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Join us in Los Angeles
Feb 23 - 27, 2012

for the
40th Anniversary of the
Women's Caucus for Art
MOMENTUM
40 Years of WCA: Engaged Activism to Multiple Engagements
nationalwca.org/conference/currentconfer.php

Join us on Saturday, Feb 25 from 6 - 10pm
for the
Lifetime Achievement Awards and Gala

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2012 recipients for the Lifetime Achievement Awards:
 Whitney Chadwick, Suzanne Lacy, Ferris Olin, Bernice Steinbaum, Trinh T. Minh-ha.


The recipients for the 2012 President’s Art & Activism Awards:
Karen Mary Davalos, Cathy Salser

Join Us Thursday Feb 23 7:30 pm – WCA presents its first Media Award
to Lynn Hershman Leeson along with a a screening of her film !Women Art Revolution

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Petroleum Paradox. For Better or For Worse?

PETROLEUM PARADOX. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?
EXHIBITION THEME:
The discovery of oil, in 1859, in Pennsylvania, transformed our way of life; we are enveloped by petroleum products - from the shoes we wear, to the materials our clothes are made of, to the way we heat our houses, to our modes of transportation. Oil dependency pollutes the environment causing respiratory illness, endangers wildlife, and necessitates the large scale loss of life as we search to secure sources of oil overseas. How do we initiate change with this rush to grab dwindling non-renewable energy assets, instead of focusing on renewable energy and the prevention of global warming? Our founding fathers could not have envisioned that our two-party system, with built-in checks and balances, would fail to safeguard against the tyranny of big oil companies. The failure of our elected officials to implement an effective energy policy leaves the American people in a vulnerable position. A petroleum based economy subjects our citizens to resource-based wars that jeopardizes our children and holds our standard of living perilously tied to the price of a barrel of oil. Fossil fuels are contributing to global warming and misinformation about global warming on media networks owned by major corporations, benefits the status quo. The self-interest of the American people is not paralleled by the self-interest of energy companies that seek to maximize profits at the expense of innovation and development. This exhibit seeks to raise awareness of our imperiled democracy and the Petroleum Paradox. What do you think about the Petroleum Paradox and what is happening in our oil dependent society and world?
JUROR:
Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION Must complete submission by Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST.

DETAILS AT: www.entrythingy.com/www.nationalwca.org#dashboard

Support the 40th Anniversary of WCA!

There are several ways to support our 40th Anniversary:

By donating directly via PayPal

or by

Sponsoring an ad in the name of the awardees for the awards catalog.
Download our fundraising material and mail in your contribution.

Download the PDF!

 

Buy a Raffle Ticket

40th Anniversary Raffle
Featuring the work of Eleanor Dickinson and Sylvia Sleigh

This years in honor of the 40th anniversary of WCA we are thrilled to offer 3 pieces of wonderful art work for the raffle: Acclaimed artist and WCA member, Eleanor Dickinson has donated an original drawing for our raffle. It’s a sensitive portrait of two embracing lovers from her ground breaking OLD LOVERS series (1997).

SYLVIE AND WALLY
ink drawing on acid free paper
20" x 26" 
unframed Value $1200

http://eleanordickinson.wordpress.com

The Estate of the late Sylvia Sleigh has donated two wonderful, intimate flower paintings created by Sylvia in the 1970’s. Sylvia was a world-renowned realist painter. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously from WCA in February 2011.  


Yellow & Violet Pansy 1978
oil on canvas
5" x 6" framed
Value $2000

Purple Pansy 1978
oil on canvas
5" x 6" framed
Value $2000

http://sylviasleigh.com

RAFFLE TICKETS: ONE FOR $15 OR THREE FOR $30

President's Updates

All President's Updates are on our Publications page

 

Man as Object : Reversing the Gaze

The 'Man as Object : Reversing the Gaze' exhibition is a WCA national show, involving 100+ artists, about a dozen historic feminist artists, and an award-winning curatorial grant.

A 200+ page catalog with substantive essays from juror Dr. Tanya Augsburg, !WAR - Women Art Revolution filmmaker Lynn Hershman-Leeson, as well as contributions from ORLAN and Annie Sprinkle, and more will be forthcoming shortly. Visit the website: manasobject.weebly.com

see the video on youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98DHxOnfWI&feature=share

Read a great review in the Huffington Post!
WCA Mission

The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to create community through art, education, and social activism.

We are committed to

  • recognizing the contributions of women
    in the arts
  • providing women with leadership
    opportunities and professional development
  • expanding networking and exhibition opportunities for women
  • supporting local, national, and global
    art activism
  • advocating for equity in the arts for all

FEATURED ARTIST

Lisa P. Oswald
Connecticut Chapter
www.studiomonotype.com
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by donating today!

Make a tax-deductable donation for 2012.

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