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March 2010

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ArtFem.TV

Location

Vienna
Austria
48° 12' 29.9988" N, 16° 22' 23.0016" E

ArtFem.TV is an online television programming presenting Art and Feminism. The aim of ArtFem.TV is to foster Women in the Arts, their art works and projects, to create an international online television screen for the creativity, images and voices of Women. ArtFem.TV is a non-profit artist run ITV and media art portal about Art and Feminism.

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Rdece Zore Fest: Zine Expo

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hey! so here's some pictures from the zine expo i helped set up at Rdece Zore this year.

Based in Ljubljana, this queer fem fest celebrates cutting edge performers, artists, theorists, writers, and provocateurs. Raised for the eleventh time, Rdece Zore excels in offering creative political engagement in an atmosphere of diy / professionalism / avant garde / intergenerationalism. Every audience member has the chance to participate in some way and the friendliness of the space and organising team is legendary.

catch Mirjam Baumert's interviews with myself and Gabefrom cunterview.net over at the festival blog.

personal highlights? These have to include the Queen of Eggs exhibiton replete with swinging ball bags for visitors made from water ballons and tights, the I Ass Jazz dance performance and the opportunity to hug a girl on stage whilst she recited Beyonce lyrics as poetry, a session on remembering Uckermark concentration camp for "unsociable" girls, and hanging out with some very cool ladies indeed.

props to all the organisers for another amazing fest, and for Metelkova for being such a sprawling, action hub of connection.

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Fair Use Info

Grassroots Feminism subscribes (like The Queer Zine Archive Project http://www.qzap.org) to the belief that what we do as archivists constitutes "Fair Use" under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107:

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About us: Rosa Reitsamer

holds PhD in sociology and a post-doctoral scholarship at the University Salzburg, Department of Communication. She is currently working at the research project “Feminist Media Production in Europe”, funded by the Austrian Science Fund. She is co-founder of the digital archive http://www.digmeout.org Discourses on Popular Music, Gender and Ethnicity (together with Maria José Belbel) and co-editor of the anthologies Female Consequences.

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Ladyfest Wien: Ein Interview mit Sushila Mesquita von Elke Zobl via Skype, Februar 2010 (gekürzte Version)

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Ladyfest
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Könntest du dich bitte kurz vorstellen?

Ich wohne in Wien, habe Philosophie und Geschlechterforschung studiert, unterrichte gerade an der Politikwissenschaft als Lehrbeauftragte und mache sonst relativ viele Projekte im popkulturellen Bereich. Ich habe gerade ein Radioprojekt für Mädchen laufen und bin bei dem queerfeministischen DJ-Kollektiv Quote dabei, habe in vielen Bands Bass und Schlagzeug gespielt und organisiere auch hin und wieder Veranstaltungsreihen im Archiv der Frauen- und Lesbenbewegung in Wien.

Interviewee: 
Sushila Mesquita
Interviewer: 
Elke Zobl
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Ladyfest Barranquilla 2009

Location

Austria
10° 58' 24.78" N, 74° 49' 40.3716" W

"Primer Lady Fest Barranquilla, ColombiaViernes 20 - Sábado 21 - Domingo 22de Marzo del 2009Organiza: Colectivo Cadenas & Rosas Propuesta para todos y todas.

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Ladyfest Barranquilla 2010

Location

Barranquilla
Colombia
10° 58' 24.78" N, 74° 49' 0.822" W

"Cadenas & Rosas Crew present the 2nd Annual LADY FEST, March 19, 20, 21, 2010 in Barranquilla, Colombia. The fest features Women Artists; performance, art, chats, workshops, films, Hip Hop, etc. " (http://www.tintarojaprojects.com/news/2do-lady-fest-2010-en-barranquilla)

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International Girl Gang Underground

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Take a good look in the Flyer: it's a Call for Submissions to a zine that wants to compile and organize DIY, Punk, Queer, Transgender movement and they need material. I guess I'll send something cause it's great to help to do a zine like that.

To see the bigger image and read in portuguese:
http://ansia2.blogspot.com/2010/03/international-girl-gang-underground.html

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Artist Cordelia Donohoe has work currently showing as part of a V Day photography exhibition 5th – 20th March 2010 at the New Players Theatre, Villiers Street. London.

Topic: 
Art
Gender studies
Girls and young women
Sex and sexualities
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Tell me about the work you have been doing.
My recent bodies of work are around the notion of the prostitute, they are part of a dialogue about what creating a sexualized identity and advertising on the internet might mean. I take apart the process of taking photographs, I also use text and collage to question what one is seeing and who is being addressed. It is also a personal journey about my own relationship to my womanliness.

How did you get into doing this?

Interviewee: 
Cordelia Donohoe
Interviewer: 
Christina Olivieri
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Feminism
art
photography
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Art photography group show, March, London

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As part of V Day and International womens day celebrations, 6 female artists who are interested in different facets of gender in the New Players Theatre Bar. Come and see some interesting and new feminist art. A percentage of work sold will go to V Day charities.
PV Friday 5th March 6.30-8.30pm then til 20th March. The venue is open every evening til late.

1. Heather Joy Riggs

2. Pia Jamir

3. Emli Bendixen

4. Vicky Scott

5. Ingrid Berthon Moine

6. Cordelia Donohoe

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Art
Event
Exhibit
Photography
Topic: 
Art
Representation of women
Sex and sexualities