News Release from the National Endowment for the Arts – New data released last month show arts and cultural industries hit an all-time high in 2022, contributing 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $1.1 trillion, to the U.S. economy. However, growth was not sector-wide, with performing arts organizations, non-government museums, and arts-related construction among the arts industries that have yet to reach their pre-pandemic levels of economic value.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024, the largest edition of the museum’s longstanding series featuring international emerging artists. The exhibition opened April 14 and highlights the work of 28 visionary artists who imagine alternate realities. With perspectives that shift across geographies, cultural viewpoints and mediums, the artists inspire viewers to envision different futures. New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 is on view through August 11, 2024.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates its mission with a statement from Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka, cross-stitched at monumental scale on our construction scaffolding.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts— the world’s first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists— reopened on October 21, 2023, after a two-year renovation, revealing a transformed building, powerful exhibitions and engaging public programs. NMWA reimagined its historic home at 1250 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., to offer flexible exhibition spaces for immersive exhibitions, a versatile studio/classroom area and improved accessibility for visitors.

More than two years after it closed the doors to its Classic Revival building near the White House in order to undergo a $67.5m renovation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., revealed on Feb. 15 that it will reopen on Oct. 21.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts invite you to jump-start your weekend with art every other Friday! Join NMWA educators for informal art chats about selected artworks from the museum’s collection. Consider a new sampling of artworks during each session. You can even enjoy your favorite happy hour drink or snack during the chat.

Join the UA Fort Smith Gallery of Art and Design on Friday, Mar. 31, 5-7 pm to celebrate the opening of Linda Nguyen Lopez: Hold Everything Dear.

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The Idle Class magazine featured the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts on page 10 of The Holidays Issue. Print versions of the magazine are available at various locations around the state.

Artists K. Nelson Harper of Fort Smith, Acadia Kandora of Fayetteville and Rebecca Resinski of Conway have been selected for the Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter exhibition. 

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Gallery of Art and Design will host the Arkansas Women to Watch 2023: New Worlds exhibition from January 17 though March 3, 2023. The opening reception will be held on Friday, January 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery of Art and Design, 535 N. Waldron Rd., in Fort Smith.