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Writing and Righting History: 2018 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Posted: April 12, 2018
Category: Advocacy
For the fifth year, Art+Feminism led the global initiative to improve the Wikipedia representation of women artists and to train women editors. NMWA’s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center...
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Can You Name #5WomenArtists?

Posted: February 22, 2018
Category: Advocacy
Can you name five women artists? Did your response include any women artists of color? Women artists, especially women of color, remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and...

Art Fix Friday: June 16, 2017

Posted: June 16, 2017
Category: Advocacy
This year’s edition of Art Basel, Switzerland, opened on Thursday, June 15. The art fair showcases posters by the Guerrilla Girls, a video installation by Cécile B. Evans with a...
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Superwomen Assemble: Meet the Women Saving Comics

Posted: June 12, 2017
Category: Advocacy
FRESH TALK: Who are the new superwomen of the universe? on June 14 will show how comics, in particular, can highlight what a society values through the heroes they revere.
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#5WomenArtists Goes Global

Posted: April 24, 2017
Category: Advocacy
In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum launched the second year of its award-winning #5WomenArtists social media campaign, which asks, “Can you name five women artists?” The museum invited...

Down to a Science: #5WomenArtists Spark #5WomenScientists

Posted: April 7, 2017
Category: Advocacy
For Women’s History Month, NMWA posed the question, “Can you name five women artists?” While social media users shared stories of women artists with #5WomenArtists, other science museums, and cultural...
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Art Fix Friday: March 31, 2017

Posted: March 31, 2017
Category: Advocacy
#5WomenArtists features for Women's History Month; Smithsonian Magazine features Camille Claudel; Faith Ringgold exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum; and more.
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Challenge Accepted: Can You Name Five Women Artists?

Posted: February 27, 2017
Category: Advocacy
Back by popular demand this March, the National Museum of Women in the Arts continues to ask, “Can you name five women artists?” This simple question calls attention to the...

March Madness: A Digital Dive into Women’s History Month

Posted: April 14, 2016
Category: Advocacy
NMWA’s year-round mission is to address gender imbalance in the art world, but every March, Women’s History Month, the museum has an opportunity to catch the attention of a wider...

Art Fix Friday: March 11, 2016

Posted: March 11, 2016
Category: Advocacy
Can you name five women artists? #5WomenArtists is trending! In honor of Women’s History Month, NMWA started a social media campaign to raise awareness of women artists. Everyone’s chiming in,...
A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.