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Did you miss Women Arts Day 2025? Check out our Facebook page for all the terrific pictures by John Dallas Phelps. The incredible movie we saw, Lilly, opens in theatres on May 11, Mother's Day, so go run see it! You can watch the terrific panel on our YouTube channel - link below. Watch the Women Arts Day Panel Visit our Facebook page The Producer's Deals - A Legal Clinic and Discussion for the Making of All Deals From the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition and Women Independent Producers: No matter if you're a seasoned business producer, a creative producer stepping into the business side, or a budding producer just starting out—this seminar is for you! Producer agreements are minefields! From Producer and EP, to Co-Productions and Production Services deals; we’ll show you the key deal points to watch and how to sidestep costly mistakes—whether you’re hiring or being hired. We'll cover key terms including: Scope of work and service Compensation structures Pay or Play Rights upon termination Attachment rights Copyright law & its impact on rights Meet Our Speakers Innes Smolansky, Esq. Transactional Entertainment Attorney, 20 years representing producers and production companies Adetoro Makinde, Moderator - Filmmaker - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Women Independent Producers Doors open at 5:30 P | Panel starts at 5:45 PM Q&A: 7:00–7:30 P | Mix & Mingle until 8:00 PM Co-sponsored by Manhattan Neighborhood Network: 509 W 38th St, NYC (conveniently accessible from Hudson Yards, Penn Station & Port Authority) Tickets are free but limited! Sign up today!  SIGN UP HERE Girls Write Now Mentors Wanted! Girls Write Now (GWN), a nationally award-winning nonprofit, media incubator, and multi-generational community, is currently accepting volunteer mentor applications for our three month Summer Cycle: July, August, and September. For nearly three decades, GWN has broken down the barriers of gender, age, race, and poverty to mentor, teach, and connect writers and leaders across disciplines and around the nation. “Intergenerational friendships can be powerful. The trick is starting them”. *The Wall Street Journal* At GWN, we like to say that we learn side by side with our mentees. Some mentees are focused on a specific genre, others want to explore different genres or multimedia, and some are more focused on career support. Benefit from all GWN has to offer: publishing and job opportunities; writing and media workshops; professional development; a multigenerational community; and network building. If you have a passion for supporting young people and experience with writing, creative or professional, this volunteer opportunity is for you. We also offer ample support for mentors, so if this is your first time mentoring, we've got you! Mentees are 14-24, and Mentors are 25-95.  DEADLINE: APRIL 30TH! You can also join us at our virtual GWN + YoungArts Open House on Thursday, April 17 at 7 PM ET to learn more about mentoring and ask questions. LEARN MORE AND APPLY NOW INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS Whether or Not You are an Organizational Member,  You Are Now Able to Join the Women in the Arts & Media Coalition!  With our new Individual Memberships, you no longer need to be a member through your organizational affiliation. For artists and media professionals who are not currently affiliated with one of our member organizations, this is a way to join our community. For artists and media professionals who are affiliated with one of our full member organizations, this is a way to receive additional perks and support the Coalition.  As an individual member, you will be able to: Attend all events, in person and virtual (with coalition discount if paid event); Receive all newsletters, including the NEW WAMCollaboration Newsletter; Access to our NEW WAMCollaboration Google Group (connecting artists for collaborative opportunities); Be included in our NEW online Directory of Members and their disciplines, with links to social media (with or without contact information as preferred); Serve on committees; Receive perks and discounts;  Submit your events (if free or discounted to Coalition members) to be posted and shared in our Newsletters, Blog, and/or Communal Calendar; Submit to all of our prizes and contests for FREE. Individual Memberships are only $25 per year. ($15 per year DONATION REQUESTED for members of our full member organization to cover the administrative costs of registering you.) INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP FORM Student Memberships With our new Individual Student Memberships, you can join the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition for ONLY $10 PER YEAR. To be eligible for a student membership, one must be actively studying their discipline, and not yet a practicing professional. You do not need to be matriculated in a graduate, undergraduate, or professional full-time program. Student members will have their own directory and their own Google Group. There is also a separate Student Collaboration Award to which student members can submit.  STUDENT MEMBERSHIP FORM Coalition Website

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Patricia Caicedo Celebrates Latin American & Iberian Art Songs

Patricia Caicedo invites singers to be a part of the International Day of Latin American & Iberian Art Songs.  View this email in your browser Join the International Day of Latin American & Iberian Art Song! Dear Women in the Arts & Media Coalit, Patricia Caicedo is a soprano and musicologist who has dedicated her career to expanding the canon of classical vocal music to include more composers from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. To encourage singers and teachers to learn more about this music, she created an annual global celebration called the International Day of Latin & Iberian Art Song.  It will take place on May 11 this year, and you are invited to be part of it as a performer or audience member. Singers of all ages and levels can participate by uploading videos of themselves singing art songs in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, or Latin American languages, including Indigenous languages. Upload your video by May 3.  Click here to learn more and register.  Everyone who participates will be eligible for special discounts on scores, books, and CDs purchased from MundoArts, a company that specializes in publishing hard-to-find music from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.  A panel of expert judges will select 15 performers who will be featured in a global online concert on May 11 which will be broadcast on the Barcelona Festival of Song's website, as well as on its Facebook page, and YouTube channel. Special recognition will be given to participants who perform songs in Portuguese, Catalan, and Indigenous languages, or songs composed by women.  The top two participants will be awarded half-scholarships to the Barcelona Festival of Song, an intensive summer program designed for classical singers, pianists, and musicologists that will take place in Barcelona from July 3 - 12, 2025. The program focuses on the history and interpretation of Latin American and Iberian art song, offering an in-depth exploration of repertoire in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan. It culminates in 2 public performances.  Register for the International Celebration by May 3 More About Patricia Caicedo Patricia Caicedo grew up in Colombia and as a young singer, she was frustrated that she could not find classical music in her native Spanish. She did not understand why the canon had so much music in Italian, French, German, and English, and not in the languages of Latin America.  Fortunately for all of us, she decided to do something about it.  An inspiring powerhouse, Patricia Caicedo has led a crusade to discover, commission and publish classical vocal music in the languages of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. In addition to founding and directing the Barcelona Festival of Song, she has performed worldwide and released 11 albums. She created MundoArts, a company that includes a music publishing house, a record label, and an online store. She has published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the go-to history on its subject. She created the International Day of Iberian and Latin American Art Song, in memory of the great Colombian composer, Jaime León Ferro, who died on May 11, 2015. A Champion of Women Composers & a Medical Doctor Caicedo has been a great champion of women, and she has published two volumes of art songs by Iberian and Latin American women (Volume 1 and Volume 2 - also available as a bundle). You can also buy individual songs by women composers on the MundoArts website.  Patricia holds a Medical Doctor's degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina in addition to her Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.  Her interdisciplinary training as a musician, musicologist, and physician and her interests in technology have led her to develop numerous creative projects and collaborations with artists and scientists worldwide. An example of this is her newest book: We are what we listen to: the impact of music on individual and social health,  which explores the connections between music and our physical, mental, and social health. Get Your Free #StageOpps & #ScreenOpps Newsletters! Women in the Arts and Media Coalition is publishing free newsletters for theatre and film/video artists listing submission opportunities, grants, auditions, residencies and more. 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