The Young Professional's Forum of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is intended as a forum to bring together young female professionals in the D.C. metro area from the ages of 21 through 30 to create an opportunity for networking, socializing, and cultural enrichment, in addition to supporting the museum's mission of bringing attention to women in all areas of the arts. It is a small branch of the museum's Business and Professional Women's Council, and has a great deal of involvement with that group.

Mission:

As women become more of a presence in the workforce, they face unique challenges as well as unique opportunities. The Forum wishes to create a positive and supportive environment for young women at the start of their professional development, and to create opportunities for these young women to meet their peers and become involved in supporting an important women-based museum.

Benefits include:

• Personalized membership card
• Free admission to the museum's collections and exhibitions upon presenting your membership card
• Subscription to NMWA's award-winning quarterly magazine, Women in the Arts
• Beautiful full-color postcards featuring selections from our permanent collection
• Discounts of up to 30% off most museum education programs
• Discounts of up to 60% off subscriptions to nationally acclaimed arts magazines (Click here for a list of discounted subscriptions.)
• 10% discount in the Museum Shop, Mezzanine Café, and online at www.nmwa.org
• Invitations to Members exhibition previews
• An invitation to the Enterprising Women of Washington Award, sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Council
• invitations to all BPWC meetings and social events
• Reciprocal membership privileges at more than 100 museums across North America (Click here to view the list of participating museums.)
• Two complimentary guest admission passes
• Appreciation gift from the museum shop
• Priority reservations at the Mezzanine Cafe

At the Forum we wish to support young professional women and encourage involvement in the arts through two main activities. The Mentoring Series involves talks by women who have been successful in their particular field. These women will offer valuable insight into their careers as they discuss their personal experiences within the professional realm. Past mentors have included women in the fields of museum management, finance, psychology, and stock brokerage. Additionally, we offer the Art Series which offers our members exposure to various aspects of the art world, including behind-the-scenes gallery tours, invitations to exhibition openings, and jobs within the gallery and museum field. We also have frequent cocktail hours at various venues around the city to give us a chance to get to know one another and try out new places within the District.

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