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 application deadline is January 31, 2026, and the recipient will be announced in March.

The purpose of this $4,000 award is to help an accomplished woman artist realize her vision and increase the visibility of her achievements. The recipient can use the award for any purpose, including studio expenses, equipment or supplies, childcare, research, travel or study.

The 2025 Artist Award recipient was Tram Colwin, a Vietnamese-American watercolor artist, educator, and small business owner based in Northwest Arkansas. Learn more about Colwin and other Artist Award winners here.

Founded in 1989, ACNMWA is a nonprofit volunteer organization that highlights the accomplishments of Arkansas women artists and shares the groundbreaking work of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., with a statewide audience. For more information, visit acnmwa.org. For more information on NMWA, visit nmwa.org.