Member News: Martha Knox

Member Martha Knox will be exhibiting at the Highwire Gallery in a group exhibition with the Northwest Artists Collectivee June 5-28. Her work selected for this show is "Girl In Red Dress", a never exhibited before 18" x 36" color woodcut completed last year while fullfilling a residency at Artcroft in Carlisle, Kentucky.

Opening Reception is Friday, June 5, 5-9pm. Highwire's address is 2040 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA.

Link to the flyer and more info.

Stay True Art Show

(Click on image for full poster.)

Members Bonnie MacAllister, Ellie Brown, and Katrina Kiefer are among the artists exhibiting in this show which benefits the charity, Stay True. Please come to the event, donate to the cause, or donate your own arts and services. To drop work off via the WCA-Philadelphia, please bring the work and attend our June 10th meeting at 7 p.m. at Moore College of Art and Design.

http://stay-true.org/

Call for Artists: UN Conference Exhibition

“Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction: Create a Culture of Peace Now!”
from WCA blog by admin
Dear Colleagues,

The WCA International Committee is collaborating with two UN NGOs, Ribbon International and KIK, on a mailart exhibition at the September 9-11, 2009 UN Conference in Mexico City. We are publicizing the Call globally to artists, concerned individuals, schools and institutions. We hope that you will spread the word within your chapters, schools and universitites. We hope you will create many postcards for this exhibition. The Call is posted on ArtWaves http://wcaartwavesinternational.blogspot.com/ and will be posted on the WCA blog. It is also pasted below.

Warmly,

Priscilla Otani
Chair, International Committee

Postcard Call for Participation: “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction: Create a Culture of Peace Now!”

KIK (Kulturel Information - Koordination), The Ribbon International, and Women’s Caucus for Art invite artists, mail artists, students, children, activists and concerned individuals, classrooms and organizations to create postcards for this year’s United Nations NGO Conference, “For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!”

Our postcard theme focuses on one of the major issues debated at this conference: “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction – Why? How? When?” Lend your voice to this debate. What does a culture of peace look like? How would you resolve conflict in peaceful ways? What does it mean to feel safe and secure? Why must we oppose the creation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction? How can we remove these weapons? What can happen if we remain silent? What can change look like? Express yourself through words and/or artwork! Make postcards! Send us your postcards!

All postcards received by September 1, 2009 will be documented online and displayed together with The Ribbon International at the United Nations Conference in Mexico City in September, 2009. Afterwards, this exhibition will travel to venues in the United States for further display and dialog.

Deadline: September 1, 2009

Artwork: 4”x6” or Size 6 postcards on the theme “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero WMD: Create a Culture of Peace Now!” On the back of the postcard, provide your name and State/Country so we can acknowledge your submission on the blogsite.

Teachers and Educators: We welcome classroom participation!

All Postcards will be documented on http://wcaartwavesinternational.blogspot.com/.

No jury, no fee, no return. Postal delivery only.

Mail postcards to P. Otani, Curator,
“Zero NW Zero WMD: Create a Culture of Peace Now!”
263 Laidley Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
USA

Exhibition Collaborators:
Kulturel Information – Koordination (KIK) is a Danish NGO which works to link people through a network of Art and Culture for a Global Culture of Peace. Website: http://www.kik-kultur.dk/

The Ribbon International is a peace art project. The Ribbon is an ever growing number of meter-by half-meter (or one yard by half-yard) pictures, sewn or painted on fabric, showing what each individual maker loves most and wants to protect by abolishing nuclear weapons, ending wars and preserving the environment. Website: http://www.theribboninternational.org/
The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) is the leading national nonprofit organization for women in the visual arts professions in the United States. Founded in 1972, WCA has 27 chapters across the country and is an affiliate society of the College Art Association. Website: http://www.nationalwca.org/

Member News: Sharon Burton

Exhibition Dates: Through -May 30, 2009

Space 7:10 @ Kefa Cafe
963 Bonifant Street
Silver Spring, Maryland

Experience the magical, dreamy and multifaceted work of Heather Schmaedeke, one of the featured artists in Authentic Contemporary Art's Obtainable Art Program. A portion of the proceeds of all art sales will be donated to CARE's I Am Powerful Campaign to fight global poverty among women.

Come out and visit before the show closes on Saturday and consider purchasing one of Heather's wonderful and affordable works (all under $500) to help women in need!

