FEMART Festival - Is the biggest regional Feminist and women artist’s festival for Human rights, that organized during 25-31st of May, 2016 in Prishtina.
With the support of local and regional women artists and activists we organised three successful Feminist Regional Festivals in Kosovo, during 2013-2015 in Prishtina, Kosovo. All editions achieved to attract a large number of audience members (women and men) with the direct participation of over 450 people/artists/activists and more than 6,000 audience members and around 150 media reports (written, online and TV stories).
The first Feminist regional Festival in Kosovo “FEMART” has achieved its mission of providing a welcoming place for women artists to show their art, inspired by social themes and a wish for respect of their rights and to provide an entertaining and dynamic atmosphere for visitors to learn on social issues confronting women of Kosovo, and women artists in particular in the region.
Each year, around 100 women artists and activists participate in FEMART festival, by showcasing their creative work through: theater performances, Short and documentary films, Stage readings, visual art, exhibitions, performance, concerts, book promotion, lectures, workshops, panel discussions and diverse art form presentations of women from Kosovo and region (Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia), Europe and America.
The programme of the festival will include but not limit to topics such as: Human rights, Transitional justice in the Balkans, Women empowerment, Violence against women, Reproductive health and regional exchange successes stories etc.
The program will be selected by a group of artists and CSO activists who have experience in various art forms that have a link between social issues and art creations.
FEMART award is given each year to a woman artist for their contribution in using art to raise awareness on Women's rights.
