Art Retreat TODAY Memorial Day at Adventureland!

Just a reminder to all:

Our Memorial Day art retreat is tomorrow from noon til 6, at Adventureland in Bensalem, PA. Tickets are available online through our blog here or facebook page ($5) here, or you can pay at the gate ($10).

Bring your bathing suits, any food and drink (alcohol is ok), and any friends or family members!!! There is a stage for live performance, and many other activities as well.

Directions (from the website):

From Philadelphia:
From I-95 North - Take Street Road exit, #37, west (132). Go to second light - Hulmeville Road (Rt 513) turn right, approximately 3 1/2 miles to Park on right - 6401 Hulmeville Rd.
Or…
Go north on Roosevelt Blvd. past Neshaminy Mall, down hill and follow right fork in road (Penndel/Business Rt 1) to second traffic light (7-11 store). Turn right at light onto Neshaminy Street and continue on this road to traffic light. Turn right, cross bridge, Park on immediate left.

From Morrisville, Yardley, Etc.:
Take Business Rt 1 south to Bellevue Ave. in Penndel (Big Marty's Carpet). Turn left on Bellevue, go to 1st light, and turn right. Cross bridge…Park on immediate left. Or… Take 95 South to exit #44 (Business Rt. 1).

From New Jersey:
Take I-95 south to exit #44 (Business Rt. 1). Go south towards Penndel, follow as above.
Or… Burlington-Bristol Bridge and follow Route 413 north past Levittown sections to Trenton Road (Coastal Gas on right). Left on Trenton Road, approximately a mile, pass 2nd light. Go straight across bridge. Park will be on immediate left.

From Levittown:
South on Trenton Road to Neshaminy Creek. Cross bridge, etc.

From Warminster:
Street Road east to Rt. 513 (Hulmeville Rd). Turn left onto 513 north for approximately 3 1/2 miles. After Bensalem Blvd., make first right into Park. (Do not cross bridge).
Or… Bristol Road to Hulmeville Road. Make left, go half a mile…Park on right.

From Pennsylvania Turnpike East:
Take Exit #351 and follow Rt. 1 North past Neshaminy Mall, down hill, take right fork in road – Penndel/Business Rt. 1 to second light, Neshaminy Street (7-11 store), take a right on Neshaminy St., and continue approx. 1 mi to traffic light, turn right, cross bridge, Park is on immediate left.

See you all there!

(image: Ruth Schanbacher)

!Women Art Revolution Screening!

Get Your Tickets for the !Women Art Revolution Screening on June 2nd!
In the 60's 70's and 80's, the Feminist Art Movement fused free speech and politics and by their efforts, radically transformed the art and culture of our times. Lynn Hershman Leeson documents the pivotal events and interviews key figures including visionary artists, scholars and critics like Miranda July, The Guerrilla Girls, Yvonne Rainer, Judy Chicago, Marina Abramovic, Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Ingrid Sischy, and Carolee Schneemann.

West End Cinema will be screening the DC theatrical premiere of !Women Art Revolution as an exclusive preview to benefit WPA on Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets will be $20 which includes a drink and a small popcorn. There are only a small number of tickets available for this screening, so we recommend you buy tickets online in advance of the event.
Click here to buy tickets now!
When: Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: West End Cinema, 2301 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037
Cost: $20 + handling fee for 1 ticket with small drink and popcorn.
See the trailer here
Thanks for your support! We look forward to seeing you at the screening!
Washington Project for the Arts
Washington Project for the Arts would like to extend its appreciation to West End Cinema for this opportunity.

Call for Artists: WCA San Diego Chapter

You are invited to participate in an on-line exhibition, open to all artists.

the objective of this exhibition is to provide artwork that aligns to the theme

D I V E R S I T Y

Our Juror BROOKE CHRISTY

Brooke currently lives in San Diego and received her education at SVA School of Visual Arts, New York City and San Diego State University. Brookes' love for arts has been steady since a young age, creating her own clothing, fashion accessories, art, sculpture, music and dance. The colors and chemistry of ceramic glazes fascinated her in youth and continued to stay her focus for many years while working with Potters and Ceramic Sculptors in Colorado and California. Studying Arts and Design at San Diego State University, Brooke enjoyed working in other design fields including silversmithing, wood furniture design, and textiles. Today she continues work Assisting Sculptors and Muralists and seeks future projects in public art and community enhancement.