New Member: Gina D'Emilio

http://afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=8569

http://www.ginademilio.mosaicglobe.com/

Member News: Bonnie MacAllister

Chicago Exhibition

Bonnie participated in Art House Co-op Gallery's (Atlanta, GA) Sketchbook Project touring exhibition:

The last stop on the Sketchbook Project 3 tour is being held at Chicago Art Source Gallery in Chicago, IL. The books will be on display from May 1st through June 20th, 2009. The opening party for the exhibition was on May 8th.


Museum of Contemporary Art DC Showing of the Sketchbook Project

The books were exhibited at the following venues:
Sketchbook Project, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Sketchbook Project, Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Washington, DC
Sketchbook Project, Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Sketchbook Project, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA
Sketchbook Project, Antena Gallery, Antena Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sketchbook Project, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO
Sketchbook Project, 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
Sketchbook Project, Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), Atlanta, GA
Sketchbook Project, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL

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Friday, May 29th at Studio 34 for the 2nd Annual Art Show & Auction to Benefit City Kitties! Click on a link below to find out how you can be part of this event and support stray cats in West Philadelphia.

4522 Baltimore Avenue
Doors open at 6:30
Auction starts at 7:30

http://citykitties.org/art/index.html

Opportunity: Hybrid Book Fair

THE HYBRID BOOK FAIR
Free and Open to the Public

The Hybrid Book Fair is just a little over a month away. Mark your calendars, and come to Philadelphia on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, to check out over 100 artists, toolmakers, and vendors displaying work for sale! Visitors get in free!

To see a list of artists and vendors, and visit some of their websites, go to: http://www.hybridbook.org/fair.htm

Exhibitors include our members Michelle Wilson and Cynthia Back!!

The Hybrid Book Fair will take place from 1-6 PM on two floors of The Gershman Y, located at 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19147.
A link to a map is here: http://tiny.cc/H61vR

Hope to see some of you there!

Quick Links
Conference Site:
www.hybridbook.org

Book Arts & Printmaking Program:
www.uartsmfaba.com

New Member: Jacqueline Jrolf

http://www.afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=12807

http://www.jrolf.com

Member News: From Ellie Brown

Conceptual Seven Day Relationship
http://sevendayrelationship.blogspot.com/

Zach and Ellie Interview on Flavorwire by Many Van Deven

Another look at the Capsule Relationship with audio online at
http://www.nocommercialvalue.org/

Upcoming (check back): Photographs from the project at
http://www.burnmagazine.org/

Additionally, this traveling project has found a gallery home in Beijing at: sanlunyishu.org


EXHIBITION
New Prints 2009/ Summer
International Print Center New York
526 West 26th Street, Room 824
New York, NY 10001
tel: 212-989-5090
Opening Reception: June 18th, 6pm
www.ipcny.org

Philadelphia Center for the Book Presents:
"Stretching the Spine: Books on Health & Healing." The exhibition will be on view at the Hahnemann Library at
245 S. 15th Street in Philadelphia from March 20 through October 2, 2009. Curated by Elysa Voshell.

Fusion Arts Museum- altered book exhibition
57 Stanton St.
New York, NY 10002
fusionartsmuseum@aol.com
opening reception tba

PRINT
Upcoming:http://www.perfecteight.com/index2.html

UPDATED WEBSITE
elliebrown.com

Limited Edition Books Available:
There are 10 limited edition autographed hard cover books available for sale at $45 plus shipping and handling. Please take advantage of this offer while the books last!

The book is Two Girls: My Sisters 1996-2006, representing ten years of photographing my sisters on blurb.com in conjunction with Look Twice Publications. You may purchase this from me directly, blurb.com, or from amazon.com with the isbn number: 978-0-615-24800-4.

http://www.elliebrown.com

WCA/DC Networking Day 2009

May 30th, 2009 9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Program/Event at Montgomery College The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, 930 King Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Reception: May 30th, 2009 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Contact Phone: (301) 320-1156
Event Description
Art Women & Technology
Keynote Speaker: Susan Fisher Sterling, Director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Learn about Women in the Arts & Blogs, Facebook, and Websites

Directions
By car, from 495, take Exit 31B, Georgia Ave (Rte 97)
south through downtown Silver Spring. After you go
under the underpass, the first light will be East-West
Hwy. Take the first right (King St.) after the light to free
surface parking. If this is full, cross Georgia Ave, turn
right on Burlington (East-West Hwy), then right on
Fenton St.
Take the first right onto King St. Enter the free parking
garage on the left at the end of the block. To cross over
the Metro tracks to get to the Arts Center, walk from the
parking garage onto Fenton St. and turn right. Just past
the storage building you will find the walkway taking
you over the tracks.
By Metro, take the Red Line train to Silver Spring
station, then transfer to Ride On Bus Route 18 or 70 (check
schedule online). Or you can walk it is a 15-20 minute
walk, south on Georgia Ave.

