TREASUREPOSTCARDS'08 | emphasizing the importance of arts in empowering women, creating awareness on vital issues related to girls and women, & celebrating their achievements
We invite FEMALE artists from across the globe to celebrate the 2008 International Women's Day* with us by sharing their visual voices/expressions/perspectives, and donating their postcard-sized artwork.
The postcard sized artworks may highlight issues like:
* Women's rights
* Local and global collaboration to end poverty
* Addressing violence against women
* HIV/AIDS and illiteracy
* Education/skill development and economic empowerment
* Success Stories/Achievements
* Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
* or any other issue you think would fall within the framework of TreasurePostcards'08.
The artwork medium could be photography, painting, mixed-media, collages of various materials, illustrations combined with poetry, anecdotes, caricatures, and others. The postcards (exactly 4.5 x 5.5 inch or 14 x 10.5 cm in size) can be designed in portrait/vertical or landscape/horizontal format.
Postcard Artwork Size: The artwork should be 4.5 x 5.5 inch or 14 x 10.5 cm
Post by Date - Deadline: March 08, 2008 (March 8th is for US post; Participants outside the US please consider the time needed for international mailing. You might want to mail your work 1-2 weeks prior to March 08 so that your work is here on time for the exhibit!).
Please note the following:
I) In your submission please include
a.) Information about yourself/artist:
o Your Name / Last Name:
o Age:
o Country:
o Contact Information (mailing address and email; if you have a website please feel free to share):
o Brief Bio Statement (max 150 words in paragraph format)
b.) Brief Description about the postcard
o Content of the artwork
o Materials used
c.) Submission: (no later than March 08, 2008)
o EMAIL your digital image in jpeg format with high resolution to tpp@art4development.net. Maximum three (3) postcard-artwork per artist. Don't forget to include the above requested details (copy Items a & b into your email, fill-out the questions), and email it to us at tpp@art4development.net with a subject line of TreasurePostcard (TPP).
AND
o Please also write your name/last name; country of origin, and title of your work behind the postcard artwork and MAIL the original postcard-artwork to:
Arts for Global Development, Inc.
PO Box 5892
Bethesda, MD 20824
USA
II) Donated select works will be exhibited at the 9th Street Gallery in Washington DC and available for sale during an educational event/exhibit to raise funds for a women's shelter/an NGO helping women and educating underprivileged young girls. Further details about the exhibition, educational event, and funds-beneficiary will be posted on the website. So please come back and check out the details!
III) Arts for Global Development will take all precautions to safeguard your work; nevertheless is not responsible for the theft of, loss, and/or damage to the submitted work throughout the project. By participating in this project you are also giving the permission to publish your work in art'ishake and/or any other related Art4Development.Net educative document/publication, website. Please note that this project is conducted on volunteer basis. When you submit/donate your work for the project, it is assumed that you have understood and agreed with the project content, objectives, and terms.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the TreasurePostcards'08 please contact Art4Development.Net at tpp@art4development.net. To learn more about arts and its relation with women's empowerment, check out the fem'arts section of our website.
*International Women's Day (IWD), March 08, has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration around the world. For more information on IWD please visit http://www.internationalwomensday.com
Arts for Global Development, Inc. [Art4Development.Net] is an international non-profit voluntary initiative with a purpose of furthering interdisciplinary, multisectoral, cross-cultural and creative approach in social change, and facilitating creative sector and stakeholders of development together empower socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and communities worldwide, particularly children, youth, and women.
9th Street Gallery in the Historic Shaw District of Washington DC aims to create an artistic and intellectual environment in which to showcase local and international artists.
The upcoming educational event and concert is co-organized together with the American-Turkish Association of Washington DC. We'd like to also thank Dr.Ortman/Girls Gotta Run Foundation and J.Feldman/ActALIVE for their support in communicating the project among network members.
Check out the invite!
