NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
1250 NEW YORK AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.nmwa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS IS TO COLLECT, CONSERVE AND ELEVATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS FROM ALL NATIONALITIES AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO JOIN US IN THE RECOGNITION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, MOTIVATE CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE IN THE PURSUIT OF A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBSTACLES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS. WITH THE MUSEUM'S OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, IN-HOUSE LIBRARY, MAGAZINE, MEMBER BENEFITS AND EXCEPTIONAL EXHIBITIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN ARTISTS AND ALLOW FOR THE GROWTH AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING WOMEN ARTISTS SO THAT THEY TOO MAY REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.

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EXHIBITIONS: MORE IS MORE: MULTIPLES MAY 3 - SEPT 22, 2019 ORGANIZED BY NMWA FOR THE TERESA LOZANO LONG GALLERYMULTIPLES-THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART OBJECTS PRODUCED IN SERIES OF IDENTICAL EDITIONS-FIND THEIR WAY FROM THE SHELVES OF RETAIL STORES INTO MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND THE HOMES OF CONSUMERS WORLDWIDE. THIS FOCUS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS THE MEDIUM'S SENSE OF WHIMSY. TEXTILES, CERAMICS, CLOTHING, DECORATIVE OBJECTS, AND TOYS CREATED BY WOMEN ARTISTS FREQUENTLY OFFER TONGUE-IN-CHEEK SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COMMENTARY. EYE-CATCHING MULTIPLES BY CINDY SHERMAN, MICKALENE THOMAS, BARBARA KRUGER, HELEN MARTEN, JIHA MOON, AND OTHERS INVITE INQUIRY INTO THE TEMPTATION OF RETAIL AND THE ALLURE OF FINE ART.JUDY CHICAGO-THE END: A MEDITATION ON DEATH AND EXTINCTIONSEPT 19, 2019 - JAN 20, 2020 ORGANIZED BY NMWANMWA PRESENTS THE NEWEST BODY OF WORK BY THIS FEMINIST AND POP CULTURE ICON. CHICAGO'S SERIES OF PORCELAIN, GLASS, AND BRONZE SCULPTURES TITLED THE END: A MEDITATION ON DEATH AND EXTINCTION SHARE HER REFLECTION ON HER OWN MORTALITY AS WELL AS HER RESOUNDING CALL FOR COMPASSION AND JUSTICE FOR ALL EARTHLY CREATURES IMPACTED BY HUMAN GREED. THE END IS CONTIGUOUS WITH CHICAGO'S PREVIOUS WORK IN MANY WAYS: ITS USE OF PORCELAIN AND GLASS, EXTENSIVE CURSIVE WRITING, AND REPRESENTATION OF THE FEMALE BODY AS BOTH POWERFUL AND VULNERABLE-BUT THE WORKS' EFFECT IS ENTIRELY NEW. LIVE DANGEROUSLYSEPT 19, 2019 - JAN 20, 2020ORGANIZED BY NMWAAS A PENDANT TO JUDY CHICAGO'S REFLECTION ON THE TRANSIENCE OF EARTHLY LIFE, THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES FIERCE, DREAMY, AND WITTY IMAGES OF THE FEMALE FIGURE INTEGRATED INTO EARTH'S TERRAIN. DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM NMWA'S COLLECTION OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, THE EXHIBITION PRESENTS ARTISTS WHO MAKE THE FEMALE BODY THEIR SCULPTURAL MATERIAL, POSITIONING FIGURES IN NATURAL SURROUNDINGS TO SUGGEST PROVOCATIVE NARRATIVES. FIGURES BALANCE ON BLOCKS OF ICE, STRUGGLE AGAINST THE WIND ON OCEAN SHORES, SCRAMBLE TO THE TOPS OF PRECARIOUSLY TALL TREES, AND GLIDE THROUGH WATER LIKE MERMAIDS. EARTHLY LIFE COMES TO AN END, BUT LIVE DANGEROUSLY ILLUMINATES THE PLANET'S SURFACE AS A STUNNING STAGE FOR HUMAN DRAMA. WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGEFALL 2019ORGANIZED BY NMWA FOR THE TERESA LOZANO LONG GALLERYDURING THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES, WOMEN IN THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRY THEN KNOWN AS THE DUTCH REPUBLIC ENJOYED LIVES OF RELATIVE FREEDOM COMPARED TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CONTINENT. THIS FOCUS EXHIBITION DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM NMWA'S COLLECTION SHARES THE WORK OF SEVERAL HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PAINTERS, INCLUDING CLARA PEETERS, RACHEL RUYSCH, JUDITH LEYSTER, ANNA MARIA VAN SCHURMAN, WHO RENDERED STILL-LIFES, PORTRAITS, AND GENRE SCENES (DEPICTIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE) FOR THE REPUBLIC'S RISING MIDDLE CLASS OF WEALTHY MERCHANTS. THE PROJECT PRESENTS THE WORKS IN AN ENGAGING PERIOD-STYLE "CABINET" GALLERY SPACE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN EXHIBITION DEVOTED SOLELY TO THE WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE SO-CALLED DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, A PERIOD ENORMOUSLY POPULAR WITH MODERN AUDIENCES. GRACIELA ITURBIDE'S MEXICO: SHORT WEB DESCRIPTIONFEBRUARY 28-MAY 25, 2020NMWA PRESENTS A LANDMARK EXHIBITION OF EVOCATIVE AND GROUNDBREAKING PHOTOGRAPHS BY CELEBRATED ARTIST GRACIELA ITURBIDE (B. 1942, MEXICO CITY) FROM HER PROLIFIC FIVE-DECADE-LONG CAREER. ITURBIDE'S SIGNATURE HIGH-CONTRAST BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGES TELL A VISUAL STORY OF MEXICO SINCE THE LATE 1960S. MORE PERSONAL EXPLORATION THAN DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY, ITURBIDE'S WORK CAPTURES THE RICH TAPESTRY OF CULTURES, DAILY RITUALS, SOCIAL INEQUALITIES, AND COEXISTENCE OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY ACROSS MEXICAN SOCIETY. APPROXIMATELY 140 PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL THE LIFESTYLE OF THE SERI PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SONORAN DESERT, EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS AMONG THE MIXTEC OF OAXACA, THE VITAL ROLE OF WOMEN IN ZAPOTEC COMMUNITIES, AND THE BELONGINGS OF ICONIC ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO. ITURBIDE'S EMPATHETIC APPROACH TO PHOTOGRAPHY REFLECTS HER DEEP CONNECTION TO HER SUBJECTS AND OFFERS POWERFUL INSIGHT INTO THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITIES OF MEXICO'S CULTURAL HERITAGE. GRACIELA ITURBIDE'S MEXICO IS ORGANIZED BY THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON.

OUTREACH: - DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT STATS - VISITS TO NMWA.ORG - 1,324,721 UNIQUE PAGEVIEWS (1,633,781 PAGEVIEWS) - TWITTER FOLLOWERS - 57,637 (INCREASE OF 5,230 0R 10%) - NOTABLY, TWITTER'S PACE OF GROWTH WAS 177% HIGHER THAN FY 2019. THANKS, #MEANGIRLSDAY! - FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS - 55,811 (INCREASE OF 3,885 OR 7.07%) - INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS - 103,576 (INCREASE OF 36,363 OR 54.10%) - YOUTUBE VIEWS - 31,206 VIEWS - MOST POPULAR INSTAGRAM POST, TWEET, FACEBOOK POST - INSTAGRAM: AUDREY NIFFENEGGER'S BIRTHDAY/RAVEN GIRL - NMWA RECREATIONS BY FOLLOWERS, ELIZABETH CATLETT'S BIRTHDAY/#5WOMENARTISTS RESHARES, #5WOMENARTISTS FIRST DAY OF SPRING, ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH/RUTH ASAWA, WEBBY VOTING CAMPAIGN/#5WOMENARTISTS INFOGRAPHIC - TWEET: #MEANGIRLSDAY - THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR TWEET, BUT THE WHOLE THREAD DOMINATES OUR TOP TWEETS. - FACEBOOK (WITH PAID BOOST): CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE SHOP/FAITH RINGGOLD - ORGANIC: BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART/2020 