Access To Dynamic Programming
EVENTS
The Female Design Council produces in-person and virtual events, both member-exclusive and open to the public. These include professional development workshops, our monthly member meetups over Zoom, engaging panel discussions, FDC Showcases, private curator's tours of exhibitions, Open Minglers, and more.
FDC members receive complimentary tickets to major art and design fairs and industry trade shows, including TEFAF, Salon Art + Design, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), Boutique Design New York (BDNY), New York Build, Collectible Design Fair, the Winter Show, Design Miami, Volta Art Fair, Los Angeles Design Weekend, and more.
The FDC often partners with showrooms, galleries and other brands for events. Interested in sponsoring an FDC event? Please contact info@femaledesigncouncil.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
April 8 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Museum of Arts and Design: “Alice Riehl’s Porcelain Florilegium”
Now - October 12, 2026 • MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
* Members only
Museum of Arts and Design: “Designing Motherhood”
Now - March 15, 2026 • MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC
* Members only
Women in Design Day at the NYDC: Closing Cocktails Hosted by the FDC and Baker-McGuire
March 11 • 5-7 PM
* Open to all
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
March 10 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
February 18 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Private Gallery Tour at Ateliers Courbet
February 5, 2026 • Ateliers Courbet • 134 Tenth Avenue, NYC
* Members only & by Invitation
Maison&Objet Cultural Partnership
January 15-19 • Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre
* Members only / RSVP required
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
January 14 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
WantedDesign x Female Design Council
December 12 • 11 AM ET • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
December 10 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Legal Matters 101: What Designers and Artists Need to Know
November 18 • Virtual
* Free workshop for members only
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
November 12 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Boutique Design New York (BDNY)
November 9-10 • Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, NYC
* Members only
FDC Member Installation at Salon Art + Design
November 6-10 • Park Avenue Armory, NYC
* Open to all
Female Design Council Archtober Mingler for Women Architects and Designers
October 22 • 6 PM EST • LIGNE ROSET • NYC
* Open event / RSVP required
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
October 8 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
IDS Vancouver Cultural Partnership
September 25-28 • 1185 W Georgia St, Suite 510, Vancouver
* Members only
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
September 17 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
GLO Modern Gallery Private Preview + Toast
September 4 • 5 PM EST • GLO Modern Gallery • 45 Market Street, NYC
* Members only / RSVP required
FDC Monthly Member Meeting
August 5 • 12-1 PM EST / 9-10 AM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Art Mamas + FDC Annual Upstate Gathering
July 18 • 5 PM EST • Upstate Art Weekend HQ • 236 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 12401 (Room 103)
* Members only / RSVP required
West Coast Member Meeting
July 15 • 12-1 PM PST • Virtual
* Members only / RSVP required
Amelie du Chalard Gallery Private Tour
July 9 • 6 PM EST • Amelie du Chalard Gallery • 85 Mercer Street, NYC
* Members only / RSVP required
PAST EVENTS
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Member Exclusive | Museum of Arts and Design: “Designing Motherhood” | March 2026
Cultural Partnership | COLLECTIBLE Brussels | March 2026
Cultural Partnership | NADA Ceramics | March 2026
Cultural Partnership | Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists | March 2026
Open Event | Women in Design Day at the NYDC | March 2026
Member Exclusive | Private Gallery Tour at Atelier Courbet | February 2026
Cultural Partnership | Maison&Objet | January 2026
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Professional Development Workshop | Product Design and Interior Design: A Conversation With Sarah Solis and Felicia Hung | December 2025
Professional Development Workshop | Legal Matters 101: What Designers and Artists Need to Know | November 2025
Cultural Partnership | Boutique Design New York (BDNY) | November 2025
Cultural Partnership | FDC Member Installation at Salon Art + Design | November 2025
Open Mingler | Female Design Council Archtober Mingler for Women Architects and Designers | October 2025
