Asociación de Mujeres en las Artes Visuales (MAV)
Association MAV (Mujeres en las Artes Visuales) is a group of visual arts professionals in Spain that promotes the visibility and improvement of opportunities for women in the arts. The Association was founded on May 9, 2009 at La Casa Encendida (Madrid) by a group of contemporary female artists led by professor and art critic Rocio de la Villa.
The Association MAV (Mujeres en las Artes Visuales) promotes initiatives to foster the participation of women in culture and to combat discrimination in accordance with the Organic Act 1/2004 on Integral Protection Measures against Gender Violence. Through its Observatorio, MAV analyzes and provides objective, numeric data to inform the situation of visual arts professionals in Spain.
Acknowledging the low number of women in top positions in arts and culture, the MAV seeks to balance the presence of Spanish women in all sectors of contemporary art (e.g., artists, gallerists, researchers, curators, professors, managers, museum directors) and advocate with Spanish institutions for the implementation of gender equality policies in all types of arts.
The MAV Association has established collaborations with other organizations of women in culture and contemporary art to develop initiatives towards tackling the lack of participation of women in the art system.
Through its Centre of Documentation, the MAV Association provides resources for the investigation and documentation of best labour practices, and for the creation of new projects in the field of art, gender and feminism.
The Centre of Documentation also preserves the historical memory of women's participation in the arts. It has created a chronological chart about art, woman and feminism in Spain and internationally.
Mujeres en las Artes Visuales improves the visibility of women in the arts and inform of their professional activities and productions on its website; and through its online magazine M-Arte Y cultura visual.
One of the most important projects that MAV has generated is the Women's Views Festival (Festival Miradas de Mujeres). Initiated in 2012, the Festival has brought together initiatives that make women and gender issues a source for reflection, debate and creation. The MAV´s Prizes are an annual event that celebrates the achievements, contributions and trajectory of women in the arts since 2010. Born out of the Women's Views Festival (Festival Miradas de Mujeres), the MAV organized from March to December 2016 the Women's Views Biennial, in which multiple activities were organized in several museums, galleries and arts centres all over the world to give visibility and enhance women's presence and works in contemporary art.
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