Donation to Participate / Sponsor the Show: $7.00
Raising funds allows us to offset cost of materials, marketing efforts, documentation, compensate those providing services for the reception activities, and support our #MKESwans
Hundreds of hours of planning go into this event. Last year's reception welcomed almost 300 people and featured over 100 women artists of all ages from the Milwaukee area.
This locally-based exhibit is a volunteer-driven operation, hosted this year at dual locations:
Milwaukee Art Therapy Collective
9224 W. Burleigh St., Milwaukee, WI 53222
https://milwaukeearttherapy.com/
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Bloom: Center for Art and Integrated Therapies at Sherman Phoenix
3536 W. Fond Du Lac Ave. Suite 204, Milwaukee, WI 53216
https://www.bloomtherapies.com/
Every dollar + share helps.
If you are sponsoring in honor of an individual artist - THANK YOU! Please share what inspired you and their name in the comments.
(Note: donation is NOT required and does not affect eligibility to participate at all. It's highly encouraged, just so we can cover our event costs. If funds are not available to you, please consider sharing the event on Facebook, Instagram, or inviting a friend.)
Hashtags:
#SWANDAYMKE #SWANDAY #SWANDAY2020 #SWANDAYMKE2020 #MKESwans #SupportWomenArtistsNow
#genderparityinart #womeninthearts #womensupportingwomen #transformativeart #transformativepower #milwaukeeartists #milwaukeeart #milwaukeeevents #artistsconnect #empowerartists
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Check out the 2018 SWAN Day MKE video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7CNqjST_xc
SWAN Day MKE 2020 Theme - "TRANSFORMATIVE POWER"
POSTPONED
EXHIBITION: March 6th - April 3rd
(Currently closed - new gallery hours will be posted once groups are able to gather again, in accordance to CDC/WHO recommendations)
The exhibit at both locations is FREE to view.
POSTPONED*
ARTISTS' RECEPTION at the Collective: Saturday, March 28th, 2pm-5pm
FREE and open to the public.
POSTPONED*
COMMUNITY ART STUDIO at Bloom: Saturday, March 28th, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Pay what you are able / Suggested donation of $10
** (NEW DATES FOR THESE EVENTS TBD) **
Curator + Co-Facilitator
Sharon Arbtin
[email redacted]
Facebook & Instagram @swandaymke
Co-Facilitators + Hosts at the Collective:
Laura Fuller-Cooper
Tanya Peters
Facebook & Instagram @mkearttherapy
Co-Facilitators + Hosts at Bloom:
Blanche Brown
Emily Nolan
Facebook & Instagram @bloomarttherapy
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For those who would like to donate their time or resources--We are also looking for donations of food for the reception and art supplies (paint, magazines, etc.) for the make-and-take art projects.
We are looking to support women*-owned businesses as well! If you have a catering business or food truck, please contact us about being on location on March 28th!
Please email all inquiries to: [email redacted]
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What is SWAN Day?
SWAN Day/Support Women Artists Now Day is a growing worldwide movement that spotlights the contributions of diverse women artists. It is an annual event that is celebrated as part of Women’s History Month on the last Saturday of March and during the surrounding weeks. Whether their art involves a longing for cross-cultural understanding, a passion for social justice, or a sheer love of the arts, women are expressing solidarity with each other and sharing their visions with their communities through a wide range of SWAN Day events. In the first ten years there have been over 1,900 SWAN events in 26 countries. There have been festivals, film screenings, play readings, concerts, exhibits, community forums, and parties – all featuring women artists. The long term goal of SWAN Day is to inspire communities around the world to find new ways to recognize and support women artists. SWAN Day is administered by the non-profit WomenArts through its websites at www.womenarts.org and www.stateraarts.org.
Everyone is invited to help create this new holiday.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* In alignment with the mission of StateraArts - we recognize the limiting nature of the binary use of the word 'woman.' We serve and welcome anyone on the gender spectrum who identifies with womanhood and feminine energy some or all of the time.
Intersectionality: StateraArts works through an intersectional lens for gender parity. We understand and acknowledge that systems of oppression and discrimination are interdependent and span all social categorizations such as race, class, gender, ability, religion, parental status, size, age, and sexual orientation as they apply to a given individual or group. Addressing one spoke of systematic discrimination or disadvantage means holistically addressing them all.
** Currently postponed ** New dates TBD **
We can't wait to celebrate with you the creativity and diversity of Milwaukee women-identified* artists during the fifth annual Support Women Artists Now Day in Milwaukee!
