Presentations

 

SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now Day)

Saturday and Sunday, March 27 & 28, 2010

Exhibit and Performance Showcase:  Noon - 5:00 pm

Connector Hall, Between E and D Hall

Mark your calendars for the International “Support Women Artists Now” Day Celebration – a holiday which is becoming the largest grassroots movement in the world celebrating women artists!

If you enjoy visual art, music, film, writing, crafts or the performing arts – and want to experience a taste of what Portland female artists and community organizations have to offer in these areas – you won’t want to miss this event!

The idea of building sustainable communities includes accessibility to the arts for everyone.  What a great fit for SWAN Day organizers to work together in bringing this FREE public art event to you with the support of the Energy Trust Better Living Show for the third year in a row. 

 

PRESENTED BY

	Beard’s Framing www.beards.com Beard’s Framing has been framing all the good things in people’s lives for over 30 years. And we are proud to be involved in SWAN Day, in celebration of women artists. Our organization supports women in all aspects of the arts – artists, designers and business women. We applaud the contribution you all make to our communities through your work. Beard’s Framing is a natural partner and we hope to see you at any of our Portland area locations.
	Siren Nation www.sirennation.com Siren Nation is a unique non-profit arts organization that showcases and creates performance and exhibition opportunities for women in the Northwest year round.  We are the only women’s collective that produces an annual Music, Film, Visual Arts and Community Festival each November.
SPONSORED BY
	Music Millennium www.musicmillennium.com A Place Where the Music and People Still Matter Music Millennium is the oldest record store in existence in the Pacific Northwest . Throughout our history, we've stocked the ever-evolving gamut of formats including LP's, 45's, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette, DAT, compact disc, mini-disc, DCC and CD-ROM.  You can visit Portland's homegrown music store at: 3158 E. Burnside at 32nd.
	pdxCreativeXchange pdxCreativeXchange is a free on-line resource and monthly networking community for professional women who work in Portland’s cultural and creative arts. This community serves as a “brain trust” and “wisdom pool” where members can safely exchange information, foster conversations, create agendas, provide support and form a powerful community for personal growth and professional development. Contact Mary Beth Felker at mb@thevoiceproject.com or Lisa Lepine at llpromo@gmail.com for more information.

2010 SWAN Day PDX Performance Schedule

Saturday 3/28			Sunday 3/29
Noon - 1:00	Acoustic Minds		Noon - 1:00	Shook Twins
1:00 – 4:00	Visual Art Exhibit & Live Painting		1:00 – 4:00	Visual Art Exhibit & Live Painting
1:00 – 1:45	Carley Baer & Elke Robitaille		1:00 – 1:45	Discussion - Women in Creative Fields
2:00 - 2:45	Star Witness		2:00 – 2:45	Portland Women Writers - Writing Workshop with Dawn Thompson
3:00 – 3:45	Acoustic Minds		3:00 - 3:45	Swing Dance Demonstration and Lesson - Learn to Lindy with Sarah & Jesse
4:00 – 3:45			4:00 - 4:45

 

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES by SIREN NATION

Acoustic Minds www.acousticminds.com

Portland’s favorite harmonizing sisters and recipients of the 2009 Portland Music Awards “Band of the Year” award, Jenni and Amanda Price are the driving force behind Acoustic Minds. They can burn up a stage with Indigo Girls-like power anthems, acoustic jazz/blues picking and smoldering gospel-like testifying, or sophisticated rhythms and adult contemporary singer-songwriting.   Producers of a monthly performance of incredible female vocalists, Jenni and Amanda share the stage with up and coming as well as established artists through their event “Sirens in the Round” every third Monday at Club 915.  SWAN Day PDX is thrilled to have Acoustic Minds kicking off our celebration of female artists as they celebrate the release of their newest CD, AM Radio, on this same day!

See them perform at Noon on Saturday, March 27th on the Sustainable Life Stage

Watch the PDXposed TV Segment on Acoustic Minds - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk18Lfcq0jI

Elke Robitaille &  Carley Baer www.elkemusic.com www.carleybaer.com

Armed with her acoustic guitar, powerful voice, and a passionate flair for a life less ordinary... Elke Robitaille is an enthusiastic and self managed folk songstress. Being no stranger to life on the road, Elke has two national tours of the United States and Canada under her belt, having performed in 6 Provinces, as well as 25 States. Her latest album, “Flowers in the City,” has garnered national attention.

 

With a confessional writing style that is introspective rather than imperative, touring partner Carley Baer’s voice alternates between soft subtlety and brazen belting.  Her newest CD, “You Can’t Control the Weather,” is slated for release on SWAN Day itself!

 

Together with their guitars, Elke and Carley will move you with their melodies.

See them perform at 1:00 pm, Saturday, March 27th on the SWAN Day Stage.

 

PERFORMING ARTS

• Broad Arts

 

FILM

• POW Fest -  Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival
• WIF – PDX – Portland, OR Women In Film

 

READING AND WRITING

 

VISUAL ARTISTS

• Reetika Agarwal – Oil Painting
• Christina Eichelberger
• Sarah Griswold – Photography
• Christine Alexander Heinonen – Encaustic
• Jessica Israel - Photography
• Sienna Morris – Pen and Ink
• Green Orchid – Millinery
• Jose Beth Smolensky – Sculptor

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

• Women Helping Women

 

SWAN DAY SUPPORTERS

GRAPHIC DESIGN                     

Kelli Caldwell

www.1stand1st.com

Many thanks to Kelli Caldwell of 1st and 1st  Media for her innovative design on the SWAN Day PDX logo - infusing color and life to the SWAN image on our posters and design items.  Be sure to check out all 1st and 1st Media have to offer as a full service graphic design company with regard to images, publishing and design by visiting their website at www.1stand1st.com 

ABOUT SWAN DAY AND THE FUND FOR WOMEN ARTISTS

The first SWAN Day took place in 2008 on the last Saturday of March, Women’s History Month, and was observed with over 160 events in 11 countries. It serves to unite women artists with their audiences and supporters, and to create a powerful alliance to ensure women’s voices are heard. “The focus of this day is to celebrate the women artists who are creating change in their communities and around the world", said Martha Richards, the co-founder of SWAN Day.

The annual, world-wide event is organized by The Fund for Women Artists, a San Francisco based non-profit arts organization that offers networking, fundraising and advocacy services to over 500,000 visitors a year. It is founded on the belief that women artists have the power to change the way women are perceived in our society and is dedicated to helping women artists get the resources they need to do their creative work.

 

 

SWAN DAY PDX ORGANIZER - ANA AMMANN Ana Ammann is a Portland-based business consultant, published music journalist and advocate of women in the arts.  A founding director of the Rock & Roll Camp for Girls in 2001 and facilitator for the ROCKRGRL Music Conference, she is currently member of several non-profit arts boards and organizer of community events through her company Fifteen Minute Productions.

For more information on Portland’s Swan Day event, please contact Ana Ammann at 503-524-1840 or email swandaypdx@yahoo.com.