The drag kings scene in New York, led by Lee Valone Velour and others, shows that gender is performance.
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Artist Suzanne Unrein’s Paintings Share an Experience, Not a Story
Suzanne Unrein’s art echoes references to mythology, art history, and personal experience in unique ways.
Lillian Wald, Founder of American Community Nursing
A recent nursing graduate and reformer-to-be, Lillian Wald believed in a strong correlation between poverty and disease.
Urban Planning: How to Build a Better New York
Community developers throughout New York City are bringing urban planning to the people, ensuring that new spaces are both functional and fit for the neighborhood.
How Black Poets Are Utilizing Their Platform During an Economic Crisis, a Pandemic, and Cultural Revolution
Poetry has always had the power to engage the oppressed. Right now, we are seeing poetry in its barest and rawest form.
The World Needs Lesbian Love Stories: A Q&A With Cliterary Society
Lesbian romance novels are growing in popularity. The Cliterary Society explains why they matter now more than ever.
YCG Fine Art x Morgan Everhart: Auctions to support the ABC and the NAACP
Yassana Croizat-Glazer and Morgan Everhart have partnered to donate artworks with proceeds going to ABC and NAACP.
Witches as Modern Feminist Icons
BDSM and kink educator Yin Q discusses labels for women with Kristen Sollee, author of “witches, sluts, feminists.”
Not Just a Game: Female Game Designer Solves Real-World Problems
Game designer Jane McGonigal creates games that address real-world problems including poverty, hunger and climate change.
From New York to Shanghai – How Two Artists Cope With COVID-19
Artist and AWT columnist Morgan Everhart in conversation with Chinese fellow artist Xiaofu Wang about her strategy for surviving during COVID-19.
Print Aid to Support Artists During COVID-19 Launches Today
Print Aid is a limited edition of silkscreen printed works by Caris Reid, Kim Dorland and Jennifer Caviola to support artists affected by COVID-19.
Health in Her HUE Founder Aims Change Health Advocacy for Black Women
Racial health disparities are a pervasive problem in the U.S. Health in Her HUE founder Ashlee Wisdom aims to change that.
The First Privately-Owned Fine Art Silkscreen Studio Founded by a Woman Just Opened
Ali Sahmel’s Pegasus Prints is pushing silkscreens into new territories and creating alternative avenues for women in the art world.
Anna Pietrzak’s Exhibition “Before Shadows” Sets the Tone at The Place Gallery in DUMBO
An interview between the artist and the curator Katie Hector.