19th Amendment show garners more appreciation

Andrea Drouillard, a writer for a local educational publisher Gale Cengage, came to see our show, ‘The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now’, at Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, Swords into Plowshares.  Though she came just before the show closed on February 29, she appreciated it so much she wantedContinue reading “19th Amendment show garners more appreciation”

19th Amendment at 100, closing images

Jane posted a great batch of photos of this fantastic show we held at Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery, in downtown Detroit. See all of them at: https://retreadart.com/blog/

Call for Art – The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now

Call for Art: The 19th Amendment at 100:  Women’s Voices Then and Now Exhibition Dates: January 24-February 29, 2020 Gallery: Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery, 33 East Adams, Detroit, Michigan, 48226 Entry deadline: December 6, 2019. In a time when women’s rights are being denigrated, women’s health and bodies are being threatened, andContinue reading “Call for Art – The 19th Amendment at 100: Women’s Voices Then and Now”

WCA EVENT – What Galleries Expect from Artists

Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Ann Arbor District Library, 3rdfloor “freespace” room,  343 S. Fifth Street, Ann Arbor  Artists and galleries need one another to make art known to a wider public. This talk aims to shed light on the dynamics that shape those relations so artists can learn how to chooseContinue reading “WCA EVENT – What Galleries Expect from Artists”

Women’s Lives make News in Manchester

“Dear Womanhouse” hits the press from tiny Manchester, MI, with a demonstration of what it’s like to be female now, while paying homage to the original “Womanhouse,” put on by Judy Chicago, Miriam Shapiro and their students in 1972 that kickstarted the Feminist Art Movement. PASS THIS ON! http://themanchestermirror.com/2018/10/22/dear-womanhouse-what-now/  

“Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners

“Out There” was a three minute animation competition for women artists in Michigan, sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Michigan, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Animators were asked to show what’s off the grid, in outer space or inner depths, and what is normally invisible, unspoken or off limits. This compilation of theContinue reading ““Out There” 3 minute animation competition winners”

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

Building Community the WCA Chapters’ Council meets

WCA Conference is happening in New York City from February 13 – 17, 2013.
 Building Community, the theme this year, focuses on opportunities to network, see art in New York City, 
and make connections. Above is Chapters’ Council Meeting & Elections
 this morning 
7:30 – 9:00 am. Artists representing WCA chapters from around the countryContinue reading “Building Community the WCA Chapters’ Council meets”