fund for women artists

The Fund for Women Artists Funding Newsletters for February 2007 are now online. To read them, please click on the links below:

Film/Video Funding News #35: www.WomenArts.org/fund/FilmENews36.htm
Film Festivals/Calls for Entries
Foundation and Government Grant Opportunities
Other Resources

Theatre Funding News #35: www.WomenArts.org/fund/TheatreENews36.htm
Playwright Festivals/Calls for Entries
Foundation and Government Grant Opportunities
Other Resources

Opportunities This Month: The new year is off and running with great opportunities like the ones below and many, many more.

For Theatre Artists
In the Playwright Festivals/Call for Entries Section - FEM Fest at the Gene Frankel Theatre; Babes With Blades’ "Joining Sword & Pen" Playwriting Competition for scripts about fighting women; the Fresh Fruit Festival of LGBT art; the Indo-American Arts Council South Asian Diaspora Program; the Inner Voices Social Issues Theatre at the University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana; and Native American Voices at the Autry National Theatre.

In the Funding Opportunities Section - Kennedy Center Arts Management Fellowships; Franklin Furnace Archive Grants for avant-garde artists; and grants from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation for organizations that are led by or support adults with disabilities.

For Film/Video Artists
In the Film Festivals/Calls for Entries Section - The Austin Woman’s Film, Music, and Literary Festival; the Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival (Ankara, Turkey); the Broad Humor Film Festival and Screenplay Competition; the Asian American International Film Festival; and Outfest 2007.

In the Film Funding Opportunities SectionGrants from Creative Capital; SILVERDOCS and ACE Documentary Work-in-Progress Grants; and the All Roads Film Project Film Production Seed Grants.

Please Note: All opportunities specifically for women are now in orange. Our newsletters place an emphasis on opportunities for women, people of color, and socially engaged artists. Film/Video artists should check Withoutabox at www.withoutabox.comfor a more comprehensive list of general-interest film festivals. Theatre Communications Group maintains a list of international theatre festivals at:www.tcg.org/international/resources/other_organizations.cfm#FestivalsInternational.

Newsletters Online: We are posting these newsletters online in a printer-friendly format to save paper if you decide to print them out. If you miss an issue or can't find our email, you will always be able to find the most recent newsletters posted in the Funding Resources section of our website at:www.WomenArts.org/fund/EmailNewsletterSign-Up.htm.