Entry Deadline
June 20, 2011


Accepted Entries
Will appear at www.zhibit.org/sdwcajuriedshow


Exhibition Awards
Best in Show -
Most representing the theme: to be the featured artist for 2 months on TWO websites, WCA San Diego Chapter site and our online juried show site.

• 1st Place - $100

• 2nd Place - $50

• 3rd Place - $25

Questions E-mail sdwcajuriedshow@gmail.com

Future Themes
Telling Stories – Deadline August 20, 2011; Bursting Out – Deadline October 20, 2011 and
Open Theme (anything goes) –Deadline December 20, 2011

Laura Thompson
www.artdesignzz.com
laurajean@artdesignzz.com
Watch my Public Access TV Show
Community Artist Connection
Thursdays 9:30 pm, Cox Cable Channel 23 in San Diego and 18 in North County
Member of
San Diego County Community Coalition
Women's Caucus for Art/San Diego
La Casa de Arte Galleria
YOUtopia INstitute

WCA Summer Trip to National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibits

Several WCA Lifetime Achievement Awardees are included in the Tamarind show. Also, if we go to see the exhibits we can see the cool Niki St. Phalle sculptures dancing on New York Ave that are only here until October. It's the first installation of the NMWA sculpture project.

Pressing Ideas: Fifty Years of Women's Lithographs from Tamarind
June 17, 2011 - October 2, 2011
The exhibition features more than 70 works by women artists who helped revive lithography, a highly collaborative medium that lay dormant for decades. » read more

The Guerrilla Girls Talk Back
June 17, 2011 - October 2, 2011
The exhibition features 70 works by the Guerrilla Girls who critique sexism and racism in contemporary culture. » read more

Susan Swartz: Seasons of the Soul
June 17, 2011 - October 2, 2011
Seasons of the Soul presents 13 large-scale paintings by this environmentally conscious, Utah-based abstract artist. » read more

Email phila_wca@yahoo.com if you are interested. Organized by Marilyn Hayes, Past President of National Women's Caucus for Art and member of Philadelphia Chapter.

Nominations for National Board

WCA is welcoming nominations for our next President Elect.
The President Elect will serve a 6-year term on the Board. The term begins with President Elect (2012-13), then President (2014-2015) and finally, Past President (2016-2017). WCA is looking for nominees with outstanding leadership qualities, prior administrative experience and either national or local board experience.

To be considered please forward the following information by the deadline of June 30 to nominations@nationalwca.org

1. Resume
2. Short bio
3. Brief statement addressing: why you want to be the President; what skills you will bring to the table; your leadership style and your vision for WCA.
4. 1 or 2 letters of recommendation

All information should be forwarded in WORD .doc formats.

Nominees should make sure that they have read the qualifications/descriptions of the positions and are fully prepared to take on the leadership roles.
Qualifications/Descriptions are available in a pdf format here. Log into the membership portal, click on my membership, and then click on WCA documents.

Members may nominate other members, but it is also possible to nominate oneself. Look to the talent in your own region for someone who is able and capable of taking the reins of the WCA. The nominee must be willing to invest the ample time, energy and resources necessary to fulfill the obligations of President-elect/ President/Past President.

The Nominations Committee will vet nominees. In the fall of 2011, the Committee will put forward 1 or 2 candidates to the WCA membership. Voting will take place in the winter of 2011. The elected candidate will take office on March 1, 2012.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

The Nominations Committee:
Yuriko Takata (chair)
Leslie Aguillard, Lisa Becker, Marilyn Hayes, Avinger Nelson, Phyllis Parnum, Barbara Wolanin (committee members)
http://www.nationalwca.org/

Michelle Wilson on Battle of the Sexes

Three years ago, I wrote a proposal for the Delaware Art Museum, proposing an exhibition for the Philadelphia Women's Caucus for Art. It was an idea I'd had for a number of years, a participatory exhibition of women and men in which no names were displayed, and the public was asked to vote on whether or not they felt the works of art were created by men or by women.

