WCAGA 2012 Drawing Marathon #1

A couple of images and what the participating artists have to say.

Ann Rowles

One of my drawings during the April 30 session of the WCAGA 

Drawing Marathon at Pam Beagle-Daresta's house. 

Not as pixilated as it looks-need a higher resolution photo. But you get the idea...

Jeannine Cook

Another Drawing Marathon piece - 

this one in silver/goldpoint, whereas the other is in graphite.

Pam Beagle-daresta

Yesterday was my first hosting of A marathon drawing session
with the WAC , My studio was filled with open sharing
of everyones artistic energy, Thank you this was my mornings marks...

View from Ann's studio, drawing marathon 5/5/2012

          By: Colpitts Catherine

Jeannine Cook

Drawing Marathon yesterday (Saturday) - plein air style. 

Three of us out to draw, a long day but marvellous, 

despite the ticks and bugs. Thanks for the "push" to get us out to draw.

Helen DeRamus

Two drawings from WCAGA drawing marathon

 at Pam Beagle-daresta's studio. Thanks Pam for the walnut ink. 

Will be looking for walnuts at Brasstown!

Barbara A Rehg

Surviving as an Artist

I have been watching this museum and wishing I was in the capital to be able to take part in their excellent program.  I'm attaching a good part of the email I just got because it might be an inspiration. Also, the Artist's Guide fits in with a discussion we had at our last book club meeting; namely, how do you make a go of it as an artist? Business Practices for Artists: how to make an artist's life work    Friday, May 11th @ 6:30pm  ABOUT THE TALK: This two-hour talk will go over the fundamental skills artists need to develop and sustain a professional life. Providing an overview of her widely acclaimed book,The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love,  Jackie Battenfield will cover tips on how to plan, promote, fund, organize, and build community. There will be time to address audience questions.  ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:   Author, Jackie Battenfield, an artist who has supported herself from art sales for over twenty years, teaches career development programs for visual artists at the Creative Capital Foundation, and Columbia University. She is represented byAddison/Ripley Fine Art in Washington, DC where her work is  on view through May 26th.  http://www.jackiebattenfield.com/ RSVP to jackie@hamiltoniangallery.com  The Professional Development Speaker Series is a succession of lectures and workshops given by established artists and art professionals to aid in the artistic and entrepreneurial development of artists. All talks take place at Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U Street, NW in Washington, DC 20009.

Through "meet-the-artists" events, studio visits and other exclusive benefits, this dynamic group of art enthusiasts and patrons drives the artistic success of emerging visual artists and contributes directly to the vibrant contemporary art scene in Washington, DC.

Bookworm Artist--Betye Saar-- WCAGA READING CLUB

Betye Saar is the topic of WCAGA Reading club’s meeting on May 20. I have to admit that she was my choice. I have always been fascinated by people that can take assemblage and collage up to an art form. It was not so long ago that a man at an artist talk in one of Atlanta’s well-known Galleries, angrily accused women of always reverting to craft. I was surprised by this since I did not realize that this could still be an issue. He said that more female than male artists do their shopping at places like Michaels and Hobby Lobby. 

Looking at Betye Saar can be freeing since she broke the line between so-called high and low art and helped to redefine Art. This is of course my subjective opinion.

My search for books on Amazon lead to the following books. 

Betya Saar: Extending the Frozen Moment.

The new book price is a little on the expensive side at $60 but a used copy can be bought for as low as $10. This book can give you a you a comprehensive overview of her work as well as that of Feminism, contemporary art and California culture and politics.

Betye Saar(David C. Driskell Series of African American Art)(Vol 2) 

will be available on May 11 2012 for $24. This also gives a comprehensive look at Betya Saar’s career.

Family Legacies: The Art of Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar is available at $25, This book gives information on Betye Saar and her daughters. It explores how these three artists interpret, identity, sexuality, spirituality and other stereo types associated with the female in their art work. This book seems like a must have to me. 

