EVENTS
- September 15: Artist Talk - Fabric of Change information session (Zoom)
- October 1: Saturday Salon topic: Residencies and Workshops (Zoom)
- ONGOING: Join or Renew It is always time to renew! (WCA)
- ONGOING: You can support SCWCA Scholarship Funds by purchasing SCWCA catalogs and promotional items online. See information below.
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Be sure to confirm you have the correct SCWCA zoom link, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85854081742 for all our monthly meetings. This is the only link we will be using for all of our events.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear SCWCA Members and Friends,
I am honored, humbled and excited to be your President. Thank you in advance for trusting me to take on this responsibility. Please join me in thanking our extraordinary out-going six-year President, Shelley Heffler. Under Shelley’s leadership and contributions SCWCA has blossomed into an influential Southern California art organization. I’m very happy to let you know Shelley will remain on our Board and continue sharing her experience and knowledge.
I look forward to meeting and getting to know each of you, working with you and brainstorming together. Let’s learn together, grow together, unleash our individual and group power together. Let’s continue the culture of excellence of SCWCA together!
Look for the SCWCA events on our calendar listed on our website www.scwca.org and join if you are not already a member.
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Send information about your exhibitions by the 15th of the month to
scwcaenews@gmail.com. We are here to support and appreciate your accomplishments.
Susan Spector
President, SCWCA
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller
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Saturday Salon - Taking a summer break. See you in October September falls on Labor Day weekend.
The subject of October's Salon is Residences and Workshops on Zoom.
Email Karen Schifman with questions or suggestions for future Salons.
Artist Talk - September 15, 2022 at 7:00 pm. We will introduce the durational project called Fabric of Change not only to our chapter but our two northern sister chapters have been invited. Be sure to view the video and check out all the links so you can formulate questions. See below for details. Click here to Join the Zoom.
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Occupy the Moment | Fabric of Change was initially created to launch and serve the in-person conference in Chicago. We are now continuing our efforts of re-envisioning this durational project to anchor connection, leadership and community beyond the conference. This durational project can be used at any WCA regional or local event as a resource to anchor sustained action and change. We urge you to use this project to share your voice about anything that concerns you. Feel free to create as many as you want to address as many issues, thoughts or concerns as you want.
Here are tools to help get you started thinking about what moment you want to carry fiercely.
Video: Fabric of Change video
Worksheet: FabricOfChangeWorksheet
Upload your pictures here: Digital Mosaic Portal
We urge each of you to create your own Fabric of Change project and upload the image to the Digital Mosaic Portal. What a great way to stay connected!
If you have more questions after viewing the resources listed above you can contact Dellis Frank.
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The Second Saturday Sessions are programs that were originally scheduled for the WCA National Conference which was canceled due to the pandemic. WCA has pivoted much of the programming to be offered for free to WCA members. Read about all of the Second Saturday Sessions, view recordings of past sessions and sign-up for a session on our Programs page.
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Bonnie J. Smith's textile Alviso, green was juried into Studio Art Quilt Associates Southern California Regional exhibition titled Threads of Inspiration. The exhibit will be at Liberty Station.
Opening reception: September 2, 2022, 5:00 - 8:00 pm and Bonnie will be in attendance.
Location: Liberty Station, San Diego in the Inspiration Gallery located at 2730 Historic Decatur Rd #204, San Diego, CA 92106. Phone 619-255-9483
That will also be First Friday for Liberty Station.
Alviso, green is the latest textile artwork in Smith's ongoing Drought series. Bonnie never imagined when she started the series that a drought would now encompass so much of California.
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Pamela Benham is excited to be part of the Studio Tour with the Santa Barbara Studio Artists during Labor Day Weekend. She invites you all to visit her studio at 93 Placer Drive, Santa Barbara as her guest, on September 3 & 4, 2022 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm and September 5, 2022 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Opening reception: Friday, September 3 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Location: Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara.
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A solo exhibition of her large abstract paintings will be on display in the Faulkner West Gallery, Santa Barbara for the month of October.
Opening reception: Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
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Dellis Frank and Karena Massengill will be shown at the Friends of Redondo Beach Arts (FRBA) 9th annual international juried art exhibition, CA 101 2022 taking place over three weekends at the Redondo Beach Historic Library located at 309 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
The Exhibition Gallery will be open September 3 - 5, September 9 -11, September 16 -18. Gallery Hours are Noon - 7:00 pm. The exhibition is free to the public.
