February 22, 2012

Sarah Cosulich Canarutto appointed Artistic Director of Artissima

Sarah Cosulich

The Board of Directors of the Fondazione Torino Musei is pleased to announce that Sarah Cosulich Canarutto has been appointed new Artistic Director of Artissima. She succeeds Francesco Manacorda, who was named Director of Tate Liverpool last December. Sarah Cosulich Canarutto was selected through a public international competition among 44 candidates. Sarah Cosulich Canarutto was [...]

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Registration Now Open – Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism Colloquium

Registration is now open for the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research Colloquium Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism. Full programme: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/81810179 Registration and payment Details: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/bisr/events/bbk-local?uid=d22d9cc1a32a574ffbf57b323c35b9f6 BISR Colloquium: Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism Friday 23rd March 9am-7.30pm. Birkbeck College – London, 30 Russell Sq, Room 101. £20 Standard rate/£15 concessionary rate (includes [...]

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Call for Video Contributions: Bodies of Water Project

Call for Your Video Contributions: Bodies of Water Project Deadline: World Water Day, March 22, 2012 “Water reaches into new territories, forms connections, and breathes life,” artist-in-residence Seonagh Odhiambo says. She invites you to contribute your own movements or stories about water and participate in a dance project on the Art of Engagement online network. [...]

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The Feminist Art Project presents extraordinary programs in Los Angeles, February 25 , 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012 9 am – 5pm Ahmanson Auditorium at MOCA 250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Feminist Art Project (TFAP), now in its seventh year of shining a spotlight on feminist art and its impact on art and culture worldwide, announces the schedule for a special forum at the Museum [...]

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BAK releases first book in Critical Readers in Artists’ Practice Series

Rabih Mroué: A BAK Critical Reader in Artists' Practice.

BAK, basis voor actuele kunst and post editions are pleased to announce the release of Rabih Mroué: A BAK Critical Reader in Artists’ Practice, the inaugural publication in the BAK Critical Readers in Artists’ Practice Series. The reader examines the work of Mroué (born 1967), an actor, director, playwright, and artist based in Beirut, whose [...]

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Call for conference papers: Trans rights as human rights- the implications for trans health(care)

May 8-10, 2012, Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden Arranged by: Unit of Gender Studies at Department of Thematic Studies and Unit of Gender and Medicine at Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Nordic Trans Network and RFSL, The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Papers are invited for presentation [...]

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Craftivist Collective Plans to Hijack Commercialisation of Valentine’s Day

Craftivist

“A Spoon Full of Craft Helps the Activism Go Down” is Sarah Corbett’s motto. She is the founder of Craftivist Collective: a group of activists whose chosen tools to protest for global justice is simple—craft. The team makes statements in pretty mini-protest pieces, like banners, cards, face masks and then hangs them up in public [...]

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Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize Announces 2011 Award Winners

Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund, established by Marvin Rosenberg in memory of his late wife, announces its 2011 winners.

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The Invisible War Premieres in Sundance Film Festival

A compelling documentary, The Invisible War, made its world premiere during the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, Emmy-nominated director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering investigate the epidemic of rape that mars the U.S. military.

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The Winter Palace #3 on Globe and Mail’s Bestsellers List

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The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak is listed as #3 on The Globe and Mail’s Bestsellers List. Published by Doubleday Canada, The Winter Palace was available for purchase on Jan. 10, 2012, and has made the bestsellers list in less than one week. The Winter Palace is a novel about Catherine the Great, told from [...]

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