Secrets, Dialogues, Revelations: The Art of Betye and Alison Saar

is available for $160 new, but is available used for $25. Lucy Lippard is one of the Contributors to this book. 

For more information on Betye Saar links online have a look at the May 2012 Newsletter or the WCAGA Blog Calendar Page. Information on time and place for the May Meeting is also available in this Newsletter. 

I hope to see you at the Reading Club Meeting.

Corlia

BACKLASH / On women’s basic rights & freedoms An exhibition addressing the current political climate towards women.

BACKLASH  / On women’s basic rights & freedoms

An exhibition addressing the current political climate towards women.  

All submissions will be accepted!* 

July 17 – August 11, 2012

Opening Reception Thursday July 19, 6-8pm

APPLY HERE!

DEADLINE: Friday June 1, 2012 at midnight

SOHO2O Gallery Chelsea is a non-profit artist run gallery that has been promoting the work of women artists since 1973 through gallery exhibitions and public programming.  This non-juried exhibition is open to both men and women artists working in all media.

Open Call: In response to the incredible increasing tension against providing women with basic healthcare needs and the ensuing media firestorm, which demonizes women, Soho20 Gallery Chelsea is hosting a venue for outrage. Backlash is in response to this ‘war on women’s basic rights and freedoms.’ We are accepting submissions of art that address this theme. Work will be accepted in order of receiving.

DEADLINE: Friday June 1, 2012 at midnight

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. Must be 18 years or older.

ENTRIES: Open to all media.  Work must be 30×30 inches or less in any direction (including framing and/or video monitors).  30x30x30 for sculpture or 3D work.

*All entries that fit within the requirements and theme of the exhibition will be accepted! 

SOHO20 executive board will notify accepted artists by June 9^th, 6pm. 

ENTRY PROCEDURE:  Applications must be uploaded online. Please include a brief artist’s statement (limit 500 words). Please include title, date, medium, dimension, price for each work submitted.  Payment will be accepted using PayPal via our website.  SOHO20 will accept only 1 entry per artist for exhibition. There is a $35 entry fee which must be paid via paypal when you submit your online application.

ACCEPTED WORKS: All work must be received ready for installation, including any hardware needed. Please include any specific instructions for hanging/installing if required. Video Artists are responsible for providing and delivering their own equipment including video monitor and headphones, (all audio will require the use of headphones).

Sculpture should have hardware for hanging if necessary.  SOHO20 has a limited umber of pedestals that will be used on a first come first serve basis.  Artists can provide their own pedestal for sculptural works, however they must be delivered to the gallery and arranged with SOHO20 staff ahead of time.

Work should be packed in reusable containers. Work that does not reflect the quality represented in the application may be rejected.

Work must be shipped or delivered to the gallery between July 13-16, between 12-6pm.

Pick up of work is August 17th & 18th, between 12-3pm.  All shipped work must include a pre-paid return-shipping label.

The gallery accepts no responsibility for work not retrieved by the deadline and will charge the artists $5.00 a day for storage. After 30 days the gallery may discard the work.

LIABILITY: Great care will be taken with work, but artists are responsible for insuring their own pieces as well as video equipment.  SOHO20 will not be responsible for loss or damage to any work or video equipment.  SOHO20 staff and volunteers will do their best to ensure a safe and proper installation of art work, but will not be held responsible for loss, damage or improperly hung art.

SALES: A commission of 20% will be charged on all work sold through the exhibition. Work need not be for sale.

