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MENTEE APPLICATION
MENTOR APPLICATION
NOTE: APPLICATIONS FOR 2021 WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 20, 2020. DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 20, 2020.
  • Mentors and mentees will complete a comprehensive questionnaire to identify areas of expertise and interest. Mentees will then be matched to best-fit mentors.
  • Mentorship pairings will last 6 months, from January to June 2021. Mentorship pairs will meet virtually via Zoom, FaceTime, or similar at least once every month and communicate via email or phone in between. There will also be a number of group meetings online so everyone in the Mentorship Program can get to know each other and exchange ideas.
  • Mentor eligibility: You must be a current member of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art to apply as a mentor. You do not need to live in the Bay Area to be eligible.
  • Mentee eligibility: You do not need to be a member of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art to apply as a mentee. Non-members must currently reside in one of the 9 Bay Area counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma). NCWCA members in good standing may apply no matter where they reside.
  • Applications for both mentor and mentee roles will be accepted September 20 - November 20, 2020. There is no fee to apply.
  • Applicants will be notified of the status of their application in the second week of December.
  • For more info, please email sawyer@ncwca.org.​

2020 NCWCA MEMBERS

A - G

Laura Abrams
​Elizabeth Addison
Jill Andre
​Salma Arastu
​Tanya Augsburg
Krista Beams
​Susan Bercu
​Priscilla Birge
Hilary Bond
​Michelle Bond
Lorraine Bonner
​Cynthia Branvall
Suzana Brown
​Jan Buscho
Mague Calanche
​Carla Caletti
​Marie J. Calloway*
Marie Cameron
m.c. carolyn
Amanda Chaudhary​​​
Sylvia Chesson
​Gina Chiao**
​Elin Christopherson
Christine Cianci
​Tiffany Connors
​Parmalee Cover
​Jean Davis
Starr Davis
Lanny DeVuono
Joan DiStefano
Sara Edge
Laurie Toby Edison
​Myrna Ehrlich
​Marguerite Elliot
​Angel Estacio
​Miriam Fabbri
​Niloufar Farzam
Julia Feldman
Tracy Ferron
Anna Friesen
Fabiana Galea
Marilyn G. Geary
​Theresa Giammattei
​J. Ruth Gendler
​Anne Giancola
​Carol Golemme
Deborah Green
Stacey Gregory 
​C.J. Grossman
Kristin Guertin
​Vicki Gunter
Karen Gutfreund


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H - P

Marc Ellen Hamel
Kelly Hammargren
​Angela Han
​Melissa Harmon
Trudi Chamoff Hauptman
Rozanne Hermelyn di Silvestro
Ester Hernandez*
Lynn Hershman Leeson*
Hilla Hueber
Anne Ingraham
​Jennifer Jigour
Judy Johnson-Williams
​Kay Kang
Linda Joy Kattwinkel
Betsy Kellas
J.L. King
Kayla Kirsch
​Jeannie Koby
Kat Kozik
Susan Kraft
Rebecca Lambing
Karen LeCocq
​Bonnie Levinson
Michelle Lewis
​Tanya Lin
​Kerith Lisi​
Yolanda Lopez*
Gwen Lowery​
​Gwen C Manfrin
Jessica Margolin
Nancy Margulies
​Chandrika Marla
​Elise Marshall
Marianne McCraney
​Marianne McGrath
​Christine Meuris
Juliet Mevi
​Evangelina Miller
Trinh T. Minh-Ha*
Kate Mitchell
​Breeze Momar
​Tanya Momi
Heidi Mortensen
​Jaye Alison Moscariello
Erma Murphy
​Lydia Nakashima Degarrod
Jane Neilson
Carol Newborg
​Karen Olsen-Dunn
Priscilla Otani
Namita Paul
​Suzanne Perkins
​Cheryl Perman-Ruskin
​​Allie Phillips
Jessica Phrogus
​Pamela Pitt
Susan Plum



