Press Center
At present, they include: Read & Rant: A Plays in Progress Series, a book club that serves the needs of new playwrights, providing them with readers and dramaturgical support while providing community members with opportunities to support new work. Curating Art for Impact, a collaboration with or on behalf of community partners, providing unique experiential art such as pop-up performances which elevates and amplifies their missions. Creative Arts Workshops, dynamic sessions in a variety of artistic disciplines to encourage girls and nonbinary youth as well as women 55+ to tap into their creativity, gain confidence and find their artistic voice. Offerings include Rebel Arts, GRRLs Create,, and monthly Artfully Minded workshops, unleashing creativity for 6th – 10th grade girls and nonbinary youth to lead and effect change in themselves and others through creative learning.
We also host social media campaigns year-round to create awareness around topics impacting us all while uplifting the work of artists. We spark creative community conversations within the following digital campaigns: #ArtHeals, #ArtsPayEquity, #ReproductiveJustice, and #WomenCrushWednesday.
*Athena Project recognizes that gender and identity are part of a spectrum and can be complex topics. We welcome dialogue and questions. We also wish to create a safer space for the expression and growth of all women, nonbinary, trans, intersex, genderfluid people, and people who are also members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Athena Project is a not-for-profit organization with a 501 (c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Code. The tax-exempt identification number, as registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury, is 47-4154570.
Press contacts:
Angela Astle: [email protected]
Liz Miller: [email protected]
Research
Status of Women in Theatre in the Rocky Mountain Region
Gender parity in the arts has become a hot button issue. Over the past several years multiple studies have been published examining the roles and participation of women in theatre across the United States. These studies by organizations such as the Dramatists Guild, the League of Professional Theatre Women, WomenArts, Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, and Gender Parity Task Force – Chicago, document that women are greatly underrepresented as playwrights, directors, and managers in theatres across the country.
While there is data being collected on the status of women in theatre across the US there is no single survey examining the status of women in the Rocky Mountain Region (AZ, CO, ID, MN, NM, NV, UT, WY). As a nonprofit supporting and promoting female voices in the arts, Athena Project believes that it is important to look more closely at the status of women in theatre within our own Rocky Mountain Region. The data collected for this survey adds to the research already being done in small and vibrant theatre communities in medium and small-sized cities across the US.
Press Releases and News
Fashion in Action: Masks – In the news
Fashion Design students, faculty and staff at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) are embracing their new e-classrooms by sewing their fabrics into face masks. Stitch by stitch, these artists are networking regularly in their virtual environment with peers,...
KGNU Interview- Athena Project Brings Plays in Progress Series to Aurora Fox June 1st and 2nd
Athena Project is a Denver nonprofit dedicated to empowering women and girls to embrace their place as leaders in the arts. Their annual Plays in Progress series is a weekend-long showcase dedicated to featuring the work of women playwrights from both the Denver area...