Artemis Singers

Artemis Singers
Choir
Founded	December 1980 (1980-12)
Genre	Female composers, lyricists, or arrangers
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Website	artemissingers.org

Artemis Singers is an American lesbian feminist chorus based in Chicago, Illinois. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Its goals are to create positive change in cultural attitudes toward women and female artists and to "increase the visibility of lesbian feminists." ^{[4] [5]}

Founded in 1980, it is one of the earliest lesbian feminist chorus in the United States. In 2008, Artemis was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. ^[6] The group only performs music created by female composers or lyricists, or arranged by female arrangers. ^[7] During the group's early period, they had an assigned traditional music director but the system gradually evolved into a self-organized, non-hierarchical system. ^[7] Currently, several members act as music directors during each performance. ^[6]

Selected performances

Source: ^[8]

• 1982 - First gathering of gay and lesbian choruses at Lincoln Center in New York City
• 1984 - First National Women’s Choral Festival
• 1986 - Hosted third National Women’s Choral Festival in Chicago
• 1987 - Participated in “A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds,” a fundraising event for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago at the Chicago Theater
• 2003 - Produced a concert to benefit the Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP)
• 2006 - Performed at Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park as part of Gay Games VII
• 2010 - Hosted 10th Sister Singers Network festival, “Our Kind of Sound” in Chicago
• 2013 - Performed at the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality
• 2013 - Illinois Marriage Equality Bill Signing by Governor Patrick Quinn at UIC Forum in Chicago

Discography

• ARTEMIS SINGERS: 25 Years (2005)

Awards

• 1982 - Paul R. Goldman Award, ONE of Chicago - for outstanding contributions in the field of performing arts in Chicago
• 2008 - Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame

References

1. UGC, Chicago Tribune. "ARTEMIS SINGERS PRESENTS JUNE 1 PRIDE CONCERT AND DANCE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
2. "Artemis Singers Voices of Joyful Rebellion at First Unitarian Church of Chicago | Metromix Chicago". chicago.metromix.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
3. "Nonprofit (Chicago): Artemis Singers". idealist.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
4. "Center on Halsted - Chicago's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center". www.centeronhalsted.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
5. "Artemis Singers - Chicago | Chicagoland LGBTQ Services Directory". chicagolgbtservices.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
6. Baudler, Liz (May 28, 2014). "Mother, daughter part of artemis singers". Windy City Times. Chicago.
7. Maxwell, Carrie (November 12, 2014). "Artemis singers: Celebrating 35 years of shows". Windy City Times. Chicago.
8. "Our Herstory". Artemis Singers. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2023-10-17.