Feminism Now

Photo from Not New: Reclaiming the Radical In Feminism  By Suzanne Lacy & Megan Steinman December 31, 2015. Issue Number 8—FEMINISM NOW was a trickier, more complex undertaking than we thought. Since WEAD claims divergent views, we asked how diverse is feminist...
Cultivating Community

Cultivating Community

ISSUE NO. 7 has the modest goal of spotlighting artists’ strategies in initiating activist community-based art.  It’s a step toward illuminating the larger field, while avoiding the hubris of claiming more than is possible in this space.   Community-based...

DIRTY WATER

Guest Editorial Consultant Dr. Elizabeth Dougherty Assistant Editor Krystle Ahmadyar FEATURED ARTIST This issue proudly honors BETSY DAMON, a first-generation feminist performance artist and influential environmental art role model. From China to Pittsburg, she has...

ATOMIC LEGACY ART

INTRODUCTION Artists have the ability to manifest images that give face and voice to consequences of both action and inaction that affect us all.  Such is the continuing debate over use and abuse of atomic power/energy (safe and sustainable vs. dangerous and...
NO COMPLACENCY

NO COMPLACENCY

I.  PROLOGUE PART 1. OCTOBER 2011 THREE WOMEN won the Nobel Peace Prize: In Yemen Tawakkol Karman founded Women Journalists Without Chains.  She led sit-ins and street protests demanding press freedom and human rights for marginalized groups.  Her actions inspired the...
BORDER CROSSINGS

BORDER CROSSINGS

In this third issue, we’re still crossing into unknown editorial territory.  Producing an entirely new magazine is exciting and obsessive.  We hope to stay flexible, though, and open to feedback (send ideas, essay and theme proposals), but we’re dedicated...