Women Eco Artists Dialog (WEAD) is 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization focused on environmental and social justice art by female identified artists and researchers.[1]
| Formation | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jo Hanson, Susan Leibovitz Steinman and Estelle Akamine |
| Founded at | San Francisco, California |
| Purpose | Directory of female identified artists and researchers working with environmental and social justice issues |
| Website | weadartists |
History
editWEAD (originally called Women Environmental Artists Directory) was founded in 1996 by Jo Hanson, Estelle Akamine, and Susan Leibovitz Steinman as a printed reference directory for entities interested in finding artists working with environmental issues.[2] Currently the directory takes form as a website with member-managed portfolios. The directory lists a wide variety of activist feminist artists, such as Agnes Denes; Mierle Ukeles; Betsy Damon; Jackie Brookner; Marina DeBris, a trashion artist; Betty Beaumont, often called a pioneer of environmental art; Lauren Elder, Judith Selby Lang; Robin Lasser; Jan Rindfleisch, Shai Zakai and Minoosh Zomorodinia.
WEAD has been listed among the best projects relating to environmental art,[3] and has sponsored a number of exhibits about activist eco art.[4][5][6]
Co-founder Jo Hanson was instrumental in founding the San Francisco Recology Artist in Residence Program, located at the San Francisco dump.[7] The WEAD co-founders were featured in a discussion about women artists of the American West whose art was about current social concerns.[8]
Publications
editWEAD publishes an annual environmental and social justice magazine which focuses on such topics as dirty water and the legacy of atomic energy. Guest editors have included: Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty, founder of Wholly H2O, and speaker at events such as Pacific Gas and Electric Company conference on water conservation[9] and Tuolumne County's conference on greywater;[10] and Dr. Praba Pilar. Notable magazine contributors and featured artists include Mildred Howard and Linda Weintraub,[11] the author of well known books on art and activism such as To Life!.[12]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Women Eco Artists Dialog. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ Leibovitz Steinman, Susan. "JO HANSON: Pioneering Environmental Artist Dies in San Francisco". Green Museum. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "Green Arts Web: Artists & Projects". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "Earthly Concerns, Activist EcoArt curated by WEAD" (PDF). University of San Francisco. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE SYMPOSIUM". Los Medanos College. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "WEAD East I Women and the Environment". Kingsborough Community College. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ Recology. "The Art of Recology". Recology. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Cohn, Terri. "Nature, Culture and Public Space". Purdue University. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "2010 Water Conservation Showcase Speakers Save Water by Going Paperless!". Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "Greywater in California: Designing, Managing, Monitoring". TUOLUMNE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ Lambe, Claire. "An Interview with Linda Weintraub – Curator of "Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012" at The Dorsky". Roll Magazine, Mark Gruber Gallery. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
- ^ "To Life! Eco Art in Pursuit of a Sustainable Planet". University of California Press. Retrieved 2013-08-12.