Painting using watercolors is an exciting and sometimes frustrating medium. This 3 part Zoom workshop/or 1-day workshop - for beginners and experts alike - is designed to help loosen your approach to the medium, feel more capable with the paints, and find out how rewarding it can be. The first class will focus on working [...]
We stand at a point of decision. Choices, opinions, and truths present themselves. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” said Robert Frost. What happens next is determined by which way we choose to go. Share your crossroads. What does it look like? See online exhibition here.
Marketing and Social Media as Part of Your Creative Arsenal VII Dates: Thursday, February 24, 1-3 pm. The first hour will be about getting your “marketing house” in order with Lisa, and the second hour will be social media with Jennifer. RSVP president.nawama@gmail.com
Marketing and Social Media as Part of Your Creative Arsenal VIII Dates: Thursday, March 3, 1-3 pm. The first hour will be about getting your “marketing house” in order with Lisa, and the second hour will be social media with Jennifer. RSVP president.nawama@gmail.com
What inspires us to follow a certain path as we develop our art, carrying with us personal vision? How have the paths we’ve taken supported us with strength and beauty? How have our paths been difficult, causing us to transform that which burdens? Thursday, March 24, 2022: Online Reception and Awards from 5:00 pm to [...]
This exciting exhibition will feature 15 historical NAWA works from 1900 to 1980 from the Zimmerli Art Museum collection at Rutgers and 40 contemporary works from our current NAWA artists. ELIGIBILITY: NAWA Members Only Important Dates: Friday, December 3, 2021: Deadline for online submissions into this juried exhibition. Monday, January 10, 2022: Notification of acceptance [...]
See online exhibition here.
See online exhibition here.
Spring Class - In Person! One-day workshop at PAAM in Provincetown. May 20th, 10am-3pm. Inquiries and RSVP via email lisagoren59@gmail.com
We live on the edge. Climate change, social justice & inequality, and social responsibility impact every facet of our lives. We invite you to share your artistic prospective as we navigate and seek insight into these important issues. Opening In-Person Reception: Thursday, May 26, 2022, 4-6PM Please keep in mind, that all in-person receptions will [...]
Harmony: Conformity and/or compatibility of colors, moods, textures, styles, emotions and creativity.
Small in scale only. Value is not dependent on size, but in the essence and intricacy of the creation. This exhibition invites the artists to share their creativity and showcase the strength of their small works. See online exhibition here.
Art Angels deliver critical services, strengthening the NAWA organization and enabling diverse voices to be seen and heard through generous contributions of time, effort, and talent. With such invaluable help, the Association has been able to support and empower women artists nationwide since 1889. See online exhibition here.
Now through September 30, 2022. In-person exhibition at two Flushing Bank locations: 217 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 --and-- 225 Park Ave., South, New York, NY 10017 Painting above by Merrill French, "7th Avenue"
Exhibition open from September 7 to November 5, 2022 In-Person Reception: Thursday, September 8, 2022, 5-7pm Submissions Open: July 8, 2022 Submission Deadline: August 11, 2022 AWARDS: First Place $150, Second Place $125, Third Place $100, Honorable Mention See online exhibition here.
In-person exhibition at 2 Flushing Bank locations: 217 Havemeyer Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 --and-- 225 Park Ave South New York, NY 10017
The National Association of Women Artists Announces its 133rd Annual Members Exhibition! In-Person Reception: October 20, 2022, from 6-9pm SEE THE ONLINE EXHIBITION Over $10,000 in Awards will be selected by a prestigious panel of jurors. NAWA members from across the United States will have their artwork on display. Original works will [...]
This exhibit is for members juried in March 2022 and September 2022.
This NAWA juried exhibit is for current Associate and Graduate Student members only. There will be a Zoom Reception on Thursday, December 8 from 5-6pm.
Color is often used to enhance our environments, evoke a mood or create a response in the viewer. The National Association of Women Artists and Flushing Bank present an exhibition of art which uses color to positively influence productivity, creativity, and mood. Artist in this show: Irene Nedelay, Loretta Ana Kaufman, Judy McSween, Laura Elkins, [...]
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The National Association of Women Artists presents an exhibition of various artforms which employ a broad array of cues to convey depth. Look for linear perspective, textural gradients, visual angles, contrast differences, and layering of planes to effectively draw the viewer in. Reception: February 3, 2023 - 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. Wellfleet Preservation Hall, formerly [...]
Open Juried Exhibition. Online Reception and Awards: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 5:00 to 5:00pm Mary Ahern, Patt Baldino, Jocelyn Benford, Paula Borsetti, Paige Bradley, Pennie Brantley, Jean Burdick, Barbara Canney, Laura Carpenter, Zemka Carra, Jane Colgan, Julie Conn, Jody Cukier, Mary Doering, Louise Durocher, Lilian Engel, Karen Fitzgerald, Linda Gillen, Sandra Giunta, Irina Gromova, [...]
NAWA booth at College Art Association (CAA) Convention at Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd floor New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Ave. of the Americas NY, NY In person Feb. 16-18, 2023
A juried online sculpture exhibit with works in stone, wood, metal, ceramics and assemblage. Online reception and awards will be on Thursday, February 23 from 5 to 6pm.
