WCAGA NEWSLETTER
March 2009
UPCOMING WCA-GA PROGRAMS
BOOK CLUB
Where: Susan Loeb, 7 Ivy Chase, Atlanta 30342
When: March 18, 7:00 pm
The read is "Proust was a Neuroscientist" by Jonah Lehrer (200-ish pages).
As always, it is not necessary to have read the book to join the discussion.
April book club will be a discussion about a chapter out of Deane Juhan's book "Job's Body." Yosafa Deutsch will be facilitating a discussion about, among other things, how our physical experience of the world informs us as artists. Please contact Yosafa via email at yosafaleah@yahoo.com after March 18 for an ecopy of the chapter. When and where TBA.
ART SHARE
ART SHARE, is a forum for members of WCAGA to show their work for the purpose of gaining feedback and insight, and a place to network with other artists and art professionals. Please email me if you would like to host an ART SHARE, have a suggestion for a venue or format, or would like to be involved in hosting in some way.
Susan Ker-Seymer
Where: Classroom/studio of Anita Stewart. Directions and info on Anita’s website www.anitastewartgallery.com detailed directions will follow in an email reminder.
When: Sunday, March 15th, 2:30 pm.
What to bring: Bring finished work or work-in-progress to share. Please keep your presentation and discussion to no more than about 10 minutes .....Or just come and enjoy the company. Please bring a nibble..... WCA will provide beverages, including soda and wine. Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend.
No RSVP necessary, but if you know you are able to attend, email Anita at anitaarts@hotmail.com so that she can get an idea of numbers.
Upcoming Art Shares:
~ Wednesday, April 22nd,
~ Our annual Art Share at Sycamore Place Studios, Decatur.
Details to follow on both.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS’ NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
WORKSHOPS and CLASSES
Adult Watercolor Classes
Instructor: Rosemary Benavides Williams
Location: Sugar Hill Community Center
Dates: Tuesdays10 am – 12 pm, March 3rd – April 21st, 2009, 8 week session: $125
Please call Darcee Shafer, Recreation Manager for registration at 770-831-7413
Do you love to paint with watercolors but need to refine your technique? The new session of watercolor classes is designed to help you restore your knowledge of the fundamentals of watercolor and then to further explore its many techniques. Instructor will help you on renewing your love of expressive watercolor and give you concepts to work and improve on your brush work. Design and composition will be reviewed with still life set-ups and perspective and vanishing point(s) via photography reference with the goal to have each student apply creative methods that will expand your imagination and to make a composition pleasing to both the artist and the viewer. There will be lots of wet washes and color exploration in an encouraging and supportive atmosphere.
Concrete Sculpture Workshop
Instructor: Jan Chenoweth and Roger Halligan
Location: Two Oaks Studio Chattanooga, TN
Dates: Saturday March 14th - 9:00 AM – 5PM
Sunday, March 15th - 9:00 AM – 2PM
This hands on workshop is designed to give participants a 2 day introduction to a variety of techniques and applications for using concrete as a sculptural medium. Topics will include concrete casting, direct building over armatures, carving and the use of pigments, and light weight and specialty aggregates for cement
CONGRATULATIONS TO...
Ann Rhodes will be the featured artist at Flint Gallery in Newnan for the annual Art Walk on March 27, 2009, 5-8 pm
and
Maggie Davis was accepted to the PhD program in the visual arts at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (idsva.org). She will begin this low-residency program in May at its location in Spannochia, Italy.
OPPORTUNITIES
Georgia Made Georgia Grown
You may want to consider registering you art-centric business for this new economic development initiative being offered by the state of Georgia. A Georgia arts, culture & cultural products database & website being merged with one which looks like it was originally started for agriculture, crafts & stores.
You can now register and search for local artists and art related businesses.
Artist Studio/ Office Space
500 Means Street Studio Z, 250 square feet in historic building, Atlanta Westside near Tech campus
$335 per month includes utilities/wireless DSL. Storage and access to matting/framing work area
Opportunity to participate in 2-3 open studio events per year If interested or any questions, contact Cathy Ehrler 404 368-2090 or cathyehrler@yahoo.com
Studio Available
120 Sycamore Place Gallery & Studios is currently offering studio/gallery space rentals. If you want a studio with a 6 month lease and 24hour access with natural light, kitchen and kiln access it is $275/monthly. For a specific short term event or need the studios are $100/weekly; or $250/weekly including the centrally heated/air and track lighted 500 sq, ft. gallery space.
Calls for Entries
1. WCA Southeast Region Juried Show
The Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC invites all WCA artists in good standing in the Southeast Region to enter its September 2009 juried show “From a Woman’s Perspective” at the Edison Place Gallery, in Washington, D.C. Any two- or three-dimensional work following exhibition guidelines will be considered by the juror. An exhibition catalogue will be available for sale at this time.
Juror: Gretchen Schermerhorn,
Deadline: April 15, 2009
2.Spruill Gallery is currently seeking artists for future exhibition opportunities. Emerging artists are strongly urged to submit proposals. Please send 15-20 images, artist statement, bio and/or resume to 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30338. All proposals will be reviewed by Director Hope Cohn. Deadline: 5 p.m. March 20, 2009. Please contact Spruill Gallery at sdarrow@spruillarts.org or call 770.394.4019 with any questions.
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WCA News
National WCA Website
- You may also link your website to the Member’s Gallery Page by emailing our National Administrator, Karin Luner at info@nationalwca.org
- To enter the members’ only area you must have your member number and password. If you have lost this or haven’t received it, contact Ann Rowles annrowles@comcast.net
MEMBERS’ GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The application for Earthly Structures is now available. The exhibit will be open to the first 35 members who send in their application. There is still plenty of space available.
Your exhibit committee looks forward to working with you and seeing your work. If you have questions regarding any shows, please contact Barb Rehg at brehgstudios@bellsouth.net
Not Just Pretty
March 23- April 17, 2009
Location: Georgia Perimeter College,
The Jim Cherry Resource Center Gallery
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 25,
5 to 7pm
Submission Deadline: closed
Earthly Structures
March 30 – May 29, 2009
Location: Atlanta-Fulton Public Library,
Central Library Art Gallery
Opening Reception: First Thursday Art Walk,
April 2, 6 to 8pm
GENERAL CHAPTER INFO
SEND YOUR PHOTOS AND INVITES!
Send photos and your exhibit invitations to Archives, P.O. Box 8033, Atlanta, GA 31106. Please label your CD with your name, date and title for the content. If sending a jpeg attachment, convert it a low-res image (max 300 dpi) and email it to Angie Dachs: angiedachs@yahoo.com.
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VISIT WCA-GA’S BLOG
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