More than 50% of volunteers chose to support the Making Her Mark exhibition.

Unlike previous years where the votes were close, we had a clear front runner this year!

Making Her Mark is an exhibition that celebrates extraordinary women artists from the early modern era of European art. Challenging long-held assumptions about the contributions of women to Renaissance, Baroque and 18th century art, the exhibition will elevate the work of artists who are largely unknown to
the public. Developed in partnership with the Baltimore Museum of Art, where it will open in 2023, Making Her Mark is the first exhibition in over 40 years to adopt this woman artist-centred approach to European art of this era, and the first ever to include such an expansive range of media.
Ambitious in scale, it will span the centuries from 1400-1800 and feature artists from a variety of backgrounds working in a wide range of media. In its exploration of the women artists of the time, the
exhibition offers an opportunity to address gender imbalance in the art world, including the critical lens that has historically defined “great art” in Western culture.

Thank you to everyone who voted to support Making Her Mark, opening in Spring 2024. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Baltimore Museum of Art, is co-curated by Alexa Griest, who is deep in the research phase! She was thrilled to hear that volunteers chose to support the project- and we are looking forward to hosting her for a behind-the-scenes talk, as her work progresses.

In the meantime, your Volunteer Council, with Maya Kotlarenko, Volunteer President, meets with Stephan Jost, and distribution committee members in the coming week to formalize our donation. Congratulations, all!