Please note: this page has moved to www.wcaphiladelphia.org. The WCA is a national organization whose mission is to create community through art, education, and social activism, while recognizing the contribution of women in the arts. The Philadelphia Chapter provides a support network for women artists in Philadelphia and surrounding communities. We meet at member studios to network, learn, discuss art and plan shows. All are welcome! Contact us at wcaphiladelphia@gmail.com.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Treasure Postcards '08
Visual Artist collects the discarded, worn out, or broken reclaimed objects to arrange and assemble them into a new and original piece of eco friendly art.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Member News
McGOPA presents "The World of the Professional Artist"
January 18 through February 2, 2008
WCA-Members Exhibiting:
Dae Rebeck Sanchez
Bonnie MacAllister
Sonia Sherrod
RECEPTION
Saturday January 26, 5-7 PM
FREE FOOD AND WINE !
SPP Galleries located in the Inquirer Building on
Route 23, between Rts. 320 and 202 in Conshohocken
Ignore the sign about tire damage and park in the lot.
Visual Artist collects the discarded, worn out, or broken reclaimed objects to arrange and assemble them into a new and original piece of eco friendly art.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Opportunities
WCA National President Jennifer Colby and WCA-Phila
Member Michelle Wilson sent the following:
===
Opportunities
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc.
802 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, founded in
1896, is a national
organization dedicated to the advancement of women in
the visual arts. We
would like to place a Call for Entries for our 112th
Annual Exhibition on
your website. The information to be included is as
follows:
NEW YORK, NY: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc.
112th Annual Open
Juried Exhibition at the Nat’l Arts Club September 23
–October 15, 2008.
Open to women artists. Media: oil, acrylic,
watercolor, pastel, graphics
and sculpture. Over $9000 in awards. Entry fee:
$30/members & associates,
$35/non-members. Juried by slides or cds postmarked by
July 2, 2008.
For prospectus, send SASE to Okki Wang, 431 Woodbury
Road, Cold Spring Harbor,
NY 11724 or download a prospectus at www.clwac.org
========================================================
Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for
Circling the Globe Through
Women’s Lives, an exhibition celebrating the global
image of women and their
daily lives, held at the Mills Pond House Gallery
March 29th to April 25th,
2008. Local and national artists are encouraged to
submit works regarding
the subject in any medium. Artists may submit their
work by JPEG (300 dpi,
not to exceed 6 inches in any direction) on CD only.
Deadline for receipt on
entries: February 22, 2008. Entry fee: $30 for up to 4
entries. Send SASE to
STAC, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit
www.stacarts.org
862-6575.
----
Newark Arts Council + Gallery Aferro
Call for Fine Art Sculptures
Due March 7, 2008
The Newark Arts Council (NAC) has announced a
competition to create
small sculptures that will be showcased at its April
9, 2008 Annual
Gala at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
A Grand Prize winner will be selected to receive a
cash prize of $750.
Up to 25 entries will be accepted for exhibition at
the Gala. The
competition is open to artists throughout the
metropolitan area. The
event, as well as the participating artists, will be
promoted in local
media the NAC. Color images of all works selected for
exhibition will
be included in the evening's souvenir program.
For additional information about the contest, please
contact Gallery
Aferro at ewilcox@aferro.org
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions/newark-arts-council-small-sculpture.php
For additional information about the NAC and the Art &
the City Gala,
please call 908-322-1100 or visit www.newarkarts.org
All artists whose works are selected for exhibition
will receive a pro
bono invitation to the Gala and will be seated at the
table where
their artwork is displayed as special guests for the
evening. The
evening provides an excellent opportunity for artists
to mix with
corporate and individual art lovers in an atmosphere
of congeniality.
In addition, the proceeds from the evening will
benefit the ongoing
programs of the NAC, including the ArtStart Grants
program.
Submission Requirements:
• All entries must reflect the theme Art & the City
and suggest the
role of art in urban America.
• Artists may use any materials of choice, with an
understanding that
they should be compatible with a dining experience.
• Work must be three-dimensional and base should not
exceed 15" x 15";
height should not exceed 24".
• Works should be freestanding, have a stable base,
and will not be
placed on pedestals unless deemed integral to work's
presentation and
included with the submission.
• All entries must be received by March 7, 2008.
Please contact the Gallery at ewilcox@aferro.org to
let us know that
you will be participating. Entries must be delivered
packaged in
such a way as to be cartable. Work should be shipped
to Evonne Davis
c/o City Without Walls 6 Crawford St Newark NJ 07102.
Please contact
the gallery for dropoff information.
