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FEM-minis
A JURIED NCWCA MEMBER SHOW
SUBMISSION DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2026

FEM-minis is an NCWCA member exhibition centered on the expansive concept of FEM. Ideas around feminist, feminine, fem-presenting, fem-forward. The theme embraces any subject associated with women or female presenting persons; the female figure, femininity, feminism, children, dismantling the patriarchy, the lived experience of female-identifying persons, suffrage, reproductive rights, the struggle against or within the bonds of gender roles imposed by societies. It is also about claiming the space to simply be who you are, to express that joy and celebrate identity. FEM-minis invites works across media that reflect the complexity, resilience, and vibrancy of FEM in all its forms.

For more information and to apply, go HERE.

JAN 15 SOUTH BAY POD VISIT TO CANTOR ARTS CENTER

The South Bay Pod will visit the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford on Thursday, January 15 to view Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behaviour. We'll meet at 11 am at Tootsie's ( the museum cafe) to munch and chat, and then visit the exhibition at noon.
RSVP to Chandrika Marla at chandrika[at]ncwca.org.

This is an NCWCA member's only tour

About the exhibition: https://museum.stanford.edu/exhibitions/shahzia-sikander-collective-behavior

JAN 23 SUSAN R. KIRSHENBAUM & CATHERINE MERRILL CURATORIAL TOUR

What Third Annual Invitational Group Figure Show, "Drawn from Life." Co-curators Susan Kirshenbaum and Catherine Merrill, Co-Curators & Exhibiting Artists.
When Fri, Jan 23, 11am -12 pm followed by nearby no-host lunch
Where Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA), 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA
RSVP to SRKirshenbaum[at]gmail.com or Susan[at]ncwca.org
This is an NCWCA member's only tour

JAN 30 MEGHNA SHARMA, SARANYA CHANDRASEKARAN and RIA SHARMA ARTISTS' TOUR

What "Svara (स्वर) of Silence" (Svara in Sanskrit means musical note or tone), three-person exhibition
When Fri, Jan 30 11 am - 12 pm followed by nearby no-host lunch
Where Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View, CA 94040
RSVP to riaksharma1[at]gmail.com
This is an NCWCA member's only tour

NEXT CHAPTER MEETING FEB 10

COMING NEXT!

NCWCA Board has its annual retreat and goal-setting on January 18.

Feb 10, 2026 Chapter Meeting
Feb 18-21 College Art Conference in Chicago

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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: Laura Abrams, Elizabeth Addison , Barbara Berk, Ann Marie Carleton, Sylvia Chesson, Gina Chiao, Marguerite Elliot, Tracy Ferron, Jacqueline D. Flaten, Kathy Fujii-Oka, J. Ruth Gendler, Theresa Giammattei, Cooper Goldman, Kelly Hammargren, Melissa Harmon, Marge Healy, Jennifer Huber, Hilla Hueber, Kay Kang, Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Betsy Kellas, Karen LeCocq, Elaine Louie, Chandrika Marla, Elise Marshall, Leigh McLellan, Jo Moniz, Priscilla Otani, Miriam Owen, Namita Paul, Cecile Picard, Pamela Pitt, Remedios L. Rapoport, Laurie Rich, Sawyer Rose, Sally Ruddy, Wo Schiffman, Na Omi Judy Shintani, Irma Velasquez, Caskey Weston, Tamara White, Hertha Wong, Sandra Yagi, Fumiyo Yoshikawa, and Jennifer Zee.