The Empowerment Issue
The Empowerment Issue
In honour of International Women’s Day, The Empowerment Issue is a celebration of powerful women within the creative industry who are using their voices to promote gender equality, advocate the power of authenticity and showcase different perspectives.
Tune into a session about redefining beauty and inclusion, listen to a podcast series about authenticity and empowerment, watch a selection of short films by local female makers, educate yourself about which political parties are working on gender equality, and get to know our Cover Artist and more about her passion for photographing women.
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES
Exploring the possibilities and limitations of beauty.
'By reframing narratives and looking for beauty where others may not see it, they’re showing us the possibilities of a new world where anyone can stand at the helm.'
It's Nice That speak to the creatives who are leading sessions for International Womxn’s Day as part of their New World programme with Today at Apple. Tune into one of their three sessions this week with illustrator Sara Andreasson, photographer Camila Falquez or photographer Bethany Mollenkof.
Illustration by Sara Andreasson
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Aspiring to an equal and inclusive society.
'I want to see more women in art on a structural basis; and not for the sake of convenience see it divided into feminist art.' – Judith Pool
Today, The TittyMag – an intersectional feminist art collective founded by Cathelijne Blok, launches four t-shirts in collaboration with Japanese retailer Uniqlo for International Women's Day. The t-shirts are designed by four female Dutch artists – Marina Heuvelman, Judith Pool, Wies van der Wal, and sisters Ziarah and Tisja Janssen. Marina and Judith speak with The TittyMag about inclusivity, their experience within the creative field and the collaboration with Uniqlo.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Created to inspire and empower.
'IAMTHEPODCAST is a safe space where conversations are held with everyday people discussing their own 'I am', which translates to who they are and what they stand for. These conversations are shared in order to empower, motivate and to create a sense of normalcy surrounding taboo topics with everyday people.' – Eva Rillen
With now 21 episodes, dive into Eva's podcast series that aims to create awareness by telling real life stories. Eva is also the Youth Coach at Prospect Eleven and part of the PlusPlusOne team.
SIGHTSEEING
Showcasing unique voices and different perspectives.
Girls in Film (GiF) has curated a number of short films as part of Melkweg's Claiming Space programming to celebrate International Women's Day. GiF celebrates the work of female identified and gender non-binary filmmakers from around the world. For this five day event they have selected short films by local Dutch makers, showcasing different perspectives and voices that embody filmmaking in many approaches.
BREAK THE MOULD
Shaping a more equal future.
With the Dutch elections just around the corner, The Gender Equality Voting Advice from WOMEN Inc. and Atria allows you to clearly see to what extent political parties are working on gender equality. Alongside this, they also provide information regarding other factors such as combating racism, diversity, mental health care and LGBTI + rights. To help you make an informed choice, they have listed a number of voting recommendations.
FRONTIER
Get to know our Cover Artist.
‘Photographing women comes naturally to me – I feel so connected to them as a woman myself. We all have different experiences in life, but in the end, we go through the same phases.’ – Maxime Cardol
A huge thank you to photographer Maxime Cardol, represented by Czar Amsterdam, for being our seventh FRONTIER and the Cover Artist of our EMPOWERMENT Issue. As a photographer, Maxime is drawn to and fascinated by photographing women – the way they move, laugh, talk. Her intimate work is natural and emotive, emitting an aura of ease and authenticity, allowing us to immediately connect with her subjects. Check out our full interview with Maxime below.
We invite all members of the ADCN community to co-create and curate our new Digital Magazine.
If you have seen or made something that we should all learn from, please get in touch!