NCWCA IN 2026
NCWCA APRIL 2026 ACTIVITIES
APRIL 24 BARBARA POLLAK-LEWIS & RACHEL LEIBMAN DUO CURATORIAL TOUR AT ARC GALLERY
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Roadmap - An exhibit at Arc Gallery curated by Rachel Leibman and Barbara Pollak-Lewis
A roadmap is a plan that guides progress to a goal. The journey towards that object can be as important as the result. As artists, we need to create plans, whether detailed or amorphous, but we also must be open to the unexpected and surprising directions that the process can take us. For this show, the 12 Arc studio artists and 12 guest artists explored the theme of the roadmap in surprisingly creative and personal ways. This included individual geographies, diasporic passages, generational legacies, life states, or journeys of enjoyment or enlightenment. At its core, the art questions how we navigate identity, time, memory and space, both physically and metaphorically.
DETOUR - An exhibit at Arc Project Gallery curated by Barbara Pollak-Lewis
Detour highlights the diverse work of our Collage-a-Rama members; a group that meets monthly to cut, paste, explore, socialize, create and recycle imagery in new and innovative ways. We chose the theme of “Detour” to both complement and contrast with the main gallery’s “Roadmap” theme’ emphasizing the often spontaneous and unexpected nature of the medium itself.
When: Friday, April 24
Where: Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
RSVP: Please RSVP to Rachel (rachel[at]rachelleibman.com to confirm attendance and if you play to stay for lunch. Lunch will be at Basil Thai, about a block from Arc.
Parking: There is metered street parking but it is not always easy to find a place close by. We suggest taking public transportation or car-pooling.
A roadmap is a plan that guides progress to a goal. The journey towards that object can be as important as the result. As artists, we need to create plans, whether detailed or amorphous, but we also must be open to the unexpected and surprising directions that the process can take us. For this show, the 12 Arc studio artists and 12 guest artists explored the theme of the roadmap in surprisingly creative and personal ways. This included individual geographies, diasporic passages, generational legacies, life states, or journeys of enjoyment or enlightenment. At its core, the art questions how we navigate identity, time, memory and space, both physically and metaphorically.
DETOUR - An exhibit at Arc Project Gallery curated by Barbara Pollak-Lewis
Detour highlights the diverse work of our Collage-a-Rama members; a group that meets monthly to cut, paste, explore, socialize, create and recycle imagery in new and innovative ways. We chose the theme of “Detour” to both complement and contrast with the main gallery’s “Roadmap” theme’ emphasizing the often spontaneous and unexpected nature of the medium itself.
When: Friday, April 24
Where: Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
RSVP: Please RSVP to Rachel (rachel[at]rachelleibman.com to confirm attendance and if you play to stay for lunch. Lunch will be at Basil Thai, about a block from Arc.
Parking: There is metered street parking but it is not always easy to find a place close by. We suggest taking public transportation or car-pooling.
DI ROSA SERIES II MEMBERS-ONLY SEMINAR
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THIS POPULAR PROGRAM HAS SOLD OUT
NCWCA is pleased to announce a special members-only seminar and art-making event sponsored by the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.
The seminar will take place at di Rosa SF, 1150 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94107.
This program was conceived through a collaboration between di Rosa’s Twyla Ruby, Curator of Exhibitions + Programs and NCWCA members, Tanya Wilkinson and Tachina Rudman-Young.
Eligibility: Current NCWCA members.
Participants from di Rosa series #1 who wish to join will be placed on a waiting list and admitted if the seminar does not fill with first time participants.
Description:
A group of up to 15 NCWCA members will meet at di Rosa SF for three sessions.
At each session, Twyla Ruby will present objects drawn from the collection and the research she is actively developing for Bitchin': Funk & Feminism — a major exhibition debuting in March 2027 as part of the Further Triennial.
Participants will discuss the presented material at each meeting and are invited to respond creatively to the selected artworks.
