From March 5 to 27, 2022 the Arts and Industries Building’s FUTURES exhibition, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, and Smithsonian Gardens have partnered to host the Smithsonian’s debut of #IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit.

This is the largest collection of statues of women ever assembled. The 120 life-sized 3D-printed statues are of a diverse coalition of contemporary women STEM innovators and role models leading a variety of fields, from protecting wildlife, discovering galaxies, building YouTube’s platform, to trying to cure cancer.

It’s an interesting collection and you can read about each woman featured. The contributions are impressive.

Covid Hope Quilt at the Lincoln Memorial

The COVID-19 HOPE Quilt created by Purcellville-based nonprofit Art of the Matter was on display on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Pandemic Remembrance Vigil on March 6, 2022.

The program was organized with the New Jersey-based Covid-19 Memorial Rami’s Heart. The letters of the HOPE display consists of 130 photographs and art tiles depicting victims and heroes of the pandemic.