R - Z

Monique Rardin Richardson
​Marnae Rathke
​Sarah Reardon
​Pamela Rhodes
​Pamela Ritchey
​Sawyer Rose
​Moira Roth*
​Eleanor Ruckman
Maria Saxton
Elizabeth Selna
Durba Sen
​Danielle Satinover
​Judith Schonebaum
Sondra Schwetman
​Larriane Seiden
​Zahava Sherez
​Judy Shintani
​Mary Shisler
​Ruth Petersen Shorer
​Sherri Silverman
Pamela Spears
Fleur Spolidor
​Sherry Symington
​Karen Thomas
Carolyn Tillie
Rachel Tirosh
Sheila Metcalf Tobin
Tomye
Olga Tsoudis
Rupy Tut
​Victoria Veedell
Carolyn Vega
Irma Velasquez
Ashley Voss
Amanda Wallace
​Jenny Wantuch
MIchelle Waters
​Caskey Weston
​Diane Williams
Donna Wocher
Holly Wong
​Heather Wright
​Sandra Yagi
Marian Yap
​Joanne Yeaton
​​Lonnie Zarem
* National WCA Lifetime Achievement Awardee
** National & Chapter Lifetime Member

NCWCA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 
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CONGRATULATIONS DE YOUNG ARTISTS!

​NCWCA is thrilled to announce the selection of six of its members to be included in the de Young Open! Works by Mague Calanche, Marie Cameron, Chandrika Marla, Jessica Phrogus, Danielle Satinover, and Diane Williams are among the 881 selected artworks out of over 10,000 submitted.
 
To celebrate it’s 125th anniversary, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is hosting The de Young Open, a juried community art exhibition. It welcomed over 10,000 submissions by artists who live in the nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. The open call entries were curated by a jury led by Burgard and Ednah Root, curator in charge of American art, which included artist judges Hung Liu, Mildred Howard and Enrique Chagoya.
 
These works will be hung “salon-style” in the 12,000-square-foot Herbst Exhibition Galleries. This is the first exhibition of this scale and kind at the Museums.
 
In a longstanding tradition of engaging local community and supporting Bay Area artists, the de Young will offer these artists wider recognition as well as 100 percent of sales proceeds. Personally, I’m excited to see a focus on our “own” local art communities. I hope that this is the beginning of new de Young tradition that will include frequent calls of this kind to spotlight the Bay Area’s unique art and cultural legacy. 
 
~ Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair
 
Mague Calanche
Todas Trabajamos-Hasta Las Niñas, mixed media on panel, 40 x 48 x 1.5 in, 2019
Marie Cameron
Modern Midden, oil on canvas, 64 x 64 in, 2019
Chandrika Marla
And Then They Were Two, diptych, each panel 35 x 35 in, acrylic and pigment on canvas, 2019
Jessica Phrogus
8th & Market, acrylic painting, 48 x 24 x 1 in, 2019
Danielle Satinover
2019 Novel Coronavirus, SARS-Co-C-2, COVID 19; World Death Toll 3/30/20-5/25/20 Represented by US City Populations, 16 x 20 in, pen and ink on paper, 2020.
Diane Williams
Bull and the Wild Hare, diptych, 72 x 60 x 2 in, acrylic, sumi ink, mulberry paper and rust on canvas, 2020
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

​In 1970, 20 million Americans peacefully demonstrated to protect our planet and for environmental policy reform, marking the beginning of the modern environmental movement and spurring the enactment of some of the most effective national environmental policy. Fifty years later, Earth Day is now a global event and the movement’s legacy educates and mobilizes more than one billion people to grow and support the next generation of environmental activists. 
 
Today is also perfect time to view The Ground Upon Which We Stand Exhibition, a regional juried exhibition sponsored by the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA) in collaboration with the Abrams Claghorn Gallery. 
 
Envisioned to coordinate with Earth Day 2020, The Ground Upon Which We Stand features 78 artists speaking out about the sacredness of the land and the importance of standing your ground in this era of climate change and a global health crisis. 
 
Click HERE to visit the online gallery.
To purchase artwork from the exhibit, visit the Abrams Claghorn Gallery Online Store. 

Elizabeth Addison
April 21, 2020

2019 NCWCA MEMBERS

THANK YOU F213 EXHIBITION PARTICIPANTS! 

