Exhibition: Sandy Spring Museum (2012)

The Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter will partner with WCA/DC for an exhibition and  performance at Sandy Spring Museum located in Sandy Spring, MD.  The show will hang June 11-September 10th, 2012.  The reception will be June 24, 2012.


The exhibit will combine work from WCA/DC and Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia.

From our friends at Slutwalk Philadelphia

Come support SlutWalk Philadelphia and end the victim-blaming and slut-shaming! Saturday, August 6, 2011. Step-off is at 11 AM at Kahn Park at 11th and Pine Streets, and followed by a presentation at Dilworth Plaza at City Hall. Featured speakers include Stephanie Gilmore and Aishah Shadidah Simmons. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/l/hAQD1cLiVAQBRlFvy-ozXuPxiSEJLltaKheQCTNMg6s-dkQ/www.slutwalkphiladelphia.com/.

SlutWalk Philadelphia www.slutwalkphiladelphia.com

Jewelry and to support...Philadelphia is a satellite...Aishah Shahidah Simmons and...Philadelphia, PA, July 13,...Sexual Assault and Violence...Philadelphia on August 6

Exhibition and Collaboration: Green Light Arts' "The Dressing Room"

For Immediate Release 7/25/2011

Contact:

Alexandria Dilks Pandola- Executive Producer

Green Light Arts

Alex@GreenLightArts.org

www.GreenLightArts.org 

Green Light Arts Presents The Dressing Room

for the 2011 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

The Dressing Room is a multidisciplinary performance and visual art piece that explores the rituals and customs performed in a dressing room.  The Dressing Room, created and presented entirely by women artists, explores the conflicts women find in their everyday lives - perseverance against abandonment, nurturing against adversity, and personal pride versus objectification.  Inspired by the 1972 feminist installation WOMANHOUSE, The Dressing Room   seeks to show how women survive these small endless battles.

Directed by Malika Oytimein and featuring new plays by Debra Leigh Scott, Gabrielle Corsaro, Cat Hasson West and Bonnie MacAllister, The Dressing Room runs from September 3rd -17th at The Plastic Club on 247 S. Camac Street  in Philadelphia.  The Plastic Club was founded in 1897 as the first women’s art club in Philadelphia.  Green Light Arts is thrilled to present The Dressing Room at this historic landmark.  Tickets are $15 and performances are at 7pm on September 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 17th.  Running time is 60 minutes. 

The Dressing Room interweaves visual and performance art, featuring simpatico exhibits by local artists including Bonnie MacAllister, Alexandria Dilks Pandola and a partnership with the Philadelphia Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art, whose members are creating an exhibit that will be showcased during the run.

Green Light Arts explores the relationship between art and social change and we are creating The Dressing Room to continue the conversation that WOMANHOUSE started almost thirty years ago.  WOMANHOUSE was the first public exhibition of feminist art.  Judy Chicago (best-known as the creator of The Dinner Party) and Miriam Shapiro rented an old Hollywood mansion and altered its interior through decor and set-pieces to "search out and reveal the female experience...the dreams and fantasies of women."  WOMANHOUSE explored the function of women in society by creating a nurturing environment for artists to test the boundaries of what it means to be a woman in the modern world.  

In 2010, over twenty of our member artists created The Waiting Room, a multidisciplinary performance that explored the experience of women waiting.  The show performed to sell-out audiences at The Old Pine Community Center in Philadelphia and prompted us to host a screening of the documentary film WOMANHOUSE by Johanna Demetrakas, which documented the original work of art.  This film along with our production of The Waiting Room started a conversation among our members about what we could do next to keep this important work alive.  The Dressing Room promises to do just that.

Featured Member Artist: Alison Altergott

"In the course of playing with and appreciating line, texture, and color, I have become interested in relaying stories, especially fairy tales and folk tales, and in examining what the adults in the world leave for the children – emotionally, psychologically, and physically. Some of the motifs in my work are trees, houses, and birds, symbols of intent and also omens of destruction. As a human race, we are always balancing our desires with the inevitable damage we leave in our wake: making a safe home for our family while wreaking havoc on the environment, trying to break free and still feeling trapped. I haven't gotten to the end of the story yet, though......My exploration takes many forms, and may really lead nowhere."

