New York Women's Art Month
Waave Foundation Initiates the First-Ever New York Women’s Art Month with (Sur)real: A Juried Award
Exhibition by Hall W. Rockefeller and Irene Ailin Wang
March 6 – March 20, 2025 • The Blanc, 15 E 40th Street, New York
New York, NY—Waave Foundation, in partnership with The Blanc, is proud to announce (Sur)real, a juried group exhibition as announcing the first New York Women’s Art Month, on view from March 6 through March 20, 2025 at The Blanc (15 E 40th Street, New York). Featuring works by awardees Kate Donnelly, Emily Wisniewski, Sandra Cavanagh, Michelle Way, Wendi Men, and Katrina Slavik, along with three leading female artists Nancy Spero, Laurie Simmons, and Hu Junjun, (Sur)real explores themes of uncanny, discomfort, and fantasy. The exhibition offers a framework to reimagine the feminine in contemporary contexts and evoke new perspectives on identity.
Curated as part of the inaugural New York Women’s Art Month, an initiative by the Waave Foundation spotlighting the crucial yet underrepresented contributions of women to the city’s cultural landscape—the exhibition is also featured in an interactive map application powered by ARTLAS. In (Sur)real, each artist challenges perceptions, embraces new materialities, and engages in a vibrant dialogue with both contemporary and historical contexts.
NYWAM Interactive Map
Discover Women’s Art Across NYC with the NYWAM Map!
March is all about celebrating women and non-binary artists, and we’ve made it easier than ever to explore the city’s most exciting female artist exhibitions! The NYWAM Map, powered by ARTLAS, is your go-to guide to discovering all the must-see shows and women-led galleries happening during New York Women’s Art Month—from Chelsea to the Upper East Side and beyond.
How it works:
🖼 Tap & Explore – Every pin marks a gallery hosting a female artist exhibition in March. Click to see event details, artists, and opening hours.
🌟 Meet the AI Art Companion - Get real-time, personalized recommendation for exhibitions that match your interests. AI helps you plan your route, discover hidden gems, and connect with women artists shaping the art world.
🏛 Visit Our Partner Galleries – Including The Blanc, 47 Canal, Forma, Rachel Uffner, Rainrain, Fu Qiumeng, Fou Gallery, Humorville, MK, Accent, and more!
📍 Never Miss an Exhibition – Whether you’re a collector, art lover, or just looking for weekend plans, this map keeps you in the know.
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Our mission, deeply rooted in the fourth-wave feminism movement, is to facilitate and drive this transformation, welcoming, exploring, and catalyzing the emergence of future waves of equality. Waave Foundation is more than an organization; it's a movement. It’s a space where art meets activism, tradition meets innovation, and voices once silenced are now heard and celebrated. As a unique, contribution-driven community, Waave operates without a traditional staff structure, instead relying on the passion and dedication of its early contributors and members. At Waave, we believe in the power of art as a catalyst for social change and voice empowerment.
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