Women’S History Month

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#5WomenArtists: From a #Hashtag to a Movement

Posted: April 29, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
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.

#5WomenArtists Up Close: Tate

Posted: March 25, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
Hear from Nell Burnham, digital marketing production officer at Tate, about her museum’s commitments to advance gender equity in the arts.

#5WomenArtists Up Close: New-York Historical Society

Posted: March 18, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
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.
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#5WomenArtists Up Close: the Jewish Museum

Posted: March 11, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
NMWA’s annual #5WomenArtists campaign calls attention to the fact that women artists remain underrepresented—and their work undervalued—in the art world. Hear from JiaJia Fei, director of digital at the Jewish...
In a museum gallery space, a large yellow sculpture of the word "OY" is in the center of the room with four paintings of large and small sizes behind it. The white wall is awash in blue light.

#5WomenArtists Up Close: North Carolina Museum of Art

Posted: March 4, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
NMWA’s annual #5WomenArtists campaign calls attention to the fact that women artists remain underrepresented—and their work undervalued—in the art world. Hear from Dr. Valerie Hillings, director of the North Carolina...
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#5WomenArtists: From Awareness to Action

Posted: February 26, 2019
Category: Women’S History Month
Each March since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has posed a simple question on social media for Women’s History Month: Can you name five women artists?

Can You Name #5WomenArtists?

Posted: February 22, 2018
Category: Women’S History Month
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...

#5WomenArtists Goes Global

Posted: April 24, 2017
Category: Women’S History Month
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...

Challenge Accepted: Can You Name Five Women Artists?

Posted: February 27, 2017
Category: Women’S History Month
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: Women’S History Month
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...