Shimmer Regional Juried Exhibition
NCWCA Artists included in Shimmer at June Steingart Art Gallery
Laura Abrams, Salma Arastu, Megan Broughton, Myrna Ehrlich, Rachel Leibman, Juliet Mevi, Monique Rardin Richardson, Durba Sen, Siana Smith, Rachel Tirosh, Victoria Veedell, and Renate Woodbury.
See below for the Shimmer Great Wave Collaboration
Exhibition: April 5-May 9, 2022
June Steingart Art Gallery, Laney College
900 Fallon Street, Oakland CA 94607
510-834-5740
https://laney.edu/art/june-steingart-art-gallery/
Laura Abrams, Salma Arastu, Megan Broughton, Myrna Ehrlich, Rachel Leibman, Juliet Mevi, Monique Rardin Richardson, Durba Sen, Siana Smith, Rachel Tirosh, Victoria Veedell, and Renate Woodbury.
See below for the Shimmer Great Wave Collaboration
Exhibition: April 5-May 9, 2022
June Steingart Art Gallery, Laney College
900 Fallon Street, Oakland CA 94607
510-834-5740
https://laney.edu/art/june-steingart-art-gallery/
Shimmer Curated Invitational Exhibition
NCWCA Artists included in Shimmer at the Abrams Claghorn Gallery
Elizabeth Addison, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Donna Fenstermaker, Vicki Gunter, Tomye Neal-Madison, Carol Newborg, Priscilla Otani, Na Omi Judy Shintani, Mary Shisler, Fleur Spolidor, Orlonda Uffre, and Sandra Yagi
Exhibition: April 1-30, 2022
Abrams Claghorn Gallery
1251 Solano Avenue, Albany CA 94706
510-526-9558
https://abramsclaghornshop.com/
Elizabeth Addison, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Donna Fenstermaker, Vicki Gunter, Tomye Neal-Madison, Carol Newborg, Priscilla Otani, Na Omi Judy Shintani, Mary Shisler, Fleur Spolidor, Orlonda Uffre, and Sandra Yagi
Exhibition: April 1-30, 2022
Abrams Claghorn Gallery
1251 Solano Avenue, Albany CA 94706
510-526-9558
https://abramsclaghornshop.com/
NCWCA MEMBER EXCLUSIVE! We are pleased to announce the following webinars offered by Martha Zlatar, founder of ArtMatch.
"My passion for psychology, business and the arts led me to launch ArtMatch, an art business success coaching practice that supports creatives on becoming more “business savvy” and “professionals” on becoming more “creative”..
The workshops will be held on Saturdays 10am-12pm and each costs $27. Register directly with Martha Zlatar using the links below.
"My passion for psychology, business and the arts led me to launch ArtMatch, an art business success coaching practice that supports creatives on becoming more “business savvy” and “professionals” on becoming more “creative”..
The workshops will be held on Saturdays 10am-12pm and each costs $27. Register directly with Martha Zlatar using the links below.
Saturday, March 12 - Pricing Your Art
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vyW0R0t6TuCNA1F5LjMudA
Putting monetary value on your art can be difficult. How do you put a price tag on your personal creative expression?
The class includes:
Saturday, April 9 - Selling Your Art ONLINE
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lq516ar0Sue-agN2dHUoxg
The process of selling your art can be overwhelming, especially when you add e-commerce, social media platforms, online galleries & marketplaces to the mix. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn:
Saturday, May 7 - Selling Your Art OFFLINE
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__csLynuBTPO7qtqOTU_pMw
Selling your art does not have to be hard. This class will teach you how to handle conversations with potential buyers so you can sell your work with more confidence. There are stages to the sales process and if you learn and practice these stages you will start to see results,
In this workshop you will learn:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vyW0R0t6TuCNA1F5LjMudA
Putting monetary value on your art can be difficult. How do you put a price tag on your personal creative expression?