VISION IN THE ART NEWSPAPER, JUDY CHICAGO IN ARTSY - OTHER PAID BOOSTS THAT DID WELL: #5WOMENARTISTS T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY, DELITA MARTIN: CALLING DOWN THE SPIRITS IN HYPERALLERGIC, HELLOGIGGLES'S FEMINIST PASSPORT - DIGITAL EXHIBITIONS-HOW MANY WERE CREATED - 4: GRACIELA ITURBIDE'S MEXICO, DELITA MARTIN: CALLING DOWN THE SPIRITS, WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE, ANDWANDERER/WONDERER: POP-UPS BY COLETTE FU - WE CREATED A REPORT AND PULLED SOME SOCIAL MEDIA STATS RELATED TO THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF CLOSURE AND NMWA @ HOME THAT YOU CAN VIEW HERE. LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE INFO! OTHER HAPPENINGS - #MUSEUMSTHANKHEALTHHEROES - #100LITTLEDEATHS: WE COORDINATED 100 INSTAGRAM USERS THAT WERE LOCAL TO THE DMV (INCLUDING US) TO SHARE ALL OF JANAINA TSCHPE'S "100 LITTLE DEATHS" SIMULTANEOUSLY TO PROMOTE LIVE DANGEROUSLY. OKAY, WE MAY HAVE ENDED UP A FEW SHORT AND WE ALSO LEFT OUT THE ONE THAT HAD HER LYING DOWN NEAR THE WORLD TRADE CENTER PRE-9/11, BUT WE GOT ALMOST ALL OF THEM POSTED. - #5WOMENARTISTS INSTAGRAM STORY TAKEOVERS: EXTENDED BEYOND MARCH INDEFINITELY - LAUNCHED A NEW VIDEO SERIES "STORY TIME WITH WOMEN IN THE ARTS" - CREATED THE FIRST EVER NMWA COLORING BOOK U.S. MEMBERS REPRESENT ALL FIFTY STATES. INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS LIVE IN 21 COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHILE, CROATIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UAE, UK, VIETNAM, AND MORE!MEMBERS ENJOYED OVER 15 PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING LOCAL AND VIRTUAL GALLERY AND ARTIST STUDIO TOURS. "I WANTED YOU TO KNOW I JUST BECAME A NEW MEMBER AS A THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL ONLINE ART CHATS AND THE FRIDA KAHLO BIRTHDAY EVENT"THERE ARE NOW 23 ACTIVE COMMITTEES WITH MORE THAN 3,000 MEMBERS IN NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 22 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES PREPARED FOR PAPER ROUTES, THE SIXTH INSTALLMENT IN THE MUSEUM'S WOMEN TO WATCH EXHIBITION SERIES AND THE LARGEST TO DATE. PRESENTING THE WORK OF EMERGING AND UNDERREPRESENTED CONTEMPORARY WOMEN ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, PAPER ROUTES HIGHLIGHTS THE VERSATILITY OF PAPER WELL BEYOND ITS TRADITIONAL ROLE AS SUPPORT FOR DRAWINGS, PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. A CATALOGUE WILL ACCOMPANY PAPER ROUTES WITH STATEMENTS AND WORK FROM EACH OF THE 22 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS. PAPER ROUTES WILL BE ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM FROM OCTOBER 8, 2020 THROUGH JANUARY 18, 2021. - BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, NMWA CURATORS MODERATED TWENTY FREE VIRTUAL STUDIO TOURS WITH EXHIBITING ARTISTS FROM ALL THIRTEEN U.S. CITIES AND SEVEN COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN PAPER ROUTES. THESE TOURS, CREATED A SPACE FOR ARTISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR WORK IN THE EXHIBITION AT NMWA AND PRESENT ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. NMWA CURATORS OFFERED CRITICAL INSIGHT, FACILITATED CONVERSATION, AND SHARED QUESTIONS FROM VIEWERS. - THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE COMMITTEE OF NMWA CREATED AN EMAIL INITIATIVE FEATURING ONE NEW PAPER ROUTES ARTIST EACH WEEK. THESE FEATURES INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARTISTS' BACKGROUNDS, ARTISTIC PRACTICES, PAST INTERVIEWS, AND IMAGERY AND VIDEOS OF RECENT WORK.