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The empty iconic building on the Pacific Ocean overlooking the Redondo Beach Pier and Veterans Park will host 73 artists in all media and will include 13 site specific installations.
Opening Reception Friday September 2, 2022, from 5:00 to 8:00pm
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Quinton Bemiller is curating an exhibition titled Prospective Memory for the California Baptist University (CBU) at the Rose Garden Chapel Gallery in Riverside this Fall. He invited Ann Isolde to show five of her works (Twin Meditation: Conception shown above). There are eleven other artists showing in this exhibition.
They include: Michael Aschenbrenner, Quinton Bemiller, Rochelle Botello,
Daniel Callis, Ryan Callis, Jane Chafin, Virginia Katz, A.M. Rousseau, Seda
Saar, Juan Thorp and Devan Tsuno.
Opening reception: September 21,2022 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm
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Dellis Frank has two pieces, Broken Promises Dashed Dreams (pictured above) and Broken Water (pictured below) accepted into Acting Out: Visual Responses to a Changing World. It is a juried exhibition hosted by the Women's Caucus for Art Carolinas.
This exhibition will be held in-person at the Wilma Daniels Gallery in Wilmington, NC.
Runs September 12 thru November 4, 2022
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Lynda Levy has a number of exhibitions going on. Top image Measuring Up was the winner of “Talent Prize Award” at the Art Show International Gallery 50 or Older exhibition at the Las Laguna Gallery.
Jewish Artists Initiative, Lynda's TO LIFE, (pictured upper right) will be on view from September 1 thru October 16, 2022 at the USC Hillel Art Gallery.
Nowhere To Go was at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery in SCWCA's What's Next! exhibition.
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Dellis Frank has been juried into the Surface Design Association's (SDA) Southwest Regional exhibition at the Tubac Center of the Arts in Arizona.
Juror, Annie Lopez has consistently created new bodies of work that presents a dialogue about racism, stereotypes, the local art world, personal relationships and family. She is most known for her use of cyanotype, an archival photographic printing process. Her work has been covered by Forbes Magazine and the New York Times. Annie has exhibited her work in numerous venues across the nation including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, Shelburne Museum in Vermont and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D. C.
Opening reception: September 30
Location: Tubac Center of the Arts
9 Plaza Rd, Tubac, AZ 85646
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Eva Montealegre is showing in the following exhibitions:
Eva is a member artist with LAAA Gallery 825. Her painting capturing the essence of our relationship with the cosmos, We Are Stardust 2 (pictured above), is online now as part of the online exhibition, Root and Branch at LAAA Gallery 825 L.A., CA Root and Branch.
Red Bluff Art Gallery and Animal Rescue Center, Red Bluff, CA
Best of the Best 2022, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Californians for the Arts, Californians for the Arts - Healing, L.A., CA
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SCWCA MEMBER GALLERY —
Marilyn Eisenberg
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Through observation of everyday life, environment and space, one can see it shift and change. As we focus our attention it can be disconcerting as well as rewarding. It is through a series of processes that we find what is inspirational and meaningful. This month’s featured artist is Marilyn Eisenberg. Marilyn is a multi-media artist using her own photographs as a jumping off point towards the use of other materials. Marilyn creates using a variety of techniques such as drawing, printmaking, gouache or acrylic. Her inspiration stems from a combination of common events, realism and current socio-political issues and or observed familial relationships as found in Pop Art. Within Marilyn’s artwork there is a contrast of color, shape and imagery, which highlight her point of view. To view Marilyn Eisenberg’s artwork contact her directly at eisenbergmarilyn@gmail.com or on SCWCA’s Artist Registry
The Member Gallery is a free benefit for current SCWCA members. If you’d
like to create or update a page, please email Susan T. Kurland at
scwcaartistregistry@gmail.com
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 ARTFUL AMPHORALooking forward to many compelling exhibitions this Fall.
Check out Karen's blog on Artful Amphora.