 Thank you, all of the participants of F213!  We deeply appreciate the artists and writers in the exhibition, and equally, the NCWCA and SFSU volunteers, and Arc staff who supported the complex logistics of the exhibition. Thank you Bay Area Press for covering our show. Each and every one of you contributed to F213's success!

NCWCA Exhibition Collective Curators
Tanya Augsburg (Lead Curator); Karen Gutfreund, Sawyer Rose, Priscilla Otani (Co-Curators), Ariana Davi (Curator-in-Training)

F213 Artists
Amy Ahlstrom, Salma Arastu, Micah Bazant, Lorraine Bonner, Della Calfee, Indira Cesarine, Lenore Chinn, Parker Day, Justyne Fischer, Kelly Hammargren, Trudi Chamoff Hauptman, Ester Hernandez, Nancy Hom, Karen Gutfreund, Judy Johnson-Williams, Kay Kang, Kate Kretz, Karen LeCocq, Kristine Mays, Rosemary Meza Des Plas, Geri Montano, Patricia A. Montgomery, Laura Murray, Aqsa Naveed, Brenda Oelbaum, Priscilla Otani, Sheila Pree Bright, Favianna Rodriguez, Sawyer Rose, Sheree Rose, Rachel Sager, Kadie Salfi, Gigi Salij, Linda Friedman Schmidt, Mira Schor,  Judy Shintani, Sarupa Sidaarth,  Jennifer Kim Sohn, Colette Standish, Samanta Tello, Sandra Yagi.

F213 Writers
Melinda Alexander, Lauren Araiza, Chimine Arfuso, Natasha Boas, Lorraine Bonner, Maria Elena Buszek, Sandra Butler, Sandra Cisneros,   Meriwether Clarke,  Daniel B. Coleman, Karen Crews Hendon, Burcu Doleneken, Sally Edelstein, Audrey Ferber,  Rebecca M. Frank, Thaisa Frank, Sharon Gelman, Erica Goss, Likisha Griffin,  Jessica Hendry Nelson, Yetta Howard, Susan Kirshbaum, Petra Kuppers,  Berette Macaulay, Anna Mantzaris,  Khadijah O. Miller, Tyler Mills, Janice Mirikitani, Christine No, Peggy Phelan, Shannon Rose Riley, Emily Sano,Helene Smith Romer, Mira Schor, Maw Shein Win, Genanne Walsh, Bridget Wagner, Tanya Wilkinson, Nellie Wong, Brianna Wu, Ani Zonneveld.

NCWCA Book Artists
CJ Grossman, Trudi Chamoff Hauptman, Julie Mevi, Tanya Wilkinson
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NCWCA Protest Library Participants
Tanya Augsburg, Karen Gutfreund, Linda Joy Kattwinkel, Priscilla Otani, Samanta Tello, Diane Williams, Nellie Wong

NCWCA & San Francisciso State Volunteers & Arc Staff
Amy Ahlstrom, Sara Ali, Tori Antoni, Tanya Augsburg, Carla Caletti, Ariana Davi, Marguerite Elliot, Theresa Giammattei,  Melissa Harmon, Erica Gomez Henao, Karen Gutfreund, Soad Kader, Crystal Kamoroff,  Linda Joy Kattwinkel,  Angela Han, Josefin Janssen, Jennifer Jigour, Kay Kang, Pilar Moreno, Priscilla Otani, Pamela Pitt, Sawyer Rose, Jessica Salgado, Judy Schonebaum, Judy Shintani, Tamiko Sidore, Tomye, Colette Standish, Samanta Tello,  George Tinoco, Orlondo Uffre, Tanya Wilkinson, Sandra Yagi, Michael Yochum

