NCWCA WELCOMES YOU

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. 
2021 Board Retreat Participants
Top Row L to R: Namita Paul, Sawyer Rose, Priscilla Otani.
Second Row L to R: Durba Sen, Elizabeth Addison, Rachel Tirosh.
Third Row L to R: Tanya Augsburg, Sandra Yagi, Marguerite Elliot.
Fourth Row L to R: Angela Han, Bianca Lago, Theresa Giammattei.
Bottom Row L to R: Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Laura Abrams, Chandrika Marla.

"COMPOSING THE FUTURE" MEMBERS EXHIBITION OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

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APPLY NOW FOR AN EXCLUSIVE 2021 MEMBERS' EXHIBITION AT THE BANKHEAD THEATRE IN LIVERMORE 
DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2021
FOR DETAILS AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE

​CONGRATULATIONS 2021 MENTORS & MENTEES

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​Mentor Sandy Yagi & Mentee Sofia Venegas
Mentor Elizabeth Addison & Mentee Fleur Spolidor
Mentor Priscilla Otani & Mentee Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy
Mentor Diane Williams & Mentee Jayne Foster
Mentor Ashley Voss & Mentee Linda Steele II

NCWCA ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND VIDEO

Click HERE for the Environmentally Sound video, which is part of the 2020 Ground Upon Which We Stand exhibition.

27 BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS:
#4 CARRIE MAE WEEMS (1953-PRESENT)
By Priscilla Otani

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​Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist who, through a wide range of media such as photography, text, fiber, audio, digital images, installation and video, creates works that focus on self- and cultural-identity, family, relationships, race, sexism, politics and social justice.
 
*** What can we learn from her life and work? ***
 
1) “…Carrie Mae Weems has yearned to insert marginalized peoples into the historical record. She does this not only to bring ignored or erased experiences to light but to provide a more multidimensional picture of humanity as a whole, a picture that ultimately will spur greater awareness and compassion.” Kathryn E. Delmez, Editor, “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video.” Some of her ground-breaking bodies of work include “The Kitchen Table Series “(1990), “From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried” (1995-1996) and “The Hampton Project” (2000).  
 
2)  Weems has exhibited extensively in the US and internationally, in more than 120 venues including the Museum of Modern Art, Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), and the Whitney Museum. In 2014, Weems became the first African American woman to have a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum. Weems was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame Museum in St. Louis, MO on October 30, 2020.
 
3) Weems is a recipient of many prestigious awards and honorary degrees. In 2013, she was awarded the MacArthur Genius Award and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award; in 2015, she was awarded both a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow and the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard. She has received honorary degrees from California College of the Arts, the School of Visual Arts, Syracuse University among others.
 
4) In 2002, Weems and Pierre Loving co-founded Social Studies 101 in Syracuse, New York. Through this organization, Weems has empowered Black and Latino youth to acquire marketable skills in technological, visual and graphic arts and to affect positive social change in their own community by getting involved in issues such as confronting gun violence and preventing the spread of COVID-19.
 
TAKE TIME: Learn more about Carrie Mae Weems at
 
1. Fresh Talk: Carrie Mae Weems, National Museum of Women in the Arts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBxwugaFRhg&list=FLjBSq1m_Qump1ZcTxf0VH7Q&index=3
 
2. How Carrie Mae Weems Rewrote the Rules of Image-Making, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/t-magazine/carrie-mae-weems-interview.html
 
3. Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video, Yale University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9780300176896
 
4. Social Studies 101: http://socialstudiesproject.org/
 
TAKE ACTION: Continue the legacy of Carrie Mae Weems by supporting Black Women in the Arts: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/where-to-donate-black-lives-matter-1879701
* Special attention to the following organizations: Black Girl Magik, Black Trans Femmes in the Arts, Black Women’s Blueprint, and (Fem)power
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 ABOUT THE PROJECT: As an arts organization dedicated to recognizing the contributions of women in the arts, NCWCA will be highlighting 27 Black Women in the Arts in honor of Breonna Taylor. Breonna would have turned 27 years old this year had she not been murdered in her own home by the police on March 13th. #JusticeForBre For more Black Women in the Arts, go here. 
For Black Women in the Arts we have honored, go here. 
My American Experience
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Seattle Artist League Portrait Contest
​2021 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
Patterns & Symmetry
​Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 
Click here for details

JOIN NCWCA NOW! 