Alison Altergott is the President of the Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter.  She has been a member since 2003 and is now a member of the National Board as a Regional VP.  Alison has exhibited in member exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum, International House Philadelphia, Holy Family University, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia Free Library, B-Square Gallery, and Zonk Arts.  She has spoken at the WCA/DC Annual Networking Day.  Alison recently organized the UJIMA project which paired WCA members with students in Delaware.  Her solo show "Full Circle/Half-moon" opens August 12 from 6-9 at Gallery Twenty-Two, 236 S. 22nd St. Facebook invitation here.

Call for Artists: Art Concord

Calling all artists! The Magnet Open Art Project. Free to enter, one entry per artist. 100 slots reserved for WCA artists-Deadline is July 22nd. For all other artists anywhere in the world, deadline is July 31st. First come, first served! This exhibition is the first of it's kind in North America. Join us! Check out Art Concord website for all of the details.

Art Concord www.artconcord.blogspot.com

Member News: July Minutes

We have had an extremely productive month.  We met three times, once at Moore College of Art and Design for the members' meeting and art share, once at Mugshots to discuss our exhibition on human trafficking (Cabrini College, Spring 2012), and last night at Megan's house to watch "Born into Brothels."  We also attended Art in the Dark at Raven Lounge after the meeting at Moore.  Thank you so much to Megan for opening her home to us!

Our next meeting is Wednesday, August 10 at 7 p.m. at Moore in Sarah Peter Cafeteria, and it will be an art making meeting, and we make dolls for our Fringe performance piece where we will silently pass out information and stickers on human trafficking.  The group will meet on Friday, September 2 at 5:30 at 2nd and Market where we held our Show Me To My Seat "Sit Out" last year.  We will create a pile of dolls to symbolize the numbers impacted by human trafficking.  We hope that you will share this with your fellow artists and art students as we would love to have as many dolls as possible.  They can be any size, but the impact of a life size doll can be staggering.  Joanna will create a pattern for those of you who would prefer to follow a pattern. Bring sewing machines, needles, yarn, fabric, buttons, and what you need to create your doll.  If you cannot attend and wish to contribute, please email us. If you would like to work on the sticker design or have any sticker contacts, please let Joanna know.  This is open to all who wish to participate--not just members.

If you are interested in participating in our human trafficking exhibition, please contact Exhibition Chair, Joanna who is also coordinating the member education component, an important piece of this exhibition.   We have not yet put out the official call to participate, but all paid chapter members are eligible and we encourage you to attend all of our education events on human trafficking.  We have plans for more film nights and other meet ups.  We thank member Jeanne for organizing the venue and connecting us with the Cabrini Ambassador on Human Trafficking!

Another Fringe opportunity from Green Light Arts:  Last year we contributed chairs to the set of their play,"The Waiting Room," a Womanhouse inspired installation at the Old Pine Community Center.  This year, Green Light Arts is continuing the Womanhouse theme with "The Dressing Room" which will take place at the Plastic Club on the 2nd Floor on September 3,4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17 at 7 p.m.  There will be a reception one of those evenings.  Since the Plastic Club has regular classes and workshops during the day, the set for "The Dressing Room" will be on panels.  The panels will display artwork, and Alex has asked for the Women's Caucus for Art Philadelphia Chapter to feature.   

Call for Artists: The Art Lounge (UK)

Call for Submissions The Art Lounge, New Mills, Derbyshire

As part of New Mills Festival The Art Lounge presents 'The Big Bang', an open contemporary art exhibition, opening with a preview evening at 7pm on Thursday 15th SEptember, the exhibition runs until Sunday 20th November.

Everyone Welcome!

Good quality jpegs of submissions should be emailed to theartlounge@hotmail.co.uk​ (Art lounge specializes in contemporary and challenging work.) 

No commission is taken by The Art Lounge or organiser, as this is a venture that aims to provide emerging artists with a platform to display and sell their work.

http://www.facebook.com/Ar​tLounge

Submission details

Submissions are to be made initially by email, please include dimensions and medium.

Maximum height for 2Dwork should be no more than 85cms as the hanging space is restricted! Width of work is not an issue.

3D work should fit on a plinth dimensions 40 x 40 cms.

Closing date, Sunday 4th September. You will be notified of initial acceptance shortly after.

