We are 44% there but we need your help to reach our goal.

If we don't meet it then we do not receive any of the funding! FORWARD --> POST --> TWEET

Last month _gaia launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for the Wonder Women Residency, a unique program in its 6th year which I had the priviledge of co-curating this year. The program brought together a dynamic group of 10 women artists to explore our personal and our cultural understanding and experience of media; the different perspectives of journalism online vs. print; the future of news..

For the first time, _gaia is fundraising: to cover the organization and the artists' overhead?AND the big news, to take the residency to Cyprus! We have been invited to host an intensive 2-week residency in Nicosia.

You can learn more about the project on our kickstarter http://kck.st/hP6GK2

Even if you do not have funds to donate, we would be equally grateful if you could post the project to your facebook/twitter or spread the word amongst your friends.

If you are in the NYC area, please join us on Saturday May 7th for the opening of the New News is Old News exhibition at Gallery Aferro in Newark (a press release is attached).

Dear _gaia friends and supporters,
Even today women remain on the fringes of the art world. Gagosian is 84 percent men, which means its artists include only 16 percent women! In September of 2006 Jerry Saltz reported that the MOMA?s permanent collection, its 4th and 5th floor galleries, only included 5 percent women, and although he has not released more current data, I imagine it has not changed.

Six years ago, a program very close to my heart called Wonder Women started. As part of _gaia's mission it was created and is a successful annual residency that was designed to provide a creative and supportive environment for young emerging women artists. The Wonder Women residency, now in its 6th year, has brought together yet again a dynamic group of 10 artists in Jersey City. This year the residency theme has asked the artists to address the changing landscape of news, aptly titled: New News is Old News.

For the first time, _gaia is fundraising: to cover the organization and the artists' overhead?AND the big news, to take the residency to Cyprus! We have been invited to host an intensive 2-week residency in Nicosia.

We have posted the project on Kickstarter! Visit our kickstarter page to learn more about the project and to DONATE! Please consider supporting this innovative group!

Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/g ... ws-a-wonder-women-project

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If you have any questions email: wonderwomen@gaiastudio.org

Wonder Women also tweet at: www.twitter.com/WWresidency

And Wonder Women blog at: www.gaiastudio.org/wonderwomen

Our preview exhibition was March 4th at our studio in downtown JC and New News is Old News exhibition will be opening May 7th at Gallery Aferro in Newark NJ. Stay tuned for more information.

Thank you for considering supporting us!

Call for Entries: Artist Program

New News is Old News
a Wonder Women project at _gaia

In our society, the importance of news has shifted; some would argue that it has been elasticized or else devalued. As the blogosphere replaces the daily newspaper as the purveyor and distributor of breaking news, the reporting of events is no longer filtered by the journalist/editor. Instead the voice of news is replaced by a dynamic exchange of information.

Already, online, the same article that has appeared black on white in the early print edition has been updated, corrected or even replaced on the web. Newspaper stories no longer fit the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of news as ?a report of recent events: previously unknown information.? In many respects, we have created an endless source of updated information online, a bottomless pit of patter. We cannot possibly consume all the news and commentary published online, and while few people have the time to read the entire newspaper, even fewer can keep up with the minute-to-minute updates via Twitter, blogs, online publications, and RSS feeds.

Wonder Women invites 10 artists to consider this new concept of real time media and the ramifications of our evolving relationship with news. Projects should address news and its media channels. Applicants can choose to focus on any facet/subject relating to traditional or contemporary news.

Every Sunday, beginning January 16th [through February 20th] accepted applicants will meet as a group at _gaia studio. There will be a potluck lunch each Sunday with group discussion and critique of works in progress. Weekly discussions will address issues related to art, technology, history, current affairs. Each participant is encouraged to contribute to the discussion and to the source materials. All accepted applicants must commit to all Sunday meetings (see schedule below). At the end of the program there will be a group exhibition (to be announced.)

History:
Wonder Women is a residency program in its sixth year hosted by _gaia at their studio in Jersey City, NJ. The Wonder Women mission is to engage practicing, yet underrepresented artists who are eager to participate in a collective dialogue about art, media and identity.

_gaia, an environment for creative process is dedicated to fostering women?s activism, art practice and study. This year the Wonder Women project is being organized and curated by Doris Ca?oilo and Maya Joseph-Goteiner.

Submission Guidelines

Eligibility: Wonder Women is currently accepting proposals and portfolios from individuals working in all media and disciplines from the NJ/NY area. Artists working with new media and technology are highly encouraged to apply. Residents are required to attend weekly meetings to take place at _gaia studio in Jersey City NJ.

Portfolio: Artists should submit 5 to 10 images/samples of current works either by email submission or by slide sheet/CD/DVD. Please submit images at 72dpi, and approximately 700 pixels wide.

Proposals: 2-3 paragraphs describing the project you propose to complete during the residency. Please include any visual documentation of ideas. Proposals should specify why and/or how this project or your work considers the themes of the residency. Projects can change as the residency progresses.

Additional Materials: A resume/CV and short biography are required. An artist statement is recommended. Please include your name and contact information on each page.

