NCWCA IN 2020
NCWCA HOLIDAY PARTY
We had a wonderful Holiday Party via Zoom on December 20, 2020. Through the combined efforts of Board Members Jennifer Jigour, Elizabeth Addison, Priscilla Otani, Angela Han and Chapter Member Tanya Momi we offered a rich selection of events that members could attend at their leisure. The schedule of events included a Guided Meditation, NCWCA Table Setting Project (inspired by Judy Chicago), Premiere of the "Environmentally Sound" video, Holiday Unboxing Gift Exchange, and Promise Hands art-making workshop.
A VERY SPECIAL SHELTER-IN-PLACE LAND ART DAY
NCWCA members made land art while sheltering in place and shared our creations and inspirations via Zoom on August 23, 2020. For more, go to Land Art.
THE GROUND UPON WHICH WE STAND EXHIBITION
The NCWCA exhibition team lead by Exhibition Chair Elizabeth Addison mounted a successful online exhibition, "The Ground Upon Which We Stand." The exhibition ran from April 13 - May 31, 2020 at the Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany, California. The exhibition included an online gallery, print catalog, and an accompanying video event, "Environmentally Sound." This exhibition is documented in detail on the subpages of our 2020 Events page.
NCWCA ON THE COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION PANEL
NCWCA presented "Amplifying Inclusion: Intersectional Feminism in Contemporary Curatorial Practice" at the College Art Association Conference on February 13, 2020. The panelists included Tanya Augsburg (NCWCA), Maria Elena Buszek (University of Colorado, Denver) Karen Gutfreund (NCWCA), Rosemary Meza DesPlas (New Mexico artist), Priscilla Otani (NCWCA), and Sawyer Rose (NCWCA). This panel was based on the curators', artists' and writers' experiences in producing the exhibition, "F213" in 2019. Read a summary of the presentations on WCA publication, ArtLines.
2020 Events, Workshops and Initiatives
Due to COVID and social isolation, NCWCA pivoted to a new reality by utilizing Zoom and social media to our fullest advantage. Here is a list of events and activities NCWCA offered to its members in 2020.
January Board retreat at Jennifer Jigour's Bijou en Ciel in Almaden; Marguerite Elliot selected as NCWCA's Chapter Rep to the Chicago WCA Conference; "Saturday Art Tag "Flight," Sunday Art Tag "Storm"
February Board meeting and Artist Archive Workshop; CAA and National WCA Conference in Chicago, NCWCA Panel "Amplifying Inclusion" at the CAA Conference
March Board meeting and Tsuru (Crane) Workshop with Na Omi Judy Shintani; Peninsula Art Tag "Art as Activism and Material Reuse;" Global Art Tag "Chaos."
April Board meeting canceled due to Covid, "Ground Upon Which We Stand "virtual exhibition opens at the Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany
May Zoom Board meeting and Artist Life Share, Saturday Art Tag "Solitude;" Sunday Art Tag "On the Edge"
June Zoom Board meeting and Art Share, Martha Zlatar workshop "How to Sell Your Art" and "How to Price Your Art;" "Call for Creative Connection" and "27 Black Women in the Arts Initiative" launched
July Zoom Board meeting and Ted Talk, 27 Black Women in the Arts: Augusta Savage
August Zoom Board meeting and Art Share, Shelter in Place Land Art Day; Peninsula Art Tag "Fairytales & Dreams," 27 Black Women in the Arts: Adrian Piper
September Zoom Board meeting and speaker activist artist Renee Billingslea; Zoom Bay Area Art Stars; Global Art Tag "Hope"
October Zoom Board meeting and Art Share; Saturday Art Tag "Leonora Carrington; Sunday Art Tag "Ex-Voto"
November Zoom Board meeting and Marguerite Elliot shares her experience at the WCA/CAA Conference in February, 27 Black Women in the Arts: Carrie Mae Weems
December Zoom Year-End Party, Table Setting Initiative launched
February Board meeting and Artist Archive Workshop; CAA and National WCA Conference in Chicago, NCWCA Panel "Amplifying Inclusion" at the CAA Conference
March Board meeting and Tsuru (Crane) Workshop with Na Omi Judy Shintani; Peninsula Art Tag "Art as Activism and Material Reuse;" Global Art Tag "Chaos."
April Board meeting canceled due to Covid, "Ground Upon Which We Stand "virtual exhibition opens at the Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany
May Zoom Board meeting and Artist Life Share, Saturday Art Tag "Solitude;" Sunday Art Tag "On the Edge"
June Zoom Board meeting and Art Share, Martha Zlatar workshop "How to Sell Your Art" and "How to Price Your Art;" "Call for Creative Connection" and "27 Black Women in the Arts Initiative" launched
July Zoom Board meeting and Ted Talk, 27 Black Women in the Arts: Augusta Savage
August Zoom Board meeting and Art Share, Shelter in Place Land Art Day; Peninsula Art Tag "Fairytales & Dreams," 27 Black Women in the Arts: Adrian Piper
September Zoom Board meeting and speaker activist artist Renee Billingslea; Zoom Bay Area Art Stars; Global Art Tag "Hope"
October Zoom Board meeting and Art Share; Saturday Art Tag "Leonora Carrington; Sunday Art Tag "Ex-Voto"
November Zoom Board meeting and Marguerite Elliot shares her experience at the WCA/CAA Conference in February, 27 Black Women in the Arts: Carrie Mae Weems
December Zoom Year-End Party, Table Setting Initiative launched