Note: the Bergamot Station Fall Open is Saturday, September 10, 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Vielmetter Los Angeles is featuring Mary Kelly: Corpus, an exhibition of Kelly’s ambitious 1984-85 installation, originally made as the first part of a larger project titled Interim. Interim Part I: Corpus features five groups of three pairs of panels that mimic the scale of advertising images in bus kiosks. Each pair contains one panel, a photo laminate depicting an evocative item from Kelly’s wardrobe (a leather bucket bag, leather jacket, silk dress, lace up boots, and a lacy nightie) and a second panel of block text silkscreened in silver with painted red highlights. The confessional-style prose conveys women’s experiences at a period in life when anxieties about aging, remaining desirable, increasing one’s career or social success, and being the right kind of woman (before it’s too late) come to play. Each successive text becomes more absurd, resisting a literal psychological reading. Corpus examines the socially inscribed shift in what it means to be seen as a woman, from the visibility of youth to the invisibility of age. Each group of six panels is named after one of the five passionate attitudes that psychiatrist Jean-Martin Charcot attributed to hysterical women in the late-nineteenth century: Extase, Menacé, Supplication, Érotisme and Appel, poses that are continually replayed in media images today. (Gallery Website)
Runs September 3 thru October 15, 2022
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Matter Studio Gallery is exhibiting recent work by local artist Bibi Davidson, Imaginary Matter. The exhibit features a series of paintings In her recognizable vibrant illustrative style. "Davidson's illustrative-style works are allegorical representations of the chaotic and unsettling realities of her childhood. Her boldly colored narrative paintings are autobiographical and social commentary while simultaneously layered with with elements of humor. The ever-present girl in the red dress that populates many of her paintings functions as her alter ego in addition to a symbol of her inner turmoil. Through the process of painting, Davidson charms and calms her inner self. Her captivating and purposefully quirky works investigate personal and universal conflicts, as well as the chaos that defines our times."
Opening Reception: September 4, 2022 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Runs September 4 thru October 2, 2022
Artist Talk: September 18, 2022 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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Valley of the Sun? After America, new works by Columbian-born visual artist Carolyn Castaño is the upcoming exhibit of new work at Walter Maciel Gallery. Much of Castaño's work focuses on how gender and ecological concerns play out in regional conflicts.
Runs September 10 thru October 29, 2022
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Track 16 Gallery (in the Bendix building) presents new works by Eve Wood. Hanging in There to Hang On, a selection of works on paper with gouache and graphite. Eve’s unique rendering style and personal subject matter surely delights.
Runs September 10 thru October 15, 2022
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Anat Egbi 's (Fountain Ave) most recent exhibition is Ángeles Agrela: Fauna. Fauna includes references to fashion, graphic novels, illustration, advertising, and pop culture, as well as to classical masters. In recent years Agrela has turned focus to developing a pictorial technique rooted in classical portraiture, while combing manifestations of femininity in contemporary culture, including popular media and social networks.
Runs thru October 15, 2022
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A solo exhibition of work by the late Kaari Upson, titled never, never ever, never in my life, never in all my born days, never in all my life, never continues at Sprueth/Magers.
Runs thru October 8, 2022
Mika Rottenberg is a fascinating Argentenian-born artist whose newest work is the subject of a solo exhibition at Hauser and Wirth.
Runs thru October 22, 2022
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The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is presenting Judith F. Baca World Wall. Baca began her collaborative, portable mural World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear in 1987. An ambitious, utopian, and international project, World Wall is rooted in the philosophy that in order to achieve world peace, we must first be able to envision it. Baca painted the first four ten-by-thirty-foot canvas panels; as the work traveled abroad, between 1990 and 2014, artists and community groups from Finland, Russia, Israel and Palestine, Mexico, and Canada contributed five additional panels, employing figurative and symbolic visual vocabularies to depict a vision of the future without fear. All nine panels will be shown at MOCA in an enveloping installation. Significantly, this exhibition, in the artist’s hometown of Los Angeles is the first-ever complete presentation of this monumental project.
Runs September 10, 2022 thru February 19, 2023
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Habitat: Explorations is the exhibition by Stephanie Sydney at Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Cedar. "Sydney examines the behaviors and attitudes of human nature and their direct contribution to the destruction and decay of the natural world. Through her carefully constructed digital collages, she combines her knowledge of painting and digital design. These collages are created through the use of Photoshop where she manipulates and layers images on top of one another. Through this layering of images, Sydney examines her fascination with the idea of juxtaposition between extreme concepts like life and death, strength and fragility, chaos and order, among others. Originally trained as a painter, Sydney views her photography as a canvas and Photoshop as her paintbrush, using the program to manipulate the size, color, and shape of her chosen images. The result reveals a surrealist interpretation of reality whose visual associations compel the viewers to question the relationship between the individual images and the overall message presented..."
