Articles: In the Media Posts
Women Rule at New York’s 122-Year-Old Pen and Brush
When painter and legendary book binder Janet C. Lewis started Pen and Brush with her sister Mary in 1893, she sent a letter to female artists and writers, asking them to form a new association in New York. Read the full article on news.artnet.com
List of Women-Run Presses
Pen and Brush Literary Arts Curator Kate Angus went on a hunt for a list of women-run and women-founded presses. When she can’t find one, she made her own. “It bothered me that this list—which seemed like such a fundamentally useful resource—didn’t exist yet so I decided to compile it myself. I didn’t want to […]
Short and Sweet New York Interviews Janice Sands
I interviewed Janice Sands, Executive Director of Pen + Brush at their new space in the Flatiron district. This recently opened new space is a real departure in the best possible sense with a vibrant industrial feel evoking modernism with a sense of history behind it. One feels transported to another dimension that is vast […]
Interview with Pen + Brush’s Lisbeth Redfield
Augury Books recently sat down for an interview with our Literary Arts Manager, Lisbeth Redfield to discuss our publishing program and literary landscape.
Vagina Chronicles Podcast: “Until It’s Just About The Art”: An Interview with Janice Sands
In this exciting episode of Vagina Chronicles Podcast, we are thrilled to share an incredible opportunity with our listeners who are (or are aspiring to be) professional female artists and writers. We interviewed the Executive Director, Janice Sands, of a 120 year-old nonprofit that intends to facilitate some pretty incredible opportunities for female artists “until […]
Pen and Brush: Supporting Women and the Arts
I recently talked with Janice Sands, Executive Director of Pen and Brush, a NYC non-profit that supports the work of women artists. I spoke at length to her about the mission of Pen and Brush and its 120 year history. A new website promoting the organization, the work that it does, and the artists it supports has […]
Pen and Brush arts group changes formula
This month, Pen and Brush, a nonprofit that showcases work by female artists and writers, is celebrating its 120th anniversary by breaking with its past. The organization, which tries to further women’s careers by introducing their work to the public, gallery owners and curators, is changing its selection process as well as how and where […]
Women Are in the News
Featured on page 7 of the fall season issue of Art of The Times.
The Past and Present Reality of Inequality for Women Artists is Being Considered Around the World
The past and present reality of inequality for women artists is being considered around the world: Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology, a groundbreaking book from 1982 offering a radical critique of Art History’s sexism, was re-issued this month with a new preface that questions how much has really changed for women artists over the […]
Facebook’s New Policy Erases the Ads, Not the Hate, Critics Say
Facebook is changing its review process to protect brands from having their advertising placed next to violent, sexual, or otherwise objectionable content, but critics say that the policy does not go far enough to remove the content altogether. Starting Monday, Facebook will implement a new review policy for deciding which Pages and groups will be eligible to have advertising appear […]