WCAGA NEWSLETTER
June 2008
If you have WCA-related news to share, please send it to Marilynn Brandenburger, your Newsletter Editor,
OPPORTUNITIES
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“FOR GOOD MEASURE:” a pin-up show to benefit Eyedrum
From June 28-August 9, 2008 Eyedrum www.eyedrum.org will host a pin-up show of drawings and paintings in Gallery One with an opening reception on Saturday, June 28 from 7 to 11PM. Regular gallery hours will be held on Fridays 3-8PM and Sat/Sun 1-6PM for the duration of the 6-week show.
All metro Atlanta artists are invited to participate.
Drawings, paintings, photos, & other 2D work only. Maximum number of pieces per artist: 4.
Measure your artwork: size limit is 60" maximum height or width.
Entry fees are based on the largest dimension of the artwork:
• Artwork under 12": $5 per piece (limit 4 per artist)
• Artwork from 12" to 24": $10 per piece (limit 3 per artist)
• Artwork over 24" up to 36": $15 per piece (limit 2 per artist)
• Artwork over 36" up to 48": $20 per piece (limit 1 per artist)
• Artwork over 48" up to 60": $25 per piece (limit 1 per artist)
Entry fee must be paid in cash or by check.
Pin up or nail up your work on Wednesday June 25 or Thursday June 26 from 6PM till 11PM. The space allotment will be on a first come-first served basis. The show will be salon style: artwork on display from ceiling to floor. There also will be a few movable walls available to display artwork. Artwork may be hung in Gallery One and the Eyedrum hallway (but not in the building's main hallway).
Bring your own pushpins, nails, screws, hammers, & screwdrivers. NO TAPE or other sticky stuff may be used to attach artwork to the gallery walls.
Artist must sign a contract with Eyedrum.
Artist must provide current contact info, title(s) of the artwork, price(s) of the artwork, if for sale. Eyedrum as a 501(c)(3) non-profit cannot sell artwork, but can only act as a liaison between the exhibiting artist and a prospective buyer. Even if sold, artwork must remain at Eyedrum through Saturday, August 9, 2008.
De-install of artwork: Sunday August 10 from 1-6PM, Monday August 11 & Tuesday August 12 from 7-10PM. Any artwork left at Eyedrum after August 12 will be subject to disposal.
• WOMEN’S ART EXHIBITION
Deadline: August 1
The Womencenter's national annual women's juried art show, From Our Perspective: A National Women's Art Exhibition, will be held September 18 - October 10, 2008 in the Smith Theatre Gallery at Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills, MI. The juror this year is Susan Goethel Campbell. The prospectus can be found on their website (click on 2008 entry brochure): http://www.oaklandcc.edu/Womencenter/artshow.htm
"The Womencenter is a college program providing resources for students and area women. Our purpose is to help empower women through the development of educational and supportive programs and services for campus and community women that promote growth in both personal and political awareness.
We help women identify their personal and social needs and assist them in developing the skills to meet them through education and participation. Our programs take the form of workshops, seminars, supportive groups, conferences, peer counseling, and information. resource, and referral services.
For thirty-five years, the Womencenter has offered substance and sustenance to the many women who have walked through our doors. We look forward to assisting you with your personal, career, educational, and resource needs and we welcome your referral of friends and family who can benefit from our services."
• NEW BUSINESS SEEKS ART FOR CHILDREN
Artsycanvas, a new business in Birmingham, Alabama, is seeking artists who create work for children’s rooms. See their website www.artsycanvas.com for details. Contact Lynn Elkins: marc.elkins@charter.net
• MOCA CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Do you want to know more about contemporary Georgia artists? We, The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA), would be happy to teach you all that you ever wanted to know and more! The requirements are few, and the pleasures numerous. MOCA GA is beginning a Volunteer Docent and Other Volunteer Program and is seeking interested individuals to serve as exhibition docents and volunteers in other areas. Docents/Volunteers are needed beginning June 14, 2008 -- so call today!
The Museum is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 5pm, and docents and other volunteers are needed during these hours as well as some after-hour events. The hours are very flexible, but docents/volunteers need to commit to at least 2 or more hours per session. Once docents and other volunteers have completed the following hours, they will be eligible for the following perks:
10 - 24 Hours
Annual Volunteer Party
25 - 49 Hours
all of the above, plus
Free one-year membership at MOCA GA (if you're already a member, we'll upgrade your membership or give you a membership to give a friend)
Free admission to Museum openings and non-ticketed events
50 - 74 Hours
all of the above, plus
Selection of Museum catalogues and/or,
Special merchandise
75 + Hours*
all of the above, plus
Discounts for the MOCA GALA and other ticketed events
*More perks for longer service
Docent and other volunteers are needed to greet visitors, give exhibition tours, work the front reception desk and assist with special events. All volunteers will receive training from either exhibition artist(s), exhibition curator(s), the Museum Director or the Manager of Collections and Exhibitions.