And by a stroke of luck (of maybe it was just a good idea!) the proposal was accepted. So this past spring, the exhibition took place. I was fortunate enough to be back in Philly (more on that later) for the closing reception and big reveal.

As you can see below, only 42% of voters felt my work was made by a woman. Most of the artists participating wanted to make it a little difficult for the voting, case in point, several men who entered work featuring the color pink. Stereotypes clearly still exist, because the public decided that pink art had to be made by us ladies. Tech-based works and video were deemed male, and printmaking was pretty ambiguous....

For the whole blog here:

http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2011/05/battle-of-sexes-at-delaware-art-museum.html

Call for Artists: Fiber Arts at some things looming

For Immediate Release

Contact: Melanie R. Mitchell: mmitchell@somethingslooming.com
Rebekah A. Ritter: rritter@somethingslooming.com
Alan Shirk: alan@shirkcom.com, 610-736-9223

some things looming Fiber Arts Gallery Announces
“Call for Artists” for Salon-style “Felt So Good” Show

Deadline is July 30, 2011; the Exhibition of original, one-of-a-kind art
will run from September 10 to November 5, 2011

Reading, Pa—The some things looming (www.somethingslooming.com) Fiber Arts Gallery and Studio, 526 Washington Street, Reading, has issued a “Call for Artists” to submit works for its next salon-style exhibition, “Felt So Good,” featuring one of the oldest forms of textile craft in the history of mankind; felting predates spinning, weaving, and knitting.

The gallery’s latest show is expected to again attract an array of original, one-of-a-kind works from artists worldwide. The show will run from Sept. 10 to Nov. 5, 2011. The entry deadline is July 30, 2011. Selection notices will be mailed by Aug. 13, 2011.

Gallery co-director Melanie Mitchell said, “Felt, a non-woven cloth, is produced by matting and pressing animal fibers until they form together through a process called wet felting. Needle felting is a variation of the wet felting process, using a special needle tool instead of wetting the wool and using friction to bind the fibers.

“Today, felt is still widely used to create wearable and functional pieces, but it is also used to create art in the form of wall hangings, sculpture, installation pieces, home décor, whatever the imagination can design! Artists are challenged to create works that are either entirely created with felt or contain incorporated felted components.”

Entrants can download a pdf entry form at www.somethingslooming.com/feltsogood_prospectus.pdf . Or send an e-mail to mmitchell@somethingslooming.com or call 610-373-7337.

This second some things looming juried invitational show follows in the footsteps of its highly successful “Simply Irresistible” and the current “Size Matters” which runs through June 25, 2011.

Rebekah Ritter, gallery founder and co-director, said all work must be original, one-of-a-kind and created within the last three years. “Artists may submit a maximum of three pieces and a maximum of six high resolution (300 dpi) images–three full and three detail of each piece—on a CD, labeled and in correct orientation.

“Due to space limitations, 2-D work must be no larger than 40” x 40” and 3-D work on pedestals can be no larger than 18” x 18” x 18.” Freestanding works are acceptable,” continued Ritter. “Our entry fee is again only $25 and all entries must be postmarked by July 30, 2011.

Some things looming contains a gallery, boutique, studio units, community studios, classrooms, networking resources and a library. Frequent Saturday “sampler’ classes are offered covering the basics of the fiber and textile arts. The gallery is open Tues. and Weds. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sats. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Off-street parking is available at the nearby Wyndham Hotel, 5th and Washington streets, and other city public parking garages.

The mission of some things looming is to create a thriving, viable community for the fiber arts and artists in Berks County and beyond.

Find out more information at www.somethingslooming.com.