(Note that MOAH will be closed for renovation until May 2023.)
Runs thru October 23, 2022
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ANOTHER POD REQUEST!
Laura Shapiro would like to start or join a group, ideally consisting of 8-10 people, in Orange County. Laura describes herself as an abstract, mixed media artist who wants to share and discuss the art itself--the creative process, rather than marketing.
The best way to reach her is by e-mail (lshapiro501@gmail.com) or through Cathy Engel-Marder (culturelink1@yahoo.com).
We have very active pods. They meet monthly, either on Zoom or in person. They meet for art-shares, friendship and all-around support. They are really having a great time! Want to join a Pod of your own? Contact Lori markmanart@gmail.com or Cathy culturelink1@yahoo.com.
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New Membership Portal: WCA changed its membership platform to give easier access to your membership benefits and each other. Membership orientations are underway and we want you to take full advantage of them.
Membership Orientations for the general membership are available now. Workshop dates will be announced in the following weeks. Check the WCA or the SCWCA websites for information.
When joining or renewing your membership online at WCA, at the new member portal under the chapter membership dropdown menu, please select CAS (Southern California) for your membership to become active with our chapter. You can also select a national caucus and provide additional information about your background. Please note if you do not select “CAS” you will not have local Southern California chapter membership and will not be eligible for member only programs and exhibitions.
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NETWORKING
- Wishing you had partners for an art vacation?
- Trying to develop a community project?
- Looking for or need a mentor? Want to start or join a critique group?
- Looking for framers, shippers or photographers with great references?
- Want to collaborate with another artist?
- Have an idea for a curatorial proposal and want to learn about next steps?
RESOURCES
ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT ZOOM CLASSES
Linda Vallejo offers artist career development Zoom workshops through the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) and The Southeast Center for Photography (SEC4P). Sessions include “The Artist Toolkit” that teaches artists how to create a “digital toolkit” presentation package and communication tools aimed at expanding exhibition, press and publication opportunities. Another Zoom class is “A to Z Grant Writing with Linda Vallejo” for emerging and established artists who want to advance their careers through fellowships and residency opportunities and “Artists Working with Art Organizations” where artists learn how to work with nonprofit organizations to raise funds for exhibitions, publications, classes and workshops and special projects.
ONE-ON-ONE ARTIST CAREER COACHING
Artist Linda Vallejo offers one-on-one coaching sessions for artists who wish to move their career forward. These sessions are meant for serious artists who wish to move from competition group exhibitions to small group and solo exhibition opportunities. Message Linda via Facebook or LinkedIn to schedule an interview. Limited spaces available.
We make it easier for you to link with other artists. If you have an idea, a wish or a helpful resource including, but certainly not limited to the ones listed here, help us get the word out.
Email your name, contact information and what you have or hope to share to: Cathy Engel-Marder at culturelink1@yahoo.com by the 23rd of the month. Subject line "Networking and Resources."
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SCWCA 2022 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL REMINDER
Thank you to all our members who have already renewed for the upcoming year. If you have not already done so, please renew your SCWCA 2022 membership online soon at https://www.nationalwca.org. Remember to choose CAS for our local chapter.
To renew by snail mail, send a $75 check payable to SCWCA to Treasurer Karen Schifman at 16795 Monte Hermoso Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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SCWCA eNEWS SUBMISSIONS
To share an upcoming exhibition or accomplishment in SCWCA eNews, send the information to scwcaenews@gmail.com by the 15th of the month prior to the month of publication.
 is on YouTube!
 SCWCA has a YouTube Channel where you can view past and current videos of exhibitions, artists talks, studio tours and more. Check it out!
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You can support SCWCA Scholarship Funds by purchasing SCWCA catalogs and promotional items online.
Personal Voices / Cultural Visions: Conversations in the Visual Arts Community, Los Angeles 1994 - 1996
is available on Amazon.com.
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The Common Ground Exhibition catalog is available for purchase on Amazon.
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The She Votes altered book project that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment ratifying a woman’s right to vote.
The catalog of the book can be purchased on Amazon.
Check out each page of She Votes by clicking on the link.
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