The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is pleased to announce its inclusion in the prestigious Soirée Giving Guide. This placement is a significant opportunity to generate awareness about the committee's mission and work, especially as it celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2024.
News & Updates
The Idle Class Magazine Features ACNMWA in The Holidays Issue
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.
ACNMWA Announces Internship Recipient
The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts has selected Emily Granderson to receive the organization’s 2024 Internship Award.
Contemporary Artists from Around the Globe Reimagine Past, Present and Alternate Realities; Papazian’s Which End is Up? Represents Arkansas Committee
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.
Arts & Cultural Sector Hit All-Time High in 2022 Value Added to U.S. Economy
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.
ACNMWA Celebrates 35 Years of Highlighting Women Artists
The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2024. Organized in Little Rock on March 21, 1989, by Helen Walton and Ed Dell Wortz, ACNMWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting the achievements of Arkansas women artists and sharing the groundbreaking work of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) with audiences across the state. The Arkansas Committee is one of the first committees established to support the Washington, D.C., museum, which now has 17 state committees and 14 international committees.