Reception: Women and Water at International House Philadelphia (Thursday, May 13)

	International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA Thursday, May 13 6-8:30
	WOMEN and WATER: An International Women's Day Show Exhibiting Artists: Qaadira Allen Alison Altergott Joan Arbeiter Cynthia Back Rosalind Bloom Ellen Bonett Katrina Carroll Rachel Citrino Danielle Ferrell Pamela Flynn Joanna Fulginiti Gesshel Veronica Gledhill Marilyn Hayes Martha Knox Bonnie MacAllister Virginia Maksymowicz Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski Jean Plough Cherie Redlinger Ruth Schanbacher Rachel Udell Exhibit sponsored by: Penn's Provost office for the "Year of Water," Penn Women's Center, Center for East Asian Studies, Middle East Center, South Asia Center, African Studies Center, United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia & International House Philadelphia. Women, Water & The World International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut St. FREE Contact: aealtergott@yahoo.com EXHIBITION IS VISIBLE THROUGH MAY 23. (c) 2011 images appear courtesy of the Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter email phila_wca@yahoo.com with any inquiries

Member News: Art in the Open

Virginia Maksymowicz
Cynthia Back
Ellen Bonett

Congratulations to our members who were selected to participate in Art in the Open! Click on their names to read more about their projects!

Art in the Open (AiO) brings the action and intrigue of artists making their art directly to Philadelphia's Schuylkill riverbanks for four days in June. Here, free to all audiences, selected artists work with brushes, cameras, sewing machines, pens, and hammers, to respond to this historic and environmentally unique local setting. The public is invited to walk among the artists and observe their process of creation and craft up close. Park visitors can also make their own art at select locations along the riverbank path and join in related events offered by a wide partnership of the city's cultural organizations.

AiO celebrates the Philadelphia landscape as both inspiration and as an open-air studio for artists. Over the days of June 9 to 12, 2011, from Fairmount Water Works to Bartram's Garden, AiO will explore the natural beauty and urban character of the Schuylkill River: where West Philadelphia separates from Center City and thousands of people enjoy a beloved recreational park of paths and views.

http://www.artintheopenphila.org/

The Big Reveal! Battle of the Sexes Voting Results

The votes have been tallied! Exactly half the artists' work were voted as being made by the opposite sex. The percentages listed above show the percentage of voters who guessed correctly. Percentage above 50% were correct, below 50% were incorrect. Percentage between 40%-60% could be considered more gender ambiguous, and about half the artists fall in the ambiguity zone. Percentages above 70% reflect the artist was working stongly within visual or material gender traditions, and only about a quarter of the artists fall in this zone. Percentages below 40% show the artist was perhaps subverting gender stereotypes and really fooled the viewers.

Patrick Burgoyne's felted and beaded mandalas really threw viewers, and received the most incorrect votes. See everybody? Men can be fiber artists too!!!

Nicole Dul's Los Ramblas print was deemed the most "masculine" of the women artists work. Why? Because it's all blue? Because it's a print?
Color was definitely a determining factor in viewer's perceptions. All of the men's work that was voted more "feminine" contained the color pink or other warm color. All but one female printmaker was considered more "masculine", and the "masculine"-voted women artist's work contained cooler colors.
Surprisingly, most of the sculpture in the exhibit was voted as feminine. Paintings were ambiguous to the viewers, and depended most on subject matter.  Work involving technology, like video, photography, or digital imagery was voted as masculine. The fact that so much of the work was ambiguous in gender is a positive result and shows how artists are breaking down gender stereotypes. The fact that color (pink and blue!) and media (Fiber and technology!) were voted so overwhelmingly as one or the other gender reveals that viewers do project gender stereotypes when viewing artwork.
It's not too late to see the show! You still have until May22 to visit.
Delaware Art Museum

Battle of the Sexes: May 8 at the Delaware Art Museum

Organized as a participatory experience by The Philadelphia Women’s Caucus for Art, Battle of the Sexes presents works by women artists, each of whom has invited a male artist to exhibit with her. Artists’ names will not appear on labels identifying the works. Visitors will receive ballots, on which they may vote on whether each work was created by a female or male artist. The results will be tallied and posted on this website on May 7th, along with the names and genders of the artists. Results will also be published on the Philadelphia-WCA blog, and emailed to voters who request the results on their ballots. In accord with The Women’s Caucus for Art’s mission to create community through art, education, and social activism, Battle of the Sexes will have you looking, thinking, talking, voting, and coming back to see the mysteries revealed.