Once we receive your information, we will be in touch by telephone or e-mail to set up an appointment to discuss your interests and our needs. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Annette Cone-Skelton
MOCA GA Director
• ARTS INTEGRATION WORKSHOP AT MOCA
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) is pleased to offer an Arts Integration Workshop for educators.
Available Course: Visual Journaling: Creating, Exploring, Reflecting, through the creative process of visual journaling.
Visual Journaling is turning written word into visual imagery through the technique of collage, printmaking, photography, and artifact exploring. Facilitators and participants will work together to explore various approaches for infusing visual journaling into the classrooms, to create a stimulating and challenging learning environment. Georgia artists will share their artwork to stimulate, and reinforce creative ideas with high school educators. Participants will develop lesson plans based on the permanent collection of MOCA GA as well as the visual, biographical, and historical materials housed in the Museum's Education/Resource Center.
* 3 PLUs will be awarded.
Location: The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, 75 Bennett Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
Dates: June 9-13, 2008
Time: 9:30-3:30
Cost: $100.00
To register, or for more information, please contact Jo-ann Lawrence at jlawrence@mocaga.org or call (404) 367-4542.
UPCOMING WCA-GA PROGRAMS
•Next Art Shares:
September 16 at Marilynn Brandenburger’s home/studio.
•Book Club
Book club is taking a summer break. Here are some Summer-Lite reading selections:
Share your preferences or your suggestions for upcoming book club meetings with Gerry Sattele
Mark Rothko: a Biography, James E. Breslin
De Kooning, Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
Edouard Manet, Rebel in a Frock Coat, Beth Archer Brombert
The Unknown Matisse, Hilary Spurling
From a High Place, a Life of Ashille Gorky, Matthew Spender
WCA MEMBERS’ GROUP EXHIBITIONS
For individual members’ exhibitions, see the monthly List-Serve published monthly by
Kym Hepworth and sent to local galleries
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
January 2009, Clinton, SC “This is What I Do”
September, 2009, Meredith College, NC, “Echo”
Watch for details this summer!
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS’ NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
• LIFE DRAWING OPEN STUDIO
Coordinator: Evelyn Breit
Dates: Fridays
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Binders Art Supply, 3330 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA, 404-237-6331
GENERAL CHAPTER NEWS
•SEND YOUR PHOTOS AND INVITES!
Please take photos at WCA events and send to Archives.
Please send exhibit invitations from YOUR exhibits to Archives.
Here’s how: If sending hard copy photos or a CD, send them to WCA-GA, Attention: Archives, P.O. Box 8033, Atlanta, GA 31106. Please label your CD with your name, date and title for the content. Do not write directly on the CD label but rather on the plastic outside case.
If sending a jpeg attachment, convert it a low-res image (max 300 dpi) and email it to Angie Dachs: angiedachs@yahoo.com.
However you send it, include a caption with the image, including information such as the names of people in the photo, the event and the date it occurred -- or at least the year if you don’t know the exact date.
Contact Flora Rosefsky for more information or to offer your assistance with this “WCA-GA Archives” initiative. florageart@earthlink.net or 404-633-7896
•WCA-GA WEBSITE ONLINE - LINK YOUR WEBSITE!
Correction (and apologies to Helen Oller): Helen Oller is in charge of the WCA website, not Helen DeRamus. Helen O. will be updating the site soon. Members can send any changes or add links to their websites by notifying Ann Rowles. She will group them together and send them on to Helen Oller. Her address is annrowles@comcast.net.
•VISIT WCA-GA’S BLOG
MISCELLANEOUS
•INFO FROM WCA NATIONAL
Don’t miss out! Check out the WCA-National website www.nationalwca.org for lots of helpful information about WCA, member benefits, and opportunities.
Join us at WCA's Summer Board Meeting - Washington, DC - July 25-27. We have a location close to a motel or we we will find you places to stay with chapter members.
•ORPHAN WORKS ACT OF 2008
To many artists -- particularly graphic artists and illustrators -- the Orphan Works Act of 2008, now under consideration by the House and Senate, threatens artists’ copyright protection. There’s a lot of both thoughtful dialogue and hysteria going on over the Internet about it now. According to illustrator Brad Holland, “ You May Lose All the Rights to Every Piece of Art You Have Ever Created!” A calmer voice is that of the Graphic Artists Guild, http://capwiz.com/gag/home/, which is working with the congressional committees to change some aspects of the bill. Meanwhile, because of what may be at stake, every artist should become familiar with this bill,to know when to take action and what action to take. To find out more about this, go to www.illustratorspartnership.org/01_topics/article.php?searchterm=00185 or just google “orphan works.”
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