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FRIENDS IN THE ARTS

FEMINIST ART MOVEMENT: Key Artists Who Reshaped the Art World [1960s-2026]

October 17, 2026
Introduction: When Women Demanded to Be Seen In 1989, the Guerrilla Girls plastered New York City with a provocative poster asking: “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met Museum?” Their resea…

The Darkness by Linda Metzner

October 7, 2026
As a composer and poet, I’m interested in cultural perceptions and assumptions that influence beliefs.  In monotheistic religions as well in some types of more recent spiritual thought, the assumpti…

During a hurricane, Asheville North Carolina seniors formed a POD that may help them age in place

May 24, 2026
by Jessica Blough CNN Asheville, North Carolina 2026 Members of an Asheville pod gather weekly for communal dinners, a tradition that they started in the wake of Hurricane Helene…

Celebrating Women in April and May

April 23, 2026
April and May are months dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness about women’s rights and challenges. Here are some key observances during these months: April: Informed…

AT LARGE by Katherine Soniat

April 2, 2026
in The Thinking Republic The winged-warrior pathologies  antiquely arranged are meant to stay.     Why blame old cartographer  for plans on water?                        Or latter-day men wh…

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery 2nd Edition

March 30, 2026

FUEL FEMINIST MOVEMENTS NOW!

March 23, 2026

Dear Friends: I very rarely write “political poems,” but here is one that was just published in the journal One, online.

March 19, 2026

ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS PUBLIC STATEMENT February 2026

February 16, 2026

Pink Moon by Tina Barr to be featured in the Jacar Press Showcase in NYC Dec. 13

November 24, 2025

ASHEVILLE: Artists Music Guild announces that local Blue’s musician Kat Williams has died

November 15, 2025

HOLY MISCHIEF: by Debra Roberts and Filiz Telek

October 11, 2025