Share the Wisdom: Recordings Available to the Public
Since 2012, ASWM has been recording important programs and presentations on a wide variety of related topics. All of our recordings are available as member benefits, along with other resources and discounts. At the same time, we also recognize that some material should be shared with a wider audience. Here, we offer everyone the chance to view some of our important keynotes and special programs, and to see our 2021 International Art Exhibition in honor of Marija Gimbutas’ Centennial.
If you are not now a member, but want to see other excellent recordings in our library, please consider joining. Or, donate to ASWM (a 501-C3 nonprofit) to keep this unique and important scholarship available to all.
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The International ASWM Art Exhibition
Facebook Live Interviews with our Speakers & Presenters
6/25/2026 “Zoroastrian Mythologies of Women Angels” with with Feroza Jussawalla (Scholar Salon #98)
6/26/2025 “Flourishing Kin: Loving the World in Complex Times” with Dr. Yuria Celidwen (Scholar Salon #86)
5/29/2025 โFinding Ourselves ‘In Our Right Mindsโ with Dale Allen (Scholar Salon #84)
2/22/2024 โWhy Brigit was Born at Faughart, Co. Louthโ with Dr. Mary Condren (Scholar Salon #66)
3/21/2024 โWomen Making History: The Revolutionary Feminist Postcard Art of Helaine Victoria Pressโ with Jocelyn Cohen and Julia Allen (Scholar Salon #68)
5/2/2024 โMoving from Lateral Oppression to a Culture of Kindnessโ with Sherri Mitchell (Scholar Salon #70)
5/5/2023 โReweaving the Web of Life: New Myths for Restoring the Waters and Ourselvesโ ~ with Hallie Iglehart (ASWM 2023 Conference Keynote)
5/6/2023 โTeachings of Water Spiritโ with Marjorie Beaucage, Douglas Cardinal, Miigamโagan, and Margaret Kress-White (ASWM 2023 Conference)
6/29/2023 โWater Worlds: Mermaids, The Drowning World, and Climate Changeโ with Brenda Peterson (Scholar Salon #54)
7/27/2023 Tona Ina, the Yoruba โsea lightโ: Community Arcaeomythology in Costa Ricaโs Southern Caribbeanโ with Maria Suarez Toro (Scholar Salon #56)
11/30/2023 โShapeshifting Lands of Lฤhainฤ, Maui: Moโo and Mokuโulaโ with Mahealani Ahia (Scholar Salon #58)
7/16-7/18, 2021 Lithuanian Performers Celebrate with Usย with Folk Dance group Suktinis, music by Nida Grigalaviciute & Ange G (ASWM Symposium 2021)
7/16-7/18, 2021 Jazz from Simona Smirnovaย (ASWM Symposium 2021)
7/16-7/18, 2021 Music by Ruth Barrettย (ASWM Symposium 2021)
7/16-7/18, 2021 Kalnas Ensemble with introduction by Dr. Stanley Chapaitisย (ASWM Symposium 2021)
2/10/2021 โLiving in a Sentient Worldโ with Judy Grahn (Scholar Salon #21)
3/16/2018 โWomen and Earth Centered Mythologies: Traditional Knowledge and Sacred Kinship between Women, Plants and Animalsโ ~ Panel with Joan Cichon, Mara Lynn Keller, Susan Moulton, and Elizabeth Sikie (ASWM 2018 Conference)
3/16/2018 โWomen, Waterbirds, and Place in European Folkloreโ Elizabeth Wayland Barber (ASWM 2018 Conference Keynote)
3/17/2018 โWomen Are the Water Bearers of the Universeโ with Sherri Mitchell (ASWM 2018 Conference Keynote)
4/1/2016 โHistory or Mystery: Fact or Fiction?โ with Dr. Elinor Gadon about goddesses in art and history. Interviewer: Dr. Dianne Jennet (ASWM 2016 Conference Keynote )
4/1/2016 โWabanaki Women: Ritual, Tradition, and Feminine Intuitionโ with Miigamโagan, Sherri Mitchell, Patricia Saulis (ASWM Conference)
“River Sisters” to Perform at 2023 Conference
ASWM Conference May 5-6, Syracuse NY
Registration Links and Conference information here
River Sisters:ย Finsevatn (Norway) & Seneca Falls (USA)
LOCUS / Thale Fastvold & Tanja Thorjussen: We will present a performative talk where we introduce our artistic research focusing on ecofeminism and hydrofeminism with our ongoing project โRiver Sistersโ which we started in 2021 and will continue through the Ocean Decade 2020-2030. Our brief talk will be followed by a performance in our series โRiver Sistersโ where we physically connect rivers and bodies of water through gathering and mixing water in a healing process. In this performance we will connect the River Finsevatn of Finse, Norway with the water of Seneca Falls, US.