The class includes:
- The 6 most common fears and misconceptions artists have about pricing
- The 10 KEY guidelines for pricing your work that will demystify and facilitate the process dissolving many of your current blocks
- The most popular formulas used in the art world so you can start pricing your work in a more methodical and organized manner
- How to increase the value of your art by using simple marketing tactics to enhance the way buyers perceive your work so you can command higher prices
Saturday, April 9 - Selling Your Art ONLINE
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lq516ar0Sue-agN2dHUoxg
The process of selling your art can be overwhelming, especially when you add e-commerce, social media platforms, online galleries & marketplaces to the mix. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn:
- Most common misconceptions artists have about selling art online
- How to build and nurture your mailing list so you create meaningful relationships that can lead to sales
- Key features that your website needs to have in order to generate sales and grow your following
- How to create compelling content that tells your story and grabs your audience attention in your email blasts and social media posts
- Marketing strategies used by artists who are successfully selling their art online
Saturday, May 7 - Selling Your Art OFFLINE
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__csLynuBTPO7qtqOTU_pMw
Selling your art does not have to be hard. This class will teach you how to handle conversations with potential buyers so you can sell your work with more confidence. There are stages to the sales process and if you learn and practice these stages you will start to see results,
In this workshop you will learn:
- The top 6 limiting beliefs that most artists have about the sales process preventing them from selling more art
- A new paradigm for selling that feels more authentic, engaging, and fun
- The 8 stages of selling art (from starting conversations, handling objections to closing the sale) giving you a clear framework on how to handle the sales
- process
- How to speak about your art in a more compelling and engaging way so that people are more likely to buy
- Tips and ideas on how to cultivate relationships with fans, buyers & collectors
CONGRATULATIONS NCWCA ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN SHIMMER!
April 1 - 30 at Abrams Claghorn Gallery, 1251 Solano Avenue, Albany CA
April 5 - May 9 at June Steingart Art Gallery, Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland CA
For more details, go here.
April 5 - May 9 at June Steingart Art Gallery, Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland CA
For more details, go here.
"I DO BELIEVE" 2022 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY COLLABORATION WITH NCWCA & SCWCA
This year NCWCA is collaborating with SCWCA, its sister chapter in Southern California on a postcard show called I Do Believe. The topic is abortion rights and access, which will be argued in the Supreme Court this year. Viewpoints on all sides of the abortion issue are solicited for this exhibition. Works submitted by the deadline will be exhibited twice. First, SCWCA will host a virtual exhibition of I Do Believe in March for International Women's Day. NOTE: The deadline for this collaborative exhibition has been extended to March 25. This exhibition is limited to 2022 SCWCA and NCWCA members. To apply and submit your jpg go to: https://www.entrythingy.com/d=scwca.org#dashboard. Be sure to mail your physical postcards to I Do Believe, c/o P. Otani, PO Box 31083, San Francisco, CA 94131. Your physical postcards will be exhibited in a second exhibition at the Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara, in September.
I Do Believe is a multi-part exhibition created by Priscilla Otani. Anyone (artists and non-artists) may submit physical postcards to Priscilla directly, without submitting to the SCWCA virtual exhibition. The mailing address is I Do Believe, c/o P. Otani, PO Box 31083, San Francisco, CA 94131 and the deadline for receipt of cards is June 30. All cards received by that date will be exhibited at the Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara. For details, go to https://littlemailbox.blogspot.com/2022/01/call-for-art-i-do-believe-postcard-show.html
I Do Believe is a multi-part exhibition created by Priscilla Otani. Anyone (artists and non-artists) may submit physical postcards to Priscilla directly, without submitting to the SCWCA virtual exhibition. The mailing address is I Do Believe, c/o P. Otani, PO Box 31083, San Francisco, CA 94131 and the deadline for receipt of cards is June 30. All cards received by that date will be exhibited at the Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara. For details, go to https://littlemailbox.blogspot.com/2022/01/call-for-art-i-do-believe-postcard-show.html
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN | DEADLINE DECEMBER 16, 2021
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 2022. Mentorship pairs will meet in person or 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 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 between November 16 and December 16, 2021. There is no fee to apply.
- Applicants will be notified of the status of their application in late December.
WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART CONFERENCE 2022
GOING VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID-19 & OMICRON
Given the growing concerns around Covid-19 and the Omicron variant, WCA is working to transform WCA’s Occupy the Moment: Embracing Our History, Enhancing Our Impact conference panels, board meeting, and LTA Awards and Gala to virtual formats that will be rolled out during the course of 2022.
Dates and details will be coming early in 2022.
For details go here: https://nationalwca.org/conference/
Due to the change in conference format, the NCWCA Chapter Rep Stipend will not be available in 2022.
Dates and details will be coming early in 2022.