Deadline: Monday, December 13th, 2010

Residency Meeting Times: Meetings will take place on Sunday afternoons from 1pm to 6pm from January 16th, 2011 through February 20th, 2011.

Participation Fee: Upon acceptance to the residency, artists will be asked to make a suggested donation of $35 to the program.

Calendar:
December 13th, 2010 by 5pm EST???..Submission Deadline
December 19th, 2010 ????????Notification of Applicants
January 16th, 2011 1-6 pm ?????????.......First Meeting
January 23rd, 2011 1-6 pm ...??????.?...Second Meeting
January 30th, 2011 1-6 pm ???????????Third Meeting
February 6th, 2011 1-6 pm ...???????......Fourth Meeting
February 13th, 2011 1-6 pm ...???????..?..Fifth Meeting
February 20th, 2011 1-6 pm ...???????........Final Critique
(Early March TBD) ??????????????...Exhibition Opens

http://www.gaiastudio.org/CallforEntriesWW6.pdf

The deadline is December 13, 2010 at 5pm EST. Accepted applicants will be contacted by December 19, 2010. Meetings will begin January 16, 2011 at 1pm. Please contact us with any questions or for more information. wonderwomen@gaiastudio.org

Send completed application and submission materials via e-mail to: wonderwomen@gaiastudio.org

or mail to _gaia at:
Doris Cacoilo c/o _gaia
315 3rd Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302


Application:

New News is Old News
a Wonder Women project at _gaia

Name:

Address:

Contact information: (phone, e-mail)


Webpage/URL:


Brief statement of interest (2-3 paragraphs):


Artist Checklist:
Deadline for submission is December 13th, 2010
Completed Application (form attached)
Proposal
Portfolio: digital materials/slides (5-10)
Resume/CV and Bio
Artist Statement (recommended, not required)

If you are submitting materials via mail and would like them returned, please include SASE.


_gaia, an environment for creative process
315 3rd Street www.gaiastudio.org
Jersey City NJ, 07302 wonderwomen@gaiastudio.org
201.386.0486

Sunday, April 11, 2010
9th Annual National Touring Film Festival Coming to Jersey City, NJ
LUNAFEST?: Short Films By, For, About Women?

LUNAFEST?, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women?s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted by _gaia at L.I.T.M. in Jersey City, NJ on Sunday, April 11, 2010.

This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women?s health, motherhood, body image, sexuality, cultural diversity, and breaking barriers.

All proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit the Breast Cancer Fund. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA?, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women?, raised over $200,000 for Breast Cancer Fund and over $470,000 for other women?s non-profit organizations.


WHEN: Sunday, April 11, 2010 5:00pm
WHERE: L.I.T.M. 140 Newark Ave., Jersey Cirty, NJ 07302
TICKETS: $10.00 Available to purchase at door
CONTACTS: Lillian Ribeiro performing@gaiastud io.org
Sabrina Chin, PR Associate
LUNA schin@clifbar. com (510) 558-7855 x200

Documents and/or Photos available for this release
To view supporting documents and/or photos, go to www.enr-corp. com/pressroom and enter Release ID: 246425

Co-Sponsored by _gaia and Art House Productions
V-Day Jersey City 2010
Presents a Benefit Screening of
WHAT I WANT MY WORDS TO DO TO YOU
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 5 p.m.
Art House Productions
1 McWilliams Place
Jersey City, New Jersey
(SE Corner of Hamilton Park, near Erie/8th St)

Tickets: $5.00 (available at door)
Proceeds benefit Hudson County Rape Crisis Center

What I Want My Words To Do To You offers an unprecedented look into the minds and hearts of the women inmates of New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The film goes inside a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 women, most of whom were convicted of murder. Through a series of exercises and discussions, the women delve into their pasts and explore the nature of their crimes and the extent of their own culpability.

Statistics about incarcerated women:
Nationally, women prisoners are the fastest growing group in the prison population.
The vast majority of women in prison have been victims of violence prior to their incarceration including domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and child abuse.
Women who are violent offenders are even more likely to have been abused and to be incarcerated for responding to that abuse violently.
The Hudson County Rape Crisis Center assists survivors of sexual assault, ages 12 and above in Hudson County. 24 Hour Hotline: 201 795 5757

V‑Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. For up-to-date screening information and other V-Day fundraisers visit www.gaiastudio. org, www.arthouseproduct ions.org or www.vday.org. For more information on our beneficiary visit www.hcrcc.blogspot. com.


GLOBAL SPONSORS: Dramatists Play Service, Amanda Keidan Jewelry, LUNA, Random House, Shawn & Shane, Vosges Haut-Chocolat

LOCAL SPONSORS: _gaia, Art House Productions and Garden State Rollergirls

WW5: Ah, Motherland!