This is not a tour of the di Rosa collection. It is an exclusive opportunity for participants to gain intimate, first-hand access to artworks normally off-limits to the public.
Rather than requiring a finished work each month, artist shares will be structured as progress check-ins, with opportunities for group feedback during the creation process.
Half of the artists will present at seminars 2 & 3, allowing for a deeper dive into each participant's work.
Between sessions, participants will work in their own studios, producing a series of studies that will build toward a capstone project at the conclusion of the seminar.
Please note: due to potential conflict of interest, works produced in the seminar will not be eligible for inclusion in the Bitchin' exhibition.
Dates of the seminar:
Saturday, April 4 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Saturday May 2 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 6 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Participants must commit to attend all three sessions and produce work.
Requirements: Artists must make artwork in response to works shown at di Rosa within the timeframe established by the seminar. In-person attendance at all three seminars is mandatory. Members must register in advance and pay a fee to participate.
Fee: $50.00 total for the three seminars, no refunds. Sliding scale available for members who need it. You will be invoiced by the di Rosa after sign-up.
To Register: Email [email protected]. Sign up is first come-first served, based on the timestamp of your email. A waitlist will be maintained.
Questions? Email [email protected].
NCWCA is pleased to announce a special members-only seminar and art-making event sponsored by the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.
The seminar will take place at di Rosa SF, 1150 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94107.
This program was conceived through a collaboration between di Rosa’s Twyla Ruby, Curator of Exhibitions + Programs and NCWCA members, Tanya Wilkinson and Tachina Rudman-Young.
Eligibility: Current NCWCA members.
Participants from di Rosa series #1 who wish to join will be placed on a waiting list and admitted if the seminar does not fill with first time participants.
Description:
A group of up to 15 NCWCA members will meet at di Rosa SF for three sessions.
At each session, Twyla Ruby will present objects drawn from the collection and the research she is actively developing for Bitchin': Funk & Feminism — a major exhibition debuting in March 2027 as part of the Further Triennial.
Participants will discuss the presented material at each meeting and are invited to respond creatively to the selected artworks.
This is not a tour of the di Rosa collection. It is an exclusive opportunity for participants to gain intimate, first-hand access to artworks normally off-limits to the public.
Rather than requiring a finished work each month, artist shares will be structured as progress check-ins, with opportunities for group feedback during the creation process.
Half of the artists will present at seminars 2 & 3, allowing for a deeper dive into each participant's work.
Between sessions, participants will work in their own studios, producing a series of studies that will build toward a capstone project at the conclusion of the seminar.
Please note: due to potential conflict of interest, works produced in the seminar will not be eligible for inclusion in the Bitchin' exhibition.
Dates of the seminar:
Saturday, April 4 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Saturday May 2 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Saturday, June 6 from 10:30 – 1:30 pm
Participants must commit to attend all three sessions and produce work.
Requirements: Artists must make artwork in response to works shown at di Rosa within the timeframe established by the seminar. In-person attendance at all three seminars is mandatory. Members must register in advance and pay a fee to participate.
Fee: $50.00 total for the three seminars, no refunds. Sliding scale available for members who need it. You will be invoiced by the di Rosa after sign-up.
To Register: Email [email protected]. Sign up is first come-first served, based on the timestamp of your email. A waitlist will be maintained.
Questions? Email [email protected].
