Call for Art: National WCA Calls for Art (deadline November 18)

National WCA Calls for Art

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES Below are 3 opportunities sponsored by national WCA and the internal caucuses to have your work exhibited/showcased on a national level. We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities. Please note the contact information for each listing is different. Entry portals for all exhibitions shown here are available online at www.nationalwca.org unless otherwise noted

2012 WCA Featured Artist   Entry Deadline: November 18, 2011 Details: Twelve WCA members will be selected to be featured on the front page of the WCA website www.nationalwca.org. The “Featured Artist” section of the website includes the artist’s name, 5-7 rotating images and a link to the artists’ website, Eligibility: All current 2011 paid members of WCA may submit but you must be a member in good standing in 2012 to be featured. Entry fee: FREE Juror: WCA President, Janice Nesser-Chu Application process: To facilitate a blind review, please email one jpeg to nationalwca@gmail.com using “Featured Member Competition” as the subject line and naming your JPEG with your member id number (for example: 0123456.jpg). You must use this email address to be considered. Upon preliminary selection, members will be asked to submit five images for final selection. Image size: 72dpi, not exceeding 500 pixels in any direction. Notification: December 16, 2011   2012 National Women's Caucus for Art  Momentum - Contemporary Women’s Art Entry Deadline:  Friday, November 18, uploaded to online entry system by 11:59 PM PST About the Exhibition: Commemorating 40 years of the Women’s Caucus for Art, Momentum presents the art and ideas of intergenerational contemporary women artists. “Momentum” is part of WCA's Momentum: 40 Years of WCA Conference, February 23-27, 2012 in Los Angeles. Eligibility: Open to all women artists Entry Fee: $35 for WCA. $45 for nonmembers Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Associate Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (LACMA) Exhibition Venue: Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA Exhibition Dates: February 17 to March 2, 2012 Reception with the artists:Friday, February 24, 2012, 6 - 9:00 p.m Submissions: Online link at: www.nationalwca.org   2012 WCA Jewish Women Artist Network (JWAN)  Song of the Land Entry Deadline: Friday, November 18, uploaded to online entry system by 11:59 PM PST About the Exhibition: We learn from Genesis, 43:11, the historical awareness and significance of the land, its produce and its sanctity. Aware and concerned about our environment physically and spiritually, how do we, as artists, focus attention to the challenge of preserving, sustaining and protecting our planet? How do we help ensure the future of Earth's blessings?  Eligibility: Open to all women artists. Accepted artists must be a paid-up 2012 WCA member in order to exhibit. Entry Fee: $30 Juror: Ruth Weisberg, Artist, Professor of Fine Arts and former Dean at the University of Southern California Roski School of Fine Arts and past CAA President Exhibition Venue: Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Jack H. Skirball Campus 3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles Show Dates: January  20  - May 31, 2012 Reception with the artists: Thurs, February 23, 2012, 5- 7:00 p.m.    Submissions: Online submission at: www.nationalwca.org