Press Agent
​Sally Douglas Arce
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​ART HISTORIAN IN RESIDENCE
The Art Historian in Residence helps the organization document historical and trend-setting women’s art by publishing essays and critiques in publications such as exhibition catalogs, textbooks, educational journals and magazines and provides critical analyses of art activist endeavors undertaken by the organization.  
CURRENT ART HISTORIAN IN RESIDENCE: Tanya Augsburg
RE-ELECTED: July 11, 2017
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We are starting a Women's Art Crit Salon, a space for female-identifying artists to share their work and get feedback on their practice. We want to foster a diverse, open and constructive environment as well as an opportunity for all involved to see and learn from a wide range of practices and perspectives. Crit sessions will be 1.5 hours long and give 6 artists 15 minutes each to present work
When: Tuesday, March 19, 7-8:30 PM
Where:  The Laundry SF Gallery, 3359 26th St, San Francisco.
Apply: Please email your website link, Instagram, or 5 images of your work to inga@ncwca.org
Entry Fee: $10 administrative fee for artists chosen to show work, free for members of NCWCA
Deadline: Friday March 8
Notification of Acceptance: March 11
Attend:  Everyone is invited to attend the Salon: professional artists, current and prospective art students, graduates, self-taught artists and anyone with an interest in art. Event is free but donations welcome!
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-art-crit-salon-tickets-56724055176.
Questions? Contact Inga Bard at inga@ncwca.org.

Womens' Art Crit Salon is organized by Inga Bard for the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA).  NCWCA supports fresh ideas from its members!

CLICK HERE FOR F*CK U! IMLW INFO

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​CATALOG AVAILABLE THROUGH AMAZON
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Interested in tapping into NCWCA's wide range of artists, art historians and gallerist speakers for your organization or conference? Click here to check out our Speaker's Bureau resources!

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​NCWCA is awarding a $200 stipend to a 2019 member to represent our chapter at the upcoming National WCA Conference, "Bridge the Gap" in New York City. The conference will be held Feb 14-16, 2019.  The awardee is expected to participate in all of the WCA events, represent our chapter at the Chapters Council meeting on Thursday, February 14 from 9:15 – 11:45 pm, and report back to the chapter on what she learned so that those who couldn't go can get a taste of the fun and excitement. The chapter rep is not required to attend the National WCA board meeting on Sunday, February 17 but may do so as an observer.
Eligibility: 2019 NCWCA members are eligible to apply.
To apply: Write not more than 500 words explaining why you should be awarded the stipend. Email your response to elizabeth@ncwca.org with "2019 NCWCA Stipend" in the subject line. To the extent possible, this stipend will be awarded to a member who has not previously represented our chapter at the annual conference. 
Deadline: Monday, January 7, 2019. 
Notification: Elizabeth Addison, Professional Development Chair, will present her recommendation at the January 13 board retreat and she will announce the winner on January 14, 2019.
Award: The $200 stipend will be awarded after the Chapter Rep returns from the conference and provides a written report at a chapter meeting. Note: travel / lodging / conference registration arrangements and costs are the responsibility of the attendee.

WCA Conference Information (hotel info, program, tickets): https://www.nationalwca.org/conference/currentconfer.php
Past Chapter Rep Reports: 
2018 Report: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/9f314d13ec/ARCHIVE
2017 Report: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/f0b0eb226f/ARCHIVE
2016 Report: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/f63c0585fd/ARCHIVE

This is a great opportunity to meet WCA members from all over the country, experience the Lifetime Achievement Awards and enjoy the rich offerings of the annual National WCA Conference. 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH SAWYER ROSE BEING INTERVIEWED BY SANDRA YAGI  

BAY AREA ART STARS 2018

Click HERE to see documentation of land art created in Pescadero, CA

ka-POW! HEROIC WOMEN
2018 NCWCA MEMBERS SHOW

This show celebrates the heroic archetype in fem form and the power, magic, and mythology of women. All styles, media, and practice disciplines will be considered. Artists may submit up to three works. Each current member accepted for participation will be allowed, at minimum, one work in the show. Note: KA-POW! is the 2018 members show organized by the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art. It is our intention to represent all members who submit entries, therefore, work selected by the curator that does not fit into the parameters of the Pacific Pinball Museum will be exhibited through our online gallery. Please be aware that the Pacific Pinball Museum is a family-friendly environment. 

CATEGORIES ACCEPTED 
Original artwork created through the media of digital media, multimedia, video, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, collage, wall-hung assemblage, wall-hung sculpture, multimedia, fiber art, artist book, mixed media, and storyboard. No reproductions. 

