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March 2020
Seat at the Table Exhibition
Learn about women’s right to vote and equality 100 years later Seat at the Table is a modern installation that commemorates the 19th Amendment — establishing women’s right to vote — and asks 100 years later, “Where are we now?” The exhibition links the past to the present, connecting historical…
Find out more »Women and Public Art Self-Guided Tour
Check out the interactive map and take the Women and Public Art Self-Guided Tour to see a sampling of Philadelphia public artworks that were created by women artists or inspired by women. The tour is a new offering from the Association for Public Art (aPA), the nation’s first private, nonprofit…
Find out more »Exhibition | Votes for Women: A Visual History
The long road to women’s suffrage played out very differently from political movements today. In the absence of televised and digital media, the suffragists spread their message through magazines, political cartoons, posters, plays, parades, and even through fashion. This exhibition examines the visual culture of the suffrage movement, revealing how…
Find out more »Re-Vision 20/20: Through a Woman’s Lens
In celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the 19th amendment, the exhibition Re-Vision 20/20: Through a Woman’s Lens looks at objects in the Winterthur galleries through the lens of women’s stories, recognizing the everyday women who forged a better path for themselves, and ultimately for future generations, in creative,…
Find out more »Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
How one visionary woman revived the art of tapestry weaving for the modern era. In 1930s Paris, leading modern artists experimented with tapestry design, thanks to pioneering entrepreneur Marie Cuttoli (1879–1973). Cuttoli lived between Algeria and Paris and collected work by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Georges…
Find out more »Humaira Abid: Searching for Home
Searching for Home is the first solo museum exhibition for Seattle-based, Pakistan-born artist Humaira Abid. Abid is well known for her unique visual language, which blends the discipline of traditional Mughal miniature painting and sculpture in wood. It is open through April 18 at The Center for Art in Wood.…
Find out more »Brave100: Art by American Women Visionaries
Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, Brave100: Art by American Women Visionaries is a bold group exhibition that showcases 100 pieces of art honoring specific American women in history.
Find out more »Philadelphia Orchestra WomenNOW Concert Series
Hear and see women's influence on orchestral music! Enjoy music by women composers or featuring women as conductors, instrumentalists or vocalists at Philadelphia Orchestra concerts during 2020. Below are links to complete information for each concert in the WomenNOW series and a short description of the women featured. Get 20%…
Find out more »International Women’s Day #BiasCorrect
The #BiasCorrect campaign is Catalyst's "awareness-to-action" campaign, designed to increase the awareness of systemic challenges for women's advancement in our workplaces that are brought on by gender bias. The campaign also offers tools and resources to build awareness and prepare participants to take action to eradicate bias from the workplace.…
Find out more »Vision2020Votes — Let’s Break the Record for Women Voting!
Vision2020Votes is a nonpartisan, national, online effort to get more women than ever registered and voting in the 2020 national election. There is no better way to honor the suffragists who won the fight for women’s right to vote 100 years ago. There is no more effective way to increase…
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