Join us for The Living Archive: Art, Memory, and Civic Imagination, a day-long festival that centers women’s creative practices as vital tools for shaping cultural memory and envisioning more just futures.

Presented in partnership with the National Museum of Women in the Arts, this gathering brings together writers, artists, and cultural leaders who approach the archive not as a static record, but as a living practice shaped through storytelling, art-making, and civic participation. In alignment with NMWA’s commitment to elevating women’s voices across disciplines, the festival highlights how creative expression can serve as both personal testimony and collective action.

Across three panels, explore how Black women document their inner lives, preserve collective memory, and engage history as an act of authorship, stewardship, and cultural responsibility. Together, these conversations illuminate the power of women artists and cultural leaders to challenge dominant narratives, foster community, and inspire social change.