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| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Series | | No.: | PR0388.001 | | TITLE: | Operational files | | CREATOR: | Celebration of Women in the Arts | | DATE RANGE: | 1981-2000 | | EXTENT: | 5.00 m of textual records and other material.
Also includes 58 photographs, 37 negatives, 35 transparencies and 3 video cassettes. | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Celebration of Women in the Arts was a non-profit organization formed by a group of women artists. The organization was dedicated to the advancement of Alberta’s women artists working in film, video, dance, music, visual arts, theatre, literature and interdisciplinary activities. Since its foundation in 1983 to its dissolution in 2000, the society actively promoted art created by women through sponsoring and producing projects in all artistic disciplines. These activities included musical and dramatic entertainments, art exhibitions, dances, concerts, film and video festivals, literary readings and other events related to the advancement of art. In 1983, Celebration of Women in the Arts also organized in 1983 the Women in the Arts conference in Edmonton. Another goal of the organization was to promote public awareness of women working in the arts. At a special meeting of the board, it was voted that after dissolution, that the organization’s money would be donated to the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund where the money would be distributed in the form of scholarships to women artists in the name of Celebration of Women in the Arts. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The series consists of bylaws, minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership information, publications created or received by the Society on subjects and interests which were important to the Society. | | RELATED FONDS: | PR0388 (Celebration of Women in the Arts fonds)
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