CONGRATULATIONS LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON
Bay Area artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson will be presented with the 2018 Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award. She will be honored together with Lee Bontecou, Gloria Orenstein and Renee Stout at the Hilton Doubletree, Los Angeles on February 24.
San Francisco's Legion of Honor is currently featuring Hershman Leeson's work Vertighost from December 16, 2017 to March 25, 2018. For more information about Vertighost, click here.
San Francisco's Legion of Honor is currently featuring Hershman Leeson's work Vertighost from December 16, 2017 to March 25, 2018. For more information about Vertighost, click here.
ANGELA HAN WILL REPRESENT NCWCA AT THE 2018 WCA CONFERENCE IN LA
Congratulations! Angela Han will represent NCWCA as the Chapter Rep for the upcoming WCA Conference, "Art Speaks! Lend Your Voice" in Los Angeles. She will be attending all of the WCA events, including the Lifetime Achievement Awards and special interest caucus meetings.
Here's an excerpt from Angela's winning essay:
"...[A]s a feminist with a life-long commitment to increasing the representation of women in the arts, I look forward to participating in the Feminist Art Project Panels and the LifeTime Achievement Awards Ceremony. I am dedicated to emphasizing the powerful union of art and activism, and hope to inspire members of the NCWCA to continue the legacy of using art to change and transform society’s culture.”
Here's an excerpt from Angela's winning essay:
"...[A]s a feminist with a life-long commitment to increasing the representation of women in the arts, I look forward to participating in the Feminist Art Project Panels and the LifeTime Achievement Awards Ceremony. I am dedicated to emphasizing the powerful union of art and activism, and hope to inspire members of the NCWCA to continue the legacy of using art to change and transform society’s culture.”
KA-POW! ONLINE SUBMISSION
DJERASSI DAY SEPT 3!
The Women's Caucus for Art (WCA) Day at Djerassi Resident Artists Program will bring together a vibrant community of women artists to explore, make art, reflect and interact in a setting of great natural beauty.
In addtion to our artist panel and workshops, we will have breakfast and lunch served from Djerassi's amazing organic kitchen and the unique opportunity to tour the land art created by years of Djerassi Residency Artists. Djerassi, in the hills above the Northern California peninsula, is closed to the public most of the year.
Djerassi Day 2017's theme is "Actionable Art and Artists" – focusing on art practices that take action, create change, communicate, heal, activate, educate, transform and make the planet a better place. In these uncertain times, many of us are asking what we can do as artists, individuals, and collaboratively. Djerassi Day 2017 will provide an opportunity for WCA artists to connect, share, learn new skills, and plan with these thoughts in mind.
In addtion to our artist panel and workshops, we will have breakfast and lunch served from Djerassi's amazing organic kitchen and the unique opportunity to tour the land art created by years of Djerassi Residency Artists. Djerassi, in the hills above the Northern California peninsula, is closed to the public most of the year.
Djerassi Day 2017's theme is "Actionable Art and Artists" – focusing on art practices that take action, create change, communicate, heal, activate, educate, transform and make the planet a better place. In these uncertain times, many of us are asking what we can do as artists, individuals, and collaboratively. Djerassi Day 2017 will provide an opportunity for WCA artists to connect, share, learn new skills, and plan with these thoughts in mind.
WOMEN IN THE ARTS: SEND SELFIES!We are approaching our landmark exhibition, F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way. Here's a way for every woman in the arts to participate in this historic show. If you haven't done so already, email a selfie of yourself to be included in our collaborative poster, CREATING SPACE. Email a high-resolution headshot jpg selfie attachment to ncwcachapter@gmail.com, subject line CREATING SPACE by November 13, 2017. Size should be approximately 3"x3"x 300 dpi. Be sure to include your name and profession, City and State. You don't have to be a member of NCWCA to participate!
CREATING SPACE
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FUIMLW PROSPECTUSThe goal of this exhibition F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way is to revisit the critiques of women’s relational roles presented in the 1972 landmark feminist Womanhouse exhibition by showing works that address women’s ongoing challenges to build their lives and thrive within ongoing structural and intersectional systems of oppression.
