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The Neighborhood, oil by Susan Walker
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Membership Drive Begins November
AWA's membership drive will begin November 1, 2020. Keep an eye out for the 2021 invoices that should be hitting your inboxes the first week of November.
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Application Opens Soon for National Online Juried Show
American Women Artists is thrilled to announce our 2021 National Online Juried Show, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists. As the uncertainty of COVID continues, AWA has decided to host an all-virtual exhibition year. This online exhibit will take the place of our 25 in 25 museum show (postponed to 2022) and will be open to all levels of membership.
The show offers an array of awards, such as a $10,000 Grand Prize and a gallery show at the Phoenix Zoo's Savanah Gallery, as well as other cash and merchandise awards. Lifting the Sky will feature 150 representational and abstract works, including paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
The application submission period is November 15, 2020 - February 10, 2021. Show prospectus and application can be found on OnlineJuriedShows.com.
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Mark Your Calendars!
Important Show Dates
National Online Juried Exhibition:
Open to ALL levels of membership
Application Period: November 15, 2020 - February 10, 2021
Finalists Announced: March 4, 2021
AWA Virtual Events: May 20 - August 21, 2021
Online Exhibition Dates: May 20 - August 21, 2021
Spring Online Juried Show: Open to Associate and Associate with Distinction Members
Application Period: January 14 - March 15, 2021
Finalists Announced: April 9, 2021
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Rediscovered Women Artists
Three African American Women Sculptors:
Augusta Savage, Selma Burke, and Elizabeth Prophet
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member
Each of these women sculptors struggled with poverty and were subjected to racial discrimination their entire careers. All were associated with the Harlem Renaissance in New York City in the early 1920s. Learn more about each of these extraordinary women sculptors in Jann's latest blog.
Jann would love your feedback on her article, please email her at:
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Color Riot, Karen Budan
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Thank you to our Patron Members
We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Patron Members who donated to AWA during our 2020 membership drive, starting November 1, 2019.
Your continued support makes AWA's exhibitions, virtual events, and educational opportunities possible. Thank you!
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Support AWA While You Shop
You can support AWA and do your shopping through Amazon at the same time! For each purchase you make, Amazon Smiles Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to AWA. If you already have Amazon Prime, your Prime membership will also work with your Amazon Smile account.
Go to smile.amazon.com to set up your account and choose American Women Artists as your charity. Next, remember to make your purchases through the smile.amazon.com page so AWA will receive the charitable contribution.
$500 of shopping = $25 for AWA!!! |
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Opportunities for Artists
ArtFields | Artists based in the Southeastern US are invited to apply for the chance to win a portion of $100,000 in cash prizes and have their work showcased in this nine-day competition and exhibition.
A.I.R. Fellowship Program | Six underrepresented and emerging NYC metropolitan area-based artists who self-identify as women or non-binary will each be awarded year-long fellowships to develop and exhibit a project at A.I.R.
The Hopper Prize | The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for its Fall 2020 artist grants. The organization is offering five grants in the amount of US$1,000. This is an international open call. All media is eligible.
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Realism Live
REALISM LIVE, October 21 - 24, 2020, features art instruction demonstrations, talks on art principles, lectures on art history, painting critiques, and artist roundtable discussions. Participants will use Streamline's community platform to interact, and live painting from live models will take place for all attendees.
Click the link below for more information and to purchase tickets. As an Organizational Partner, AWA will receive support from each ticket purchased through the link below.
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Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists, Portrait of art historian Linda Nochlin by Loris Lora
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ARTBEAT: News & Links
from the Wider World
A New York Museum Is Selling Its Only Jackson Pollock Painting at Christie's to Fund Acquisitions of Work by Women and Artists of Color, ArtNet News
What 100 Years of Women's Suffrage Looks Like Through the Eyes of 100 Women, Smithsonian Magazine
A Roomful of Art by Women Opens at the Walker, MinnPost
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We Will Promote Your Work on Social Media!
Click on the promotions link below to add your information. We'll blast it out on AWA's social media channels. Be sure to include an image!
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Masthead Image: Moonlight by Kim Kori, Tilt by Karen Weihs,
Poder by Natalie Dark, Spa Day by Lorraine Watry
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| | 25 in 25: A Call to Action | American Women Artists |
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