Mission
TURN UP Multimedia Festival for Women Artists
TURN UP is a woman-centered, Artist-led, culture-connecting, multimedia Music & Arts festival turning up the volume for woman artists in traditional and electronic/digital media.
Inspired by the vibrant creative community in Austin and founded with the goal of promoting the work of women from different cultures, classes, and backgrounds, our project is a multi-media, interdisciplinary Music & Arts festival committed to cultural connections, collaborative creation, and inclusive practices. We are woman-centered because we recognize that women/femme artists are underrepresented in nearly every type of Art—particularly in Classical music, where less than 2% of the artists programmed by mainstream organizations are women. We are Artist-led because we believe that artists can and should provide the innovative vision for performances and should be compensated fairly for their work. We provide a platform for Art that fosters communication across race, gender, national origin, ability, and other identities. Above all, we present high-quality multimedia Art that transcends canonical classification, performed by like-minded professional artists from the Austin area and beyond.
Our vision is to become a multi-day multimedia festival that presents innovative, inclusive multimedia and interdisciplinary programming, is internationally-recognized, and is financially sustainable. We will TURN UP the visibility of Women Artists.
TURN UP is a woman-centered, Artist-led, culture-connecting, multimedia Music & Arts festival turning up the volume for woman artists in traditional and electronic/digital media.
Inspired by the vibrant creative community in Austin and founded with the goal of promoting the work of women from different cultures, classes, and backgrounds, our project is a multi-media, interdisciplinary Music & Arts festival committed to cultural connections, collaborative creation, and inclusive practices. We are woman-centered because we recognize that women/femme artists are underrepresented in nearly every type of Art—particularly in Classical music, where less than 2% of the artists programmed by mainstream organizations are women. We are Artist-led because we believe that artists can and should provide the innovative vision for performances and should be compensated fairly for their work. We provide a platform for Art that fosters communication across race, gender, national origin, ability, and other identities. Above all, we present high-quality multimedia Art that transcends canonical classification, performed by like-minded professional artists from the Austin area and beyond.
Our vision is to become a multi-day multimedia festival that presents innovative, inclusive multimedia and interdisciplinary programming, is internationally-recognized, and is financially sustainable. We will TURN UP the visibility of Women Artists.
