Jodie Foster, Chelsea Clinton and Ava DuVernay to Speak at the Making Their Mark Foundation Women’s History Month Symposium (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jodie Foster, Chelsea Clinton and Ava DuVernay will help mark Women’s History Month by speaking at the inaugural Making Their Mark Forum in Washington, D.C.

Taking place March 5-7, the program coincides with the Making Their Mark Foundation’s exhibition “Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA).

The forum kicks off March 5 at NMWA on with a private look at the exhibition.

The following day will features panel discussions, keynotes and poetry readings, including a performance by artist and activist Samia Halaby and discussions with Clinton, DuVernay and Foster.

The Visionary Voices Keynote will feature Foster in conversation with The Museum of Modern Art’s Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film Rajendra Roy. DuVernay will be in conversation with curator Adrienne Edwards.

Clinton’s talk with Dr. Sarah Lewis will explore how culture influences policy, how personal narrative can galvanize collective action and how the arts remain essential to movements for gender equity and justice.

“Too often, what we think of history or art reflects a partial record based on who was seen, supported, and then remembered,” Clinton said Thursday. “The Making Their Mark Forum and exhibition are important because they don’t just widen the frame to include and center women, they create the conditions for lasting change, by bringing artists, institutions, and leaders into conversation to rethink the systems that shape culture, opportunity, and legacy.”

The Making Their Mark Foundation supports scholarship and public engagement to highlight the achievements and innovations of women artists. Through a wide range of projects and partnerships with educational institutions, arts organizations and arts leaders, the foundation works to bring greater recognition to art by women and to rectify the underrepresentation of women in public collections, exhibitions and art historical narratives.

“Ava, Chelsea, and Jodie each bring an unparalleled depth of experience to the Making Their Mark Forum as visionary advocates for women, not just in the arts but in our broader culture,” Making Their Mark Foundation founder Komal Shah said. “Lending their voices alongside leading representatives from the art world further expands the diverse perspectives needed to foster critical change and celebrate excellence amongst women.”