On This Spot Newsletter December 2025

On This Spot tells the stories of a diverse group of women artists through short-form documentaries. Join us as we put women artists on the map.

Video Spotlight – Where We At

Where We At a collective of black women artists. Notables include: Kay Brown, Carole Byard, Dindga McCannon, Betye Saar, Faith Ringgold and Ann Tanksley. The group responded to a lack of racial diversity in the art world and organized protests against museums. They always had a grassroots flavor, even cooking food at openings. These women stood for community and political identity. They began a re-writing of art history.

Photo: Where We At, Black Women Artists. From left to right: Carol Blank, Pat Davis, Victoria Lucus, Crystal McKenzie, Dindga McCannon, Kay Brown, Modu Tanzania, Jeanne Downer, Priscilla Taylor, Emma Zuwadi, Akweke Singho, Linda Hiwot, and Saeeda Stanley (1980). Courtesy of the artist. © Estate of Pat Davis.

What's Happening

Events and exhibitions related to Spot artists

Sixties Surreal

at The Whitney Museum of American Art

Through January 19, 2026

Sixties Surreal recontextualizes some of the decade’s best-known figures alongside those only recently rediscovered. The exhibition gathers a range of works by artists profiled by On This Spot including: Judith Bernstein, Lee Bonticou, Yayoi Kusama, Nancy Graves, Eva Hesse, Shigeko Kubota, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Carolee Schneemann, Nancy Spero and Hannah Wilke.

Photo: Installation view of Sixties Surreal. Nancy Graves, Camel VI, Camel VII and Camel VIII, 1968–69. Artwork © 2025 Nancy Graves Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Photograph by Gus Powell

Photograph by Jack Mitchell for The New York Times, Guerrilla Girls

As we approach year-end 2025, we invite you to partner with On This Spot in our Mission to produce compelling short documentary films that re-center women in the art world - ensuring their work and stories are seen, celebrated, and never forgotten. 

A link to donate is below Your tax-deductible gift directly supports:

• Research and scriptwriting 
• Film production and editing 
• Photo use rights, legal, and insurance costs 
• Public and educational programs that make women’s art history accessible to all

In just three years, On This Spot has become a trusted voice for equity in art history. We hope you will support us in amplifying women’s voices, broaden our understanding of women artists and reshape how art history is taught and shared worldwide. 

Women artists represent less than 15% of the global art market and account for only 11% of acquisitions in U.S. museums. Comparable disparities persist in the field of art history, where women’s contributions historically constitute less than 10% of published scholarship and institutional representation.

We need your help. Over half of our budget is funded by donations from generous individuals like you. In order to produce 18 new films and continue and expand free educational access in 2026, we must raise $250,000. Your support now is critical to keep our production team working and our stories reaching new audiences. 



With gratitude,

The team at On This Spot