JURORS 
d'Arci Bruno, Pacific Pinball Museum Assistant Director & Gallery Director 
Melissa Harmon, Pacific Pinball Museum Curator & NCWCA Board 
Leisel Whitlock, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair & Board 

VENUE 
Pacific Pinball, 1510 Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 

EXHIBITION DATES 
Thursday, Feb 15 -Saturday, April 28, 2018 

OPENING RECEPTION 
Thursday, February 15, 2018 
5pm-9pm 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 
EXTENDED TO Friday, January 12, 2018 11:59 pm your time zone.

ELIGIBILITY 
You must be a 2018 NCWCA member in good standing to apply. You may join NCWCA by entry deadline to be eligible to participate in this show. Apply or renew for membership by going to  http://www.ncwca.org/membership-2018.html.
Members residing outside of the San Francisco Bay area or whose work cannot be hand-delivered will have their work exhibited on the NCWCA Online Gallery. 

ARTWORK LIMITATIONS 
Work can be wall or ceiling suspended. The Pacific Pinball Museum has a hook gallery system, where all works are suspended by permanently installed wires and hooks. Most of the wires hold up to 16lb maximum. Three works may weigh up to 24lb. There are limited outlets for tech equipment. 
The online gallery has no size limitation. Works selected by the jurors that cannot be exhibited at the Pacific Pinball Museum due to size or media limitations or cannot be hand-delivered will be exhibited online on the NCWCA website. 

ARTWORK PRESENTATION 
Work must remain on exhibit for the entire show. No exceptions. Artworks must arrive 'ready to hang' and be presented professionally. Saw tooth hangers and small wire loops on the back of inexpensive frames, scratched glass and plexiglass, poorly constructed frames, and poorly cut mats are not acceptable. Framed work should be under glass or plexiglass unless it is intentionally unframed and professionally presented. Digital picture frames or wall-hung display monitors are acceptable as long as they can be hung on the wall or from the hooked in the ceiling. Weight limited to 16-24 lb. 

The curator reserves the right to reject any work at delivery whose presentation and quality is sub-standard.

ARTIST STATEMENT 
Provide a statement about the specific work(s) you are submitting and how your work relates to the show's title and subject matter. Description limited to 530 characters.

NON-REFUNDABLE ENTRY FEE 
Payment of $25 per entry. An entry consists of one to three submissions of images. A maximum of one entry per person is allowed. Credit card payment through Paypal only. You do not need a Paypal account to pay through Paypal. 

SELECTION OF WORK 
The jurors will select works that will be on display at the Pacific Pinball Museum and on the NCWCA Online Gallery.

NOTIFICATION TO ARTISTS 
All entrants will be notified of juror results on January 18, 2018.

HAND-DELIVERY OF ARTWORK 
All ready to hang artwork must be hand-delivered to the gallery on Monday, Feb 12, 2018 from 2-4 pm and 6-7:30 pm. We cannot accept shipped works. If you cannot deliver your work in person, please arrange to have it delivered by a trusted friend or family member. Otherwise your work will be exhibited on the NCWCA Online Gallery. 

CATALOG
A catalog of works in ka-POW! will be available for sale shortly through Amazon. Please check back here closer to the exhibition date.

INSTALLATION OF MEDIA 
The artist is responsible for providing detailed instructions for installing technological artwork. 

INSURANCE & LIABILITY 
All exhibited work should be self-insured by the artist. The Pacific Pinball Museum and NCWCA do not provide insurance for your work and neither parties are responsible for damaged or stolen work. 

PICK-UP OF ARTWORK 
Artwork must be picked up on Monday, April 30, 2018, from 7-8pm. If you are unable to pick up your artwork at this time, please have a trusted family member or friend do so. There is no storage at the Pacific Pinball Museum. Artwork left behind may be subject to a late fee of $50 per day and/or discarded by NCWCA.

SALES OF ART 
50% of the sale will go to the artist  , 10% of the sale will go to NCWCA, 40% to the Pacific Pinball Museum. Items sold must remain on exhibit for the duration of the show. and may be picked up by purchasers on February 28, 2018 from 3-4PM. NCWCA cannot ship work to purchasers. NCWCA will mail a check for sold items to the artist within six weeks after the end of the exhibition. Works displayed solely on the NCWCA Online Gallery will not be sold.
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CONGRATULATIONS LYNN HERSHMAN LEESON

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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.

