NCWCA IN 2019
GHOST RANCH ART TAG RESIDENCY
by Mary Shisler
The 2019 NCWCA Ghost Ranch Art Tag Residency from September 8 - 15, 2019 was developed to engender a greater conceptual collaboration between the artist players of Art Tag, build a greater community bond as well as grant residency experience to those who desired it. The nineteen participants of the residency were extremely pleased with the experience and produced a beautiful show of their work.
The residency allowed participants to stretch their skills while building close relationships with the other participants. For example, Sally Allen developed her skills in off press printmaking as did others. Mary K. Shisler altered a book. Everybody hiked.
The astonishing beauty of the Valley of the Shining Stones (Ghost Ranch) produces an almost predictable awe in first time viewers. The effect of it stunned many of the taggers at first and then they put their hiking boots on and went exploring. It was perfect for a great deal of plain air painting. We even had a magnificent full moon which stimulated Anne Ingraham and Sushma Kothari.
The residency ended with an art show in the Art Center Gallery which included work from every participating artist. The main work room accommodated other work. Judy Johnson-Williams led a final critique for the benefit of the participants.
Many of the participants stayed at the Coyote Lodge and the other participants also came to enjoy the evening talks. Judy Johnson-Williams often led impromptu discussions of life and art. One that was particularly memorable was a campfire talk where the artists gave their personal history of becoming artists.
The residency allowed participants to stretch their skills while building close relationships with the other participants. For example, Sally Allen developed her skills in off press printmaking as did others. Mary K. Shisler altered a book. Everybody hiked.
The astonishing beauty of the Valley of the Shining Stones (Ghost Ranch) produces an almost predictable awe in first time viewers. The effect of it stunned many of the taggers at first and then they put their hiking boots on and went exploring. It was perfect for a great deal of plain air painting. We even had a magnificent full moon which stimulated Anne Ingraham and Sushma Kothari.
The residency ended with an art show in the Art Center Gallery which included work from every participating artist. The main work room accommodated other work. Judy Johnson-Williams led a final critique for the benefit of the participants.
Many of the participants stayed at the Coyote Lodge and the other participants also came to enjoy the evening talks. Judy Johnson-Williams often led impromptu discussions of life and art. One that was particularly memorable was a campfire talk where the artists gave their personal history of becoming artists.
Courtesy Jennifer Jigour
2019 BAY AREA ART STARS
The second annual Bay Area Art Stars event was held on September 22, 2019 at San Francisco Art Institute's beautiful Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Boulevard, Pier 2, San Francisco. Art Stars below, L to R: Jen Tough, Beth Waldman, Olivia Ongpin, Deborah Munk, Donna Seager, Ester Hernandez, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod.
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F213 NCWCA CURATORIAL EXHIBITION
F213 is short for Fahrenheit 213, one degree above the boiling point of blood. This exhibition brought together nearly 100 national and Bay Area feminist artists and writers who were incensed about what is currently happening in the United States. F213's exhibition and events ran from April 13 - May 11, 2019 at Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco. The exhibition and events were organized by NCWCA's curatorial collective: Tanya Augsburg, lead curator; Karen Gutfreund, Priscilla Otani and Sawyer Rose, co-curators; and Ariana Davi, curatorial apprentice. F213 is documented in detail on the subpages of our 2019 Events page.
2019 NCWCA JANUARY BOARD RETREAT
Back Row L to R: Marguerite Elliot, Karen Gutfreund, Melissa Harmon, Judy Shintani, Tanya Augsburg
Front Row L to R: Angela Han, Elizabeth Addison Sawyer Rose, Priscilla Otani, Mary Shisler, Sandra Yagi
Front Row L to R: Angela Han, Elizabeth Addison Sawyer Rose, Priscilla Otani, Mary Shisler, Sandra Yagi
2019 EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIVES
January Board retreat at Mague Calanche's Sunnyco Studio in San Francisco; Inga Bard Loyeva is selected as NCWCA's Chapter Rep to the New York WCA Conference; Peninsula Art Tag "Wearable Art;" Saturday Art Tag "Water," Sunday Art Tag "Transformation"
February Board meeting and Art Share; CAA and National WCA Conference in New York
March Board meeting and Inga Loyeva's report on the CAA/WCA Conference; NCWCA Women's Crit Salon
April Board meeting and Art Share; NCWCA Women's Crit Salon
May Board meeting and Artwork Inventory; Sculptural Paper Jewelry Workshop with Dorothy Yuki
June Board meeting and Judy Shintani presentation on Activism through Symbolism and Shared Trauma
July Board meeting and Art Share
August Board meeting and Linda Joy Kattwinkel presentation on Copyright Law & Artists; Land Art Day at Gill Tract, Albany
September Board meeting and Lydia Nakashima Degarrod Artist Talk; Bay Area Art Stars; Art Tag Artist Retreat at Georgia O'Keefe's Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
October Board meeting and How to Price Your Artwork with Martha Zlatar
November Board meeting and Art Share; Self Care for Artists Workshop; 2020 Mentorship Program opens for applications
December Year-End Party at Melissa Harmon's residence
February Board meeting and Art Share; CAA and National WCA Conference in New York
March Board meeting and Inga Loyeva's report on the CAA/WCA Conference; NCWCA Women's Crit Salon
April Board meeting and Art Share; NCWCA Women's Crit Salon
May Board meeting and Artwork Inventory; Sculptural Paper Jewelry Workshop with Dorothy Yuki
June Board meeting and Judy Shintani presentation on Activism through Symbolism and Shared Trauma
July Board meeting and Art Share
August Board meeting and Linda Joy Kattwinkel presentation on Copyright Law & Artists; Land Art Day at Gill Tract, Albany
September Board meeting and Lydia Nakashima Degarrod Artist Talk; Bay Area Art Stars; Art Tag Artist Retreat at Georgia O'Keefe's Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
October Board meeting and How to Price Your Artwork with Martha Zlatar
November Board meeting and Art Share; Self Care for Artists Workshop; 2020 Mentorship Program opens for applications
December Year-End Party at Melissa Harmon's residence
