News & Updates

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is accepting applications from Arkansas women who are visual artists for the organization’s annual Artist Award. The criteria and application are available here.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is exhibiting the work of 48 Arkansas women artists in the online 2025-2027 Juried Artist Registry here. Juror Carey Voss, Curator of Exhibits at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock, selected the artists for inclusion in this biennial registry. The call for applications ran from June to August and was open to all artists who identify as women and reside in Arkansas.

In a significant milestone for the arts in Arkansas, the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) has published a commemorative book marking its 35th anniversary. Founded in 1989 by visionary leaders Helen Walton, of Bentonville, and Ed Dell Wortz, of Fort Smith, the Committee has spent more than three decades supporting women artists from across the state and amplifying their voices on a national stage.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts is accepting applications for its biennial Juried Artist Registry of Arkansas women artists. The application is available on the ACNMWA website. The deadline to apply is July 31, 2025, and there is a $20 entry fee.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) has selected Taylor Burton to receive the organization’s 2025 Internship Award.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) announces Tram Colwin, of Siloam Springs, as the Artist Award recipient for 2025. The purpose of the award is to assist an accomplished woman artist to realize her vision and help to make her achievements more visible to the art community and the public.