Leading Ladies
American Art Collector|May 2023
The American Women Artists host their annual, all-female exhibition featuring sculpture and paintings in a variety of subject matter
Leading Ladies

The American Women Artist's orgamag upcoming exhibition and show American Women Artists: Pushing Forward Reaching Back, as part of their "25 in 25" initiative to feature 25 museum shows in 25 years. This year's showcase, hosted at Brookgreen Gardens, is their seventh edition in uplifting and promoting women artists in a museum setting.

The festivities begin with the Symposium on Women in the Arts on Thursday, May 11. Prominent members in the arts community come together in discussion on topics that explore "how women can and do support each other along their career trajectory," says AWA executive director Sandra Harris. "We like to hear from people exploring all the different phases of a career from early to later, and how they've been able to move along with the support of other peoplewomen in particular."

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