Extras
News, Events, Press & Interesting Reads about the Women in Lighting Project.
14 May 2024:
Losing the Plot? Navigating Motherhood as a Freelance Lighting Designer
For the last 20 years, Katy Morison has worked in theatre lighting and has been a parent for the last 7 years. In this seminar, Katy will explore the challenges and barriers mothers face whilst trying to sustain a career as a freelance Lighting Designer for the stage. What can make a difference and how can we best support parents in this role?
10 May 2024 — 10 May 2024:
AmmanLight Workshop 2024
Amman Light Workshop 2024 is an event where professionals and students can learn and have fun together. Amman Light is a group of light installations by students and professionals in the lighting field. Students will gain experience by working alongside professionals. Professionals will think beyond real-life constraints . This event is an opportunity for professionals from related disciplines to view and discuss light and lighting and learn about lighting in spaces with heritage.
20 Mar 2024:
Prolight + Sound 2024
If you are going to Prolight & Sound, please come along to the WIL meet up and support Cara Hood who will be talking at the show about her journey in light from student to working professional.
8 Mar 2024 — 6 Apr 2024:
Collected Light – Hong Kong
Presented as part of the Henderson Art@Central programme, which runs through March 2024, the exhibition is supported by Women in Lighting and showcases a collective of eight multidisciplinary women artists from diverse cultures, who have each forged visionary paths in their use of light as an artistic medium.
8 Mar 2024:
WIL 5th Anniversary
We will be holding our 5th Anniversary event at Light and Building in Frankfurt. The Women In Lighting project began on March 8th, International Women’s Day in 2019 and on March 8th, 2024, in conjunction with Messe Frankfurt and ongoing project supporter formalighting. Alongside Light Collective, formalighting and Archifos, we are pleased to welcome keynote speakers and ambassadors to be part of the session.
8 Mar 2024:
WIL Global Gathering Survey Results
WIL launched a survey aiming to examine the lighting profession in the context of the theme of International Women’s Day 2023; Embracing Equity. Here are the results!
7 Mar 2024:
WIL X IALD Frankfurt Pecha Kucha Event
As part of the events at Light + Building 2024 in Frankfurt, the IALD is honored to join @womeninlightingWe invited six speakers, three men and three women present in a PechaKucha style who had 20 slides and 20 seconds per slide on the topic of Inspirational Women. in celebration of International Women's Day and recognition of their fifth anniversary.
1 Feb 2024:
Play with Light
Linda Salamoun and Carlijn Timmermans are organising “PLAY WITH LIGHT” in Rotterdam. If you’re interested, send a mail to Linda: [email protected]
16 Jan 2024 — 18 Jan 2024:
Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2024
Some of our WIL ambassadors will be present in Dubai for the LIBME show and we look forward to meeting up in January. There will be a special fireside chat with Sharon Stammers talking to Florence Lam as part of the Thinklight line up. You can see more info on the programme. If there is anyone else in the WIL community planning to travel to the show, please get in touch as we still have a limited amount of hotel rooms available.
9 Dec 2023:
Women Working in Sales and Manufacturing
131 years. That’s how long it will take us to achieve Gender Parity, according to the World Economic Forum. Gender Parity being the equal contribution of women and men to every dimension of life, both Public and Private.
3 Dec 2023:
LDI Sessions 2023
We are pleased to announce a special session at the LDI show on Sunday, December 3rd which includes both talks and a meet up and is supported by Ayrton and ACT. Light Collective will be introducing the WIL session and it will complete with a social get together. In between, there will be three fabulous speakers hosted by Ebony Madry, Lighting Designer & Project Manager, Brite Ideas.
1 Dec 2023:
R.A.W.: Anita Rosenberger
Interview with Anita Rosenberger from the Lights in Alingsås workshop
3 Nov 2023:
R.A.W Consuelo Miranda Barroso
Consuelo is one of the enthusiasts of the Alingsas Energi team and a receipient of the Silhouette mentorship.
19 Oct 2023 — 20 Oct 2023:
WIL Entertainment Sessions 2023
Women in Entertainment Lighting Sessions, run by Sharon & Martin from Light Collective, Linnea from Topstage Sweden & Ayrton, offer a full-day event that offers inspiration, motivation, networking, personal and professional development and the opportunity to be part of and also support the community of women in lighting.
3 Sep 2023 — 5 Sep 2023:
Plasa Show 2023
Monday 4th September, 4pmWIL Meet-upThe Women In Lighting Project is inviting all women working in lighting and their supporters to come along for drinks and a meet up at 4pm on 4th September in the PLASA bar on the show floor. This is the second year running that the meet up is happening and in 2022, we hosted a group of women from many different backgrounds who came together to swap stories. The meet up is an opportunity to network and find out more about the project. Thanks to Ambersphere and Ayrton Lighting for supporting the drinks and the WIL project.
17 Jun 2023:
Live Light Podcast
The Live Light Podcast is brought to you by two curious minds in the lighting design field Maryam Aghajani and Dana Moazenie. The primary aim of this podcast is to have an open conversation with fellow lighties and discuss the dark spots within this field.
24 Apr 2023 — 28 Apr 2023:
Prolight + Sound 2023
Europe's leading fair for event and media technology, Prolight + Sound 2023 is supporting the Women in Lighting project with the premiere of the “Women in Lighting Lounge” where we will be present in person to record interviews, discuss the project and continue to draw attention to the achievements of women in the sector and provide impetus for more gender diversity.
21 Apr 2023:
Addressing Harassment & Bullying in Business Meetings
Mahdis Aliasgari share a personal experience, hoping to raise Awareness of Bullying and Harassment at meetings.
3 Mar 2023:
R.A.W Victória Loureiro
Following a very enriching experience at IALD Enlighten Americas 22, we noticed a high interest in the perception of safety in the city at night time.#iamawomanoflight
According to International Women’s Day, I am very glad to tell to all the people who are engaging in lighting business that the highest position of Japanese mythology is a Goddess called Amaterasu. She is the Goddess of Light and her power is falling all over the world. Please read Japanese mythology and recognise women’s power.
Motoko Ishii, Lighting Designer
