Nasty Women is artist-led feminist movement.
2025 Annual Open Call
Hill Blocks View: Coming Together when Things Fall Apart
Just days in, the second Trump presidency has detoured us to a series of blind summits whose other sides yield catastrophic unknowns. We invite artists to wrestle with the vulnerabilities, desires, and strategies coming out of this moment. What is the role of feminist movement in an era of anti-woke sentiment? How might artists uniquely have the skillsets to design a roadmap for a future where women thrive? How might we rethink insecurity as an opportunity to band together?
Show opens on International Women’s Day.
Sara Ahmed
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook launch
On October 4, 2023, NWCT organized a book talk with leading thinker and gender liberation activist Sara Ahmed. Celebrating the debut of The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way, Ahmed explored the ways we show up as care takers of one another in a sexist society. Tools for stepping back and up dominate the chapters, showing us how we can take turns ruining the dinner party:)
Viva Ruiz
Chismeando, Hangiando, Aborto / Thank God for Abortion
On July 13, 2020, NWCT interviewed Viva Ruiz as part of an ongoing series of pandemic-talks with activist artists working across the globe. Ruiz is the queer Latinx progeny of Ecuadorian immigrants and a community and nightlife educated advocate born and based in New York. Their practice starts from the premise that the underlying thrust of all mediums is to dismantle white supremacy and exorcise the colonial / colonized mindset. Listen to the recording.
Other ATIC guests include Micol Hebron, Angel Bellaran, Orisha Ala Ochumare, Shamain McAllister, Babz Rawls Ivy, and More.
The Testimonials Project
How can we create unity within our community when we’re conditioned to ignore, justify and deny stories of anti-women marginalization, exploitation and abuse?
In 2018, NWCT launched The Testimonials Project to make a space for listening to, collecting, documenting and sharing such stories with communities worldwide.
From the struggle, experiences of deep seated grief, mourning and loss have emerged alongside stories of sisterhood, strength, power, anger, joy and reclamation.
Decolonizing Institutions
NWCT was born out of a love for community, gathering and storytelling through the arts. Being mobile and supporting efforts to de-silo the arts from major centers and elitist mindsets is key to our mission.
NWCT partners with individuals, groups and cultural organizations of various shapes and sizes to design consciousness-raising programs by, for and with the communities and stakeholders they serve. We seed culture change through facilitated open exchange and self-critique. Read about our past collaborations here.
Resource Exchange
NWCT uses Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to share resources and live events that drive conversation around what feminism and its trajectories look, feel and act like today. Connect with us and add your voice.