Welcome to the Siren Nation Women’s Music and Arts Festival!
Siren Nation is a unique arts organization that showcases and creates performance and exhibition opportunities for women throughout the year. We are the only women’s collective that produces an annual festival showcasing the original work of women working in music, film, performance and visual art.
Mission
Siren Nation’s mission is to inspire and empower women of all ages to create their own art and to highlight the many achievements of women in the arts.
Siren Nation promotes and showcases the original work of women artists by creating year round performance, exhibition and educational opportunities.
Values
Our organization values are to:
- Promote women making a living as working artists.
- Provide showcasing opportunities for women artists to increase their visibility.
- Expose audiences to a diversity of art by women working in film, music, visual and performing arts.
- Honor and pay tribute to groundbreaking female artists of the past and present.
- Provide opportunities for collaboration among artists.
- Empower and inspire women and girls through educational opportunities.
- Raise visibility and create dialogue about women in the arts.
- Create community by bringing together diverse audiences.
- Actively work towards parity in the arts.
- Collaborate with and support like-minded non-profit and community organizations.
Vision
We envision a society where gender plays no part in determining an artists’ potential for success, for being heard or for being seen.
Leadership
Our leadership is comprised of women working in all aspects of the arts. We are artists, musicians, event organizers, business managers, promoters and publicists collaborating to share our knowledge through outreach programs in the form of free pubic workshops on a wide range of topics. We work towards creating a vibrant, diverse, inclusive and supportive arts community - facilitating connections between women artists, entrepreneurs, non-profit groups and community associations.
Here are answers to questions frequently asked about Siren Nation Music Festival:
Q. When will the next Siren Nation Music Festival happen?
A. The 2008 Siren Nation Festival is scheduled to take place November 3-9 in Portland, Oregon. The festival will feature 3 nights of women directed films, 3 nights of music and performance art and 4 gallery art shows of original art by women. In addition to this, we will be offering free workshops on a wide range of topics of concern and interest to women. There will also be an Art and Craft Sale featuring the original works of artists from around the Northwest and a meeting place where the public can connect with women entrepreneurs, non-profits and community organizations.
Q: What kind of music can one expect to hear at Siren Nation?
A: Siren Nation is NOT genre-specific festival. We will showcase as many different kinds of music as women make, including, but not limited to: jazz, blues, punk, indie, electronica, folk, hip-hop, country, old-time, gospel, rock, metal, americana, bluegrass, etc.
Q: Are men welcome at Siren Nation?
A: Yes! While we are a festival dedicated to showcasing women artists, activists and entrepreneurs we welcome the participation of men as attendees of all our events, and as supporters, donors, or organizers.
Q: Is Siren Nation trans-inclusive?
A: Yes! It is not our desire to define "woman." Self-identified women are very welcome both as performers and attendees. We hope the trans community feels both safe and included at Siren Nation.
Q: What is Siren Nation's policy regarding whether men can perform at the festival?
A: All acts performing at Siren Nation must be woman-fronted or have a woman as a key figure in the performance. If a woman performs with male musicians, dancers, etc, they are still eligible for inclusion in the festival. Most importantly we want to showcase art that is created and driven by women.
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