Battle of the Sexes features the following pairs of artists:

C. Back & B. Tobia
E. Bonett & F. Kane
P.R. Burgoyne & M. H. Elcin
C. Carter & N.P. Dul
K. Hoffman & M.H. Pachnowski
T. Kline & D. McCarthy
B. MacAllister & V. Thompson
J. Craven & A.D. Murray
R. Holcomb & D. Riukas
V. Maksymonicz & E. Russell
M. Wilson & R. Wuilfe
A. Altergott & K. Mitchell
D. Knox & M. Knox

For the full set of images: here

Member News: Certain Circuits Issue Launch

Members published in Volume 1.1 of Certain Circuits:

Ellen Bonett

Joanna Fulginiti

Michelle Frazier

Bonnie MacAllister

Ruth Schanbacher

Rachel Udell

Members published on certaincircuits.org:

Alison Altergott

Michelle Wilson

Young Women's Caucus members in Certain Circuits:

Autumn Horne

Stephanie Trevino

Issue Launches at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street

7-10 on Friday, June 3

For directions: rotunda.org

Opportunity: Call for Artists (Deadline June 3)

Call For Artists: Score

Calling all artists who aren’t afraid to admit they love sports! Bring your “A” game for a juried exhibition by Art In City Hall featuring an autobiographical presentation of art inspired by sports. They want to hear your compelling story about your life as an artist and your passion for sports. Art can reference sports and athletics, and may include sports objects turned into works of arts, and any other means of creating sport-inspired or -related art. The call is open to emerging and professional artists living or working in the Philadelphia area who create art in all media. You may submit up to four works and there is no entry fee. Submissions must be received by Friday, June 3, 2011 at 4:00pm. For more information, please visit phila.gov/artincityhall.

Art In City Hall – Call for Artists: Due Friday, June 3rd, 4 pm.

SCORE
Calling all Philadelphia artists who aren’t afraid to admit they love sports! Bring your A Game for a juried exhibition featuring an autobiographical presentation of art inspired by sports. We want to hear your compelling story about your life as an artist and your passion for sports. We’d like to present your story with your art. OPEN TO ALL MEDIA. Art can reference sports and athletics, and may include sports objects turned into works of art, and any other means of creating sport-inspired or related art.

Jurors: Max Mason
Sean Stoops
Richard Watson

Display Cases
Open to artists working in all media. 1st, 2nd and 4th floor display case dimensions are 84” H x 94” W x 30”D. There are 12 display cases.

Rules for Entry
1. Deadline for submission: Received by Friday, June 3rd by 4 pm. You can submit up to four works in the form of digitals. No entry fee.
2. Please submit jpegs on a CD. Each image should be no larger than 1MB, 72 dpi. Please call or email if you have questions.

3. Each jpeg file name should correlate with the entry form. You may include up to 3 details of each work. Each submission must include a brief artist statement (no longer than two paragraphs) and resume as Word documents or PDFs.

4. Return the completed entry form with your digital submission and include a S.A.S.E ONLY if you wish to have your disc returned to you.

5. If you are unable to submit work in a digital format, please contact Art In City Hall for assistance.

Source: leewayfoundation.wordpress.com

Opportunity: Call for Artists (Deadline 7/30)

Tyme Gallery is calling for artists for their 14^th Annual Juried Exhibition, “Inner Essence”. All fine art including relief and photography are eligible for entry. Last year’s entries included artists from the tri-state area. First prize is a solo exhibition in January at Tyme Gallery.

Jurors this year include award winning artists Steve Oliver, Lois Allen Charles, Alice Dustin and Nancy Halbert. This collective body of talent is why Tyme Gallery’s juried exhibition is an honored tradition.

Steve Oliver creates wildlife and nature art, which captures each animal's character and personality. Using acrylics, ink or colored pencils, Steve brings each animal to life in vivid colors and meticulous detail, while surrounding them with a captivating and picturesque background or atmosphere. On April 18, 2009, Steve was honored by winning the 2010 Delaware Duck Stamp Competition. His painting of a canvasback was selected from the 47 entries, sent in by artists from all over the country. The image of this painting is now on the 2010 stamp.