Artwork will be offered for purchase at the gala
through a Silent
Auction. The artists and the NAC will share equally
in the proceeds
of the auction, with the artist being guaranteed a
minimum of $200 for
works sold. Subject to IRS rulings, an artist whose
work exceeds the
value of the purchase price may be allowed to claim a
deduction in the
amount exceeding the purchase price or auction amount.
Any works that
are not sold must be picked by the artist by April 11,
2008. NAC and
Gallery Aferro will not be responsible for works that
are not picked
up by this date.
--
Emma Wilcox
Curator\Co-Founder
Gallery Aferro
73 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
www.aferro.org
Member Michelle Wilson sent the following:
===
Opportunities
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc.
802 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, founded in
1896, is a national
organization dedicated to the advancement of women in
the visual arts. We
would like to place a Call for Entries for our 112th
Annual Exhibition on
your website. The information to be included is as
follows:
NEW YORK, NY: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc.
112th Annual Open
Juried Exhibition at the Nat’l Arts Club September 23
–October 15, 2008.
Open to women artists. Media: oil, acrylic,
watercolor, pastel, graphics
and sculpture. Over $9000 in awards. Entry fee:
$30/members & associates,
$35/non-members. Juried by slides or cds postmarked by
July 2, 2008.
For prospectus, send SASE to Okki Wang, 431 Woodbury
Road, Cold Spring Harbor,
NY 11724 or download a prospectus at www.clwac.org
========================================================
Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for
Circling the Globe Through
Women’s Lives, an exhibition celebrating the global
image of women and their
daily lives, held at the Mills Pond House Gallery
March 29th to April 25th,
2008. Local and national artists are encouraged to
submit works regarding
the subject in any medium. Artists may submit their
work by JPEG (300 dpi,
not to exceed 6 inches in any direction) on CD only.
Deadline for receipt on
entries: February 22, 2008. Entry fee: $30 for up to 4
entries. Send SASE to
STAC, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit
www.stacarts.org
862-6575.
----
Newark Arts Council + Gallery Aferro
Call for Fine Art Sculptures
Due March 7, 2008
The Newark Arts Council (NAC) has announced a
competition to create
small sculptures that will be showcased at its April
9, 2008 Annual
Gala at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
A Grand Prize winner will be selected to receive a
cash prize of $750.
Up to 25 entries will be accepted for exhibition at
the Gala. The
competition is open to artists throughout the
metropolitan area. The
event, as well as the participating artists, will be
promoted in local
media the NAC. Color images of all works selected for
exhibition will
be included in the evening's souvenir program.
For additional information about the contest, please
contact Gallery
Aferro at ewilcox@aferro.org
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions/newark-arts-council-small-sculpture.php
For additional information about the NAC and the Art &
the City Gala,
please call 908-322-1100 or visit www.newarkarts.org
All artists whose works are selected for exhibition
will receive a pro
bono invitation to the Gala and will be seated at the
table where
their artwork is displayed as special guests for the
evening. The
evening provides an excellent opportunity for artists
to mix with
corporate and individual art lovers in an atmosphere
of congeniality.
In addition, the proceeds from the evening will
benefit the ongoing
programs of the NAC, including the ArtStart Grants
program.
Submission Requirements:
• All entries must reflect the theme Art & the City
and suggest the
role of art in urban America.
• Artists may use any materials of choice, with an
understanding that
they should be compatible with a dining experience.
• Work must be three-dimensional and base should not
exceed 15" x 15";
height should not exceed 24".
• Works should be freestanding, have a stable base,
and will not be
placed on pedestals unless deemed integral to work's
presentation and
included with the submission.
• All entries must be received by March 7, 2008.
Please contact the Gallery at ewilcox@aferro.org to
let us know that
you will be participating. Entries must be delivered
packaged in
such a way as to be cartable. Work should be shipped
to Evonne Davis
c/o City Without Walls 6 Crawford St Newark NJ 07102.
Please contact
the gallery for dropoff information.
Artwork will be offered for purchase at the gala
through a Silent
Auction. The artists and the NAC will share equally
in the proceeds
of the auction, with the artist being guaranteed a
minimum of $200 for
works sold. Subject to IRS rulings, an artist whose
work exceeds the
value of the purchase price may be allowed to claim a
deduction in the
amount exceeding the purchase price or auction amount.
