NCWCA IN 2021
NCWCA YEAR END PARTY AT MYRNA EHRLICH'S RESIDENCE
DECEMBER 11, 2021
Many thanks to Myrna Ehrlich for hosting our annual Year End Party at her spacious home!
For a slideshow of our fun evening, go here!
For a slideshow of our fun evening, go here!
DE YOUNG JUDY CHICAGO SELF-GUIDED TOUR & CONVERSATIONS WITH FEMINIST ARTISTS KAREN LECOCQ, NANCY YOUDELMAN AND MARGUERITE ELLIOT
On November 11, NCWCA members and guests made a special group visit to the “Judy Chicago: A Retrospective" exhibition at the de Young Museum. Attendees toured the exhibition and met at the de Young Cafe for a lunchtime discussion moderated by Linda Joy Kattwinkel and guest artists Karen LeCocq and Nancy Youdelman, participants in the iconic 1972 WOMANHOUSE exhibition; and Marguerite Elliot who was part of the historic Woman's Building collective in Los Angeles.
DURBA SEN WINS THE NATIONAL WCA TEE SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION |
NCWCA CONGRATS TO WCA 50TH ANNIVERSARY |
Congratulations to our Board Member, Durba Sen for winning the WCA nation-wide teeshirt design competition! Her original painting, Unapologetically Resilient, was exhibited at NCWCA's Composing the Future exhibition in May.
The funds raised from the sales of the t-shirts will go toward supporting WCA’s mission to create community through art, education, and social activism. 30% of the proceeds from the t-shirts will go directly to Durba. To buy this teeshirt, go here: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/evocative-visions |
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CARRYING STONES TOUR
On Sunday September 12th, the South Bay pod visited the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). where NCWCA President Sawyer Rose has a solo exhibition titled "Carrying Stones." She gave a curatorial tour and the attendees enjoyed an outdoors lunch on the grounds of the museum. Here is a link to Sawyer's exhibition, "Carrying Stones":
https://www.numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/carrying-stones
https://www.numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/carrying-stones
REMEMBRANCE LANTERN WORKSHOP
Remembrance Lantern Workshop by Na Omi Judy Shintani, August 15, 2021
Third Generation Japanese American artist Na Omi Judy Shintani led this lantern-making workshop focused on celebration and remembrance of loved ones. The afternoon began with a slideshow of cultures that use light and lanterns, a writing exercise with prompting questions about how one might honor the dead, a sharing of lanterns made in previous workshops, then participants will make their own lanterns. Afterwards, participants had an opportunity to share what was made and their special memories about their loved ones.
Third Generation Japanese American artist Na Omi Judy Shintani led this lantern-making workshop focused on celebration and remembrance of loved ones. The afternoon began with a slideshow of cultures that use light and lanterns, a writing exercise with prompting questions about how one might honor the dead, a sharing of lanterns made in previous workshops, then participants will make their own lanterns. Afterwards, participants had an opportunity to share what was made and their special memories about their loved ones.
ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT
January 23, 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. |
2021 EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND INITIATIVES
January Zoom Board Retreat, 2021 Mentor/Mentee Program begins, Sunday Art Tag Emergence, Saturday Art Tag "Transformation", Sunday Art Tag "Shift Play," SCWCA Visions of the New York Post Card Exchange
February Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share
March Zoom Board Meeting and Hello Copyright: What Every Artist Needs to Know About Copyright Law by Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Global Art Tag "Black & White," Solidarity Statement with Stop AAPI Hate, 27 Black Women: Lois Mailou Jones
April Zoom Board Meeting and The Art of Mosaics by Erin Maroufkhani, 27 Black Women: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Peninsula Art Tag "Space"
May Zoom Board Meeting and Paint the Void - By Inga Bard, Composing the Future Exhibition and Table Setting Exhibitions at the Livermore Bankhead Theater Gallery
June Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share, 2021 Mentor/Mentee Exhibition, Sunday Art Tag "Pieces/Fragments", Saturday Art Tag "Scapes," Composing the Future and Table Setting In-Person Reception at the Bankhead Theater
July Zoom Board Meeting and Workshop II with Linda Joy Kattwinkel, focusing on Protection Issues, Young Women's Caucus Containment Exhibition
August Zoom Board Meeting and Artist Conversations with Na Omi Judy Shintani, Remembrance Lantern Workshop, 2021 NCWCA Chapter Flag designed, 27 Black Women: Wangechi Mutu
September Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share, Land Art Tri-Art-Athlon, Sawyer Rose Carrying Stones tour at the New Museum Los Gatos, Peninsula Art Tag "Journey," NCWCA History written, NCWCA "Yes We Can" video created
October Zoom Board Meeting and Angela Han - Building a Creative Community on Instagram, Saturday and Sunday Art Tag "Scraping By"
November Zoom Board Meeting and Tanya Augsburg's presentation of "Finally Feeling Heard: On Reading Britney Spears’s June 23, 2021 Court Statement," de Young Judy Chicago tour & conversations moderated by Linda Joy Kattwinkel with Karen LeCocq, Nancy Youdelman, and Marguerite Elliot
December Year-end Party, Composing the Future II Exhibition at the San Jose DiNapoli Gallery/King Library
February Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share
March Zoom Board Meeting and Hello Copyright: What Every Artist Needs to Know About Copyright Law by Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Global Art Tag "Black & White," Solidarity Statement with Stop AAPI Hate, 27 Black Women: Lois Mailou Jones
April Zoom Board Meeting and The Art of Mosaics by Erin Maroufkhani, 27 Black Women: Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Peninsula Art Tag "Space"
May Zoom Board Meeting and Paint the Void - By Inga Bard, Composing the Future Exhibition and Table Setting Exhibitions at the Livermore Bankhead Theater Gallery
June Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share, 2021 Mentor/Mentee Exhibition, Sunday Art Tag "Pieces/Fragments", Saturday Art Tag "Scapes," Composing the Future and Table Setting In-Person Reception at the Bankhead Theater
July Zoom Board Meeting and Workshop II with Linda Joy Kattwinkel, focusing on Protection Issues, Young Women's Caucus Containment Exhibition
August Zoom Board Meeting and Artist Conversations with Na Omi Judy Shintani, Remembrance Lantern Workshop, 2021 NCWCA Chapter Flag designed, 27 Black Women: Wangechi Mutu
September Zoom Board Meeting and Art Share, Land Art Tri-Art-Athlon, Sawyer Rose Carrying Stones tour at the New Museum Los Gatos, Peninsula Art Tag "Journey," NCWCA History written, NCWCA "Yes We Can" video created
October Zoom Board Meeting and Angela Han - Building a Creative Community on Instagram, Saturday and Sunday Art Tag "Scraping By"
November Zoom Board Meeting and Tanya Augsburg's presentation of "Finally Feeling Heard: On Reading Britney Spears’s June 23, 2021 Court Statement," de Young Judy Chicago tour & conversations moderated by Linda Joy Kattwinkel with Karen LeCocq, Nancy Youdelman, and Marguerite Elliot
December Year-end Party, Composing the Future II Exhibition at the San Jose DiNapoli Gallery/King Library