News & Updates

Do South Magazine recently released its October issue, covering a variety of events, announcements, and more to go along with the fall season. Included in this issue is a spread on Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter, featuring an article about the exhibition and a flyer for the upcoming opening reception in Fort Smith. The full article can be found on page 14 of the issue here, or you can read it below.

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts invites you to a reception for the Fort Smith opening on October 15 at 5 P.M. We hope to see you there as we celebrate the fifth and final stop of this traveling exhibition across the state!

FORT SMITH
October 15 - December 12
UAFS Gallery of Art and Design
535 N Waldron Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72904

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts invites you to a reception for the Fort Smith opening on October 15 at 5 P.M.

We are in the middle of the third quarter of 2026 and halfway through our Women to Watch Words Become Matter Arkansas tour. Here's what's happening through October.

Lyon College recently shared an exciting news article detailing the arrival of "Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter" at the Kresge Gallery on campus. The full article can be found here on the Lyon website or is available below. This is the fourth stop for the traveling exhibition, out of five stops across Arkansas. The exhibition will be on view in Batesville from August 21st through October 3rd.

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts invites you to a reception for the Batesville opening on September 10th at 5 PM. The reception will take place at the Kresge Gallery of Lyon College, from 5 P.M. - 6:30 P.M., and is free to the public. The gallery is located on the first floor of the Alphin Building on campus, and parking can be found in the crescent lot in front of Brown Chapel and the Fine Arts Building.

We hope to see you next Thursday at the opening reception, as we celebrate this traveling exhibition's fourth stop across the state!

BATESVILLE

August 21 - October 3
Kresge Gallery of Lyon College
2300 Highland Rd.

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.