Upcoming events

WCAGA Professional Development Workshop
Open to the public.
How to- do basic digital photo editing.
How to- submit art work to online Juried shows.
How to- sign up on the WCAGA Website.
How to- create and edit your WCAGA "My Page"
How to- create events on the WCAGA Website.
Any other issues are welcome.

If you haven’t submitted to Brenau Exhibition, we can help with that.
This is a informal, one on one workshop. If you have a laptop/i-pad/kindle fire, please bring it. We help you on your laptop or other handheld device if possible. Please remember to bring any images on your device or CD or USB drive.

Please contact Corlia, corliak@gmail.com if you want to come. RSVP is not necessary.

When: August 3, 3-4:30pm

Where: Dekalb County Public Library- Dunwoody Branch. 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338

August Art Share 

Sunday 4 August 2013 3-5pm
at the home/studio of:
Nancy Hunter
404-729-6157
1741 Hummingbird Lane, Atlanta Ga 30307.

The street is very narrow, (in places two cars cannot fit side by side). Please park so that neighbors are able to exit and enter the street. Parking in Nancy's driveway is fine.
Members/guests who wish to attend please let Kathy Meliopoulos 404-325-0863, kathymeliopoulos@gmail.com or Nancy Hunter hunternancyj@gmail.com know.

August Book Club Meeting
When: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 3:00 pm
What to read: "The Woman Upstairs" By Claire Messud
Where: Vickie Martin' home, 3120 Mays Court, Decatur, Ga. 30033

It’s a very informal format.
We have art-related reading material and then meet to discuss what we read.
Everyone is welcome to come to the discussion meeting
(even if you don’t get time to read the material first.).
The reading material is a jumping off place for the discussion.

Bringing something tasty to nibble on or drink is always nice, but not required.
RSVP (It’s helpful, but not essential.)
At this meeting we will decide what to read next and when to meet again.
Bring topic suggestions. Also let us know if you would like to offer your house or studio for a future Book Club gathering. For any questions, suggestions, comments, etc., contact the Book Club/Reading Group Coordinators. Vickie Martin vickiemartinarts@comcast.net and Vicki Bethel (Maggie), bethel.thayer@mindspring.com

Drawing Marathon

Dates: July 27 and August 24

Place: Barb Rehg’s Studio
Time: 10 to 3pm

Please contact Barb Rehg at brehgstudios@bellsouth.net to reserve a place. I can hold as many as 7 people in my studio. I have wall space as well as flat surfaces. I have drinks and usually plenty of food but you are always welcome to bring your own. These are both Saturday dates. I have found many of you have commitments during the week and that Saturdays and Sundays seem to be best. We have been following the format set down last year. We’re working on paper, using neutrals and leaving the content totally up to the artists discretion. I look forward to seeing you and working amongst you. I had hoped to change it up a bit but it seems the original format still works. Next year, however, we definitely should try some new formats. We have at least one fall session planned but we’ll announce that date in the August newsletter.

Minutes WCAGA Board meeting February 5, 2012

MINUTES WCAGA February 5, 2012

• Next Board meeting Sunday, March 25 at Spruill from 4:00 to 6:00. All members welcome.

Annual Membership Meeting/Holiday Party

Should the Holiday Party be combined with the Annual Membership Meeting/should it be in
December? Topic to be discussed again in the future.

Appearances/Web and Blog

We are looking for graphic design members who would help coordinate the look of our web
site with the blog.

Photos Requested

Kate is always looking for photos for the Newsletter. That also serves to archive them since the
documents are saved.

Drawing Marathon

Marathons will happen multiple times throughout the year at different sites, starting with the
first one in March. Results of the marathons may be shown at an Art Share late in the summer
or early fall. Details to come; check the web site, blog and/or Facebook. Barb Rehg, Chair.

Art Share

We are looking for a new chair to organize the Art Shares. Susan Ker-Seymer has done a great
job of chairing for the last year (or more) and would like to step down. For more information,
contact Judy Parady or Susan Ker-Seymer.

Book Club

Turnout increases! Next is March 18 at Vicki Martin+s house. See the February Newsletter (link
on the web site) or blog for details.

National Juried Exhibit

If you want to be a part of this you should contact Barb Rehg, Exhibits Chair, and join the
Exhibits Committee. Expect a national call for entries in 2013. Our working title is -Material
Witness+. The juror has not yet been selected. There will be a catalogue. To process the entries,
should we use a commercial online service like CafÄ?

The Little Red Journal

This is a national project that we have decided to participate in. One of the national chapters
started this; one book goes around the country and artists in that chapter fill the pages in
their section. It will come to us in September but you can start working on a piece before then
to attach to the page. It+s very small (art no larger than 4+h x 3+w x 1/4+thick), but some are
doing fold-outs. 29 members can participate. Sign-up will begin on March 3 at Midnight via
email to Barb Rehg, and getting a spot is first-come, first-served. There will be an email reminder
notice the Monday before March 3, and another Mail Chimp email will go out when all
29 spaces are reserved. Eventually the finished book will be auctioned off at the WCA National
Conference in NYC in 2013. See web site and/or blog for more.

Funding Guidelines

We voted on and approved guidelines for granting funds in response to individual artists+
requests for help with specific projects.

NEW BUSINESS

Representative to the Chapters Council at the National Board Meetings

WCA National requests that a designated -chapter representative+ (as opposed to also being
the President or other officer of the chapter) attend the winter National Board meeting
as part of the -Chapters Council+ to present information about what our chapter is doing. It+s
always held at the National WCA Conference. From that body, three people are elected to be
part of the national board; if elected, you would also be expected to go to the summer board
meeting. We may be able to provide a small stipend to offset the travel expenses of a WCAGA
representative. Please contact Judy Parady or Ann Rowles if interested.

Attracting Younger Members

It was suggested that we should be making more efforts to attract more young women
members. There is a relatively new national initiative for younger members, the Young WC, an
internal caucus of the National Women+s Caucus for Art with a focus on college students and
young professionals. (See their program listing for the 2012 WCA Conference.) It was agreed
that we have much to offer but we need to address topics of interest to young artists. How to
do it? To start, ask the young artists that you know.

Elections discussion tabled until next meeting.