For Inspiration:

Birth Control & Women’s Health

Sandra Fluke vs. Limbaugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfb9f7yFYgw

Birth control coverage by employers

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/xavier-university-to-cut-off-birth-control-coverage-for-employees-on-july-1/

Violence against women

In film

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2010/may/27/michael-winterbottom-women

Nyc Police are acquitted of rape

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/nyregion/two-new-york-city-police-officers-acquitted-of-rape.html?pagewanted=all

Inequality

Women in the Art world

http://feministing.com/2011/05/18/the-lack-of-progress-for-women-in-the-art-world/ 

Walthall Artist Fellowship

WonderRoot's new professional development program intends to forever impact the participating visual and performing artists by providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and community-base to significantly advance and define their careers as artists. The call for applications to the Walthall Artist Fellowship is open through June 5th at 11:59 p.m. Fellows will be announced on June 8th. Program elements include: -Monthly symposia with Atlanta’s leading arts professionals, -Monthly roundtables in which Fellows lead discussion about critical issues to their practice -Individualized one-to-one informal mentorships for each Fellow -5-day residency on Ossabaw Island -Group exhibition featuring all twelve artists in Summer 2013 at MOCA GA. Symposium guests will include: Alex Brewer, Scott Ingram, Gyun Hur, Cathy Fox, Michael Rooks, Annette Cone Skelton, Shelby Hofer, Lauri Stallings and Alice Lovelace. Check out more info by downloading the pdf at http://www.wonderroot.org/programs/professional-development/walthall-artist-fellowship/. Applicants will be selected based on quality and rigor of work sample, need and readiness for intensive professional development, as well as the creation of a diverse and mutually-challenging group of fellows. Participation in all program elements will be mandatory and without fees. Apply here: https://wonderroot.wufoo.com/forms/walthall-artist-fellowship/

WCA GA Members' Exhibition Listings for May 2012

Artists: Maxine Hess, Flora Rosefsky, Simone Soltan

Website:  www.huc.edu

Show Title: Song of the Land

Location: Hebrew Union College - Institute of Religion

Address:  3077 University Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90007

Phone number: 213-765-2106

Show Dates: January 20-May 31, 2012

Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am-5pm; Fri. 9am-3pm; closed Sat. and Sun.

Closed for Jewish and National holidays

 

Artist: Temme Barkin-Leeds

Artist Website: www.temmebarkin-leeds.com

Show Title: Nine Degrees: MFA Thesis Exhibition

Location: Katzen Museum at American University

Address: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20018

Phone Number: 404-375-7139

Artist’s Talk/Book Signing: Artist Talk May 5, 2012, 4 - 5 PM

Show Dates: April 22 - May 13, 2012

Hours: 11 AM to 4 PM Tuesday through Sunday

 

Artist:   Vicki BethelArtist Website:   www.vickibethel.com

Show Title:   Consumer CultureLocation:   Woman Made Gallery

Address:   685 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Il 60642

Phone Number:   312 738 0400
Opening/Closing Reception:  opening, May 4, 6 to 9 pm
Show Dates:   May 4 to June 21, 2012
Hours:   Wed, Thurs, Fri 12 to 7 pm and Sat, Sun 12 to 4 pm
   
Show Title:   The Paper Chase: Celebrating 100 Years of CollageLocation:   Roswell Visual Arts Center
Address:   10495 Woodstock Rd, Roswell, Ga 30075

Phone Number:   770 841 3760
Show Dates:   April 13 to May 12, 2012
Hours:   Mon-Fri 9:30-6; Sat 9-1

 

Artist: Ellen Filreis
Artist Website: www.mypetitstresors.com

Show Title: American Guild of Judaic Art Members Online Exhibition

Location: ONLINE www.jewishart.org

Show Dates: March 16, 2012 - February 28, 2013
Hours: 24/7 online

Artist: Linda Page HudginsArtist Website:www.lindahudginsart.com
Show Title: Artisphere Artists of the Upstate

Location: Centre Stage
Address :501 River Street, Greenville, SC

Phone Number: 864-271-9355 or Liz Rundorff at liz@greenvillearts.com
Opening/Closing Reception: Wednesday, May 2  6:30 to 9 p m
Show Dates: May 2 to June 19, 2012
Hours: please call

Show Title: Art Trek TryonLocation: Upstairs Artspace and participating artists' studios
Address: 49 South Trade Street, Tryon, NC

Phone Number: 828-859-2828 or 571-216-6093
Opening/Closing Reception: Friday, May 4, 5 to 8 p m
Show Dates: May 4 to May 19
Hours: 12 to 6 Tuesday through Saturday.

