About

Mission

Femme Salée strives to generate profound art scholarship focused on complex embodiment, cultivate critical & creative digital art & writing practices, & encourage challenging conversations directed towards a more inclusive art world.

Vision

In all that we do, Femme Salée is a crucial & innovative online art journal, zine, salon, & shop dedicated to the voices working within exceptional art communities.

About

Femme Salée is an online intersectional platform focused on feminist, queer, BIPOC, & disability body & mind experiences in the arts; whether “arts” is defined as visual, performative, literary, sound, etc. Working closely with artists, writers, curators, educators, & art enthusiasts, Femme Salée produces programs that demand thoughtful reading & viewing. Our primary publications are the yearly digital art journal & biannual art zine.

The fundamental objective of Femme Salée is to promote & support anyone passionate about bringing disability, queer, BIPOC, & feminist narratives to the forefront of art scholarship, art practice, & curation. Issues are devoted to the collaborative production of knowledge around specific concerns related to human experiences such as pain, care, & dependency. Journal & zine issues may include essays, interviews, reviews, literature, artworks, performances, or exhibitions. Art practice, criticism, history, & theory are most important to us.

Femme Salée was founded in 2017 as an informal collective of artists, writers, & curators for the purpose of publishing an online art journal that resists mainstream culture. Through sustained inquiry & creative research, we strive to enrich the public sphere by encouraging all, but especially those in the art world, to elevate the voices that share exceptional narratives.

Contribution to the biannual zine is currently by invitation only. The art journal holds yearly open calls.

def: femme∙salée n., French, dirty or nasty woman, salty woman. A feminist, queer, & disability studies concept used to describe a person who insists on disrupting the mainstream consumption of art & culture.

Our Team

Founder & Executive Director MaryGrace Bernard

Creative Director Madeleine Boyson 

Engagement Director Maggie Sava

Research & Development Director Sam Grabowska

Volunteer Opportunities

We are always looking for interns & volunteers passionate about art, writing, & promoting underrepresented voices. Femme Salée seeks interns or volunteers to assist with editorial work, grant research & writing, & content research. If these opportunities are of interest to you, please email us at femmesalee@gmail.com with your curriculum vitae & a letter of purpose.