ANGELA HAN WILL REPRESENT NCWCA AT THE 2018 WCA CONFERENCE IN LA

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​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.”


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KA-POW! ONLINE SUBMISSION

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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
WOMEN IN THE ARTS: BE HERE, BE SEEN, BE COUNTED
SUNDAY OCT 2 8:30 AM YERBA BUENA GARDENS

Dear Bay Area Women in the Arts,

Calling ALL self-identified female artists, art collectors, art critics, art educators, art historians, art students, gallerists and museum professionals!

Please join us on the morning of Sunday October 2 for an important event documenting who you are!  Be part of this historic group portrait as we celebrate our numbers, creative power, and diversity.

The group portrait will be exhibited as a statement piece in the upcoming NCWCA's F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way, a provocatively-titled exhibition that addresses women's responses to sexist, dismissive and discriminatory communication within the domestic sphere, work environment, and public realm.
Each participant will receive a link to the final photo of this remarkable moment and each participant’s name will be documented.

DATE: Sunday, October 2
TIME: check in at 8:30 am, photoshoot at 9 am
WHERE: Yerba Buena Gardens esplanade just below the terrace, 750 Howard,  SF
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming so we can make sure there’s room for everyone! To RSVP, click here!
Forward this to every Bay Area female-identifying arts professional and art student you know. Don’t miss the chance to be seen and be counted.

​BE HERE, BE SEEN, BE COUNTED!

NCWCA Exhibitions Committee
Thank you to the 33 women who assembled at Yerba Buena Gardens on Sunday, October 2 for a group portrait of Bay Area women in the arts. Thank you, photographer Mido Lee! 
Now we begin Phase Two!  Email a high-resolution headshot jpg selfie attachment to ncwcachapter@gmail.com by November 13, 2017.  Use subject header CREATING SPACE and be sure to include your name and profession, City and State. We want to include national and local women in the arts in our final portrait. All photos received by the deadline will be used to form a ring around the Creating Space portrait. Names of all participants will be included in alphabetical order. The final group portrait will be printed in poster form and displayed at the entrance of Arc Gallery right beneath the  show's banner, "F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way."  
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LAND ART DAY!  AUG 20

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Don't miss the opportunity to make land art in Pescadero!  No experience necessary!!  This annual event allows you to channel Andy Goldsworthy, Nils Udo,  Jo Hanson and other land- and eco-artists. You will create your own piece of land art, using materials found on the land or biodegradable materials your bring with you. At the end of the day you will take a tour to see everyone's creations.
Check out our 2014 Land Art Day for inspiration: 2014 Events
This wonderful all-day event is FREE OF CHARGE and open to members, their families and those considering joining NCWCA in October.   
RSVP here: http://evite.me/Me4pdyBGpK​

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ART TAG = INSPIRE
​​ARTISTS: Elizabeth Addison, Lindsay Alsadir, Pamela Blotner, Vicki Cormack, Miriam Fabbri,  Judy Johnson-Williams, Nancy Margules, Laura McHugh, Jane Neilson, Priscilla Otani, Carla Periat, Lainey St Marie, Judy Shintani, Mary Shisler, Pamela Spears, Tanya Wilkinson, Marian Yap.
PICK UP ARTWORK Monday, June 20, 9AM - 4PM 
​​LOCATION: Village Theatre Art Gallery, 233 Front St, Danville
CATALOG AVAILABLE!
Preview online via ISSUU here.
To order physical catalog, click here:  https://www.createspace.com/6229049

VOLUNTEER FOR UPCOMING F*CK U! EVENTS

F*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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Click here for the press release.
Click here for more about the show.
Click here for featured artists selected by Dr. Tanya Augsburg.
​Click here for artists selected by Dr. Shannon Rose Riley.
Click here for events program.
​Click here for the exhibitions committee.

WOMEN DO IT! TRAVELING POSTCARD SHOW AT ARC

POWER BUTTONS

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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.
 EXHIBITION:  May 7 - June 4, 2016

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.

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
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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. 



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Committee Member Opportunities

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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

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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.

About

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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

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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.   

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