NCWCA MARCH 2026 ACTIVITIES
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH MAR 19 WOMEN GALLERISTS PANEL
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March 19, 2026, 5:30-8:30PM pm
Join the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA) for a panel discussion with Bay Area arts leaders Kate Eilertsen, Annette Shutz, Danielle Fox, and Diane Chung. Topics include: • What galleries look for in artists • How to attract gallery representation • Practical guidance for women artists starting or expanding their careers March 19, 2026 The Academy, 2166 Market St., San Francisco The panel: Kate Eilertsen – Executive Director at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Former director at Intersection for the Arts, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, and Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. She's spent decades in museums from the Met to Harvard to the Bay Area. Annette Schutz – Owner of ArtHaus Consulting and co-founder of ArtHaus Gallery. She's been a gallerist, curator, and art advisor for 30+ years and has reviewed portfolios for San Francisco Artist Network since 2015. Diane Chung – Owner and director of CHUNG 24 GALLERY in San Francisco. She founded her gallery in 2021 as a platform to showcase compelling photography-based work, after years as a fine art photographer herself. Danielle Fox – Founder of SLATE Contemporary Gallery in Oakland and Principal Partner of SLATE Art Consulting. She has a PhD in art history and 30 years of experience spanning teaching, Sotheby's London, and the interior design field. |
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL CHAPTER ZOOM EVENT
"STAYING MOTIVATED"
March 10 6 pm
March is Women's History Month, and an ideal time for us to collaborate with sister organizations around the USA. On Tuesday March 10 Ruut DeMeo, the founder of a new women in the arts organization, Making Her Mark, will present a talk and interactive session entitled "Staying Motivated".
This talk opens up a conversation about a more emotional side of our art making and ideally it will be both inspirational and supportive for our art careers at whatever stage we're at. Let's face it, we're worried these days. Finding sources of solid support and encouragement, while dealing with rejection, ageism, funding/financial issues, and a general inability to get to the next level...well there's likely to be plenty of meaty content here.
Since Ruut's organization is based on the East Coast, we will switch our Board business meeting to after Ruut's talk so she can begin and end earlier, with this schedule:
We will start our meeting, as usual at 6pm, with attendee introductions.
At 6:15pm pst (9:15 est) Ruut begins her 1-hour inclusive talk.
At 7:15pm (10:15 est) we will wrap up her presentation, comments, and Q&A, then begin our Board meeting and reports.
Our Board meeting and Reports would continue until 8:00pm.
PDF of Ruut's presentation available here.
This talk opens up a conversation about a more emotional side of our art making and ideally it will be both inspirational and supportive for our art careers at whatever stage we're at. Let's face it, we're worried these days. Finding sources of solid support and encouragement, while dealing with rejection, ageism, funding/financial issues, and a general inability to get to the next level...well there's likely to be plenty of meaty content here.
Since Ruut's organization is based on the East Coast, we will switch our Board business meeting to after Ruut's talk so she can begin and end earlier, with this schedule:
We will start our meeting, as usual at 6pm, with attendee introductions.
At 6:15pm pst (9:15 est) Ruut begins her 1-hour inclusive talk.
At 7:15pm (10:15 est) we will wrap up her presentation, comments, and Q&A, then begin our Board meeting and reports.
Our Board meeting and Reports would continue until 8:00pm.
PDF of Ruut's presentation available here.
NCWCA FEBRUARY 2026 ACTIVITIES
Feb 20 VICTORIA VEEDELL SOLO SHOW CURATORIAL TOUR
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Victoria shared insights into her atmospheric landscape paintings, her creative process, and the themes of light, memory, and quiet observation that shape this body of work.
Exhibition: Traces of Light and Stillness
Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm - the gallery opens at noon
Location: Olive Hyde Gallery, 123 Washington Blvd, Fremont, CA
Exhibition: Traces of Light and Stillness
Date: Friday, February 20
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm - the gallery opens at noon
Location: Olive Hyde Gallery, 123 Washington Blvd, Fremont, CA
NCWCA JANUARY 2026 ACTIVITIES
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 |
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 |
JAN 18 NCWCA BOARD RETREAT AT THE O'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
FR (left to right): Marguerite Elliot, Sawyer Rose, Catherine Daley (guest), Vickie Simms, Durba Sen, Laura Abrams, Christine Cianci, Priscilla Otani, Chandrika Marla
BK (left to right): Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Theresa Giammattei, Susan Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Addison (guest), Nimisha Doongarwal (guest)
BK (left to right): Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Theresa Giammattei, Susan Kirshenbaum, Elizabeth Addison (guest), Nimisha Doongarwal (guest)
