Making Their Mark Forum
D.C. Guide
Explore programming at local cultural institutions led by women.
Please note the programs below are now at capacity.
For questions please contact us at forum@makingtheirmark.org.
National Gallery of Art
6th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20565
Open daily 10 AM-5PM
Free admission
Saturday, March 7, 12-1 PM
West Building
New Acquisitions
Paintings and Watercolors by Women Artists
Presentations by Mary Morton, curator and head, department of French paintings, Rena M. Hoisington, curator and head, department of old master prints, Kimberly A. Jones, curator of 19th-century French paintings, and Sarah Cash, associate curator and acting head of American and British painting.
Saturday, March 7, 2-3 PM
West Building
Gallery Talk
European Paintings by Women Artists
Delight in history with talks on Karin Bergöö Larsson’s Pierre Louis Alexandre and Berthe Morisot's The Mother and Sister of the Artist by Michelle Bird, curatorial associate, department of French paintings and Kimberly A. Jones, curator of 19th-century French paintings.
National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open daily 11:30 AM–7 PM
Free admission
Saturday, March 7, 12:45-1:30 PM
Join art historian Charlotte Ikes for a 45-minute curator-led tour of the National Portrait Gallery’s current exhibitions The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today and The Struggle for Justice.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001
Open daily 11:30 AM–7 PM
Free admission
Saturday, March 7, 2 PM
SAAM's Acting Director, Jane Carpenter-Rock will tell us a bit about SAAM's commitment to women and self-taught artists and explain how Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work evidences a collection-initiative some ten-years in the making.
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