Promotional Partnership | Hasbro Inc. Women Innovators of Play 2025 Design Challenge
Cultural Partnership | IDS Vancouver | September 2025
Promotional Partnership | Los Angeles Design Weekend | September 2025
Member Exclusive | GLO Modern Gallery Private Preview + Toast | September 2025
Promotional Partnership | New York Textile Month | September 2025
Cultural Partnership | COLLECTIBLE New York | August 2025
Promotional Partnership | Sample House
Member Exclusive | Art Mamas + FDC Annual Upstate Gathering | July 2025
Promotional Partnership | Matriarchy Build
Member Exclusive | Amelie du Chalard Gallery Private Tour | July 2025
Open Event | The Kids Are Alright Curator’s Walkthrough at Timothy Taylor Gallery | June 2025
Member Exclusive | Todd Merrill Studio Private Tour | June 2025
Special Event | The FDC and The Future Perfect Celebrate Women in Contemporary Design | May 2025
Cultural Partnership | International Contemporary Furniture Fair | May 2025
Cultural Partnership | Shelter by Afternoon Light | May 2025
Cultural Partnership | TEFAF New York | May 2025
Cultural Partnership | CONDUCTOR Art Fair | May 2025
Member Exclusive | Moon Jars Exhibition Tour at Guild Gallery and RW Guild | April 2025
Member Exclusive | Faye Toogood Exhibition Tour at Friedman Benda Gallery | March 2025
Open Mingler | NYDC Women in Design Day | March 2025
Member Exclusive | Karina Sharif Exhibition Private Tour at Lyle Gallery | February 2025
Open Mingler | Wegner Cabinetry | D&D Building | January 2025
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Open Mingler | The Rug Company | December 2024
FDC Showcase | Morris Adjmi | November 2024
Special Installation | FDC Member Presentation at Salon Art & Design | November 2024
Member Exclusive | Private Curator’s Tour of R & Company Triennial | November 2024
Open Mingler | Materia | October 2024
FDC Showcase | Gachot | October 2024
Special Installation | FDC Grant Presentation at Collectible Design | September 2024
Member Exclusive | Private Curator’s Tour of Madison Square Park Public Art Projects | July 2024
Member Exclusive | Upstate Art Weekend + Art Mamas Gather & Brunch | July 2024
Special Event | FDC Dinner Party at BAS Stone | June 2024
Open Event | “Summer Solstice Soiree” at BAS Stone| June 2024
Partnership | FDC + ICFF Inaugural Female Design Awards | May 2024
Open Event | Design Week Panel Discussion at RBW | May 2024
Exhibition | “Crafting Selfhood” at Phillip Lim for AAPI Month + NYCxDesign | May 2024
Open Event | FDC In Conversation with Clodagh & Cindy Allen at Marc Phillips | May 2024
Open Event | 10th Street Gallery Walk | May 2024
Member Exclusive | Private Curator’s Tour at Faurschou Foundation | April 2024
FDC Showcase | Studio DB | April 2024
Professional Development Workshop | Build a Robust Sales System with FDC Member & Design Business Coach Jennie Wilde | March 2024
FDC Showcase | COOKFOX | March 2024
Open Event | Women's History Month Panel Discussion at HBF | March 2024
Open Mingler | Head Hi | February 2024
Member Exclusive | Private Curator’s Tour at Cristina Grajales Gallery | January 2024
FDC Showcase | Rockwell Group | January 2024
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Open Event | Women’s Voices in Design Panel Discussion at Design Miami | December 2023
Partner Event | MaxMara + Whitewall | A Curated Conversation with Zoe Buckman + Lora Appleton | December 2023
Member Exclusive | FDC Clay + Play with Fernanda Uribe | July 2023
Member Exclusive | Upstate Art Weekend + Art Mamas Gather & Brunch | July 2023
Exhibition | “Upon Further Reflection” at Phillip Lim by FDC + AAPIDA + Tortuga Forma for NYCxDesign | May 2023
Open Event | 10th Street Gallery Walk | May 2023
Professional Development Workshop | Design Week Speed-Crit with Nora Wolf of Wolf Craft | April 2023
Open Event | FDC & The Canvas Present: “Madiyyah” | March 2023
Open Event | FDC celebrates Jasmine Wahi with Met Museum | March 2023
Open Event | “In Legal Partnership” Conversation at Vitra | February 2023
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Open Event | Lexus + Whitewall “Sustainable Futures through Community” Conversation at ICA Miami | November 2022
Member Exclusive | Emma Scully Gallery Private Tour of Bec Brittan’s “Paraciphers” | October 2022
Open Event | 10th Street Gallery Walk | October 2022
Member Exclusive | Upstate Art Weekend + Art Mamas Gather & Brunch | July 2022
Professional Development Workshop | Speed-Crit with Nora Wolf of Wolf Craft | July 2022
Member Exclusive | Studio Process Tour with Rhiannon Griego | July 2022
Special Installation | “Craft in Transition” at Carl Hansen & Sons for NYCxDESIGN | May 2022
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Open Event | "Creative Leadership" In Conversation with Lora Appleton, Christine Gachot, and Estelle Bailey Babenzien at Neuehouse | November 2021
