Join NMWA on Friday, March 8, 2024, to celebrate International Women’s Day! We will host both virtual and in-person programs that engage with, highlight, and celebrate women in the visual and performing arts.

Festival Programs

Yoga

10:30 to 11:30 am

Location: Great Hall, Ground Floor

Kickstart your day with a mindful and gentle yoga session surrounded by artwork in our iconic Great Hall. This class will feature seated, supine, and slow standing poses, with an emphasis on linking breath and movement. Suitable for all levels.

4:30 to 5:30 pm

Location: Great Hall, Ground Floor

Join us for a high-energy vinyasa flow surrounded by artwork in our iconic Great Hall. This class will feature a soundtrack of powerful female anthems. Modifications will be offered, and all levels are welcome.

International Women’s Day Keynote with Ferren Gipson

1 to 2 pm

Location: Online

Ferren Gipson is a British-American art historian, writer, and artist. In this virtual program, Gipson will discuss the women artists featured in her latest book Women’s Work: From feminine arts to feminist art (2022), detailing their accomplishments and contributions to advancing representation of women in the arts. This program will be moderated by Elizabeth Ajunwa, director of NMWA’s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center.

In a painted self-portrait, the artist stands in a stage-like space framed by white curtains. Beneath black hair woven with red yarn and flowers, heavy brows accent her dark-eyed gaze. Clad in a fringed, honey-toned shawl; long, pink skirt; and gold jewelry, she holds a bouquet and a handwritten letter. — Frida Kahlo, *Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky*, 1937; Oil on Masonite, 30 x 24 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the Honorable Clare Boothe Luce; © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Image by Google

#5WomenArtists Gallery Talk

2 to 2:30 pm

Location: Meet at Information Desk, Ground Floor

Explore #5WomenArtists with Laura Hoffman, director of digital engagement, who will spotlight disabled artists and artists who engage in disability activism from NMWA’s collection. Learn more about the 2024 #5WomenArtists campaign.

All-day Activities

An person stands in front of a painting in a museum surrounded by a group of people. They are holding a paper with text on it. They have a light skin tone, short hair, and wear a colorful shirt with abstract patterns. — Photo by Elyse Cosgrove/Asico Photo for NMWA

Spotlight Conversations

10 am, 12 pm, and 4 pm

Location: Meet at Information Desk, Ground Floor

Discover some of NMWA’s featured artworks and artists during these bite-sized conversations with NMWA staff throughout the day.

A woman with a medium skin tone and wavy, brunette hair is getting a tattoo. The tattoo artist has a dark skin tone and is wearing an all-denim outfit. They are seated in front of a baroque balustrade and a golden chandelier. — Photo by Elyse Cosgrove/Asico Photo for NMWA

Flash Tattoos

12 to 5 pm

Location: Mezzanine

Memorialize your visit and support for women artists with a flash tattoo. Artist Bibi Abelle draws inspiration from the museum’s collection to craft her masterpieces right in front of you…and on you! This is more than just an activity: it is a firsthand encounter with creativity in motion.

Two museum visitors sit on a bench and observe a brightly lit artwork in a modern gallery. — Photo by Elyse Cosgrove/Asico Photo for NMWA

Memorable Member Moment

10 am to 2 pm

Location: Kasser Board Room, Mezzanine

Relax with fellow NMWA members and enjoy light refreshments in our exclusive member lounge, set up in the revamped Kasser Board Room.

Shop

Museum Shop Pop-up

10 am to 4 pm