In March, NMWA’s #5WomenArtists social media campaign launched for a fifth year of raising awareness about women artists, garnering more than 4,092 Instagram posts and 9,568 tweets.
Over the past five seasons, we have brought prominent women in the arts together with individuals in other fields for 25 creative conversations on gender, equity, art, the environment, identity,...
5 Fast Facts about #5WomenArtists Changing the World: Mickalene Thomas
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March 30, 2020
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Advocacy
Artist Mickalene Thomas's vibrant works have established a contemporary vision of female sexuality, beauty, race, and power, while centering queer identity.
5 Fast Facts about #5WomenArtists Changing the World: Rosângela Rennó
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March 25, 2020
Category:
Advocacy
Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó works with discarded photographs found in flea markets, family albums, newspapers, and public archives to question the nature and symbolic value of an image.
5 Fast Facts about #5WomenArtists Changing the World: Kara Walker
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March 18, 2020
Category:
Advocacy
Multidisciplinary artist Kara Walker candidly investigates topics of race, gender, sexuality, and violence.
5 Fast Facts about #5WomenArtists Changing the World: Guerrilla Girls
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March 4, 2020
Category:
Advocacy
Since 1985, the Guerrilla Girls, a collective of anonymous feminist activist artists, have brought widespread attention to the issues of sexism and racism in the art world.
The 2020 #5WomenArtists campaign recognizes women who are using art to make change and drive awareness about globally relevant issues and topics.
This year, over 750 cultural institutions and 8,000 individuals from 38 countries participated in our #5WomenArtists campaign, both on social media and with actionable pledges.
Hear from Nell Burnham, digital marketing production officer at Tate, about her museum’s commitments to advance gender equity in the arts.
For #5WomenArtists, we asked cultural institutions to commit to actions that will advance gender equity in the arts. Hear about the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library (NYHS) commitments.
