[hen weekend]
The Seminar by the Sea for Female Artists, Writers and CuratorsHen Weekend is a new format networking event set-up by artist Ellie Harrison. It aims to facilitate discussion and encourage collaboration between its participants - who (at each event) will be a mix of 16 high-profile and emerging artists from around the UK and abroad.
Hen Weekend has just received funding from Arts Council England and the pilot event will take place at De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea over the weekend 30 March - 1 April 2007. Over the course of the next two years, further Hen Weekend events will take place at a number of seaside arts venues around the country.
Hen Weekend is funded by The National Lottery through Arts Council England, with support from De La Warr Pavilion, ARC and the Networking Artists' Networks initiative (NAN) through a-n The Artist Information Company.
For more information visit the site.
Labels: art, conference, curating, networking, new media, women
posted by Jess @ 15:16
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thanks for sharing jess.
I think it's about time we womyn had something like this. Fantabulastic.
Just looking at your “Hen Weekend” entry which led me to their site. What a great idea – to fete the creativity of women, but I am wondering about the separation of genders. Does this mean women are usually not welcome at other artistic gatherings, workshops, shows? If that is the case do other countries, like Canada, Italy, the USA have similar possibilities for women? I wonder what it was that prompted Ellie Harrison to organize this. Many questions, huh.
Hi Fan,
Yup, I agree, Hen Weekend is an excellent idea. I think having a weekend geared towards women working in the these fields is testament to a need that women get together and share their experiences and knowledge. I'll def. be checking the Hen Weekend site as it'll be updated with 4 reports (2 visual, 2 written) of the event.
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