CIRCLE N°1: SHE WHO CREATES

SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT WOMEN CREATIVES

THE MANIFESTO

IN A WORLD WHERE CREATIVITY IS TOO OFTEN SHAPED BY EXPECTATION, CIRCLE N°1: SHE WHO CREATES RISES AS A BOLD DECLARATION OF CREATIVE AUTONOMY AND FEMININE STRENGTH. THIS CIRCLE IS A SPACE FOR WOMEN TO RECLAIM THEIR NARRATIVES, AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES, AND SHOWCASE WORKS THAT ARE WHOLLY, UNAPOLOGETICALLY THEIRS. HERE, WE HONOR THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO CREATE ON YOUR OWN TERMS — WITHOUT COMPROMISE, WITHOUT PERMISSION.

THOUGH WOMEN HAVE LONG BEEN PILLARS OF THE CREATIVE WORLD, THEY CONTINUE TO FACE SYSTEMIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS — FROM LIMITED VISIBILITY AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, TO UNDERREPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING SPACES. THIS DISPARITY DOESN’T JUST IMPACT INDIVIDUAL CAREERS — IT NARROWS THE COLLECTIVE SCOPE OF WHAT CREATIVITY CAN BE. BRIDGING THIS GAP MEANS RETHINKING HOW WE SUPPORT, CELEBRATE, AND UPLIFT WOMEN IN ALL CREATIVE FIELDS.

CIRCLE N°1 WAS FORMED AS BOTH A RESPONSE AND AN OFFERING — A PLATFORM THAT GIVES BACK WHAT THE SYSTEM TOO OFTEN WITHHOLDS: RECOGNITION, COMMUNITY, AND SPACE. THIS CIRCLE IS NOT JUST A SHOWCASE; IT’S A SPACE FOR DIALOGUE AND DISRUPTION. A PLACE WHERE ART BECOMES ACTION — WHERE STORIES CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS, AESTHETICS INSPIRE SHIFTS, AND WOMEN TAKE THE LEAD.

HOSTED ON AGORA, OUR ONLINE MARKETPLACE FOR CREATIVES, THROUGH THIS ONLINE EVENT, WE INVITE BOTH ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES TO NOT ONLY WITNESS CHANGE, BUT TO PARTICIPATE IN IT. HERE, CREATION IS MORE THAN EXPRESSION — IT’S A CATALYST.

TARGETED TOPICS

  • WOMEN IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY

    WOMEN CREATIVES CONTINUE TO FACE SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES—BE IT UNDERREPRESENTATION, LIMITED FUNDING, OR CREATIVE CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY GENDERED EXPECTATIONS. CIRCLE NO.1 EXISTS TO CARVE SPACE FOR INDEPENDENT WOMEN TO BE SEEN, HEARD, AND HONORED ON THEIR OWN TERMS. THROUGH THIS PLATFORM, WE ELEVATE FEMALE VOICES NOT AS TOKENS, BUT AS POWERFUL, ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO CULTURE AND CHANGE.

  • GENDER DISPARITY IN THE ARTS

    FROM MUSEUM WALLS TO MAGAZINE COVERS, THE ART WORLD HAS LONG FAVORED MALE NARRATIVES. CIRCLE NO.1 DIRECTLY CHALLENGES THIS IMBALANCE BY BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM WHERE WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GENDERS ARE NO LONGER THE EXCEPTION—THEY ARE THE CORE. WE SUPPORT CREATORS NOT JUST THROUGH VISIBILITY, BUT THROUGH TANGIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATION, COLLABORATION, AND SALE.

  • ACCESS & INCLUSIVITY

    TALENT SHOULDN’T BE CONFINED BY PRIVILEGE. CIRCLE NO.1 IS COMMITTED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS—BE THEY ECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, CULTURAL, OR INSTITUTIONAL—THAT PREVENT MANY FROM ENTERING OR THRIVING WITHIN THE ART WORLD. OUR CALL IS OPEN, OUR FORMAT IS FLEXIBLE, AND OUR FOCUS IS ON CREATORS WHO MAY NOT YET HAVE HAD A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

  • PROTECTING ARTIST INTEGRITY

    TOO OFTEN, CREATIVITY IS FILTERED THROUGH ELITE INSTITUTIONS OR COMMERCIAL EXPECTATIONS. CIRCLE NO.1 TAKES A GRASSROOTS, CREATOR-LED APPROACH—CURATING FROM THE GROUND UP RATHER THAN THE TOP DOWN. WE ENVISION A MORE DEMOCRATIC ART WORLD: ONE THAT VALUES INTENTION OVER FAME, MEANING OVER MARKETABILITY, AND COMMUNITY OVER HIERARCHY.

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ARTISTS / CREATORS APPLICATION

CALLING ALL WOMEN ARTISTS AND CREATORS!

IF YOUR WORK SPEAKS FROM THE SOUL, CHALLENGES NORMS, OR SIMPLY EXISTS ON YOUR OWN TERMS — WE WANT TO SEE IT.

CIRCLE NO.1: SHE WHO CREATES IS A SPACE TO BE UNAPOLOGETICALLY SEEN, HEARD, AND CELEBRATED.

APPLY NOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY, YOUR CRAFT, YOUR TRUTH.

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