News & Updates

The Q3 Newsletter is here. Check out what's happening with ACNMWA going into our third quarter of 2026.

Arkansas Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts is proud to announce that Acadia Kandora has been selected to represent Arkansas in the 8^th edition of the Women to Watch series, a global initiative led by the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA).

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) announces the appointment of Dr. Meredith N. Brunen, Angela Tilley, and Kim Vickery to the Arkansas Committee Board. They bring leadership in philanthropy, education, design, and community engagement, and have already made valuable contributions to the organization’s programs.

Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter kicked off the first leg of its tour in Little Rock, at the CALS Roberts Library of Arkansas History and Art Underground Gallery. We had a wonderful turnout for our opening night, surrounded by fellow board members, arts advocates, and so many supporters who help make our work possible.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) has selected Leianna King to receive the organization’s 2026 Internship Award. 

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) announces Laura Terry, of West Fork, as the Artist Award recipient for 2026. The purpose of the award is to assist an accomplished woman artist to realize her vision and help to make her achievements more visible to the art community and the public.

Artists K. Nelson Harper of Fort Smith, Acadia Kandora of Fayetteville and Rebecca Resinski of Conway have been selected for the Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter exhibition. 

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is accepting applications for its annual internship program, which offers a $3,000 stipend to one outstanding Arkansas woman student. Open to students who identify as women and attend any university or college in the state, this internship provides a unique opportunity to work closely with a mentor in a museum, gallery or arts institution in Arkansas.

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 Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is exhibiting the work of 48 Arkansas women artists in the online 2025-2027 Juried Artist Registry here. Juror Carey Voss, Curator of Exhibits at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock, selected the artists for inclusion in this biennial registry. The call for applications ran from June to August and was open to all artists who identify as women and reside in Arkansas.