First gathering of the independent feminist art network NEST in Paris

City of Women Association is a partner of NEST, a transnational network of non-profit organizations, collectives, and independent structures that are working at the intersection of visual arts, activisms, and gender studies, created at the initiative of AWARE Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions. AWARE: will host the participating structures for a two-day convening in Paris on the 6th and 7th November 2024, including a closed-door meeting held at the Villa Vassilieff and a public convening held at the Palais du Tokyo. Building on several months of exchange within three working groups, NEST members will present their work, their archiving practices and their approaches to highlight women and non-binary artists in the contemporary art worlds and the histories of art.

The objective of this process is to unite forces and explore alternative methods of creating and disseminating knowledge, rethinking art through a feminist lens.

A Story Named Joy marks the first gathering of these non-institutional voices from diverse cultural contexts. The title of the event, co-produced with the Palais de Tokyo, honors feminist filmmaker, composer and writer Trinh T. Minh-ha who will participate as a keynote speaker. The discussions will conclude with a performance by Myriam Mihindou, the 2022 AWARE prize recipient.