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Do submit your work for this amazing juried exhibit at Avenue 50 Studio!
Deadline is today, May 25.
Ancestral Connections is organized by Southern California Womens Caucus for Art in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio. Working in a wide array of media, artists may draw on remembered places, spiritual practices, worldviews - even artistic traditions to express their concerns. Surprise us with your interpretations!
Open to all self-identified women artists in Southern California working in most media except video or installation. Apply on Entrythingy.
The exhibit will be juried by Chelo Montoya, the current chair of the California Arts Council and Assistant Vice President of Adult Education and Public Programs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She has an M.A. in Public Art Studies from USC and an MFA in Graphic Design from Otis College of Art & Design.
KEY DATES
Deadline: Thursday, May 25, 11:59 pm PST
Acceptance Notices: Friday June 2
Deliver Art: June 17, 1:30-3:30 pm
Opening Reception: June 24, 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Closing Reception: July 29, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Pick Up Artwork - Saturday, July 29, 4:00 pm
SCWCA and Avenue 50 Studio are not liable for artwork left at the gallery and artists.
Thurs, May 25
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SCWCA is partnering with TAG Gallery
Saturday, June 10, 2:00 - 7:00 pm
You're invited! On Saturday, June 10, SCWCA will be partnering with TAG Gallery to design and sketch a public mural at this year's TARFEST Music and Arts Festival at Pan Pacific Park presented by LAUNCH LA.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS (between the hours of 3:00 and 6:00 pm) to assist parents and children with painting the mural. In addition, SCWCA will have two tables set up for an art project for adults and children. Volunteers are needed here, too. You can volunteer for the entire day or one time slot or multiple time slots. TARFEST is celebrating its 20th year of FREE music and arts for the community. For more information about the festival: https://www.tarfest.com/
Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles.
Sign up here to volunteer: https://signup.com/go/rMGpwur
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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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A single residency is available for May 13-26 and 6 residencies are available for June 1-28. Follow the link below for more information of this unique opportunity for artists, and to apply to the residency.
Estudio Corazon
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June Inspiration at Ghost Ranch
June 4-10, 2023 |
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Literally Letters - Handwritten for you!
June 4-10, 2023 |
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"Linda Vallejo has allowed herself to be transformed through everything she experiences in life, and her artwork is always a reflection of those inner thoughts, feelings, and questions about life. The process of reflection sometimes takes a while to understand and listen, creating artwork that builds upon all these internal and external forces. She 'fills the well' with her life experiences needed to provide her with the imagery and beliefs to create the sensitive and meaningful work that she strives for, continually asking deep questions of both herself and her viewers about culture, identity, color, class, power, and politics."
-Susana Smith Bautista, Director and Chief Curator, AltaMed Art Collection
To view more essays and to experience Linda's new website click here: Linda Vallejo
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Pamela Benham’s painting Coming Together is being auctioned off with the starting bid of $25. It is in the exhibition Big Names, Small Art at the Crocker Art museum in Sacramento. Bidding is scheduled to open online on May 10 and close on June 3. All of the proceeds will go to support the Museum’s education programs and exhibitions.
She also has a painting at The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey.
Runs June 16, 2023 thru September 15, 2023
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Cindy Rinne and Marthe Aponte present Journey Through an Empty Circle. An exhibition at
Roswell Space, LA, inspired by the lecture Line, Circle, and Space in Art Now and Zen, Japan
House, LA.
Opening Reception: Sunday May 7,2023, 2:00 - 6:00 pm, PST.
Virtual walk-through & Artist Talk (online), Sunday, May 21, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday, June 4, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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Eva Montealegre has work featured in The Art of Wellness group exhibition. For more information 323.791.6757
Movement piece where Eva will perform an original song at the Great Hall in Plummer Park on May 21, 2023 and is located at 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90040
Runs thru May 21, 2023
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SCWCA MEMBER GALLERY —
Shelley Heffler
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Human consumption and waste are a concern of Shelley Heffler’s art. This month we are aware of Earth Day and the impact humans have on our environment. What steps can individuals take to make a change? Shelley takes her awareness to a creative level. Shelley collects discarded vinyl signs transforming them from their original purpose. Her process is to cut and weave the pieces of vinyl shaping them into a new form. The pieces no longer resemble the original intention or form. Shelley creates using color and structure to develop a fractured image. Her images become intricate weavings that are shaped into two and three dimensional pieces.
To explore more of Shelley’s artwork go to Shelley Heffler or SCWCA’s Artist Registry.
The Artist Registry 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 AMPHORACheck out Karen's monthly blog for more information on what's in the galleries and the museums around town: Artful Amphora
Women Around Town
May 2023
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Roberts Projects presents Tidal Wave of Colour, a new body of work by Wangari Mathenge.
This series is composed of nine paintings that range from the intimate to the immersive. “The title takes its inspiration from civil rights icon Malcolm X, who used the phrase to capture the post-second World War zeitgeist of global revolution; between 1945 to 1955, ideas about liberation and independence permeated the world; and as a result, Africa, Asia and Latin America revolted in pursuit of decolonization. Mathenge reinterprets iconic works etched deep into art history and in reworking the familiarity of the canon, Mathenge leans into the transcendent elements of her artistic practice, reclaiming a quiet power that resounds. In this new body of work, Mathenge references known classics such as Georges Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884), Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930), and Peter Paul Ruben's The Three Graces (1505).
