Nuzhat Sultan

Board Member: Nuzhut Sultan 

Nuzhut was the Principal of the Washington Arts Association (WAA) for 29 years. She co-founded the company to implement educational arts and architecture tours of museum membership programs. In 2008, she closed the WAA to pursue other interests.  She has served in a variety of philanthropic and community based roles including as the Director of the Visual Arts and Museum Affairs (VAMA) Committee at the Woman’s National Democratic Club.  As the Director of VAMA, her role is the care and patience of the permanent art collection on the historic Whittemore House. Her experience with curators, art historians, conservators during the time she ran her business has given her the knowledge to care for and preserve the antiques, paintings, and sculptures. 

Nuzhat also curates four exhibits a year with the Washington area artists in the Wolf Ballroom. Other exhibitions of the permanent collection are also organized by her in the Upstairs Gallery. She is on the Board of Directors of the National Women’s Foundation and has previously served as the Vice-President of the of the National Women’s Foundation for three years.