Images in Actions: A Guide to Using women's Film. and Video by Ferne Cristall and Barbara Emanuel. This is a primer on how to show, critically view and build new audiences for women's works. Includes lists of distributors, cineographies, a bibliography and where to get films at low cost or free. 112 pp. $8.95 paperback, $22.95 cloth. Between the Lines, 229 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T lR4. Make cheques payable to DEC Book Distribution.

Gallerie is a new annual book devoted to women's art and women artists. Published once a year with the first issue appearing in June 1988, Gallerie will be filled with photographs featuring the portfolios of about 40 selected artists ranging from famous to unknown. Announcements from organizations that promote and encourage the work of women artists will be published. Submissions from artists regardless of media are welcome. For guidelines and subscription information write Gallerie Publications, 2901 Panorama Drive, North Vancouver, B.C. V7G 2A4.

Film and Video

Images of Women in National Film Board Films 1945-1987, is a video compilation created for a workshop "Transforming Myths: Using Film to See Ourselves in New Ways". Designed for workers in Women's Studies, the workshop offers an opportunity to view the sexist myths which film has historically reinforced and to transform them into positive images. To book the workshop contact: Marian Dodds, #4, 31 West 11th Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1S6 or Rosemary Sullivan, 1965 St. Armand Rd., Pigeon Hill, Quebec, JOJ 1YO.

The following films are available from the School
of Continuing Education, 302 Administration Building,
Carleton University,
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6:

Women and Creativity -- An Overview, written and narrated by Pat Smart, Professor of French, Carleton University. An introductory analysis of women's contribution to culture and the creative arts in the western tradition. Pertinent questions and recurring themes are explored through an illustrated commentary, dramatized readings and interviews with Canadian women artists.

Canadian women's Artists, written and narrated by Natalie Luckyj, Professor of Art History, Carleton University. An illustrated history of Canadian women's art featuring works by indigenous women, pioneer women and 19th and 20th century painters and sculptors. Critical commentary describes the obstacles that women artists have faced, the acclaim several have earned and their influence on the development of Canadian art.

English Canadian Women's Writers, written and narrated by Barbara Godard, Professor of English, York University. A concise examination of English Canadian feminist writers, focusing on their distinctive literary themes and genres, institutional barriers they confront, and the lessons of their historical successes and failures. Renowned women authors are interviewed.

Canadian Women Composers, written and narrated by Valerie Verity King, lecturer on women and music, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University. An historical survey of Canadian women composers from the mid-1800s to the present. Performances of illustrative compositions, informative brief biographies and an interview with the Association of Canadian Women Composers.

Calls for Submissions

Quilting Exhibition
Mount Saint Vincent University
August 10-September 10, 1989
Open to all residents of Nova Scotia

Bed quilts, wall pieces, clothing and small articles may be submitted. Traditional and original designs will be accepted but works using pre-printed blocks or stencils may not be entered. The jury's selection will be based on technique and workmanship as well as design, variety, originality and creativity. Quilts entered must have been completed since January 1984. For entry forms and further information send your name, address, telephone number and 55 cents postage to: Dorothy Johnston, Exhibition Committee "Quilt 1989", 541 Colby Drive, Dartmouth, NS, B2V 1Z5.