Join NCWCA today and enjoy member benefits that last through December 31, 2021. CLICK HERE 
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JOIN US ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9 FROM 6 - 9:30 PM VIA ZOOM!   
Board Meeting Agenda:
  • Welcome Members
  • Open Forum
  • February 2021 Minutes
  • President's Report
  • Exhibitions Report
  • Treasurer Report
  • Professional Development Report
  • Membership Report
  • Communication Repot
  • Other Business TBD

February Activity
Hello Copyright: What Every Artist Needs to Know About Copyright Law
We are all influenced by each other’s work. But where is the line between being inspired and illegal copying? Is infringement the same as plagiarism? What is “fair use”? Can I depict famous people? Is it okay to mimic famous artworks? What about working from photographs? Is it safe to scan images from the web if I digitally alter them? Can I use old images, or works from other countries? When is parody okay? What if I’m making a political statement? Is it safe to use copyrighted imagery in my collages? When is something in the “public domain”?
In this presentation, artist and arts attorney Linda Joy Kattwinkel will show us numerous examples of infringing and non-infringing case studies through side-by-side visual comparisons. For those of you who attended Ms. Kattwinkel’s presentation last year, this version includes some updated examples, with more time for questions and answers. You are invited to bring your own artwork and references for review.
About Linda Joy Kattwinkel
Linda Joy Kattwinkel received her BFA cum laude in Communication Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1975. In 1978 she moved to Los Angeles to study feminist art-making with Sheila de Bretteville, Arlene Raven, and others at the Women’s Building, where she also taught in the Summer Art Program. After a 13-year career as an illustrator and graphic artist, she was inspired to devote her artistic energies to continued exploration of personal artwork, and to go to law school. She received her J.D. cum laude from Hastings College of the Law in 1991. As a member of the law firm Owen, Wickersham & Erickson, Linda Joy’s law practice focuses on copyright, trademark and arts law on behalf of designers and visual artists. She speaks and writes frequently on such issues, including the online column Legalities for visual artists. https://www.owe.com/resources/legalities/. She continues to create personal artwork at her studio in San Francisco.

 ONLINE WORKSHOPS

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2021 is here! and so are multiple online workshops coming your way by Artist Success Coach, Martha Zlatar. Don’t miss the opportunity to take advantage of these discounted NCWCA sponsored workshops happening February-April. See workshop descriptions in links.

Pricing Your Art - March 13
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DyYPrsF5R4CEgVhxs5UaBg

Selling Your Art Offline - April 10
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ooTn-8PtRkWyAS6CxP5vYw

2021 NCWCA GOALS

  1. Carry forward established programs: Bay Area Art Stars, Mentorship Program, Year End Party, 27 Black Women in the Arts, South Bay Pod
  2. Composing the Future members' show
  3. Form a grants committee
  4. Form connections with Pacific Region WCA chapters
  5. Arc Project Gallery exhibitions 2021/2022
  6. Establish formal onboarding procedure for new board members
  7. Make new connections with nonprofits, galleries, and/or arts organizations
  8. Trademark NCWCA logo​
  9. Form a book/podcast club
  10. Table Setting Project exhibition
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THESE ART TAG ROUNDS ARE IN PLAY
​​Peninsula Group: Emergence
Saturday Group: Transformation
​Sunday Group: Shift - Play

What Is Art Tag?

Click here for information about Art Tag
Click here for Art Tag works created

FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS BY NCWCA MEMBERS

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CONTACT

NCWCA
P.O. Box 31101
San Francisco, CA 94131-0101
Email ncwcachapter@gmail.com or click Contact here

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WE ARE NONPROFIT

NCWCA is a 501(c)(3) organization, EIN 77-0183213. Our profile under Guidestar is www.guidestar.org/profile/77-0183213

DONATE TO NCWCA

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!

WE APPRECIATE OUR 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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