Women's History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month all month long with NMWA!

Attend programs for adults, students, and families, including Free Community Days on the first Sunday and second Wednesday of the month, as well as Artist Talks, Pop-Up Performances, Yoga, happy hours, artist conversations, a free day-long festival celebrating the power of drawing with partners at the National Building Museum, and many more!

For centuries, social conventions limited the training available to women artists, the subjects they could render, and the ways they could market art to patrons. Gender bias is less overt today, but contemporary women artists still face obstacles and disparities. Historical trailblazers still deserve to have their stories told. Women's History Month is a great way to challenge this and to celebrate women artists.

Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has been using the hashtag #5WomenArtists to ask "Can You Name Five Women Artists?" The campaign calls attention to the fact that women have not been treated equally in the art world, and even today remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and auction houses. The 2025 #5WomenArtists campaign dives into intersectional environmentalism, focusing on gender equity and the arts alongside environmental justice and sustainability. #5WomenArtists will explore how environmental action and climate issues can inspire real-world change.