AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS
PO BOX 1611, LODI, CA 95241 americanwomenartists.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS (AWA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO THE INSPIRATION, CELEBRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE VISUAL FINE ARTS BY CREATING PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS IN GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE VISUAL FINE ARTS, AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH WORKSHOPS, ARTIST DEMOS, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER.

MUSEUM EXHIBITION: AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS ORGANIZED ONE MUSEUM SHOW FOR ITS MEMBERS IN 2019. THE EXHIBITION WAS HOSTED BY THE STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO. THIS WAS THE FORTH MUSEUM SHOWS IN OUR 25 IN 25 CAMPAIGN; A CAMPAIGN TO HAVE 25 MUSEUM SHOWS FOR OUR WOMEN ARTIST MEMBERS OVER THE NEXT 25 YEARS. WE ARE DOING THIS TO ADDRESS THE DISMAL REPRESENTATION WOMEN HAVE IN MUSEUM COLLECTIONS (ESTIMATED AT 3-5%) AND IN MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS IN THE U.S. THESE SHOWS INCLUDED SELECTED MEMBERS FROM ALL LEVELS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP: ASSOCIATE, ASSOCIATE WITH DISTINCTION, SIGNATURE, MASTER, AND LIFETIME MEMBERS. THESE ANNUAL MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH ALL-TOO-RARE EXPOSURE AND PROMOTION OF THEIR WORK ON A NATIONAL SCALE AND IN A MUSEUM SETTING AND HELPS TO ELEVATE THE WORK OF ALL WOMEN ARTISTS. THERE WERE PURCHASE AWARDS AT EACH OF THE FOUR MUSEUM SHOWS, PROVIDING AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN ARTISTS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF THESE MUSEUMS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ALL MEMBERS IN THE SHOW ARE JURIED FOR AWARDS OF CASH AND MERCHANDISE WHICH HELPS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN THE FIELD OF THE VISUAL FINE ARTS AND TO FURTHER THEIR CAREERS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. THE MUSEUM SHOW OPPORTUNITY HAS OPENED NEW LEVELS OF EXPOSURE AND AWARENESS OF OUR WOMEN ARTISTS. AWA SELF-PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL MUSEUM CATALOG WHICH FUTHER PROMOTES THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS ARTISTS TO A BROAD AUDIENCE.

SPRING ONLINE SHOW: ADDITIONALLY, AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS OFFERED ASSOCIATE AND ASSOCIATE WITH DISTINCTION MEMBERS THE EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO JURY INTO AN ANNUAL SPRING ONLINE SHOW. THE ONLINE JURIED COMPETITION GIVES THESE TWO LOWER LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP, WHO ARE OFTEN ARTISTS JUST STARTING THEIR CAREERS AS PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, THE EXPERIENCE OF PREPARING WORK FOR A COMPETITION AND COMPETING FOR CASH AND MERCHANDISE AWARDS. FOR MANY MEMBERS, THIS IS THE FIRST SHOW COMPETION THAT THEY HAVE EVER ENTERED. FINALISTS SELECTED FOR THE SHOW RECEIVE EXCELLLENT EXPOSURE ON THE AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS WEBSITE GALLERY AND PROMOTION OF THEIR WORK ON A NATIONAL SCALE; ALL OF WHICH INCREASES THE EXPOSURE OF THEIR WORK AND ELEVATES THEIR STATURE IN THE ART WORLD.

GALLERY SHOW: THIS MASTER & SIGNATURE SHOW PROVIDED EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITIES IN A FINE ARTS GALLERY TO ALL AWA MASTER-SIGNATURE AND SIGNATURE MEMBERS. THE EXHIBIT PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH EXCELLENT EXPOSURE AND PROMOTION OF THEIR WORK ON A NATIONAL SCALE. IN 2019, THIS EXHIBIT WAS HOSTED BY RS HANNA GALLERY, LOCATED IN FREDRICKSBURG, TEXAS, WITH 103 MASTER AND SIGNATURE MEMBERS PARTICIPATING. THIS SHOW OPPORTUNITY OPENED UP NEW LEVELS OF EXPOSURE AND AWARNESS OF OUR MEMBER ARTISTS' WORK.

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