Following initial acceptance work is to be delivered to 30 High Street, New Mills, SK22 4AL by Sunday 11th September, or pickup can be arranged from Neoartists Studios, Bolton.

Notification of final acceptance will be given on Tuesday 13th September after the final curating decisions have been made. 

enquiries Lyn Bannister - theartlounge@hotmail.co.uk​ 07753842861

Member News: Alison Altergott

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St. Philadelphia, PA Opening reception:  August 12  6-9

Facebook invitation here.

Call for Art: WCA-STL Call for Art-Beyond the Stitch-DEADLINE to APPLY- JULY 20

WCA-STL Call for Art-Beyond the Stitch-DEADLINE to APPLY- JULY 20

Exhibition dates: September 9 - October 6 Opening reception: Friday Sept 9, 7-9pm DEADLINE to APPLY: JULY 20 Theme: Beyond the Stitch: Artwork in any fiber media or combinations of fiber mediums, focusing on contemporary art, its forms as well as interpretations in other media. Other media may be incorporated but its key element must be a fiber technique. About: This exhibition is part of Innovations in Textiles 9, a biennial collaborative event in St. Louis that investigates the state of contemporary textile arts. Nonprofit and private art organizations join forces to present exhibitions related to fiber art created by national and international artists. Activities include workshops, lectures, gallery tours and community programs. Beyond the Stitch will also be part of the IT9 bus tour, Saturday October 1st, 2011. For more info on the event, visitwww.innovationsintextiles.​com Sponsored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art, a local chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art. The mission of the WCA is to create commuity through art, education and social activism. Membership is open to all. For more info visit our website at www. wca-stl.org or the national website at www.nationalwca.org Eligibility and Specifications: Open to all women artists who are members of the Women's Caucus for Art. Women who are not members may enter but upon acceptance must join the WCA chapter in their area. Selection is based on original 2D & 3D work created within the last two years. Work submitted must not have been previously exhibited in any juried exhibition sponsored by WCA-STL. Work created under instruction is not eligible. Artwork may be submitted framed or in an alternative presentation form and ready to hang. Work must fit through a standard door. No ceiling suspended artwork. Juror: Hollis Chatelain's educational background is in design and photography. Working in the arts since 1976, Hollis started her career as a textile artist in Africa. Her interest was sparked by the richness and beauty of African fabrics which are integrated into the everyday life of Africans. Her distinctive use of colors and imagery, as well as her dye-painted scenes of multicultural life have brought her international recognition. Hollis' work can be found in public and private collections in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and North America. Hollis also lectures and leads workshops on drawing, color, dye painting, quilting, and West African textiles. Venue: Crossroads Art Gallery and Studios. Crossroads is a contemporary art gallery located on the second floor at 501 N Kingshighway, St. Charles, MO 63301. Fee and Procedure: Artists may submit up to 3 pieces for consideration. Entry fee is $10 per piece or $25 for three pieces. TO APPLY: Visit www.entrythingy.com and click on "Artists" at the top menu bar. Beyond the Stitch is listed with the other calls for art. OR Visit www.wca-stl.org and click on the entrythingy icon under Beyond the Stitch info. Follow the steps to submit your application. Images should be saved as jpeg images with a resolution of 300 dpi, sized at 4x6". Upload at 1200 pixels on the longest side and a max of 8MB. Assign file names using your last name and the entry number. Example: doe1.jpg Sales: Crossroads takes no commission on sold work. The St. Louis WCA will retain a 25% commission on sold work. Work remains the property of the artist till sold. Sold work must remain on exhibit until the show closes. Liability / Insurance: Artists are responsible for insuring their work while in transit, and, if deemed necessary by the artist, while on exhibit. Crossroads Art Gallery and Studios will not insure the work.. Neither the WCA or Crossroads is responsible for damaged work. WCA reserves the right to not exhibit any artwork. Reasons including, arrived after deadline, damaged, defective frames, lack of hanging hardware, etc. Crossroads provides security during regular gallery hours. For questions, e-mail exhibits@wca-stl.org

Call for Artists: Lancaster Avenue Arts

From http://lancasteravenuearts.com/

LANCASTER AVENUE ARTS OPEN CALL:

PROPOSALS FOR ART IN AND ON VACANT STOREFRONTS ALONG LANCASTER AVENUE IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. 

