Rachael Nixon, Emma Lynne Harley, Eilidh Ellery and Rachel Louise Lee, who are taking part in OnFife’s International Women’s Day discussion panel. OnFife has accepted the challenge of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme with a packed programme of events celebrating the women of Fife. Over the next week, a series of online events is taking place ranging from a line-dancing workshop and discussion panels to short films and exhibitions. The theme of IWD 2021 is Choose to Challenge and OnFife’s fantastic programme celebrates and showcases women artists and creatives in the kingdom. “We are challenging ourselves, and our audiences, to contemplate women in Fife anew, to reflect on our history, to take time for self-care, and to challenge gender bias and inequality,” says Rosie Sim, Creative Instigator at OnFife.
THREE online artists’ residencies have been launched to help people rediscover their creative side during lockdown. Each of the events – hosted by OnFife (Fife Cultural Trust) – will seek to inspire those whose imaginative impulses may have been dulled by COVID. The Scottish Government-backed initiative will also reach out to groups which have found outlets for self-expression hard to come by during the pandemic. Singer-songwriter David Latto, from Kirkcaldy, award-winning Leith-based drag artist Jordy Deelight and up-and-coming inter-disciplinary artist Eilidh Ellery, from Cellardyke, will each lead a four-week project. The initiative is supported by the Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund, which supports arts organisations unable to promote their regular activities because of the coronavirus pandemic.