Women in the Arts (NMWA)
@WomenInTheArts
National Museum of Women in the Arts is the first museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts. Creator of #5WomenArtists.
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Can you imagine transcribing Frida Kahlo's personal letters? Be part of the Archive Transcribe-a-Thon hosted by Women in the Arts (NMWA) to explore Kahlo's papers and contribute to preserving her remarkable story.
Free register and more info: bit.ly/3xDoo3Q
We are so excited to announce that our artist film series “In Focus: Artists at Work” created with @SmartypantsPictures has been recognized as a The Webby Awards Honoree ! 🎉
Watch the films at nmwa.org/infocus or on our YouTube channel! 📽️
Happy birthday to naturalist and botanical illustrator, #MariaSibyllaMerian ! 🦋
Merian studied and documented indigenous plants and animals and received widespread international reputation following the publication of her book “Insects of Surinam.” 🐛
nmwa.org/art/artists/ma…
Do you wanna play mermaids? 🧜♀️
Happy #InternationalMermaidDay ! We’re shell-ebrating with Carolyn Hine’s photograph, “The Little Mermaid.”
Artwork credit: Carolyn Hine, “The Little Mermaid,” 1991; © Carolyn Hine
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Great Plains Art Museum is highlighting women artists throughout March as part of the #5WomenArtists campaign led by Women in the Arts (NMWA)
Can you name five women artists? 🧵
It was a pleasure to have Jill Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Douglas Emhoff, Douglas Emhoff, and their guests visit the museum! Take a glimpse behind the scenes of their tour. 🖼️
📸 Official White House Photos by Erin Scott
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C. was the first museum of its kind to display only the work of female artists. The museum’s mission, as Senior Curator Ginny Treanor explained, “is to champion women in the arts.” My story celebrating Women’s History Month:…
Happy #CherryBlossom season! NMWA is participating in National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸's 'City in Bloom' visual campaign to welcome spring across the city. Snap some pictures outside of our petal covered door and share them with us! 🌸
Happy birthday to the “Princess of Polka Dots”, #YayoiKusama ! 🎂 Kusama has always been open about her struggles with mental health, and her work reflects the hallucinations of polka dots and repetitive patterns that she began to experience at the age of 10. #5WomenArtists
10/10 recommend becoming a member of Women in the Arts (NMWA)!
Such a fun-filled night out with Cait DeBaun! 🖼️🎨❤️
Lilly Martin Spencer, an artist known for her heartwarming depictions of family and everyday life in 19th-century America,was also a remarkable still-life artist.📕more: getdailyart.com
🏛 Women in the Arts (NMWA)
Still Life with Watermelon, Pears,Grapes Lilly Martin Spencer 1860
A time was had at Women in the Arts (NMWA) after hours event last night.
Fasculine AF and I got a standing ovation after that event.
Beauitful tings!
Hope we get to do that again soon!
We love when artists come to visit their work; last week #HarmonyHammond stopped by NMWA to see her artwork in person! 🖼️ Hammond has been a key figure in developing the Feminist Art Movement since the early 1970s.
Learn more ➞ nmwa.org/art/collection…