Archive for the ‘Public Programs’ Category
Great Washington Museums Celebrate Great Women Artists: Spotlight on the Hirshhorn
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: May 18, 2012
Great Washington Museums Celebrate Great Women Artists is a NMWA-organized collaborative city-wide project highlighting works by women artists. During 2012, institutions throughout the Washington area are featuring an array of signature works by women artists that have enriched their distinguished collections. This landmark program, in conjunction with NMWA’s 25th anniversary celebration, continues NMWA’s dedication to celebrating women’s achievements in the [...]
Sister Mary Corita on PBS!
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: April 17, 2012
Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Kathryn A. Wat was recently interviewed by PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Wat described R(ad)ical Love: Sister Mary Corita, NMWA’s current exhibition of Corita’s 1960s, advertising-image-based art, on view March 9–July 15, 2012. As Wat explains, work by Sister Mary Corita (later Corita Kent, 1918–1986) appeals to today’s viewers [...]
SWAN Day 2012 at NMWA
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 29, 2012
Join theater professionals and enthusiasts for a marathon of staged readings as part of the SWAN Day 2012 celebration! SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day began five years ago as the brainchild of arts leaders Jan Lisa Huttner and Martha Richards, whose goal was to serve both artists and audiences. Since the celebration’s founding in [...]
Royalists to Romantics, now open at NMWA!
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 6, 2012
On Member Preview Day for Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, NMWA had wonderful attendance by area members, who enjoyed seeing the works on view and the activities planned through the day. The exhibition, which is getting rave reviews from critics, showcased French Revolution-era artists whose work [...]
Bienvenue to NMWA’s French Film Series!
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: March 2, 2012
Mesdames et Messieurs, In conjunction with Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, NMWA is excited to present a French-inspired film festival—pour vous! Look for a new film on the first Sundays of March and April, a double feature on Saturday, May 5, and the last installment Sunday, [...]
Women in the Spotlight at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: February 24, 2012
Women dominated the cinema in 2011 with the wickedly hilarious Bridesmaids and the emotionally triumphant The Help. This year’s Oscar nominations reflect the groundbreaking contributions of women to contemporary film. Comedy lovers rejoiced with the announcement of this year’s Academy Award nominees, which departed from the academy’s bias toward dramatic, tearjerker flicks. This year, Bridesmaids—which [...]
Artist-in-Residence: Royal Dressmakers & Haute Couture
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: February 22, 2012
In NMWA’s galleries during Royalists to Romantics, visitors will be treated to a novel program that will bring to life the fashions in the portraiture on view. Womenswear designer and artist-in-residence Celia Reyer will be on site on selected dates throughout the exhibition, at work on a garment inspired by, and created through, historically accurate [...]
Trove Trilogy
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: October 24, 2011
Written by theater specialist and George Washington University professor Jodi Kanter and directed by theater educator and actor Brent Stansell, Trove Trilogy explores the lives and work of three artists highlighted in the Trove: The Collection in Depth exhibition. Three brief one-act plays will be performed in the exhibition galleries, within view of each artist’s work. In [...]
Film Screening of “No Impact Man” in conjunction with Susan Swartz exhibition
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: September 27, 2011
Join NMWA on October 2, at 2 p.m. for No Impact Man, a documentary that follows Colin Beavan and his family as they make a one year vow to live as sustainably as possible. The story focuses on Beavan, a writer who takes his own word of advice on green living and decides to move his [...]
Learn to Create Mosaic Artwork with NMWA!
Posted by: Broad Strokes on: September 14, 2011
Join NMWA on Saturday, October 1, for Piecing it All Together with Valerie Theberge! This adult workshop, free for participants 16 and older, explores the artwork of Niki de Saint Phalle (currently on view along New York Avenue), while participants gain inspiration for their own mosaics. Local mosaic artist Valerie Theberge will lead this exciting [...]