(A PROJECT OF RESTORE CORRIDORS THROUGH ART, A CITY INITIATIVE)

The Basics

We are accepting proposals for art in and on vacant storefronts along Lancaster Avenue for display from September 30th to November 30th. Think creatively! Proposals will be judged on artistic merit, how they use the space and integrate with the surrounding neighborhood, and how well thought out and practical the project is from concept to installation.

This opportunity is open to artists working in any medium. We are interested in showing work that is responsive to the site.

Before applying, please refer to the full application guidelines.

Click an address to see property details. Some sites may have restrictions. A site visit is strongly recommended. Submit by filling out the submission form on the page of your chosen site.

Opportunity: 2nd Annual CCE Craft Exchange

Community Cultural Exchange
P.O. Box 63808
Philadelphia, PA 19147
www.communityculturalexchange.org

The Community Cultural Exchange (CCE) of Philadelphia will be presenting a craft fair and flea market, 2nd Annual Craft Exchange. The 2011 Craft Exchange and Flea Market is a free, one day event celebrating community and the arts. The CCE invites visitors to experience local music, hands-on art projects, wellness activities, face painting, Philly food, and craftsmanship.

2011 Craft Exchange (2nd Annual Craft Exchange)
Saturday, August 13, 2011
10 am – 3 pm
Starr Garden Playground
600-644 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Neighborhood: Society Hill

Organizational Background
The Community Cultural Exchange (CCE) is a 501c3 non-profit with the mission to create community through arts and culture. The CCE does so by action as a bridge between local art and culture groups, businesses, artists and the South Street area community. Encouraging the exchange of Philadelphia culture, the CCE facilitates programs and events of all disciplines including musical, visual, performing, literary, and wellness arts.

Registration Information
Artists may pre-register and pay a non-refundable $25 fee to participate in the CCE’s Craft Exchange by the deadline of August 6. Artists looking to participate the day of the event will be subject to a non-refundable $35 “on-the-spot” registration. Early registration is encouraged.
Space is limited. Community Cultural Exchange will place pre-registered artists as they arrive on a first come, first serve bases for check-in. We will not be able to tell artists ahead of time where they will be placed, nor can artists “reserve” a specific space.
“On-the-spot” registered artists are subject to space available and are not guaranteed a space in the event that all spaces are filled.
Please note that 100% of fees collected from vendors go directly towards the funding of Art in the Park. Art in the Park is the CCE’s free art program that contracts local artists to conduct workshops in their field. Participating vendors can register via mail using cash, money order or check payable to: Community Cultural Exchange or through our website via PayPal.
Payment
PayPal registrations can be made by visiting: www.communityculturalexchange.com, then clicking the “Donate” button in our navigation bar.
Mailed registrations can be sent to Community Cultural Exchange, P.O. Box 63808, Philadelphia, PA 19147.
Please include artist information - Full Name, Artist Alias, and medium when submitting registration payment. If using PayPal please send information by email to Bridget Goldhahn at bridget.goldhahn@gmail.com.
Guidelines for Vending Artists
Only original 2-D & 3-D fine art and craft media accepted.
Prints of 2-D are allowed if they are of the artists original 2-D artwork.
Original works also include and are not limited to cds, books, zines, or merchandizing related goods (ie, band tee-shirts).
Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first served basis. The CCE will outline designated areas for vending artists.

Guidelines for Flea Market Vendors
Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first served basis. The CCE will outline designated areas for flea market vendors.
Banned items: Including, but not limited to: food, beverages, guns, ammunition, explosive materials, dangerous, hazardous, flammable, toxic substances, alcohol, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, offensive, pornographic or x-rated material, stolen, counterfeit or unlicensed items, any item that may present a public hazard, or any other illegal item(s). The CCE is the final authority in determining what can and cannot be sold on flea market property.

