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“Say It Enough and It Becomes . . .”
Posted: April 8, 2015
Category: Advocacy
Despite everything we learned in school about sticks and stones, language has an immense impact on the world. Words transform perceptions, and once words are spoken they can continue to...
A silhouette of a woman painting and several words in red and black. The words include "Defensive" and "Jitters", repeatedly painted onto the surface.

Women in the Arts: [Citation Needed]
Posted: April 2, 2015
Category: Advocacy
The gender gap in the arts is narrowing, yet women continue to only make up around 25% of solo gallery shows, and in 30 years of prizes, a woman has...
Several people are sitting next to each other on their laptops, looking up. Two large paintings are hanging behind them.

Looking Forward: Women to Watch 2015—Organic Matters
Posted: November 21, 2014
Category: Advocacy
NMWA is thrilled to host the fourth Women to Watch exhibition, Organic Matters, from June 5 to September 13, 2015. Developed in collaboration with the museum’s national and international outreach...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

The Art of Change: New Trends in Activist Art
Posted: November 19, 2014
Category: Advocacy
Earlier this fall, National Museum of Women in the Arts Director Susan Fisher Sterling traveled to Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, to present at the World Economic Forum’s eighth Annual...
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