Women to Watch
Women to Watch (WtW) is an global group exhibition held at the NMWA in Washington, D.C. Having been held every two to three years since 2008, the show will celebrate its 7th anniversary in 2024. WtW has served as a launch pad for women artists to stand on the global stage. For the next exhibition starting from April 2024 themed "New Worlds," NMWA Japan Committee invited Tomoko Yabumae, curator of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum as a contributing curator, and she selected Natsumi Aoyagi, Asako Fujikura, Ai Hasegawa, Umi Ishihara and Shiori Watanabe as the five candiates from Japan. Among the five, Ai Hasegawa has been confirmed to participate in WtW as the first Japanese female artist.
Steps to the Exhibition
Committee Formed to Select a Contributing Curator.
In preparation for Women to Watch, a global group exhibition to be held in Washington, D.C., the committee first selects a curator who creates a short list of the candidates to participate in the show.
Following March...
A short list of 3 to 5 candidates for Women to Watch selected by the curator is announced. The portfolios of the shortlisted-artists will be sent to NMWA D.C.
2 Years Later...
NMWA D.C. will announce the exhibiting artists for Women to Watch. The exhibition will be curated by NMWA D.C. curators, who select works from portfolios submitted by local committees that fit the overall balance and theme of the exhibition. Thus, this is not a competition. One final exhibitor will be selected from each committee's short list.
Now.... the Show Begins
The Exhibition Opens in NMWA D.C. The opening will bring together exhibiting artists as well as museum professionals, collectors, government officials, and ambassadors from around the country and U.S. states to celebrate the women artists who participate in the show.