In 1971, under the direction of Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, 25 students in the Feminist Art Program at California Institute of the Arts began work on an old deserted Hollywood mansion. The exhibition was open to the public from January 30 to February 28, 1972, and is widely known as one of the first major public exhibitions of feminist art. Numerous room installations were created to highlight women’s experiences, gender stereotypes, social expectations for women, and the exploitation of women’s roles such as unpaid domestic affective laborers, ie, “homemakers.” In the years since this project was realized, much has changed. The majority of women now have lives that expand far beyond traditional domestic walls either by choice or by necessity. Despite their social advances, women find themselves at odds with ongoing expectations of ableist heteronormative patriarchy that refuses to recognize transwomen and genderqueer individuals as women; queer women their rights to marry and have children; and women with disabilities to live on their own with dignity. Married and single women are challenged by having to take on the burden of domestic responsibilities as well as childrearing and familial caretaking --all the while by having become the sole or primary breadwinners in their families. Meanwhile women who embrace leadership roles outside the realms of domesticity continue to encounter disrespect, pity, or both. At a time when crude and rude discourse in the public sphere seems to be increasingly the norm, this exhibition explores how women are choosing to express their discontent with prescribed and outdated binary gender roles. F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way explores the range of responses women are faced with making when confronted with conflict within relationships. Can we reply in ways that lead to resolution and more love? Or is it important that women strive to win debates from which they were previously excluded? Since women have been silenced for so long, this exhibition aims to provide a platform for women to air their grievances in manners of their choosing while reminding the viewer that identity is fluid, relational, intersectional, performative and participatory. This exhibition aims to foster dialogue about where women position themselves centrally yet in relation to others. We are seeking works that confront traditional gender roles, express what a “woman” is today, and depict what a woman’s life is currently really like. Opening shortly after the 2016 election in the US, this timely exhibition welcomes all points of view about female individuals seeking and possessing power, which includes political power, but also self-empowerment as women endeavor to overcome and put a stop to emotional abuse, physical abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse and violence, sexist insults, unrealistic demands, sexual harassment, discriminatory refusals, online trolling, psychological manipulations, and micro-aggressions of all kinds. F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way celebrates utopian and revolutionary visions about women’s voices, focusing on women’s self-expression, self-respect, and self-care. Works that foster dialogue, whether shocking, confrontational, polite, healing, or well-reasoned, are welcome as we wish to investigate healthy and productive ways to overcome what is often dismissed as women’s hysterical overreactions, bitchy rants, unjustifiable anger or passive aggressive resentment. CATEGORIES ACCEPTED Sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book, video, performance art. Video and performance will be shown on the evening of Friday, January 13 only. Video will not run continuously throughout the exhibition due to constraints of the gallery. This exhibition cannot accept jewelry and installations. VENUE Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco 94103 JUROR Prof. Shannon Rose Riley, Associate Professor of Humanities & Department Chair of Humanities, San Jose State University. She has a PhD in Performance Studies and Critical Theory from the University of California, Davis (2006); an MFA in Studio Art (Performance, Video, Installation) from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1998); a BFA in Sculpture and Art History from Maine College of Art (1995). Professor Riley’s visual and performance works have been exhibited/staged internationally at numerous venues, including the ICA (Portland ME), Mobius (Boston); Randolph Street Gallery and Artemisia Gallery (Chicago); the Cushwa-Leighton Library (Notre Dame IN); Performance Studies International (PSi) in Mainz Germany (2001) and Stanford (2013); the Festival Nacional de Pequeño Formato (Santa Clara Cuba, 2006); and Month of Performance Art-Berlin (2013). EXHIBITION