Modern artists who have become foundational to her lexicon, including Horace Pippin, Édouard Manet, Lucian Freud also serve as muses. Mathenge’s interpretations incorporate her signature bright colors and inclusion of rich fabrics. More notably, her subjects are melanated, in direct contrast to the original sitter or sitters, and their surrounding environments are akin to stereotypical African milieus and filled with lush flora and fauna. Mathenge addresses historically entrenched painting traditions and genres such as the vanitas, 'Orientalism,' and the matter of the male gaze, and their influence on overlapping themes of memory, post-colonialism, domesticity, intimacy, and perception.” (RP)
Runs thru June 3, 2023
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Also at Roberts, is Mia Middleton, Love Story. Middleton’s work explores interiority, memory and evocation. She creates small scale paintings where ephemeral moments are stripped of their context and suspended in time, intimating a narrative without creating one and inviting viewers into a psychological framework of uncertainty and discovery. The artists explains: “In a world where ideals and absolutes are delivered to us daily through devices, we barely control, what does it look like to surrender to imperfection, embrace discordance and ephemerality, or center our animal experience once again. There is certainly much discomfort there. In Love Story I am evoking a scene that takes place in a remote setting. The figures there are poised for pleasure or pain, movement or stasis. It’s hard to determine. Domesticity mingles with wildness, simplicity with complexity, and through it, the body sits in the balance.
A love story is a potent ideal. We look for an answer to ourselves, something through which we ascend - or escape - our physical bounds. Yet despite this hopeful belief, we know that purity can shatter, giving way to less transcendent feelings. It seems clear to me that there is little difference between reality and fantasy, memory and imagination and a story can evolve in meaning continually over time. Using the body as the container for this mutability, Love Story is a place where a gesture, a stance, a look, a possession, becomes the whole world, if just for a moment, before shifting again.” – Mia Middleton, 2023”
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Wild Mountain Thyme is the debut solo exhibition of Los Angeles painter Gwen O’Neil, on view at Anat Egbi Gallery on Wilshire Blvd. The exhibition is a love letter to Los Angeles, to its striking quality of light, its proximity to the ocean, its expansive skies and majestic mountains. The title, Wild Mountain Thyme refers to a Scottish/Irish folk song of the same name, occasionally known as “Purple Heather”—apt given O’Neil’s bold usage of purple. The song, a love song, was adapted and performed by countless artists and musicians over the last seventy years including James Taylor, The Byrds, and Joan Baez.
Runs May 13 thru June 24, 2023
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Jeffrey Deitch is currently exhibiting Alake Shilling: A Bug’s Life. In an ode to childhood and spring, Shilling creates ceramic sculptures. She explains, “I have been ruminating on my fascination with A Bug’s Life since I was a child, snuggling on my comfy pillows and thinking about being a bug in my own right. Living in my cocoon and interacting with the human world at my own discretion. Very little has changed in my world and A Bug’s Life is reflective of that.” Shilling reconfigures the pop culture references of her youth with an intuitive use of materials and colors. Nostalgia and cheerfulness meet in her new ceramics—an ecosystem of friendly snails, ladybugs, worms, bum blebees, bunnies, butterflies, frogs and mushrooms. These fantasy figures evoke a range of human emotions, from loneliness and anxiety to ecstatic happiness.
Runs thru June 3, 2023
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A compelling group exhibition will open later this month at The Lancaster Museum of Art and History. Sages, co-curated by Robert Benitez and Betty Ann Brown includes a representation of artists are "honored elders" who have both taught and exhibited their work during their long careers. Among the 19 artists whose work will grace the galleries are: Judy Baca, Suvan Geer (Sea Turtle above), Gila Hirsch, Connie Jenkins, Joanne Julian, Sant Khalsa, Suzanne Lacy, Gerri McMillin, Rachel Rosenthal, Catherine Ruane, June Wayne, Ruth Weisberg, et al.
Accompanying this exhibition will be an In Memoriam honoring 10 esteemed artists who are no longer with us, Craig Antrim, Bob Bassler, Hans Burkhardt, Carole Caroompas, Bee Colman, Dave Elder, Roland Reiss, Rachel Rosenthal, June Wayne and Charles White.
Runs May 13 thru August 20, 2023
Opening Reception is Saturday, May 13, 4:00 -7:00 pm
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Women Defining Women in Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Beyond is one of many current exhibitions at LACMA. This exhibition presents 75 works by women artists who were born or live in what can broadly be termed Islamic societies. Frequently perceived as voiceless and invisible, they are neither. Each through her unique vision is fashioning not only her own definition of self but also helping to redefine and empower women everywhere and to challenge still-persistent stereotypes.Their art depicts a breadth of inventively and often ideologically conceived women’s imagery, bearing witness to rapidly shifting political developments and often accelerated social transformations taking place in lands extending from Africa to Western and Central Asia, as well as in diasporic communities.Their powerful narratives are embedded in their art, expressing both personal and universal concerns. Across generations and working in different media, the artists share a common sense of identity not exclusively “Middle Eastern” but certainly female, which is evident in their work. One of the artist's whose work is seen above is Hayv Kahraman who you can learn more about in this NPR article.
Runs thru September 24, 2023
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There is a fascinating exhibit at the UCLA Fowler Museum, Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance. The Work of Radiance is a retrospective her groundbreaking 30-year-long career. Constant is an artist renowned for her monumental, hand-beaded textiles and this is the first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to the work of a Haitian female contemporary artist. Constant’s painstakingly beaded tapestries build on the drapo Vodou tradition and depict Haitians, Catholic saints and Vodou spirits in both vast and intimate scenes of Haitian history and everyday life.
Runs thru July 16, 2023
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REQUEST REQUEST REQUEST
She's interested in connecting with SCWCA members in the O.C., San Diego, Long Beach or San Pedro. Laura Shapiro, in Orange County, wants to join a Pod.
A Pod is a small cluster of SCWCA members (usually 3-5 women) who get together monthly for fellowship, art shares and any other activities they dream up.
They are really having a great time! Want to join a Pod or create one of your own? Contact Cathy Engle-Marder at 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.
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 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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