Our artistic approach is to cross-pollinate ideas and knowledge in a healing way with performance rituals, art in public space, drawing and photography. Our focus is on hydrofeminism and the interconnectedness of all sentient beings of this planet, whether it be animals, waterways, ocean, human or forest communities.
ย To date, the River Sisters performance series has linked the rivers of Akerselva (Oslo 2020), Great Ouse (Kings Lynn UK 2021), Lille Lungegรฅrdsvann (Bergen 2022) and Finsevatn (Finse 2022).ย Our conference will be their first river connection in the US.
Thale Blix Fastvoldย (b. 1978) is a Norwegian visual artist working primarily with photography, film and performance art. Thematically within the frameworks of eco feminism, inter-species-collaborations and the more-than-human intelligence, her work aims to utilise artistic research as a response to current ecological challenges. She believes collaborations, communication and speculative storytelling is essential to envision new and more sustainable futures. www.thalefastvold.com
Tanja Thorjussenย (b. 1970) is an artist living in Oslo (NO). Her artistic medium spans between drawing, sculpture, performance and art in public space. Through speculative research her artistic practice revolves around how ancient art can inform the present. Her current artistic focus is on the mystic and spiritual in nature and bodies of water, hydrofeminism, and the science embedded in indigenous knowledge and ancient mythology.)ย www.tanjathorjussen.com
LOCUSย is Thale and Tanja’s independent gallery space and small publishing house based on Oslo, established in 2006. As a nomadic and fluctuating entity LOCUS produce exhibitions and presents artists in various locations nationally and internationally.
2023 ASWM Conference
ย “Waters of Life: Exploring Mythos, Divinity, Beings, and Ecology”
Crowne Plaza, Syracuse New York
ASWM Conference May 5-6, 2023
In-person registration is open. Good news–Live streaming is available for keynotes and all panels in main room. See below to register.
Water is one of the elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) recognized in multiple spiritual traditions as building blocks of everything on earth from the holy to the mundane. Waterย is scientifically recognized as a necessary component of life, crucial for our survival and composing 50%-60% of our bodies. ย
Indigenous peoples honor the intertwining of life and water and hold it as sacred in ritual, story and everyday life, while the industrial world has reduced it to a commodity.ย With the onset of global warming, a consciousness is arising of the need for respect, reverence and protection for our water sources โ a time to look back and around to gather the wisdom of Water Keepers, past and present, around the globe.ย
This conference will provide the opportunity to explore world myths of water Goddesses, water creatures and water itself in cultural, spiritual, historical, and ecological contexts.ย We especially encourage proposals from First Nations women of the Americas,ย Indigenous women, internationally, and women of color.
CONFERENCEย DETAILS:
- 2023 Schedule ASWM Conference
- ย Keynote: “Reweaving the Web of Life: New Myths for Restoring the Waters and Ourselves” with Hallie Iglehart Austen
- “Teachings of Water Spirit ~ A Conversation with Elders Honouring Water”
- Film: “Give Light: Stories from Indigenous Midwives”
- All about Member Registration & In-person/LiveStreamย Forms
- All about Non-member Registration &In-person/LiveStream Forms
- About Crowne Plazaย
- Presenter/Program News
Please note: The International Feminists for a Gift Economy will hold a free Day of Global Sisterhood on Sunday May 7 at the Crowne Plaza. The Matriarchal Studies Day has been cancelled.
If you have questions about ASWM or our conference please contact Events@womenandmyth.org
Read about artistย Natalie Sappier and “Salmon River,” the featured artwork for this event.
Our deep gratitude to the Worldwide Indigenous Sciences Network for their grant support of our Native American and Indigenous conference presenters.
Natalie Sappier’s Water Spirits Flow through our Conference
Our thanks to Samaqani Cocahq-(Natalie Sappier)ย for sharing her artwork with us for our 2023 Conference, โWaters of Life –ย Mythos, Divinity, Beings and Ecology.โ Our focus is on connections and relationships among people, animals, and the powerful elements necessary for life. Natalie’s painting “Salmon River” (2022) beautifully captures the vitality of living waters and the intention and spirit of our program.
Natalieย is a Wolastoqey Indigenous multidisciplinary storyteller from Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick, Canada. For her, creating visual art awakened her connection with land and her Wolastoqey knowing and being.
Her community and Ancestral landscapes (New Brunswick) are her teachers and are home to where she navigates stories and creativity. She realized early in her painting career that she was not painting just for herself-she was also painting for her people.
Natalie dedicates much of her time creating stories in her Fredericton Studio and carries a passion in the advocacy of Arts, Culture, Two Spirited Sacredness and Indigenous Youth Mentorship. She believes Wellness and Art strand together and Indigenous stories carry the medicine of spirit and voice that protects our Mother Earth.
See the multi-talented artist’s website here as it develops. In addition to her paintings and murals, Natalie has a passion for sharing stories and engaging with people through sharing of public works and workshops; read more about her work here and learn about her play “Finding Wolastok Voice.”
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