ACTIONS REQUIRED:
We have one more comp registration available to the first member who emails macallister.bonnie@gmail.com.

You must commit to carpool with Bonnie by Tuesday, May 26 so that she can arrange whether or not we will need homestays with DC members for the night of May 30. We have three open slots in her car. Bonnie is tentatively thinking that she will just go down for the day but is open to suggestions.

If you'd rather drive yourself (and others) and go down for just the day, please RSVP to phila_wca@yahoo.com to let us know your availability ASAP.

To attend Networking Day, your must send in your registration which you can download here http://www.wcadc.org/events-calendar.html. You must also email Holly Dodge to let her know your registration is in the mail: holly.arts.dc@verizon.net.

To participate in the slide share and art share:
Send one or two Jpegs of your original art to Jean Adamson
j5adamson@verizon.net by May 23 or bring your art to share

We do hope you will join us for this event! It's always fantastic!

Call for jurors!

Hello members!
We are in need of a team of 2-3 jurors to select an awardee for our Junior School District award. The Philadelphia School District is currently hosting a district-wide art exhibition of student work at their building at Broad and Spring Garden. We have been giving an award to a high school Junior for the past several years. The building is open Mon- Friday 9-4pm and Saturday 12-4. The award ceremony will be held on Saturday June 13th. Jurors will need to go to the chool District building on an agreed time and date, select an artist, and email us the results. 1-2 jurors should also be available to attend the ceremony. Please email phila_wca@yahoo.com to express interest. This is a lot of fun and inspiring to be able to help out a local high school student!

Minutes of May 13, 2009 Meeting

In attendance:
Nir Saar, Gina D’Emilio, Michelle Wilson, Marie Elcin, Timothea Canny, Bonnie MacAllister

Networking Day is Saturday, 9:30 - 3:00. Bonnie MacAllister is speaking about Social Networking for Artists, and she is happy to carpool with you. Contact Bonnie via email macallister.bonnie@gmail.com or 215.262.9227. WCA/DC's Annual Networking Day
features Susan Fisher Sterling, Director of National Museum of Women in the Arts. The theme is Art, Women, and Technology. See below for event detail:

May 30th, 2009 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Program/Event at Montgomery College The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, 930 King Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Reception: May 30th, 2009 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Contact Phone: (301) 320-1156
Event Description
Art Women & Technology
Keynote Speaker: Susan Fisher Sterling, Director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts
Learn about Women in the Arts & Blogs, Facebook, and Websites
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We presented the Moore Award to Timothea Canny who discussed her work and process. She majored in Textile Design and created a complex and beautiful installation for her senior thesis project. To see images of Timothea’s work, please visit our Facebook site, http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=519452990&ref=ts.
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While you’re there, become a fan of our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Caucus-for-Art-Philadelphia-Chapter/10298402436?ref=ts.
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Non-profit founder, Nir Saar presented an opportunity for exhibition in an auction:
“I am the founder of a non profit that offers at-risk youth the opportunity to engage in service-learning experiences in their community. They dedicate hours each week to tutoring homeless students, doing clean up projects, etc., and use their experiences to inspire others within their communities to also engage in service work. I wanted to drop a line and see if you'd be interested in contributing a piece (or a couple pieces) to our art show.

We are having an art show at North Bowl on June 19th from 5-8, where we will be showcasing student work alongside professional art work and auctioning the pieces to help support the expansion of this new non profit. The theme we came up with is "Our City, Our People". I think people would be really excited about your work. Would you be at all interested in contributing a piece or two to the show? “

Drop off is June 10, 2009 at Moore during our 7-8 p.m. meeting if members would like to participate. For 3D work, please contact Nir in advance. For further questions, contact Nir at nsaar@stay-true.org.
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We met new member, Gina D’Emilio whose work we are looking forward to seeing soon! Check out her Irving Sandler site: http://afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=8569

We encourage all of our new members to set up their Irving Sandler sites so that we can feature them on our blog and curate shows to include your artwork. If you need directions to set up the site, please email phila_wca@yahoo.com.

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The August meeting will be a critique.
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We will continue to prepare for the members show and Girls Gotta Run benefit at Holy Family University. All members are eligible to exhibit work on bodies, running, or motion.

The Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF) is a volunteer organization founded in 2006 to raise money to provide support for impoverished Ethiopian girls who are training to be runners. Training to be athletes allows them to stay in school, avoid early marriage, and gain personal independence. Besides athletic shoes, GGRF provides money for training clothes, extra food ("calorie money"), coach subsidies, and other training-related expenses.

For more information, please visit the website www.girlsgottarun.org.
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At our meeting, we also discussed Moore’s decision to eliminate the Textile Design major, a major upon which the school was founded. This decision was both shocking and extremely relevant to our new and existing membership. We do hope that you will keep us apprised of news on this issue.

If you would like to contact the board or Happy Fernadez, President of the college, the following contact list has been circulated:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=85717735740&ref=mf

Here is a link to the Facebook group organizing to save the major:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74687297985&ref=mf
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Welcome to our new members:
Patricia Cudd
Lori Dicola
Jacqueline Jrolf
Ellie Brown
Toni Nash
Jacqueline Jrolf
Gina D’Emilio

We look forward to seeing your Irving Sandler Artist Sites!
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Next meeting is June 10, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Moore College of Art and Design in the Sarah Peter Cafeteria. Please bring all donations for the Stay-True fundraiser.
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ACTIONS REQUIRED
We are currently seeking new officer nominations:

Currently we have the following:
Co-President Marie Elcin
Co-President OPEN
Secretary Bonnie MacAllister
Treasurer Virginia Maksymowicz

You may also volunteer for the following chairs and committees:
Exhibitions Committee/CHAIR
Membership and Publicity Committee/CHAIR

Meeting reminder May 13th 7pm

Please join us at Moore College of Art at 7 pm this Wednesday, May 13th for our monthly meeting.

• We hope to meet our Senior awardee, Timothea Canny, and select jurors for the Philadelphia School District award.
• It's also time for officer nominations! Are you ready to take on a bigger role in the WCA? We are looking for nominations for chapter secretary and chapter co-president.
• Get information about our upcoming Girls Gotta Run exhibit at Holy Family College.
• Bring your news tidbits and opportunities to be posted on the blog!

See you then!

Ellie Brown member news

From Ellie Brown:

This month I am involved in a collaborative conceptual project with Zach Webber. We are in a seven day conceptual relationship which is currently being documented on a daily basis on the blog listed below. This is a capsule relationship from meeting, to falling in love, to marriage, to having a baby to divorce in the span of seven days. I am looking for ideas or venues about how or where to display this project at its completion. Please send any ideas along.Thank you for your continued support and happy spring!

EllieWWWConceptual Seven Day Relationship

http://sevendayrelationship.blogspot.com/

Member news from Pam Birmingham

Two Pa i n t e r s.
PAM BIRMINGHAM /
MARIA MALATESTA
June 6 - July 18, 2009
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, 10 – 4 or by appointment

6 1 9 W. WA S H I N G TON S T R E E T N O R R I S TOWN, PA 1 9 4 0 1
6 1 0 . 5 7 4 . 1 3 5 0 WWW. PAG U S G A L L E RY. C O M

Opening Reception:
Sunday, June 7, 2009
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm


Directions:

476 N. to Norristown Exit. Stay Right off ramp and right again onto Ridge Pike,W.
Continue for 3 miles (it becomes Main St .). Cross RR tracks and go to next light
(Sunoco Station on your left) turn left onto Haws Ave for two blocks and turn left
onto W.Washington St. to end of street. Entrance is in the back of the building in
parking lot

Sharon Burton Member news

Les Cuisine des Artistes presents "Spring is in the Air"
Exhibition Dates: March 15 - June 15, 2009
The Golden Flame Restaurant
8630 Fenton StreetSilver Spring, Maryland
Artist Reception: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 6 pm - 8:00 p.m.
Les Cuisine des Artistes is a collaborative effort between Creative Artisans Art Consultancy and the Golden Flame Restaurant which promotes and supports local Metro DC artists. Sharon Burton is exhibiting four photographs in this current group exhibition, curated by Myrtis Bedolla of Creative Artisans and founder of Galerie Myrtis, both located in Baltimore, Maryland. Participating Artists:Sharon J. Burton, Rosalind Kennedy, Constance Mattox, Zenobia Rickford, George Tuggle, E. LaVerne Whitley
Email: sharon@geminivisionsart.com
Web: www.geminivisionsart.com
Blog: http://geminiartdiva.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/artvisions