DATES December 17, 2016 – January 21, 2017 OPENING RECEPTION December 17, 2016, 7-9PM WOMANHOUSE REUNION JUST ADDED! January 13, Time TBD. Two Womanhouse films will be screened followed by informal Q&A with several original Womanhouse artists VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE EVENT Juror-selected video works and performance will be exhibited on Saturday, January 14. The video event will take place from 2-4 pm. The performance will take place from 7-9 pm. Videos will not be run continuously throughout the exhibition due to constraints of the gallery. ARTIST CLOSING RECEPTION Saturday, January 21, 2017, 1-3PM CATALOG Artwork selected will be included in the exhibition catalog. Catalogs will be available for purchase online. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Friday, October 7, 11:59 PM in your time zone. ELIGIBILITY
ARTWORK MAXIMUM SIZE
ARTWORK PRESENTATION Artworks must arrive 'ready to hang' or display, and be presented professionally. All unconventional methods of hanging or display must first be cleared by NCWCA and Arc Gallery. Use of screws or construction onto the gallery walls are not permitted. ARTIST STATEMENT Provide a statement about how your work addresses the show’s title and subject matter. We do not require a general artist’s statement for this call. NON-REFUNDABLE ENTRY FEE NCWCA Members: $20 per entry. Others: $40 per entry. An entry consists of one to three submissions of images, performances or videos. Credit card payment through Paypal only. You do not need a Paypal account to pay through Paypal. To join NCWCA, click here NOTIFICATION TO ARTISTS Artists will be notified by October 26, 2016. All artists who have submitted artwork will be notified by email. You will receive notification even if no artwork has been selected. If you do not receive notice by October 26, please check your email spam folder and contact us if you do not have notification. SALES OF ART 60% of the sale will go to the artists, 20% of sale will go to NCWCA, 20% of sale will go to Arc Gallery. Items sold must remain on exhibit for the duration of the show. NCWCA will mail a check to the artist for any sold artwork within six weeks after the close of the show. QUESTIONS? This exhibition is organized by the Exhibitions Committee, a collective within NCWCA. The key committee members are: Leisel Whitlock, Exhibitions Chair Tanya Augsburg, Art Historian in Residence & Programming Chair Sawyer Rose, PR Chair Priscilla Otani, Arc Gallery Managing Partner Patricia Montgomery, Juried Show Administrator Other members of the collective include Judy Johnson-Williams, Karen Gutfreund, Mido Lee, Sandra Yagi, Riko Takata and Lena Shey. For questions, email ncwcachapter@gmail.com with subject header F…U! In the Most Loving Way Exhibition. Your questions will be directed to the appropriate member for response. VOLUNTEER FOR UPCOMING F*CK U! EVENTSF*ck U! In the Most Loving Way is a complex project that includes an art exhibition, performance, video and a reunion of women who were original Womanhouse artists. You can help make this a truly historic project. We've created a wide variety of volunteer opportunities that are as short as couple of hours to full-scale multi-week projects. Through SignUp.com, you can choose how much and when you volunteer. With many people doing a little something, no one has to miss an event working the entire time.
We are offering the following incentives for volunteers: Volunteer 1 - 14 hours and you are mentioned in the F*U catalog and thanked Volunteer 15 hours and you also receive a Creating Space poster Volunteer 16 - 40 hours and you also receive a F*ck U! catalog that will be published after the show ends Volunteer more than 40 hours and you also receive a F*ck U! video which will be created by Mido Lee after the show ends. Go to the link below to explore your volunteer options: 
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WOMEN DO IT! TRAVELING POSTCARD SHOW AT ARC |
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Opening reception May 7, 7-9 PM at Arc Project Gallery, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco. View more than 370 postcards of women heroes created by artists, children and members of civil society. "Women Do It!” was inspired by the work of the United Nations’ HeForShe campaign, its Beijing+20 program and in their efforts toward advancing women’s rights and gender equality in society, economics and politics. This exhibition is a program of the International Caucus of the Women’s Caucus for Art.
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We'll be wearing art POWER buttons at the Open Engagement Conference in Oakland from April 28 - May 1. Ask us about them and we'll give you one! Our goal is to see everyone wearing an original POWER button at the OE Conference.
