Contribute – 100 Million Knitted Stitches

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Did you know that there are 100 million women missing in this world?

When I came across this statistic, I couldn’t believe it. The facts tell a different story. If you take the natural distribution of male/female, there are 100 million women missing from our planet. Why?

Because baby girls are selectively aborted
Because baby girls are killed
Because women are killed
Because women aren’t given an education
Because women do not get the same medical care as men
Because women die in childbirth
Because women are trafficked and sexually exploited

And all of this 100 years after International Women’s Day was first celebrated on 8 March.

100 years of International Women’s Day, one million women missing for every year.

To highlight the inequalities that still exist across the globe and are responsible for 100 Million missing women as well as the continuous gap of women being represented in decision making positions in the government, the workplace and the media, there is a great Scottish-based initiative which tries to create a debate and… a massive blanket, with 100 Million knitted stitches; one for every woman missing. The great thing is that everybody can contribute to this, by knitting a simple square measuring 15 x 15 cm (6×6 inches). 100 million stitches is an awful lot though, as little as one stitch per missing woman does sound, so a lot of helping hands are needed.

So then, I challenge you my lovely readers to support this initiative. How? Simple. Sit and knit a bit. Knit a square, or two, or many. Ask your friends and colleagues to do the same. Blog about it. Follow on Facebook or Twitter. Organise a Sit and Knit a Bit evening – in your home, in a cafe, in a community centre. And while you do all of this, or some of this, remember the 100 million women missing from our world today. There are so many ways to support this, do head over to the website to get inspired.

Please send your completed squares and stories by 8th March 2011 to Jetson and Janssen, c/o Tramway, Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE. If you have any questions, you can email here. If you blog about it, please come back to this post and add a link to your post in the blog hop below (and the blog hop code to your post, to link them all together).

 

I will definitely be doing this — and I have the perfect hot pink plarn to knit for it too!!

Join the One Kind Word Project

Just came across this cool project via Aijung Kim (we carry some of her zines at Eclipse) — she did the poster for the One Kind Word Project, which is now accepting submissions for contributions to their upcoming print anthology. What a great idea and opportunity!

Click here for more information on how to submit (stories, letters, poems, drawings, photos).

They are also hosting a giveaway right now for one of Aijung’s zines, We Carry Each Other, which is one of my favorites — so enter that while you’re there!

 

art nowhere mag

I just realized that a project I conceived of in January is now coming together in December. Well, I guess with the year that I’ve had that doesn’t surprise me!

The project is Art Nowhere Magazine, a print publication that I aim to have out in the Winter 2011.

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The publication will explore art that falls outside of the mainstream. Art, writing, design, craft, performance, etc. that isn’t covered by the major publications and websites. You will find the different and truly unique, not the same old trendy thing.

Our goal is to break stereotypes about the arts, notably the location issue (i.e. If  you don’t live and/or are not showing in a major metropolitan area, you are not an important artist).

This magazine will be a must read for those interested in what’s happening right now under the radar in contemporary art.

We will be posting content on the Art Nowhere website, so check back, bookmark it, and subscribe to our feed to be the first to join in on the conversation. Also stay updated on Facebook.

We are accepting submissions from artists, writers, etc. Click here for more info.

If you have an arts opportunity such as a “call for artists”, e-mail me at sarah@theeclipsegallery.com and we will publish it in our Opportunities section for free.

We will be picking and choosing a few, select advertisers for the magazine. One of our goals is to make our advertising opportunities for artists and arts organizations affordable. We have a basic listing available for artists for only $5 per issue. See all the advertising options here.

So, artist friends, let me know if you have a contribution to make–could be an image, poem, essay, etc. All contributors get a free copy of the magazine and a link on the website. Email me at sarah@theeclipsegallery.com

The only way that the arts we love can survive is by supporting them. This means buying handmade, going to local art shows/performances, and supporting independent publications like this one, among other things.

Thanks!

Spraygraphic Call for Submissions

MINI MINI

DEADLINE MARCH 5th, 2009

Spraygraphic.com is calling for MINI works of art that are exactly 4in by 4in (10.16cm x 10.16cm). Submissions can range from a mounted sheet of paper to a sculpture but it must be able to be hung flat on the wall. Submit paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, graphic design, fibers, clay, etc. We expect to end up with a gallery full of diverse, compelling, and exquisite little pieces of art.

For All Submission Details go to www.spraygraphic.com/minimini or contact minimini@spraygraphic.com