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Links to feminist and women arts' organisation websites where mentoring, education and training programmes are organised

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InFems Art Collective (UK)
InFems is an organisation whose aim is to empower women and girls from diverse backgrounds to share their stories and become engaged with the arts. Directors are Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf, Roxana Halls, and Marie-Anne Mancio.

An Artist Residency in Motherhood (USA, international)
A self-directed, open-source artist residency to empower and inspire artists who are also mothers. Kit available (mentoring programme in operation). 1,200 Artists-in-Residence-in Motherhood have occurred with residents are now in all 50 US states and 70 countries. Established by Lenka Clayton.

Anonymous was a Woman (USA)
This organisation offers awards of an unrestricted grant of $25,000 that enables women artists, over 40 years of age and at a significant juncture in their lives or careers, to continue to grow and pursue their work.

Art Table (USA)
ArtTable is a national membership organization dedicated to advancing women's professional leadership in the visual arts.

Constant: Association for Art and Media (Belgium, International)
run by Laurence Rassel, Brussels

Contemporary Art and Feminism (Australia)
Formed in 2013, based at University of Sydney, to explore and bring together those with an interest in contemporary art and feminism.

Der Tank: Institute of Art, Gender, Nature (Basel) (Switzerland, international)
Exhibition space and research institute, Basel, Fachhochscule Nordwestschweiz (FNHW)

DESNORTADAS: Territorios del Género en la Creación Artística Contemporánea (Spain)
Formerly Arte y Genero, a research group on art and gender at Universidad de Malaga, organising courses, lectures, an online journal and conferences.

Feminist (Art) Institution (Czech Republic, International)
A 2017 project from Transit.CZ in Czech Republic

Feminist Art Collective (Canada)
Feminist Art Collective, started 2013, in Toronto. Project against violence against women and trans rights, held opening conference in 2013, second in 2015, continued with annual residency for artists, and occasional exhibitions, festivals and projects. Founded by artist Ilene Sova.

Feminist Autonomous Centre for Research (Greece)

Fixing the World: Feminist Art and Jewish Identity (Israel)
- a series of videos as a short course, Femart Assets, on Utube, in Hebrew with English sub-titles

GEDOK (Germany)
Based in different organisational groups in different cities/regions - Stuttgart, Munich, Freiburg, Brandenburg, Koeln, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein, Wuppertal, Bonn, Heidelberg - founded in 1926. GEDOK offers residencies, prizes, and supports women in the arts through a wide range of events.

Goldrausch-Kuenstlerinnen (Germany)
This is an 11-month educational/residency programme women artists' network/project based in Germany for women artists professional development in Berlin. It is funded by the women's foundation, Goldrausch e.v.,

International Foundation for Women in the Arts (USA)

Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation (Poland)
started 2012. Organises talks, lectures, research projects.

Kentucky Foundation for Women (USA)

La Mirada: Perspectivas feministas en las producciones artísticas y las teorías del arte (Spain, International)
This project started as Viva - Red feminista de arte y pensamiento contemporáneo. Started at Monterhomoso, Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2008. It moved to AZKUNA Centre, Bilbao, (2012-2018). It was relaunched as 'La mirada feminista: Perspectivas feministas en las producciones artísticas y las teorías del arte' (ARTIUM, Vitoria-Gastiez, 2019): 2020 Edition of La Mirada Feminista14-15 Nov 2020. The 2024 event took place in Bilbao: La Mirada Feminista. The organisers are Arakis and Lourdes Mendez.

Mentoring Artists for Women's Art Inc. (Canada)
a Canadian initiative for women artists

New York Feminist Art Institute ()
New York's Feminist Art Institute started in 1979 and held workshops, courses and events for feminist artists until 1990.

Studio XX (Canada)
a feminist socio-cultural intervention group dedicated to provide women with access to digital technologies in Montreal, Canada

The Dinner Party Institute (USA)
Workshops held to consider Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, 2011-2014. (photo documentation)

Vera Ermolaeva Foundation of Contemporary Feminist Art Initiatives (Moscow)(until 2015) (Russia)
initiative of Natalya Eryomenko. (see Youtube video: Presentation at Creative Time Summit, USA

WomenArts (formerly) Fund for Women Artists (USA)
Based since Summer 2012 in Berkeley, ran SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) days (2008-2018, 2021), active since 1994.

Women's Art Resource of Minnesota (WARM) (USA)
History recorded in J Inglot WARM. A Feminist Art Collective in Minnesota(University of Minnesota Press, 2007) Smithsonian Museum archive of records from WARM, 1975-1999 digital archive of WARM journal, 1978-1982 at St Catherines University

Women's Studio Workshop (USA)
since 1974 has provided working studios, artists residencies, artists book publishing. Located in the Hudson Valley ninety miles from NYC.

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