Any works that
are not sold must be picked by the artist by April 11,
2008. NAC and
Gallery Aferro will not be responsible for works that
are not picked
up by this date.
--
Emma Wilcox
Curator\Co-Founder
Gallery Aferro
73 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
www.aferro.org
Visual Artist collects the discarded, worn out, or broken reclaimed objects to arrange and assemble them into a new and original piece of eco friendly art.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Deadline February 13
Deadline February 13, 2008:
If you will participate, please email phila_wca@yahoo.com, so we can expect your work. We still have some fabric that we can mail, but we must receive your $25 participation fee ASAP to mail fabric. Remaining fabric is available on a first come, first serve basis. You can also use your own 10 X 10 inch piece of fabric. You are not required to use ours.
Website for project:
http://www.marycrowley.com/rubia
Rubia is a project of Social & Environmental Entrepeneurs (SEE), a registered 501(c) [3], which provides non-profit status. Rubia serves women in Afghanistan, offering education, skills training and income opportunities through the promotion of their traditional handwork. Rubia is committed to building sustainable business in a fragile environment, empowering women while respecting traditional ways, reviving and preserving traditional crafts.
Exhibition: The quilted piece will be displayed during May 2008 in the Women's Caucus for Art-Philadelphia Chapter show "Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch" at the Redding Gallery in the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. We hope to show the piece in several traveling exhibits, and we will let you know when those are announced. The completed piece will ultimately travel to Darrai Noor, Afghanistan.
----
Call to All WCA Members: National Exhibition Opportunity
***Fabric pieces are due by February 13, 2008***
"Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch"
exhibit with Rubia http://www.rubiahandwork.org
Opens May 2, 2008-May 31, 2008
City County Building, Wilmington, DE*** (and other sites TBA)
New Rubia/WCA website is up and running! Please visit us at http://www.marycrowley.com/rubia
The WCA-Phila has fabric that we can mail you (as supplies last), or you may use your own. (Must be 10"x10")
Please observe the motifs of the Afghan women as seen on the Rubia site and create your response and interpretation of the theme through images of the poppy, the rubia logo, etc. as found on Rubia Website
We will use fabric artwork embroidered by the Afghan women and we add to it your pieces (quilt style) with squares created by WCA members to create an impressive larger tapestry piece.
Rubia is a project of Social & Environmental Entrepeneurs (SEE), a registered 501(c) [3], which provides non-profit status. Rubia serves women in Afghanistan, offering education, skills training and income opportunities through the promotion of their traditional handwork. Rubia is committed to building sustainable business in a fragile environment,empowering women while respecting traditional ways, reviving and preserving traditional crafts.
News of our project has reached Afghanistan, and there is much support for this collaboration.
It is our goal for this piece to travel to other chapters, to other venues, and to the original artists in Afghanistan.
(Simply print out this email and mail.)
------------------------------clip here-------------------------------------
How to participate:
Reserve your spot! Send a check payable to "WCA-Philadelphia" for $25 (hanging/assembly fee and donation to Rubia.)
***Fabric pieces are due by February 13, 2008***
Name _______________________________________
Address______________________________________
City____________________State______Zip_________
Chapter_______________________________________
Email ________________________________________
Phone________________________________________
Website _______________________________________
Short Biography (50 words) _____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would like to receive fabric in the mail ____yes____no
I would like to help with this traveling exhibition ___yes_____no
I have a venue for the traveling exhibition ___yes, Explain ________________________________
I will contribute an image of myself with my piece for the website __________
(Email 300 dpi image to phila_wca@yahoo.com )
Additional Donations:
I would like to offer a larger donation to Rubia $____________
I would like to offer a larger donation to WCA-Phila $________
Total enclosed $_________________
Mail participation forms and submissions to:
Women’s Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter
c/o Bonnie MacAllister, Co-President
339 N State Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
215.222.1758 or 215.262.9227
phila_wca@yahoo.com
http://phila-wca.blogspot.com
http://www.inliquid.com/wca/framset.html
***Please note: City County Building show is in a federal building so religious art is prohibited. Thank you!
IMPORTANT: FINAL MAILING OF PIECE
Please mail your completed piece on or before February 13, 2008 to our Co-President:
Marie Elcin
2651 Tulip Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Note: be sure to leave a small border around your piece so it can be sewn to others.
