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The Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA) is a networking organization for women in the arts. We offer a broad range of events and programs: member forums, exhibitions, art-making, art activism and community.
ART-MAKING, ART-SHARE, MENTORSHIP, EXHIBITIONS, MUSEUM & GALLERY TOURS, MONTHLY MEETINGS, CONNECTING WITH ARTS PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE...
URGENT CALL FOR ART: NCWCA MEMBERS
HARMONY AND HUMANITY: PEACEFUL ART FOR A TROUBLED WORLD
The NCWCA Board invites you to create 4x6 inch postcard-sized artworks that reflect your perspective on achieving World Peace during this challenging global period. Our aims with this project are to unite our members during these difficult times, to encourage members to express their concerns about the current state of humanity, and to share solutions for preventing conflicts arising from diverse perspectives.
Your art can address topics that prioritize kindness and humanity over race, religious, sexual orientation, political, and cultural differences. We welcome broad interpretations of achieving World Peace for this project.
The board believes that through our collective art-making efforts, we can embody the essence of what NCWCA stands for. By amassing as many artworks as possible during this intense period, we can collectively lift our voices in the call for World Peace.
For details and to view the Online Gallery, go HERE
Your art can address topics that prioritize kindness and humanity over race, religious, sexual orientation, political, and cultural differences. We welcome broad interpretations of achieving World Peace for this project.
The board believes that through our collective art-making efforts, we can embody the essence of what NCWCA stands for. By amassing as many artworks as possible during this intense period, we can collectively lift our voices in the call for World Peace.
For details and to view the Online Gallery, go HERE
SIANA SMITH: SPECTACLE
NCWCA Solo Exhibition: Siana Smith invites us to a tour of her solo exhibition at Dominican University followed by lunch at a nearby Puerto Rican restaurant in San Raphael.
Location: Science Center at Dominican University of California, 155 Palm Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
No Host Lunch Following Tour: Sol Food (Puerto Rican restaurant) , 903 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
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Location: Science Center at Dominican University of California, 155 Palm Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
No Host Lunch Following Tour: Sol Food (Puerto Rican restaurant) , 903 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
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MENTORSHIP PROGRAM | APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2024!
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Every year, the NCWCA Mentorship Program pairs 5 experienced NCWCA mentors with 5 promising emerging Bay Area woman-identifying artists, curators, art teachers, art historians, and/or aspiring gallerists.
Mentorship pairings last 6 months, from January to June 2024. Applications to become an NCWCA mentor or mentee will be accepted from October 15 - December 15, 2023. There is no fee to apply! |
JANUARY 13, 2024 UNDERPINNING FOR YOUR PASTEL DRAWING
Workshop with Diane Olivier
Saturday, January 13, 1-4pm
1890 Bryant Street
To register, go to Jan 13, Pastel Drawing with Diane Olivier
Limited to 10 participants.
Members received through chaptermail, a code for the $90 discounted NCWCA rate. Contact Laura Abrams at laura[at]ncwca.org if you did not receive this code.
This workshop is for artists who have some experience in pastels but would like to explore more options. Diane will begin with a demonstration showing three ways to start a drawing with underpinning. Participants will then begin three pieces that will reflect different surfaces, different underpinning, different marks and then have time to flesh them out to see the comparisons. The session ends with a critique to review the results. Ahead of the workshop, Diane will provide several image galleries and handouts. Artists should bring their own pastel kit and three different kinds of paper, along with six photographs for subject matter.
Diane Olivier, draw-er extraordinaire, moves between sketchbooks and pastel work, figures to landscapes, traditional to non-traditional materials. A long time teacher, she now leads classes and travel drawing workshops where she shares her techniques, lends her support and hosts groups in fabulous locations.
1890 Bryant Street
To register, go to Jan 13, Pastel Drawing with Diane Olivier
Limited to 10 participants.
Members received through chaptermail, a code for the $90 discounted NCWCA rate. Contact Laura Abrams at laura[at]ncwca.org if you did not receive this code.
This workshop is for artists who have some experience in pastels but would like to explore more options. Diane will begin with a demonstration showing three ways to start a drawing with underpinning. Participants will then begin three pieces that will reflect different surfaces, different underpinning, different marks and then have time to flesh them out to see the comparisons. The session ends with a critique to review the results. Ahead of the workshop, Diane will provide several image galleries and handouts. Artists should bring their own pastel kit and three different kinds of paper, along with six photographs for subject matter.
Diane Olivier, draw-er extraordinaire, moves between sketchbooks and pastel work, figures to landscapes, traditional to non-traditional materials. A long time teacher, she now leads classes and travel drawing workshops where she shares her techniques, lends her support and hosts groups in fabulous locations.
NCWCA ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
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JANUARY 18 CASUAL CONNECTIONS
Thursday January 18, 12 - 1PM Pacific Time
Join us in January for a virtual get-together! Drop in from 12 to 1 PM and catch up with fellow members on a wide range of topics. There will be no Casual Connections in December, 2023. Casual Connections doesn't have a formal agenda other than providing space for long time and new members to get to know each other, ask questions, and share tips. Casual Connections occur on every third Thursday and alternate between 6:30 - 7:30 PM and 12:00 - 1:00 pm to accommodate the varying schedules of members. This monthly event is exclusively for NCWCA members. Members will be provided with a Zoom link prior to the get-together. |
MORE ACTIVITIES
December 10 2023 Year-end Party
February 2024 The 6,000 Circle Project September 2024 Sketching Trip to Essaouira, Morocco with Diane Olivier OPPORTUNITIES
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WE APPRECIATE OUR DONORS AND SUPPORTERS
Your donations make a wide range of exhibitions, professional development programs and special events such as Bay Area Art Stars possible. Thank you for your generosity!
Member Donors: Elizabeth Addison , Ann Marie Carleton, Sylvia Chesson, Gina Chiao, Marguerite Elliot, Tracy Ferron, Kathy Fujii-Oka, J. Ruth Gendler, Kelly Hammargren, Melissa Harmon, Marge Healy, Hilla Hueber, Kay Kang, Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Karen LeCocq, Elaine Louie, Chandrika Marla, Elise Marshall, Priscilla Otani, Miriam Owen, Cecile Picard, Pamela Pitt, Laurie Rich, Sawyer Rose, Sally Ruddy, Judy Shintani, Irma Velasquez, Caskey Weston, Tamara White and Sandra Yagi
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NCWCA is a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN 77-0183213. Our profile under Guidestar is www.guidestar.org/profile/77-0183213
NCWCA | P.O. Box 31101 | San Francisco, CA 94131-0101 | Email ncwcachapter[at]gmail.com or click Contact here
