For Professional Women in ART, LETTERS, and MUSIC
Golden Gate-Marin Artists
National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
The Golden Gate-Marin Branch of
National League of American Pen Women
About GGMA
Golden Gate-Marin Artists is a branch of the National League of American Pen Women, Inc. NLAPW is the oldest women’s art organization in the United States. Founded in 1897, it seeks to encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in Art, Letters and Music.
Over 55,000 women, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Grandma Moses, Georgia O’Keefe, Pearl S. Buck, Maya Angelo, Mary McCleod Bethune, Rosalyn Carter, and Eudora Welty have been Pen Women. The national headquarters of the Pen Women is in the historic Pen Arts Building and Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Golden Gate-Marin Artists is a group of award-winning visual artists and poets working in a variety of styles and media. Our members create oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, pastels, sculpture, photography, digital art, fiber art, ceramics, and poetry.
Our Branch is proud to fund an annual $500 Award to a promising young Marin woman going on to study visual arts at a four-year college. We meet monthly and encourage each other’s creative gifts with critiques, programs, and invited speakers. Our members stay informed and in touch through articles, meeting minutes, member achievements, and President’s messages in “Creative Connections,” our monthly newsletter.
About NLAPW
National League of American Pen Women
Founded in 1897, the National League of American Pen Women is the oldest multi-discipline arts organization for women in the United States. In 1897, when women were refused admission into the (then) all-male National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue (Henry Longfellow's niece), organized the first meeting of the NLAPW.
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NLAPW is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Its mission is to encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in art, letters, and music, and through outreach activities provide educational, creative, and professional support to members and non-members in these disciplines. The core values of the NLAPW are respect, knowledge, creation, and preservation of the arts.
Golden Gate Marin Artists (NLAPW) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
