over 90 years of
PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING
WOMEN ARTISTS IN CONNECTICUT
EXHIBITS
CWA presents annual art exhibits in Connecticut, including the National Open Juried Exhibition, the Members' Juried Show, and the Council Members' Show at well-known and respected galleries and museums throughout the state.
The 2022 Annual National Open Juried Exhibition will be presented October 16 through November 13 at the West Hartford Art League.
THE MEMBERS' GALLERY
The curated Members’ Gallery presents the selected works of participating member artists in a new visual format.
On display in the gallery are works influenced by Contemporary Realism, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism, and other genres, created using traditional and non-traditional media. The gallery harmonizes a diverse selection through color and form and gifts the viewer with an immersive art experience via these strong works.
OUR STORY
Connecticut Women Artists, Inc. has promoted and supported professional women artists for over 90 years and is one of the country's oldest art organizations for women. Beginning in 1929 with a small group of some of the most outstanding American women artists of that era from central Connecticut, CWA has grown to what it is today.
We are a statewide organization of highly accomplished artists working in various media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, assemblage, photography, clay, metal, fiber, and textiles.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Annual National Open Juried Exhibition
October 6 – November 13, 2022
at the West Hartford Art League
Submission Deadline: September 1
EXPERIENCE CWA
Opportunities to exhibit your work at respected galleries and museums, network with our community of accomplished artists, or utilize your skills volunteering for our organization are all part of the CWA experience.
We invite you to become a member.
Spotlight on New Members
Spotlight on New Members offers our audience a deep dive into our new members' art practices. Readers will find many takeaways as our accomplished members discuss their backgrounds, influences, and creative processes.
New Featured Artists
View the work of new Featured Artists Rebecca L. Keller and Kathleen Smits. Kathleen works with digital media, oil, and photography to create unique abstract compositions. Rebecca's work is influenced by abstraction and her fascination with the "sudden appearance of the unplanned."
Art Chat Live Stream Events
Art Chat is a live stream forum for CWA members to share their work and creative processes with other members in an informal and interactive space. Art Chat programming includes videos about celebrated women artists and expert panel discussions featuring some of Connecticut’s most influential women in the arts.
Credits of CWA members' work in order of appearance: ELIZABETH HUNDT SCOTT, Zinnias at Lockwood Farm, Pastel; LIANE PHILPOTTS, Abstract Thinking, Oil; BARBARA SCAVOTTO-EARLEY, Exodus, Ceramics; JOSIE CAMPBELL-DELLENBAUGH, Peaceable Francis, Bronze; SARAH WARDA, The Call, Oil on Canvas; GRACE MCENANEY, Rhodies, Watercolor; JULIE O'CONNOR, Hmong, Photograph; KRISTEN WALSH, Monhegan Light, Felting; NANCY GRECO, Jockey, Graphite