K.A. Letts will show her work in a group show entitled Phenomena at Motor Row Gallery, March 13 through April 12, 2015. Opening reception is on Friday, March 13, 5-9. There will be live music, a beer tasting, and most importantly, lots of art in this funky new pop-up gallery on Chicago’s near South Side.Continue reading “K.A. Letts at Motor Row in Chicago March 13”
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WCAMI Member Marianne Letasi Curates Heart and Soul
From April 10 to May 8, 2015, 11 talented artists will be exhibiting their latest work both inside and outside of the Downriver Arts Council Building, 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, MI 48192. Curator Marianne Letasi has assembled a group of well known and accomplished artists from the area who will show sculpture, installation, collage, ceramics andContinue reading “WCAMI Member Marianne Letasi Curates Heart and Soul”
WCAMI member Martine MacDonald at Downriver Arts and Crafts Guild
I am re-posting this article from The News Herald by Andrea Blum ablum@heritage.com; Twitter: @AndreaBlum1 Click to enlarge Martine MacDonald, WCA member and a well-known local artist and instructor at Wayne County Community College, will speak at the free meeting of the Downriver Arts and Crafts Guild, set for 6:30 p.m. March 3 at Southgate VeteransContinue reading “WCAMI member Martine MacDonald at Downriver Arts and Crafts Guild”
Women Artists and Street Art
I came across this article on ArtSlant.com about street art and the women who make it. It features some interesting comment about sexism in art and in the surrounding culture. Check it out: http://bit.ly/1CexQVg
WCAMI member Carol Morris curates “Art from the Hood”
Carol Morris is the driving force behind a new initiative to show art in the Burns Park neighborhood of Ann Arbor. The show, which opened on January 9, includes artists Jane Bunge, Julie Cohen, Pam Hoffer, Samah Majadha, Carol Morris, Julie Renfro, Mike Sivac. For more on Art in the Hood: http://bit.ly/1IGGVq7
WCAMI Members Linda Mendelson and Jerrie Sasson at Woods Gallery
WCA members Jerrie Sasson and Linda Mendelson will be showing their work in a special group exhibition that celebrates women in the Detroit arts, as well as marking the 30th year of arts at the Woods Gallery. Show dates: January 5 – February 17 during regular Huntington Woods Public Library hours with a special meet-the-artistsContinue reading “WCAMI Members Linda Mendelson and Jerrie Sasson at Woods Gallery”
Interview with K.A. Letts for Femmes Folles
I was contacted recently by arts writer Sally Deskins for an interview in the online journal Femmes Folles about being a woman artist in the Midwest. Deskin, who also writes for the Pittsburgh Articulate, asks some probing questions about making and showing art in this region. For the full interview, go to: http://femmesfollesnebraska.tumblr.com/post/107405394722/ka-letts-artist
Michigan Artist Wins WCA National 2015 President’s Award for Art and Activism
Petra Kuppers, a professor at the University of Michigan, has won the prestigious 2015 President’s Award for Art and Activism. Kuppers is a disability culture activist and performance artist, and heads the Olimpias, a performance research collective (www.olimpias.org). She is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject of disability and the arts.Continue reading “Michigan Artist Wins WCA National 2015 President’s Award for Art and Activism”
WCAMI Artists debate the pros and cons of Artprize at Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
On October 26, 2014 at the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in Lansing MI, six WCAMI artistswho have previously shown their work at Artprize met with WCAMI general membership to discuss the pros and cons and ins and outs of participation in the event. The artist panelists quickly revealed that their reasons for entering theContinue reading “WCAMI Artists debate the pros and cons of Artprize at Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame”
WCAMI and Arts Alliance Michigan at the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition
WCAMI is honored to be invited to participate in cooperation with the Arts Alliance Michigan, in the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition, to be held at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Columbus Ohio June 12 – August 24. The Columbus Invitational Arts Competition was started in 2012 to recognize groups that combine excellenceContinue reading “WCAMI and Arts Alliance Michigan at the Columbus Invitational Arts Competition”
Women's Caucus for Art 