CURATORIAL LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS- BOOK/MATERIAL ACQUISITIONS OR COLLECTION GROWTH (ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO PUBLICIZE-LAST YEAR WE INCLUDED THINGS LIKE THE NUMBER OF REFERENCE AND RESEARCH REQUESTS ANSWERED, AND THE NUMBERS OF NEW TITLES PURCHASED AND ACCEPTED FROM DONATIONS, ETC.). (TG, EM) - THE LRC ARCHIVES ASSISTED RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, ECUADOR, GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHOSE INTERESTS INCLUDED WORK ON FRIDA KAHLO, FEMINIST CURATORIAL PRACTICE AND MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN. - IN ADDITION, THE ARCHIVE BECAME THE NEW HOME FOR THE PAPERS OF ARTISTS PATRICIA TOBACCO FORRESTER AND MAXINE CABLE. - OUR JUDY CHICAGO VISUAL ARCHIVE CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH HAVE OVER 1,600 SLIDES NEWLY INVENTORIED. - ACQUIRED ARTISTS BOOKS BY SUZANNE COLEY, TIA BLASSINGAME, CHANDLER O'LEARY, JAMILA ZAHRA FELTON, MARIA VERONICA SAN MARTIN, JULIE SHEAH- 5307 (FOR JULY THROUGH MARCH 13TH) VISITORS CAME THROUGH THE LIBRARY- 3810 NEW ASSETS IN BETTY (AND 6691 DOWNLOADS FROM BETTY, PRIMARILY BY STAFF, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS AND RESEARCHERS. IT IS A WELL-USED RESOURCE!)- DC ART BOOK FAIR (STATS, GROWTH, IMPACT, ETC.) (TG, LW) - GATE COUNT FOR THE FAIR WAS 2067 PEOPLE. APPROXIMATELY 50 TABLES (ARTISTS)IN OCTOBER, THE LRC JOINED WITH THE LIBRARIES AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY AND RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE TO LAUNCH THE JUDY CHICAGO RESEARCH PORTAL. THE PORTAL PROVIDES A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR RESEARCHERS SEEKING ACCESS TO IMAGES OF CHICAGO'S WORK, INSTALLATIONS AND WORK PROCESSES, HER LECTURES AND WRITINGS, AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ART EDUCATION.- GREAT QUOTES:"I CAN'T EXPRESS TO YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE ENJOYED OUR VISIT WITH YOU AT THE NMWA YESTERDAY! WOW! MY STUDENTS WERE ENRICHED, AND I DARE SAY, TRANSFORMED BY OUR VISIT. BEING ABLE TO SEE THE BOOKS UP CLOSE WAS ALL WE HOPED FOR, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH AND MANIPULATE AND EXAMINE THEM JUST SURPASSED OUR EXPECTATIONS AND REALLY ENRICHED THE EXPERIENCE SO MUCH. IT WAS INVALUABLE REALLY, ESPECIALLY AT THIS POINT IN THEIR BOOK ARTS JOURNEY. I JUST COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY IN HOSTING US. I HAD HOPED TO BRING MY STUDENTS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BUT COULDN'T CONNECT TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO BRING ALL OF MY FUTURE CLASSES TO THE NMWA, PLUS I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN YOUR MISSION AND EVERYTHING YOUR MUSEUM IS ABOUT. I WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK FOR THE PAPER WORKS EXHIBIT AND BOOK ARTS EXHIBITS IN THE FUTURE."FY20 ART ACQUISTIONS:198 TOTAL ART OBJECTS.9 DIFFERENT MEDIUMS. PUBLICATIONSNMWA PRODUCES PRINT MATERIALS THAT ILLUMINATE THE WORK AND LIVES OF CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL WOMEN ARTISTS; HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTION, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS; AND CENTER WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF ART. OUR INSTITUTIONAL MAGAZINE, WOMEN IN THE ARTS, IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES PER YEAR. OTHER PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE EXHIBITION CATALOGUES AND BROCHURES, BOOKS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND THE BROAD STROKES BLOG. JUDY CHICAGO: NEW VIEWSIN SEPTEMBER 2019, NMWA PUBLISHED THE FIRST MAJOR MONOGRAPH ON THE FEMINIST ARTIST JUDY CHICAGO IN NEARLY 20 YEARS. JUDY CHICAGO: NEW VIEWS PROVIDES FRESH PERSPECTIVES BY LEADING SCHOLARS AND CURATORS, INCLUDING SARAH THORNTON, HANS ULRICH OBRIST, CHAD ALLIGOOD, MANUELA AMMER, MASSIMILIANO GIONI, PHILIPP KAISER, JONATHAN D. KATZ, MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM, AND WILLIAM J. SIMMONS.BROAD STROKES BLOGSINCE 2009, NMWA'S BLOG HAS PUBLISHED ENGAGING PIECES ON SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, THE COLLECTION, THE LIVES AND WORK OF WOMEN ARTISTS, INTERVIEWS WITH CONTEMPORARY WOMEN MAKERS AND ARTISTS, AND MORE. IN FY2020, 110 POSTS WERE PUBLISHED.

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