Washington, DC
Where artists and collectors meet.
The Consortium is a collective for women artists, curators and collectors in Washington, DC. We gather every month, hang shows together, and make sure nobody has to love art alone.
What we do
Three things, done together.
okay, four if you count the parties
Shows
Salon-style exhibitions we hang together, floor to ceiling, in rooms people actually want to be in. Our first, Girlism, put over 50 artists on the walls of a Georgetown mansion and most of them in the room on opening night.
Gatherings
Once a month, somewhere in DC: a studio visit, a crafternoon, a meeting that turns into dinner, a party. Artists meet collectors, collectors meet each other, and everyone leaves knowing someone new.
Collecting, together
Collecting is not reserved for a certain kind of person. We talk openly about how it works and why living with original art changes a room, and we introduce you to the people who made it.
Our first annual show
Girlism, September 2026
A private mansion in Upper Georgetown, hung salon-style by a crew of volunteers over one long weekend. A black tie opening with the artists beside their work, two salon days, and a house full of people who came for them.
floor to ceiling, on purposeComing up
On the calendar
November meeting and studio visit
Members. Details by email.
Holiday craft meeting
Members. Details by email.
Spring Print Fest
Our spring show, built around prints and works on paper. Open to the public.
The Second Annual Consortium Show
Salon-style, three days only. Open call opens next summer.
Membership
Come be part of it.
Membership for 2027 is open. Ten gatherings a year, a directory of each other, and a standing invitation to every show. Artists, curators and collectors, all in the same room.
bring a friend"Collecting art is not something reserved for a certain kind of person, and neither is making it."
Sarah Jamison, co-founder