Up bright and early for the start of the WCA conference! The Building Community workshop Meeting at the Folk Art Museum for the International Caucus Meeting.
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WCA-MI at Wayne State Noel Night event
WCA-MI members Brenda Oelbaum, Amanda Moyer and K.A. Letts represented the organization at an event in Wayne State’s Community Arts building on Noel Night, December 1. Their goal was to interest potential members in joining the organization with printed material about previous exhibitions, an informational slide show designed by Amanda Moyer and a participatory activity called “IContinue reading “WCA-MI at Wayne State Noel Night event”
Naked Men Everywhere: New Exhibit Reverses the Gaze by Thomas Gladysz
Naked Men Everywhere: New Exhibit Reverses the Gaze Thomas Gladysz Today, 11:15 AM There were naked men, and penises a plenty, men without their clothes — plain and simple, and strapping young bucks ready to go. The occasion was not a gathering in the Castro, but a feminist-themed exhibit, “Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze,”Continue reading “Naked Men Everywhere: New Exhibit Reverses the Gaze by Thomas Gladysz”
Are Feminism and Gender Based Art Groups Relevant in The 21st Century?
Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Barbara Longhi, Fede Galizia, and Artemisia Gentileschi, in a different world these names would be as familiar to us as Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, El Greco, or Caravaggio. These women artists were contemporaries of the the male masters we know so well. Social mores of the times limited a woman’s access to theContinue reading “Are Feminism and Gender Based Art Groups Relevant in The 21st Century?”
Michigan Women’s Caucus for Art shares Visual Thinking Strategies
Nine of us gathered Thursday evening, May 19th to share our artwork and ideas. We continued our exploration utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies to discover new ideas about the art we are creating. Beginning with three simple questions we were able to generate a whole list of concepts and themes that enriched both the artist thatContinue reading “Michigan Women’s Caucus for Art shares Visual Thinking Strategies”
Nationally Recognized Artist Beverly Buchanan livens up Local WCA-MI Gathering
On March 17, 2011 a group of about 30 women were energized by the vibrant artist Beverly Buchanan. Buchanan was a recently honored by National Women’s Caucus for Art’s with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In an essay written for the event Lucy Lippard describes Beverly’s work as; “precarious, wackily off-kilter, and oddly cheerful shacks,” createdContinue reading “Nationally Recognized Artist Beverly Buchanan livens up Local WCA-MI Gathering”
JWAN call for 2011 NY National WCA Conference
CALL TO ARTISTS – Annual Juried Exhibition Jewish Women Artists’ Network A special interest group within the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) Sanctuaries in Time Columbia / Barnard University – Kraft Center for Jewish Life 606 West 115 th Street, New York, NY 10025 January 18 – March 1, 2011 Meet the Artists Reception: FebruaryContinue reading “JWAN call for 2011 NY National WCA Conference”
Congratulations are in order
Congratulations go out to the MI Chapter President and Midwest Region Vice-President, Brenda Oelbaum, who took First Place and an Honorable Mention in Women in Photography International’s Decade of Images 2000-2010 Competition! (<-click to visit site) Brenda’s 1st place award winning image “Osama’s Bin Degraded” Honorable Mention “Starving Artist with Diet Books”
Support This Years Lifetime Achievement Awards!
Support the WCA-LAA and you could be the proud owner of this amazing lithograph “The Life Cycle of the Moth” by Chicago artist Eleanor Speiss-Ferris. MESSAGE FROM YURIKO TAKATA Fundraising Chair PLEASE SUPPORT THE LAA FUNDRAISING RAFFLE The WCA Lifetime Achievement Awards are a proud 30 year tradition of honoring women who make significant contributionsContinue reading “Support This Years Lifetime Achievement Awards!”
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