Set-Up & Break-Down
Participating vendors can check in and set up area on August 13th between 9:00 and 10:00 am
participating vendors are responsible for bringing their own table, box or bins to put their artwork in. Your table, bin or box area must fit into a space that is no larger than 5 feet wide by 8 feet in depth.
Community Cultural Exchange will not be collecting a commission on sales. Each artist is responsible for making their own sales, including making change and processing payments.
The CCE will do its best to accommodate all vending artists within reason.
No Vendor shall remain on Starr Garden property after 3:30 pm on August 13th

Marketing
The CCE requests that vending artists send images that are representative of their work for promotional purposes. The CCE will exhaust all free public and private art forums, blogs, and social media, in addition to sending press releases to local newspapers (Philadelphia Weekly, City Paper and South Philly Review). Please send images to Bridget Goldhahn at bridget.goldhahn@gmail.com.

Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer or would like to make a donation in support of the 2011 Craft Exchange, please contact Bridget Goldhahn at bridget.goldhahn@gmail.com.

Thank You,

Bridget Goldhahn

Member News: Katie Haegele

Member News: Megan Driscoll

2nd Thursday at the Crane Arts after party:
If you missed the opening or you're a 2nd time seer you know you have to see it to believe it! Philly's finest and largest art exhibit since Transformers. Totem Town is made from materials found around the studio from years and years of accumulation. Floor to ceiling art works 17 ft tall masterpieces.

Indoor Rooftop Studios
1712 North 2nd st.
Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, July 14 at 8:00pm - July 15 at 1:00am

Collaborative Totems by:
Lauren Abshire
Phil Cote
Lindsey Dickson
Megan Driscoll
Ellan Foster
David Gillespie
Amber Johnston
Lindsay Kovnat
Gwenn Kurtz
Alissa Laughlin
Michael Morgan
Justin Samson

DJ Andrew Rose will join us again!
Gypsy Theater guest: 8:30pm Creation Boom Squad (Tribal Drumming and sounds)
Drinks Served by Casuals...casually
Casuals made by: Jonathan Santoro and Phil Cote
RSVP here.

Meeting: Wednesday, July 13 7 PM Moore College of Art and Design

The Women's Caucus for Art Philadephia Chapter will meet next Wednesday, July 13 at 7 PM at Moore College of Art and Design to discuss our upcoming exhibitions, workshops, and opportunities.

All of our meetings are open to the public. You need not be a member to attend.

You must bring photo ID to show to the security guard.

We will meet in Sarah Peter Cafeteria.

For directions: www.moore.edu.

Call for Artists: author-LESS-ity

Message from the Department of Alternative Affairs:

author-LESS-ity

This is a project that aims to lessen the authority of the art world and embrace individual aesthetic and style. Please help us organize a publicly curated art exhibition by contributing an image of your favorite piece of art during Little Berlin's residency at City Hall.

All you have to do in order to participate in author-LESS-ity is contribute an image of any quality, any size, from any camera tool, and it should be the image of a favorite work of art, design object, album cover, wheat paste, wall piece, flower arrangement, glass set, hair fade, fashion ensemble, antique radio, shrine, yoga pose, whatever you believe to be a great work of art. It can be for unexplainable reasons that you like this work or your decision could be founded on deep intellectual thought. It can be a painting or it can be a mushroom lamp from your Grandmother's living room, it can be something that you saw in a public park or a piece you love to visit in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Whatever it is and for whatever the reason, please help us activate an exhibition inside of City Hall.

Once we have the images we will print them and hang them in our office in City Hall to be included in an exhibition that will occur at the culmination of our residency here at the end of July and will be fastened together in to a book. This exhibition is dependent on your contribution. The deadline for submissions is July 25.

Please send your image digitally to (any quality including cell phone pics) berlin.little@gmail.com or a printed image, preferably 8 ½ “ x 11 “ to c/o DAA, The Gallery at City Hall, Rm 116, Philadelphia, PA 19102 or upload your image here http://www.flickr.com/groups/1719247@N21/


The Department of Alternative Affairs is residency and performance by Little Berlin, extra extra and Fluxspace in the Art Gallery at City Hall, Room 116. The DAA is a project with the City's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.
A closing event open to the general public is scheduled for July 29th from 5 - 7pm. Author-LESS-ity will be on display at that time.

In addition, there are extended hours for the DAA on Wednesdays until 8 pm: July 6th, 13th, 20th and the 27th. Please come visit the department!
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Tu Huynh, City Hall Exhibitions Manager
City of Philadelphia, Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
116 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-686-9912
Fax: 215-686-4520
www.phila.gov/artincityhall
Email: artincityhall@phila.gov