A Wonder Women project presented by _gaia and hosted by New Jersey City University

March 4 ? March 26, 2010

New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Gilligan Student Union Building
Art Gallery - Room 120
Jersey City, NJ 07305
For directions visit www.njcu.edu

Opening Reception Thursday, March 4th 4:30-8:30p.m. *Fado performance 6:30pm
Closing Reception and Artist Talk Thursday, March 25th 7:00-9:30pm

Gallery hours by appointment contact rmoreira@ njcu.edu or (201) 200-2269

Artists: Christine da Cruz, Pamela-Cleo Godard, Giana Gonzalez, Willa Goldthwaite, Anjelika Krishna, Lizette Louis, Roxana Marroquin, Holly Pitre, Sonali Sridhar, Agnieszka Wszolkowski

Curated by Doris Cacoilo and Renata Moreira

New Jersey City University is pleased to host WW5: Ah, Motherland!, the culminating exhibition of the Wonder Women Residency Project presented by _gaia. The residency invited artists and curators from the New Jersey/New York area to participate in a six week program that would engage them in discussions about their work, feminism, (im)migration, identity construction, human rights, and culture.

WW5: Ah, Motherland! created a collective dialogue and artwork that explored the dynamic issues of emigration and (im)migration into the United States. As the projects came into focus, it became clear that notions of home, family, culture, and heritage are as as fluid and rich as the work being created. The exhibition illustrates a collective journey to determine the participants' knowledge of (im)migration, as well as to set a new standard of living with cultural relatedness and awareness. Each project represents a personal struggle with (im)migration and it?s effect on identity. Anjelika Krishna drapes her heirloom saris to create new representations of self and identity that includes a merger of east and west. Sonali Sridhar explores technology, tradition and design in "Odhni," a traditional Indian textile that harnesses solar energy.

Other artists explore notions of body and memory. Holly Pitre uses essential elements of salt and water to illustrate change, erosion and a personal typography of identity. Roxana Marroquin's "In my Skin" uses photography to merge her body with landscapes of memory. Giana Gonzalez and Christina da Cruz both approach a revisiting and reframing of their cultures with their work exploring Portuguese Fado and Panamanian Carnavale. In the exploration of Motherland many of the artists focused on mothers and the inheritance of culture and identity through family. Willa Goldwaithe reinvents the japanese noren inspired by her grandmother. Lizette Louis and Pamela Godard both create portraits of mothers via woodburning and video productions, respectively, and Agnieska Wszolkowski collaborates with her mother in "Gobelin" in order to explore her own Polish culture and traditions of craft and artmaking.

WW5 coincides with the Feminist Art Project. The purpose of the Feminist Art Project is to bring public attention to the significant and continuing impact of women and their art on all aspects of contemporary art practice, highlighting their international influence, and guaranteeing their inclusion in the cultural record, past, present, and future.

_gaia is a collective of women, for women, for the making of textiles, clothing, printmaking, painting, architecture, music, film, photography, science, the performing arts, writing, environmental, social and political activism: all things which color the lives of the women involved. We actively promote and support the work of local women artists while developing programming to reach out to and help emerging artists in need of studio space, facilities and resources. In our pursuit of awareness we also concentrate on activism, from issues in the local community to global issues affecting the lives of women.

Sponsors: Division of Student Affairs, Division of Academic Affairs, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Campus Life, Speicher-Rubin Women's Center, Alumni Relations, Art and Design Association.

PRESS CONTACT: Doris Cacoilo 973-699-0399 info@ gaiastudio.org

This only screening of Luna fest in the entire NY Metro area!

LUNAFEST?s films have won industry awards and audience accolades, and the films selected for 2008-09 LUNAFEST share this brilliance. From quirky animation to touching documentaries, the 10 selected films are incredibly diverse in both style and subject matter, united by a common thread of exceptional storytelling by?for?about women.

Featuring "Arranged" by local Hudson County film maker Mediha Sandhu. Short film about girls view of a traditional arranged marriage.

Fundraiser benefits Breast Cancer Fund and _gaia.

Honoring Taylor Keith

$10.00 Ticket
www.lunafest.org

Sponsor: LITM
www.litm.com

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: LITM
Street: 140 Newark Avenue
City: Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 2015365557
Email: PERFORMING@gaiastudio.org

V-DAY Jersey City JOINS GLOBAL EFFORT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

V-Day Jersey City 2009
Art House Productions presents, A V-Day Benefit Reading of A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls produced by _gaia

WITH
Jennifer Boehm, Julie Colon, Chelsey Curry, Manuel de la Portilla, Shatara Hale, Melissa Hernandez, Cannon Rose Kearns, Shayna Lawson, Tara Thierry, Tim Watson. And the artwork of Wahala Temi.

Change the Story of Women!
Join us as we raise funds and awareness to end violence against women and girls

When: April 4, 2009 - 3 & 8pm (2 performances)
Venue: Art House Productions, 1 McWilliams Place in Jersey City, New Jersey (SE Corner of Hamilton Park, near Erie/8th St)
Tickets available through: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/60436

Proceeds Benefit WomenRising of Hudson County

A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer: Writings To Stop Violence Against Women and Girls is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle.

V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Further information about V-Day can be found at www.vday.org.

V-Day Jersey City is sponsored locally by LOCAL SPONSORS: _gaia, Art House Productions, Newark Art Supply/Art Kitchen, Design Factory. GLOBAL SPONSORS: Dramatists Play Service, GLAMOUR, LUNA, OPEN SQUARE Foundation, Shawn & Shane Vosges Haut Chocolat, W Hotels