For details go here: https://nationalwca.org/conference/
Due to the change in conference format, the NCWCA Chapter Rep Stipend will not be available in 2022.
NCWCA INITIATIVE: 27 BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS WANGECHI MUTU
Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American artist whose work challenges worldviews steeped in racism, sexism, colonialism, and consumerism as well as the historicization of Africa and exoticization of the Black female body.
To Read More 27 BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS
To Read More 27 BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS
* National WCA Lifetime Achievement Awardee
** National & Chapter Lifetime Member
***Deceased National WCA Lifetime Achievement Awardee
** National & Chapter Lifetime Member
***Deceased National WCA Lifetime Achievement Awardee
2022 NCWCA CHAPTER REP STIPEND
NCWCA is awarding a $200 stipend to a 2022 member to represent our chapter at the upcoming National WCA Conference, Occupy the Moment: Embracing Our History, Enhancing Our Impact” in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will be held February 17 – 20, 2022. The awardee is expected to participate in all of the WCA events, represent our chapter at the Chapters Council meeting on Thursday, February 17, 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 20 but may do so as an observer.
Eligibility: 2022 NCWCA members are eligible to apply. Renew your 2022 membership here before you apply.
To apply: Write no more than 500 words explaining why you should be awarded the stipend. Email your response to jennifer[at]ncwca.org with "2022 NCWCA Chapter Rep Stipend" in the subject line. To the extent possible, the $200 stipend will be awarded to a member who has not previously represented our chapter at the annual conference.
Deadline: January 5th, 2022
Notification: Jennifer Jigour, Professional Development Chair and Laura Abrams, Professional Development Chair (elect) will review the applications and Laura will present their decision at the January board retreat on Saturday, January 8. The winner will be announced the week of Monday, January 10.
Award: The $200 stipend will be awarded after the Chapter Rep returns from the conference and provides a written report at a chapter meeting. The report will subsequently be published in News & Notes. Please note: travel / lodging / conference registration arrangements and costs are the responsibility of the attendee.
WCA Conference Information (hotel info, program, tickets): https://nationalwca.org/conference/
Past Chapter Rep Reports:
2019 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/8f1c38d1f0/ARCHIVE
2018 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/9f314d13ec/ARCHIVE
2017 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/f0b0eb226f/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.
We use donations to make this stipend possible for our members. An easy way to donate to NCWCA is through your purchases via Amazon Smile. Please designate Northern California Women's Caucus for Art: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/ch/list/77-0183213.
Eligibility: 2022 NCWCA members are eligible to apply. Renew your 2022 membership here before you apply.
To apply: Write no more than 500 words explaining why you should be awarded the stipend. Email your response to jennifer[at]ncwca.org with "2022 NCWCA Chapter Rep Stipend" in the subject line. To the extent possible, the $200 stipend will be awarded to a member who has not previously represented our chapter at the annual conference.
Deadline: January 5th, 2022
Notification: Jennifer Jigour, Professional Development Chair and Laura Abrams, Professional Development Chair (elect) will review the applications and Laura will present their decision at the January board retreat on Saturday, January 8. The winner will be announced the week of Monday, January 10.
Award: The $200 stipend will be awarded after the Chapter Rep returns from the conference and provides a written report at a chapter meeting. The report will subsequently be published in News & Notes. Please note: travel / lodging / conference registration arrangements and costs are the responsibility of the attendee.
WCA Conference Information (hotel info, program, tickets): https://nationalwca.org/conference/
Past Chapter Rep Reports:
2019 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/8f1c38d1f0/ARCHIVE
2018 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/9f314d13ec/ARCHIVE
2017 Report
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1046893/f0b0eb226f/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.
We use donations to make this stipend possible for our members. An easy way to donate to NCWCA is through your purchases via Amazon Smile. Please designate Northern California Women's Caucus for Art: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/ch/list/77-0183213.
NCWCA ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND VIDEO
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. The Art Historian In Residence provides art historical insights into contemporary art and helps define, document and shape NCWCA's activist exhibitions.
CURRENT ART HISTORIAN IN RESIDENCE: Tanya Augsburg
RE-ELECTED: July 11, 2017
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. The Art Historian In Residence provides art historical insights into contemporary art and helps define, document and shape NCWCA's activist exhibitions.
CURRENT ART HISTORIAN IN RESIDENCE: Tanya Augsburg
RE-ELECTED: July 11, 2017
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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