News & Updates

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) has selected Taylor Burton to receive the organization’s 2025 Internship Award.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) announces Tram Colwin, of Siloam Springs, as the Artist Award recipient for 2025. 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.

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The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is proud to announce its annual internship program, offering 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 within 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 online.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (ACNMWA) is pleased to announce its inclusion in the prestigious Soirée Giving Guide. This placement is a significant opportunity to generate awareness about the committee's mission and work, especially as it celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2024.

The Idle Class magazine featured the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts on page 10 of The Holidays Issue. Print versions of the magazine are available at various locations around the state.

The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts has selected Emily Granderson to receive the organization’s 2024 Internship Award.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024, the largest edition of the museum’s longstanding series featuring international emerging artists. The exhibition opened April 14 and highlights the work of 28 visionary artists who imagine alternate realities. With perspectives that shift across geographies, cultural viewpoints and mediums, the artists inspire viewers to envision different futures. New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 is on view through August 11, 2024.

News Release from the National Endowment for the Arts – New data released last month show arts and cultural industries hit an all-time high in 2022, contributing 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $1.1 trillion, to the U.S. economy. However, growth was not sector-wide, with performing arts organizations, non-government museums, and arts-related construction among the arts industries that have yet to reach their pre-pandemic levels of economic value.