Open Event | Creative Leadership in Action at Neuehouse | November 2021
Open Event | Digital Show n Share with Lauren Goodman, Erics Sellers/Studio Sii, and Anna Grace Bailey | October 2021
Member Exclusive | Studio Process Tour with Dee Clements / Studio Heron | September 2021
Exhibition | Refuge + Resilience at Upstate Art Weekend | August 2021
Member Exclusive | Ellen's Next Great Designer: Digital Discussion Behind the Scenes with Christina Z Antonio, Erica Sellers & Urvi Sharma | June 2021
Member Exclusive | Designing Women III: Mother Virtual Tour with Crystal Ellis & Hilary Petrie of Egg Collective | May 2021
Professional Development Workshop | Tweak and Edit PR Review with Nora Wolf of Wolf Craft & Wolf PR | February 2021
Member Exclusive | Sustainability in Product Design Digital Talk | February 2021
Member Exclusive | Digital Talk: In the Spirit of MLK + Community with FDC | January 2021
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Open Event | Whitewall + Lexus Art Series; Creativity | December 2020
Member Exclusive | Studio Process Tour with Elyse Graham + Miller Robinson of Elyse Graham Studio | November 2020
Member Exclusive | Virtual Tour + Exhibition with Pen & Brush and Sloan Leo | October 2020
Member Exclusive | NY Studio Tours with Makers of Evolved Resolve | October 2020
Exhibition | Evolved Resolve, Virtual Exhibition with Incollect at the LA Design Festival | September 2020
Special Installation | FDC Exhibition at Upstate Art Weekend featuring Member Johanna Goodman | August 2020
Professional Development Workshop | How to Pitch for Gift Guides with Nora Wolf, Wolf PR | July 2020
Member Exclusive | Nature & Design: Paring Down to the Elements Digital Talk
| July 2020Member Exclusive | The Brave House Digital Workshop | May 2020
Professional Development Workshop | Think Like A Strategist with Tiana Webb Evans | May 2020
Member Exclusive | AD PRO x Female Design Council: How to Get Published | May 2020
Member Exclusive | Behind the Brands with Veekar Digital Talk | May 2020
Member Exclusive | Trade: Sources, Selling, Clients and Financial Preparedness Digital Discussion | May 2020
Professional Development Workshop | Nora Wolf + Tiana Webb-Evans / Pandemic Learning & Beyond | April 2020
Open Event | R&Co Conversation with Ashwini Bhat, Amber Cowan and Luam Melake Moderated by Lora Appleton; OBJECTS: USA | April 2020
Member Exclusive | Vancouver Open Meeting at Zoe Pawalk Studio | March 2020
Workshop | Mquan + FDC Humble Pot Project | March 2020
Member Exclusive | Colony + FDC Open Meeting | February 2020
Member Exclusive | The Brave House + FDC Giving Back Night | February 2020
Member Exclusive | FDC + Artstar Open Meeting | January 2020
Open Event | Toronto Design Week: The Changing Tide of Design | January 2020
Member Exclusive | FDC + David Weeks Studio Reception & Event with Johanna Goodman | January 2020
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Open Mingler | Shelton Studios Holiday Soiree: Whiskey, Women & Welding | December 2019
Member Exclusive | Sienna Patti Editions Private Reception | November 2019
Open Event | The Future Perfect LA + FDC: Expressionism + Experimentation in Contemporary Ceramics | November 2019
Open Event | Radnor Open Meeting | November 2019
Special Installation | SOFA Chicago Textile Exhibition: Intricate: Complexity & Beauty Sewn Up | November 2019
Open Event | Michelle Varian Open Meeting | October 2019
Open Event | Affordable Art Fair: Lunchtime Talks | September 2019
Open Event | Trunk Archive Open Meeting | September 2019
Open Event | Egg Collective Open Meeting | July 2019
Open Event | Konekt Open Meeting | June 2019
Member Exclusive | Preview of Next Level NYC | May 2019
Exhibition | Deeper than Text with 1stDibs for NYxDesign | May 2019
Open Event | TEFAF New York Cultural Program Spring 2019: Toward a Feminist Interior | May 2019
Member Exclusive | Aelfie + FDC Sunday Hang | April 2019
Member Exclusive | Assembly Room Private Tour | April 2019
Open Mingler | Eastside Evening with Bar Zipperstein + Morrow Soft Goods, LA | April 2019
Open Event | D’Aquino Monaco Open Meeting | March 2019
Member Exclusive | R&Co Private Tour of Library + Archives | March 2019
Open Event | Design Within Reach LA Open Meeting | February 2019
Open Mingler | Takamichi Beauty Room | January 2019
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Open Event | Fuigo + FDC | November 2018
Member Exclusive | Tour of In Good Company Exhibition | September 2018
Open Event | Women in Design at the Forefront of Change at the Brooklyn Museum | May 2018
Exhibition |Designing Women II, Masters, Mavericks + Mavens at Egg Collective| May 2018
Open Event | Open Meeting and Speed Networking | April 2018
Open Event | Kinder Modern Open Meeting | January 2018