500 Years of Women Artists

This history, written by the author of NMWA's new permanent collection catalogue, explores the lives and works of women artists from the Renaissance to the present, recounting the challenges women have met throughout the ages to become successful professional artists. Read More

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Features

	Celebrating Roberta Peters
	Roberta Peters, who has the longest tenure of any soprano in the history of the Metropolitan Opera, will receive an award from NMWA celebrating a lifetime of achievement in music.
	The Stages of Women: Playwright Tina Howe
	Howe's plays scrutinize marriage, child rearing, housekeeping, and entertaining, and celebrate daily moments in women's lives on a grand, exuberant scale.
	Bridging 2 Communities: Developing Friendships and Photographs
	Through this innovative NMWA community program, high school student mentors taught fourth graders to focus a camera, use a darkroom, and find new meaning in the art of photography.
	Up Close: NMWA's Rhode Island State Committee
	A close-up look at one committee shows just how successful NMWA's national network is at promoting women artists around the country.