If you have any questions, please be sure to email us at phila_wca@yahoo.com or call 215.222.1758. We are so pleased that you chose to participate!
If you will participate, please email phila_wca@yahoo.com, so we can expect your work. We still have some fabric that we can mail, but we must receive your $25 participation fee ASAP to mail fabric. Remaining fabric is available on a first come, first serve basis. You can also use your own 10 X 10 inch piece of fabric. You are not required to use ours.
Website for project:
http://www.marycrowley.com/rubia
Rubia is a project of Social & Environmental Entrepeneurs (SEE), a registered 501(c) [3], which provides non-profit status. Rubia serves women in Afghanistan, offering education, skills training and income opportunities through the promotion of their traditional handwork. Rubia is committed to building sustainable business in a fragile environment, empowering women while respecting traditional ways, reviving and preserving traditional crafts.
Exhibition: The quilted piece will be displayed during May 2008 in the Women's Caucus for Art-Philadelphia Chapter show "Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch" at the Redding Gallery in the Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. We hope to show the piece in several traveling exhibits, and we will let you know when those are announced. The completed piece will ultimately travel to Darrai Noor, Afghanistan.
----
Call to All WCA Members: National Exhibition Opportunity
***Fabric pieces are due by February 13, 2008***
"Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch"
exhibit with Rubia http://www.rubiahandwork.org
Opens May 2, 2008-May 31, 2008
City County Building, Wilmington, DE*** (and other sites TBA)
New Rubia/WCA website is up and running! Please visit us at http://www.marycrowley.com/rubia
The WCA-Phila has fabric that we can mail you (as supplies last), or you may use your own. (Must be 10"x10")
Please observe the motifs of the Afghan women as seen on the Rubia site and create your response and interpretation of the theme through images of the poppy, the rubia logo, etc. as found on Rubia Website
We will use fabric artwork embroidered by the Afghan women and we add to it your pieces (quilt style) with squares created by WCA members to create an impressive larger tapestry piece.
Rubia is a project of Social & Environmental Entrepeneurs (SEE), a registered 501(c) [3], which provides non-profit status. Rubia serves women in Afghanistan, offering education, skills training and income opportunities through the promotion of their traditional handwork. Rubia is committed to building sustainable business in a fragile environment,empowering women while respecting traditional ways, reviving and preserving traditional crafts.
News of our project has reached Afghanistan, and there is much support for this collaboration.
It is our goal for this piece to travel to other chapters, to other venues, and to the original artists in Afghanistan.
(Simply print out this email and mail.)
------------------------------clip here-------------------------------------
How to participate:
Reserve your spot! Send a check payable to "WCA-Philadelphia" for $25 (hanging/assembly fee and donation to Rubia.)
***Fabric pieces are due by February 13, 2008***
Name _______________________________________
Address______________________________________
City____________________State______Zip_________
Chapter_______________________________________
Email ________________________________________
Phone________________________________________
Website _______________________________________
Short Biography (50 words) _____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would like to receive fabric in the mail ____yes____no
I would like to help with this traveling exhibition ___yes_____no
I have a venue for the traveling exhibition ___yes, Explain ________________________________
I will contribute an image of myself with my piece for the website __________
(Email 300 dpi image to phila_wca@yahoo.com
Additional Donations:
I would like to offer a larger donation to Rubia $____________
I would like to offer a larger donation to WCA-Phila $________
Total enclosed $_________________
Mail participation forms and submissions to:
Women’s Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter
c/o Bonnie MacAllister, Co-President
339 N State Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
215.222.1758 or 215.262.9227
phila_wca@yahoo.com
http://phila-wca.blogspot.com
http://www.inliquid.com/wca/framset.html
***Please note: City County Building show is in a federal building so religious art is prohibited. Thank you!
IMPORTANT: FINAL MAILING OF PIECE
Please mail your completed piece on or before February 13, 2008 to our Co-President:
Marie Elcin
2651 Tulip Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Note: be sure to leave a small border around your piece so it can be sewn to others.
If you have any questions, please be sure to email us at phila_wca@yahoo.com or call 215.222.1758. We are so pleased that you chose to participate!
Visual Artist collects the discarded, worn out, or broken reclaimed objects to arrange and assemble them into a new and original piece of eco friendly art.
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