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Board Retreat at Pescadero
2014 NCWCA Goals
- Workshop Day at Djerassi resident artist site
- Apply for SOMArts Curatorial Grant
- Award Young Women's Curatorial Grant
- Offer online art making opportunity for our far-flung members
- Improve publicity skills
- Launch a $10,000 blue sky thinking group
- Seek collaboration opportunities with other chapters
GRANT
1. $300 grant toward mounting an exhibition at the Arc Project Gallery
2. Arc Project Gallery, a 330 square foot space at Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco ($500 value)
3. Insurance of artwork during the exhibition under Arc Gallery’s fine art insurance policy, up to the coverage limits of the policy
4. Exhibition coaching and training by Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) mentors
5. Support personnel, food and drinks for the opening reception ($200 value)
6. One-year complimentary membership to NCWCA and Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) for up to five members of the collective ($325 value)
VENUE
Arc Project Gallery, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco CA 94131. The Project Gallery has 330 square feet of exhibition space.
ELIGIBILITY
An informal association or collective of women (consisting of at least three women) under the age of 35, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Artwork must be produced by members of the collective. The lead curator's artwork may be included. You and your collective members do not have to be NCWCA or WCA members to be eligible.
JURORS
Judy Johnson-Williams, Kelly Hammargren, Sandra Yagi, Priscilla Otani. The jurors are NCWCA board members. Judy Johnson-Williams is President, Kelly Hammargren is Exhibitions Chair, Sandra Yagi is Treasurer, and Priscilla Otani is Communications Chair.
EXHIBITION DATES
November 15 through December 6, 2014.
OPENING RECEPTION
November 15, 2014 6:00-9:00pm
CLOSING
Saturday, December 6, 2014
STATUS
Jurors are reviewing submissions and the winners will be announced shortly!
ABOUT NCWCA (Northern California Women's Caucus for Art)
Founded in 1972, Women's Caucus for Art is an affiliate society of the College Art Association and founding partner of the Feminist Art Project. The Northern California Women's Caucus is one of its earliest chapters, formed in the same year as national WCA. It is one of five California chapters and serves members in San Francisco, East Bay, Marin and all parts of Northern California. NCWCA advocates for exhibition opportunities for women with the mission of creating community through art, education and social activism. The website is www.ncwca.org
ABOUT THE CURATORIAL GRANT FOR YOUNG WOMEN'S ART COLLECTIVE
This is the inaugural year for this curatorial grant. NCWCA is deeply grateful to the Ahlborn Charitable Family Trust for helping to make the grant possible for young women artists. We created this grant to support the Ahlborn Trust's objectives as well as NCWCA's mission to provide women with professional development, networking and exhibition opportunities.
ABOUT ARC GALLERY
Arc Gallery is a mixed-use art center in San Francisco's South of Market district. Arc supports the making of quality art in all media, builds a community of artists to encourage exploration of art, and promotes appreciation of the visual arts in the City of San Francisco. The website is www.arc-sf.com.
1. $300 grant toward mounting an exhibition at the Arc Project Gallery
2. Arc Project Gallery, a 330 square foot space at Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco ($500 value)
3. Insurance of artwork during the exhibition under Arc Gallery’s fine art insurance policy, up to the coverage limits of the policy
4. Exhibition coaching and training by Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) mentors
5. Support personnel, food and drinks for the opening reception ($200 value)
6. One-year complimentary membership to NCWCA and Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) for up to five members of the collective ($325 value)
VENUE
Arc Project Gallery, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco CA 94131. The Project Gallery has 330 square feet of exhibition space.
ELIGIBILITY
An informal association or collective of women (consisting of at least three women) under the age of 35, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Artwork must be produced by members of the collective. The lead curator's artwork may be included. You and your collective members do not have to be NCWCA or WCA members to be eligible.
JURORS
Judy Johnson-Williams, Kelly Hammargren, Sandra Yagi, Priscilla Otani. The jurors are NCWCA board members. Judy Johnson-Williams is President, Kelly Hammargren is Exhibitions Chair, Sandra Yagi is Treasurer, and Priscilla Otani is Communications Chair.
