{"id":46172,"date":"2021-05-13T15:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/?page_id=46172"},"modified":"2024-04-26T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T20:49:40","slug":"directors-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/directors-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"tab-menu_block_b677fbe17252aca16777cc03531531ec\" class=\"tab-menu grid-x\" aria-label=\"Section\" role=\"navigation\">\n\n    <h2 id=\"in-page-nav\" class=\"show-for-sr\">Section Navigation<\/h2>\n    \n    <div class=\"mobile-page-nav-toggle\">\n                                                                                                                    <button data-toggle=\"in-page-nav-menu\"\n                class=\"current-page\"\n                aria-expanded=\"true\"\n                aria-controls=\"in-page-nav-menu\">\n                <span class=\"show-for-sr\">Section Navigation: <\/span>\n                Related Pages\n            <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <ul id=\"in-page-nav-menu\" aria-labelledby=\"in-page-nav\" class=\"page-nav-dropdown\" data-toggler=\"in-page-menu-expanded\">\n                    <li>\n                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/\">Project Overview\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/building-renovation\/\">Building Renovation\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/project-timeline\/\">Timeline\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                <a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/capital-campaign\/\">Capital Campaign\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"text-image-cta_block_c2175f1fe55944eb1440cfb53270c620\" class=\"text-image-cta  large-offset-1 \">\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-6 text-side\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>From Susan Fisher Sterling, NMWA\u2019s Alice West Director<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Along with the museum\u2019s Board and leadership, I am pleased to share details about the upcoming renovation of our landmark 1908 building. On Monday, August 9, we will close the museum for extensive repairs and refurbishments, while we continue exhibitions, events, and programming off-site and online.<\/p>\n<p>Updates to the building will refresh our space and heighten our impact as the first museum in the world dedicated to women in the arts. When we reopen in fall 2023, visitors will find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expanded public spaces, including a new exhibition gallery and an education studio, that bolster our mission and help us showcase dynamic new art.<\/li>\n<li>Improved amenities that enhance accessibility, wayfinding, and connectivity, engaging audiences and enriching their experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Updated infrastructure that preserves our iconic spaces, improves our environmental footprint, and helps us care for our collection of more than 5,500 works of art.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our building serves as the nexus for a worldwide community of advocates for art and women. Its renovation will enable us to tell a more complete story of women in the arts and to share that story widely.<\/p>\n<p>As we enter this new phase in the museum\u2019s history, I can\u2019t help but reflect on the recent loss of our visionary founder, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. She and her husband, Wallace, purchased the building in 1983 and transformed it into our unique museum. We are honored to carry her vision forward.<\/p>\n<p>This comprehensive building restoration is supported through Space to Soar, our $66 million capital campaign. Donors and friends have stepped up in wonderful ways, putting us within sight of our campaign goal. We encourage you to join this effort, stay involved, and celebrate with us as we look to the museum\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cell  large-offset-1  large-5 image-side\">\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Mattei_Susan_Fisher_Sterling.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp\" alt=\"A woman with light skin and short brown hair posing behind a white assemblage sculpture.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Mattei_Susan_Fisher_Sterling.jpg?fit=400%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Mattei_Susan_Fisher_Sterling.jpg?fit=800%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Mattei_Susan_Fisher_Sterling.jpg?fit=1200%2C999999&#038;quality=80&#038;format=webp 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 400px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\"\/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"caption\">Photo Credit: Michele Mattei<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <script>\n\twindow.ensureStylesheet && window.ensureStylesheet('https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css');\n  <\/script>\n  <noscript>\n\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/themes\/nmwa\/dev\/dist\/css\/components\/two-col.css\">\n  <\/noscript>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n<section id=\"resource-collection_block_ad00432f88e5d18c411d365533b4cf5f\" class=\"resource-collection\" aria-labelledby=\"resource-col-heading-id\">\n\t\n\t<h2 id=\"resource-col-heading-id\" class=\"section-title\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"grid-x wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Project Overview<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NWMA_Shoot_Photo_80-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NWMA_Shoot_Photo_80-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">Explore the ambitious campaign for a top-to-bottom transformation of the museum&#8217;s historic building.<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building Renovation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.1-2019-11-14-NMWA-SVA-Gallery-rendering-1-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.1-2019-11-14-NMWA-SVA-Gallery-rendering-1-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Architectural rendering of the gallery. People of all ages look at artwork hung on white and magenta walls.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">Learn about the plan to improve interior spaces, mechanical systems, and exterior envelope to position NMWA for a triumphant future. <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/building-renovation\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">View More<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Capital Campaign<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MLS_0016-e1620919455425-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MLS_0016-e1620919455425-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Three abstract outdoor sculptures of voluptuous figures covered in bright patterns and dancing with outstretched arms.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">Now is the time to invest in NMWA and women artists. Help the museum reach new heights by supporting our historic $67.5 million campaign. <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/capital-campaign\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Timeline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rg7_sg3_s2_ss2_box2_folder5_bldg-ext-photo_011-e1620956565357-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rg7_sg3_s2_ss2_box2_folder5_bldg-ext-photo_011-e1620956565357-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Old color, front-facing photograph of the museum exterior from 1984.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">View our timeline of the building\u2019s evolution, including key dates of the capital campaign and ambitious renovation project. <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/project-timeline\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">Explore Timeline<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Project FAQs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4.1-2020-04-27-NMWA-SVA-4th-Floor-Axon-Option-2-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4.1-2020-04-27-NMWA-SVA-4th-Floor-Axon-Option-2-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Birds-eye rendering of what the fourth floor will look like, includes a view of the new Library learning commons, the Education Center, and new gallery space..\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">Check out Frequently Asked Questions about the building closure, renovation, and campaign.<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-wrap  cta-standard\" >\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t  \t\t  class=\"internal cta-button-link cta \"\n\t\t  href=\"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/support\/nmwa-campaign\/project-faqs\/\"\n      \n      \n      >\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">View FAQs<\/span>\n      <span class=\"icon\">\n        <span class=\"cta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" >&nbsp;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-block large-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>News and Media<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/G.2-2020-07-31-NMWA-SVA-SP-Entry-Rotunda-Long-Gallery-4-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=383%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nmwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/G.2-2020-07-31-NMWA-SVA-SP-Entry-Rotunda-Long-Gallery-4-aspect-ratio-792-436.jpg?fit=766%2C999999&#038;quality=50&#038;format=webp 2x\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Rendering shaped like an upside-down letter T shows the museum great hall and stairwell.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy-container large-6 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">Stay up-to-date with announcements, news, and press on NMWA\u2019s building renovation project and campaign 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