Lois Allen Charles is primarily a self-taught artist and has worked in watercolor, acrylics, and pastel on paper and canvas. Her work has been included in many professional shows over the years and won many awards. Charles’ art is also included in many private and public collections in the United States and Europe and has been featured in Victoriana magazine and twice on the cover ofPhiladelphia Stories magazine.

Alice Dustin is an oil painter who delights in color and the way oil paint can be put down with a brush. Leigh Gustafson of Artists' House Gallery of Philadelphia said Dustin's "enthusiasm comes out of her brush stroke. She has a spontaneous...juicy brush stroke." "She's not afraid to paint. With just a few brush strokes, a simple bowl comes alive," says Larry Toro of Toro Gallery in Huntingdon Valley. Alice Dustin is known for her impressionistic style, a natural result of alla prima painting, done in or outdoors reacting to the subject at hand.

Nancy Halbert, director for the Muse Gallery in Philadelphia an artist run cooperative gallery showing contemporary art for over 30 years. Along with her many accomplishments she was honored with a Citation from the City of Philadelphia for her work as Executive Director of the Community Education Center, a cultural and community arts center in West Philadelphia. According to Victoria Donohoe, art critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Boredom is foreign to Halbert’s paintings-variation, not repetition, is her rule in dealing with the figure. Several of her finest subjects achieve an independent complexity in their rugged, hearty dignity.”

Entries for this upcoming event will be accepted on Friday, July 29^th and Saturday, July 30^th, between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The judging takes place on Sunday July 31^st. The opening reception is Friday, August 12^th from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. The award ceremony takes place promptly at 7:00 PM. The reception is beautifully catered with hors d' oeuvres from Antonella's Italian Kitchen in Rosemont and is free to the public. The artwork is on sale and exhibit from August 12^th through Thursday September 1^st. For a prospectus on this exciting event emailmadametyme@tymegallery.com or please send a SASE (business size) to Tyme Gallery at 17 W. Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083.

www.tymegallery.com

Member News: Ellen Bonett

The Midwives Collective Presents the Annual Members’ Show: Recess! A Tribute to Youth.

Participating Artists: Ellen K. Bonett, Kelly A. Burkhardt, Carol Deutsch, Sally Eckhoff, Kerith Glass, Kathy McLean, Cheryl Rybacki

Feverishly watching the clock as the hour approaches... DING, DING, DING!!! Freedom rushes over us and we burst out the door running with the wind, swinging on the jungle gym, screaming out loud or simply sitting in a corner of the yard. The Midwives Collective Annual Members Show taps into the innocence, vigor and the brilliance of just being young. To commemorate this extraordinary time in our lives, the Midwives Collective will be raising money for the Albert Einstein Teen Health Center and their outreach program. Nestled in North Philadelphia, Teen Health Center is a primary care and family planning center for inner city adolescents ranging in age from 13-21 years old.

Come time travel with us to that special world of being a carefree child, when soft pretzels were a quarter and the biggest drama was being picked for tag. Opening reception isFriday, May 13th, 6pm-10pm and continues through Saturday, June 4th with gallery hours on Saturdays, Noon-5pm. Class dismissed… RECESS! is in session!

We will be selling Limited Edition Posters (featured above) of the show to help raise money specifically for Albert Einstein Teen Health Center's outreach program.

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Midwives Collective & Gallery
1241 Carpenter St., 2nd floor, suite 2
Philadelphia, PA 19147
www.midwivescollective.com

Next up @ Midwives:

RECESS! A Tribute to Youth
Come time travel with us to that special world of being a carefree child, when soft pretzels were a quarter and the biggest drama was being picked for tag. Opening reception isFriday, May 13th, 6pm-10pm and continues through Saturday, June 4th with gallery hours on Saturdays, Noon-5pm. Class dismissed… RECESS! is in session!

BECOME A MEMBER: http://midwivescollective.com/membership_application