EXHIBITION DATES
November 15 through December 6, 2014.
OPENING RECEPTION
November 15, 2014 6:00-9:00pm
CLOSING
Saturday, December 6, 2014
STATUS
Jurors are reviewing submissions and the winners will be announced shortly!
ABOUT NCWCA (Northern California Women's Caucus for Art)
Founded in 1972, Women's Caucus for Art is an affiliate society of the College Art Association and founding partner of the Feminist Art Project. The Northern California Women's Caucus is one of its earliest chapters, formed in the same year as national WCA. It is one of five California chapters and serves members in San Francisco, East Bay, Marin and all parts of Northern California. NCWCA advocates for exhibition opportunities for women with the mission of creating community through art, education and social activism. The website is www.ncwca.org
ABOUT THE CURATORIAL GRANT FOR YOUNG WOMEN'S ART COLLECTIVE
This is the inaugural year for this curatorial grant. NCWCA is deeply grateful to the Ahlborn Charitable Family Trust for helping to make the grant possible for young women artists. We created this grant to support the Ahlborn Trust's objectives as well as NCWCA's mission to provide women with professional development, networking and exhibition opportunities.
ABOUT ARC GALLERY
Arc Gallery is a mixed-use art center in San Francisco's South of Market district. Arc supports the making of quality art in all media, builds a community of artists to encourage exploration of art, and promotes appreciation of the visual arts in the City of San Francisco. The website is www.arc-sf.com.
Committee Member Opportunities
NCWCA wouldn’t exist without the energetic support of volunteers and interns. They help at events, assist in committees, and work closely with Board members. In exchange for their time, they get behind-the-scenes experience in a non-profit arts organization. Volunteers and interns have the opportunity to work in these areas:
Program development: Work with Board members to develop new audiences and programs for workshops, events, conferences and exhibits. Installation and documentation:Assist with preparing exhibitions, installing and de-installing artwork, and hosting opening receptions. Documentation: Assist with the documentation of visual art exhibitions and events. Research NCWCA’s historical archives and document milestones and key events for the website. Event Planning / Staffing: Organize and staff events, including exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and fundraisers. Assist with front-of-house for live events and exhibits (ushering, bartending, set-up, clean-up). Schedule venues, solicit in-kind donations, prepare itineraries, and coordinate volunteers and artists. E-News Write articles for News & Notes, NCWCA's monthly e-news publication. Marketing / Communications: Market and publicize programs and events, assist in website development and maintenance. Write press releases, make calls to local media, distribute announcements, and design graphics for collateral and website. Membership Drive/Fundraising: Assist with membership campaigns, grant applications and fundraisers. Research new sources of funding and potential donors and recent developments in the arts and fundraising. Maintain donor/member database and e-mail distribution lists. Website: Maintain website and Google Calendar. Writing / Editing: Good writers are always needed to interview artists, write and/or edit website and newsletter articles, website copy, and press releases. Finance: Develop and track project or exhibition budgets, interface with the Treasurer to ensure funds are accounted for correctly, manage volunteers. |
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NCWCA Grant
Congratulations to Patricia Rodriguez, recipient of the 2012 NCWCA grant for programs to support Young Women Artists.
This grant was made possible by an anonymous benefactor.
This grant was made possible by an anonymous benefactor.
About
Organized in 1972, NCWCA is one of the original chapters of the National Women's Caucus for Art. NCWCA fosters collective engagement in art, education, and social activism for women artists, art historians, and art educators in San Francisco, East Bay, Marin and all parts of Northern California.
2014 Board Retreat at Pescadero
The board had a wonderful retreat at Irma Velasquez's Pescadero ranch on January 6. We reviewed our 2013 goals, which amazingly were exceeded in many ways. We discussed ways to nurture membership growth, build more involvement, and nurture our chapter community. We also have some exciting goals for 2014 that involve a workshop day at Djerassi, applying for the SOMArts curatorial grant in the Fall, engaging collectors, developing our PR bench strength and many more.