 

Show Title: Art in BloomLocation: Tryon Fine Arts Center
Address:34 Melrose Avenue, Tryon, NC

Phone Number: 828-859-8322
Opening/Closing Reception: May 13
Show Dates: May May 7 to 27
Hours: please call

 

Artist: Kathy MeliopoulosArtist Website:  www.kmeliopoulosart.net
Show Title: Georgia Artists: A Juried ExhibitLocation: Abernathy Arts Center
Address: 254 Johnson Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30328

Phone Number: 404-613-6172
Opening/Closing Reception: Friday, May 4, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Opening)
Show Dates: May 4 - June 15, 2012
Hours: Call for Hours

 

Artist:  Mona Waterhouse

Artist Website:  www.monawaterhouse.com

Show   Title:  Wallbound

Location: The Art Institute of   Atlanta.

Address: One West Court   Square, suit 110, Decatur, GA

Show Dates: March 2 - May 14,   2012

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 - 8 PM,   Friday 9 - 5 PM 

 

Artist: Marie Weaver
Artist Website: www.marieweaver.com
Show Title: Callanwolde Spring Clay Show by Pottery Assistants & Instructors

Location: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
Address: 980 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA 30306

Phone Number: 404-872-5338
Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 7:00-10:00 pm
Show Dates: May 4-6, 2012
Hours: Saturday/Sunday 10-5

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Day on Fire Apocalypse in Contemporary Art

Dear Artists,

We invite you to send submissions for the upcoming juried exhibition “A Day on Fire: Apocalypse on Contemporary Art” at the Slocumb Galleries from August 20 to September 14, 2012.

The postmark deadline for entries is July 1, 2012. For additional information, please email contreraatetsu.edu. Attached is a detailed Prospectus. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Furthermore, the Slocumb Galleries' Committee regularly review exhibition proposals for solo or curated group exhibitions. Interested parties may submit a one-page exhibition concept discussing the show's theme, media and logistics; proposals must include images and artist statement via CD. Please refrain from submitting images via email. Thank you and best regards!


Cordially,

Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay
Director, Slocumb Galleries
Department of Art & Design
Box 70708 East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614

The Day on Fire Apocalypse in Contemporary Art

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Department of Art & Design at East Tennessee State University invites artists to submit work in any media on the subject of the apocalypse. Any work that directly or indirectly relates to visions of the end of the world, aftermath, nuclear winter, localized images of collapse, upheaval of thought, and post-apocalyptic depictions are welcome in this exhibition that takes a wide-angle perspective to the theme. The end of times has been a preoccupation for artists for centuries – this exhibition expressly planned for 2012 frames this theme at the doorstep of the Mayan and Nostradamus “Dooms Day” prophecies.

Works will be jointly curated and juried by the Slocumb Galleries’ Exhibition Committee.


IMPORTANT DATES

July 1, 2012 – Submission deadline

July 21, 2012 – Notification of accepted artwork

August 15, 2012 – Accepted artwork must be received

August 20 to September 14, 2012 – Exhibition at ETSU Slocumb Galleries


SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

-       CD containing 3–5 images, Inventory Sheet (title, medium, size, date), Bio/CV (with email, address and contact no.), Artist Statement

-       Images must be saved as high quality JPEGS no longer than 2000 pixels in the longest dimension

-       Label images in the following format: lastname_firstname_01.jpg

-       $20.00 Entry Fee, made payable to Slocumb Galleries

Send above to: Apocalypse Exhibition Committee
Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay
Director, Slocumb Galleries
Box 70708, Department of Art & Design
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614