The National Association of Women Artists presents an exhibition acknowledging women’s roles in life as creators, nurturers, leaders, companions, instigators, dreamers, innovators, victims…the story of humankind seen through a woman’s eye. CHANGED DATE DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS: Panel Discussion: April 11, 2023, 4 - 5:30 PM NAWA Signature Members in the Panel: Sandra Bertrand, [...]
A juried exhibit for current Signature members. What is the perception about the scale of things? What does bold look like? What does beauty look like? These three elements can be interpreted in so many ways. There is no reception for this exhibition. 5 Artworks will be selected for each location. Flushing Bank 225 Park [...]
Bring your imagination and your esthetic sensibility to bear! NAWA invites you to take us on a bold excursion into your private world of fact or of fantasy, as you explore the beauty or the menace of the world around us –– or delve into the rich images of your imagination.
Keynote Speaker, Meredith Bergmann, sculptor of Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Abigail Adams Boston Women’s Memorial, and many more,
Open to Non-Members Online Reception & Awards: July 13, 5-6PM Awards 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, Honorable Mention SEE ONLINE EXHIBITION HERE.
There is a sense of joy, excitement, and awe when nature or human relations are nurtured through caring and kindness to allow everything to flourish and grow. What is your vision of “Let it Grow”? At 3 different Flushing Bank locations: 225 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10003 — and — 217 Havemeyer [...]
NAWA Art Angels are Signature Members who contribute 16 or more hours per year. NAWA honors them each year with a show dedicated specifically to them. Maybe next year will be your opportunity to become one of the NAWA Art Angels. Their dedicated exhibition is online on the NAWA website throughout the month of August. [...]
The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) welcomes American women sculptors, whose medium is direct carving, to apply for this prestigious award.
What is in your viewfinder? Whether using an analog or a digital camera, the photograph is captured by the artist’s eye. The play of light, line and shadow records the realistic, the abstract, and the vision experienced.
This NAWA juried exhibit is for current Associate and Graduating Student members only.
How and where do we find Peace and Joy? Are they felt upon viewing an environment of interest or beauty? Are they within, despite a challenging environment? Is it an imaginary construct? How does this reveal itself? 5 Artworks will be selected for each location: Flushing Bank 225 Park Ave South New York NY 10003 [...]
Dive into winter's essence in "Frozen Dreams and Abstract Realities," an online exhibit inviting artists to explore the season's allure. Express emotions and dreams through abstract pieces or capture familiar snowy landscapes realistically. Join us in crafting a visual dialogue that blends abstract and real, illuminating winter's diverse facets.
This NAWA juried exhibit is open to juried NAWA Signature Members and non-members as well.
A Unique Community Art Project and Online Exhibition for NAWA Signature Member Educators’ Students. Signature Member Educators have presented a prompt to their students of all ages, who have translated this into their own personal or group art expressions. SUBMISSIONS ONLINE PROJECT
Exhibition dates: March 1 - 27, 2024 Submission dates: January 15 - February 4, 2024 ONLINE EXHIBITION The National Association of Women Artists invites visionary women artists to contribute to our upcoming exhibition "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories" acknowledging the narratives that drive us, comfort us, or inspire us. Through [...]
Hollis Taggart, a high-profile New York City gallery, is hosting an exhibition in honor of NAWA’s 135th Anniversary Year in March/April of 2024 This exhibition will be selected by the personnel of the Hollis Taggart gallery. While honoring NAWA, the exhibition is organized in accordance with the standard practice of a commercial art gallery – [...]
Exhibition dates: April 19 - May 31, 2024 Submission dates: February 12 - March 15, 2024 Reception date: April 19, 5-8pm This broad-based theme invites you to submit work that addresses your here and now— and create work inspired by the everyday (or extraordinary) incidents, stories, feelings, anxieties, text messages, diaries, conversations, and routines that [...]
The Keynote Speaker is: Judith K. Brodsky, an extraordinary artist, writer, curator, activist, and entrepreneur who founded the print center which is now The Brodsky Center at PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts). This event is open to NAWA Signature Members and their guest(s). Email office@thenawa.org the name(s) of your guest(s). Please note [...]
This is the prestige exhibition of the year by the full, juried-in members of NAWA. NAWA Signature Members from across the United States will have their artwork on display. Original works will include all 2D mediums in Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Collage, Fiber Art, Digital, Photography, and Mixed Media as well as Sculpture on pedestals [...]
The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), is pleased to be presenting in conjunction with the 135th Anniversary Annual Members Exhibition: A panel of distinguished Art Historians discussing, “NAWA: Illuminating Women’s Art for 135 Years.”
Art of the Everyday acknowledges the beauty, or less-than-beautiful normalcy, that resides in our daily existence, elevating ordinary moments into captivating displays of creativity. This artistic perspective prompts us to draw inspiration from the unassuming and common, nurturing a richer appreciation for the world that surrounds us.
Lazy Day South Philly by Margaret Montgomery REGISTER An evening discussing art, creativity, and the experience of being a woman artist. Artist panelists include 5 of the 135th Anniversary Annual Exhibition award winners. Panelists Include: Tricia Adler (PA) Adler's practice is influenced by nature. Her work is inspired by trees and their relationship [...]
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Submissions Open: May 30, 2024 Submissions Close: June 28, 2024 Exhibition Dates: July 11 - August 8, 2024 Size holds no monopoly on value; rather, it is the essence and intricacy within a creation that truly determine its worth. In art, a meticulously crafted piece, regardless of its dimensions, can resonate deeply, capturing the [...]