Suggested Donation to Participate / Sponsor the Show: $7.00
Raising funds allows us to offset cost of materials, marketing efforts, documentation, compensate those providing services for the reception activities, and support our #MKESwans
Hundreds of hours of planning go into this event. Last year's reception welcomed almost 300 people and featured over 100 women artists of all ages from the Milwaukee area.
This locally-based exhibit is a volunteer-driven operation, hosted this year at dual locations:
Milwaukee Art Therapy Collective
9224 W. Burleigh St., Milwaukee, WI 53222
https://milwaukeearttherapy.com/
+
Bloom: Center for Art and Integrated Therapies at Sherman Phoenix
3536 W. Fond Du Lac Ave. Suite 204, Milwaukee, WI 53216
https://www.bloomtherapies.com/
Every dollar + share helps.
If you are sponsoring in honor of an individual artist - THANK YOU! Please share what inspired you and their name in the comments.
(Note: donation is NOT required and does not affect eligibility to participate at all. It's highly encouraged, just so we can cover our event costs. If funds are not available to you, please consider sharing the event on Facebook, Instagram, or inviting a friend.)
Hashtags:
#SWANDAYMKE #SWANDAY #SWANDAY2020 #SWANDAYMKE2020 #MKESwans #SupportWomenArtistsNow
#genderparityinart #womeninthearts #womensupportingwomen #transformativeart #transformativepower #milwaukeeartists #milwaukeeart #milwaukeeevents #artistsconnect #empowerartists
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Check out the 2018 SWAN Day MKE video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7CNqjST_xc
SWAN Day MKE 2020 Theme - "TRANSFORMATIVE POWER"
POSTPONED
EXHIBITION: March 6th - April 3rd
(Currently closed - new gallery hours will be posted once groups are able to gather again, in accordance to CDC/WHO recommendations)
The exhibit at both locations is FREE to view.
POSTPONED*
ARTISTS' RECEPTION at the Collective: Saturday, March 28th, 2pm-5pm
FREE and open to the public.
POSTPONED*
COMMUNITY ART STUDIO at Bloom: Saturday, March 28th, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Pay what you are able / Suggested donation of $10
** (NEW DATES FOR THESE EVENTS TBD) **
Curator + Co-Facilitator
Sharon Arbtin
[email redacted]
Facebook & Instagram @swandaymke
Co-Facilitators + Hosts at the Collective:
Laura Fuller-Cooper
Tanya Peters
Facebook & Instagram @mkearttherapy
Co-Facilitators + Hosts at Bloom:
Blanche Brown
Emily Nolan
Facebook & Instagram @bloomarttherapy
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
For those who would like to donate their time or resources--We are also looking for donations of food for the reception and art supplies (paint, magazines, etc.) for the make-and-take art projects.
We are looking to support women*-owned businesses as well! If you have a catering business or food truck, please contact us about being on location on March 28th!
Please email all inquiries to: [email redacted]
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
What is SWAN Day?
SWAN Day/Support Women Artists Now Day is a growing worldwide movement that spotlights the contributions of diverse women artists. It is an annual event that is celebrated as part of Women’s History Month on the last Saturday of March and during the surrounding weeks. Whether their art involves a longing for cross-cultural understanding, a passion for social justice, or a sheer love of the arts, women are expressing solidarity with each other and sharing their visions with their communities through a wide range of SWAN Day events. In the first ten years there have been over 1,900 SWAN events in 26 countries. There have been festivals, film screenings, play readings, concerts, exhibits, community forums, and parties – all featuring women artists. The long term goal of SWAN Day is to inspire communities around the world to find new ways to recognize and support women artists. SWAN Day is administered by the non-profit WomenArts through its websites at www.womenarts.org and www.stateraarts.org.
Everyone is invited to help create this new holiday.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* In alignment with the mission of StateraArts - we recognize the limiting nature of the binary use of the word 'woman.' We serve and welcome anyone on the gender spectrum who identifies with womanhood and feminine energy some or all of the time.
Intersectionality: StateraArts works through an intersectional lens for gender parity. We understand and acknowledge that systems of oppression and discrimination are interdependent and span all social categorizations such as race, class, gender, ability, religion, parental status, size, age, and sexual orientation as they apply to a given individual or group. Addressing one spoke of systematic discrimination or disadvantage means holistically addressing them all.
Co-organizers (2)
Sharon Rose
Organizer
Milwaukee, WI
Laura Fuller-Cooper
Co-organizer