Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Annual Studios Open House in Palo Alto, Dec. 8th, 2012


Yvonne Newhouse at The Triton Museum of Art

Yvonne Newhouse's "Filoli Magnolias" has been selected for inclusion in the Triton Museum of Art's 2012 Statewide Watercolor Competition & Exhibition.  

The Event can be viewed from Dec 6 2012 to Feb 3 2013. 
The Triton Museum of Art is located at 1505 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara,CA.

 http://www.tritonmuseum.org

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Bonnie J. Smith on Art & Soul Radio



I was interviewed by Lesley Riley on Art & Soul Radio and we spoke about how I became a quilter and my creatively moving into fiber art.  You may listen at
Three of the finished five in the Swimming Upstream series were just juried into PAQA-South's 10th International Art Exhibit  titled ARTQUILTSwater, I could only enter three and I was honored that they took all three for this exhibit. 
"Swimming Upstream, cgre." 6h x 35w

Monday, November 19, 2012

Annamaria Q. Kusber's Artwork


Souls Rising From the Deep
 
VEO {I see}




WAVES
ANCIENT EYES

DANCE ON PAPER
MATTINO CALIFORNIANO   
[sunrise in California]
GEODYNAMICS IN ART  N.5



Untitled



FORCE OF MAN AND NATURE , Part 1

FORCE OF MAN AND NATURE , Part2







MEMORIAL DAY  I N   U.S.A.
DIVERSITY     TOGETHER














FIVE MINUTES SKETCH OF A MAN
     I2  PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL
 





















Saturday, November 10, 2012

Membership Renewal Procedure for 2013

Dear Peninsula WCA Members,

Starting 2013 you will be able to update your membership through entry thingy.

Please go to this link and follow the instructions:





 Here is what you will encounter  when you open the page:


Click on the lower left corner WCA Peninsula Chapter link


 You will be prompted to the following page, click on the lower right box with the $55.00 amount.  After that, press Pay Now.


Then you will be guided to the PayPal page to make your payment, and you are all done and renew!


 

You can continue to sign up via paper application and pay with a check.

If you have any questions please contact:





Saturday, July 21, 2012

I Heart CA--Milton Marks Exhibition


 Peninsula Women’s Caucus for Art - Exhibition

I Love California


The Peninsula Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art will present a 
member exhibition titled I Love California.  

August 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013 at the Milton Marks Conference Center Galleries, San Francisco. Gallery hours are 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Mondays through Fridays.

I Love California includes artwork by emerging and professional women artists Beate Amler, Della Calfee, Claire Erlin, Annamaria Kusber, Rebecca Lambing, Ellen Lee, Kim McCool Nelson, Alysanne McGaffey, Yvonne Newhouse, Nora Raggio, Jeanette Sacco-Belli, Bonnie J. Smith, Francine Survilo, Leigh Toldi, Cristina Velazquez and Marian Yap. The works on display cover a broad range of two-dimensional mediums that include oils, acrylic, fiber art, watercolor, mixed media and photography. The exhibit provides the viewer a look into the artist’s interpretation of living within California with its idealized golden land of mountains, oceans and cities.


About the Women’s Caucus for Art
Founded in 1972 in connection with the College Art Association (CAA), WCA is a national member organization unique in its multi-disciplinary, multicultural membership of artists, art historians, students /educators, and museum professionals. The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to expand opportunities and recognition for women in the arts.

WCA is committed to education about the contributions of women, opportunities for the exhibition of women's work, publication of women's writing about art, inclusion of women in the history of art, professional equity for all, and respect for all individuals without discrimination and support for legislation relevant to our goals.  For more information visit:  www.nationalwca.org

About Milton Marks Conference Center Galleries

The Milton Marks Conference Center Galleries are located on the lower level of the Hiram Johnson State Office Building, 455 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco.  















Friday, July 20, 2012

Little Red Journal Auction


 Little Red Journal is to be auctioned off as a WCA fundraiser at a later date. 

1.Topic: be creative; remember 2012 is WCA’s 40th anniversary. 
2.Create 1-2 pieces, collaborations welcome! 
3.Art Work Size: 4h x 3w .25d inches, no complaining on size constraints. 
4.Media, original art, painting, photo drawing printmaking, sculpture flat or very skinny, let the mind wonder. 
5.Please put your name, initials whatever you are comfortable with on front or back, your name and chapter will also be written on the page your work is fastened. Please put your work in an envelope with your name on it when you give it to me or whoever is collecting art that month. We want to give you credit and keep it clean. 
6. Remember art works will be glued, taped or sewn to pages. 
7.Cut off date to receive art is September 18, 2012 at chapter meeting. 
8.You may mail finished work to my home Bonnie J. Smith, 45 Devine Street, San Jose, Ca. 95110 at any time. No hand delivery accepted! 408-298-7898 

Monday, July 16, 2012

Meeting Tuesday July 17th.


Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 17th.
7:30 PM at the Coastal Arts League Museum & Gallery, 
300 Main Street in Half Moon Bay

Friday, June 15, 2012

Next Meeting--Different Location

We are momentarily without a meeting place in Belmont,
we have opted to meet in the following location for our upcoming meeting on June 19th.


WCA Peninsula Chapter

Meeting Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
Highlands Recreation Center
1851 Lexington Ave, San Mateo, 94402
7:30-9:00 PM

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Members Websites

Do not forget to click on the current member's web sites.
They are located on the far right hand side on this site under Members.

This month we are showcasing Karen Gutfreund.

http://karengutfreund.com/blog/

Click on the link and tell us what you think.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Upcoming Exhibition: Untitled.

Save the DATE for the Honoring Women's Rights Sept 8, 2012

Hello Dear WCA Friends,

Please see http://honoringwomensrights.org/  about the Honoring Women's Rights conference and the associated Echoing Visual Voices Together exhibition. 
The Sept/8 conference has films, speakers, a play during the day and an exhibition reception in the evening. There are a block of rooms at two hotels, for about $89/night for a Delux dbl-queen room. 
The exhibition is juried by three nationally know jurors.

• Early Bird conference tickets go on sale May 15
• VIP conference packages go on sale June 1
• On-line art submission Deadline  is June 17
More details are on the website. 

FYI: We'll add the names of the speakers, etc. by the time the conference tickets go on sale. 
Thank you for helping to spread the word. 
Best Regards, 
Susan Kraft
HWR Program Manager 
SBAWCA President
650-444-1354
Save the DATE for the Honoring Women's Rights Sept/8/2012 conference & exhibition at National Steinbeck Center, in Salinas

Bay Area Artists' Artwork Traveled to Kinsey Institute

The Kinsey Institute Gallery



Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze
Juried Art Show 2012 will be on exhibit May 18 to July 21, 2012 at the Grunwald Gallery of Art.
Eric with Flowers, by Laura Hartford.
April 13 - June 29, 2012


Man as Object presents works of art that examine the visibility of men and masculinity from female/feminist/transgender perspectives. By surveying the ways men are represented in contemporary art by women, this exhibition opens new dialogues regarding the myriad of ways women view men in today's culture and society. It marks an important development in feminist art, which has long concentrated on images of women meant to challenge stereotypical notions of womanhood. A gallery filled with works depicting men, created by women, actively resists the prevalence of the male gaze in art. This traveling exhibition will be accompanied by a selection of artworks by female artists depicting men that is drawn from the permanent collection of The Kinsey Institute.
Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze was organized by Karen Gutfreund, Priscilla Otani, and Brenda Oelbaum for the Women’s Caucus for Art with Tanya Augsburg, Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University, as Juror. Prior to coming to Bloomington, it was shown at the SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco.
An opening reception will be held at The Kinsey Institute on Friday, April 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.
A panel discussion, A Dialog with the Artists on Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze, will be held prior to the show opening, April 13, from 4:00 to 5:00, in Morrison 007 (ground floor).


Hours
Monday - Friday, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Admission is free.

Visiting the Gallery
Visitors may view the gallery during gallery hours without an appointment. To schedule a gallery visit at another time, please call 812-855-7686. Please note that the gallery is closed for all major and federal holidays.

Maps and Directions to the Institute are available.

Due to adult content, visitors should be 18 years of age or older, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.



The Kinsey Institute
Morrison Hall, Room 302
1165 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
Ph: 812/855-7686; Fax: 812/855-8277
Email: kinsey@indiana.edu

http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/services/gallery.html#manobject

ArtHouse: Art Making Party


ArtHouse | San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art | SoFA District | ART | LiveSV.com
www.livesv.com
Come to ArtHouse - an art and art making block party.

Saturday, May 12th 10am - 4pm

ArtHouse is a day-long arts festival that includes art shows, guided gallery tours, artists talks, hands-on art activities, original artworks for sale, improv comedy performances, and more! Admission and parking is free. Don't miss this chance to go behind the scenes at participating ArtHouse galleries and venues.

ArtHouse takes place in downtown San Jose's SoFA arts district between William and Reed Streets and is presented by: Higher Fire ClaySpace and Gallery, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, and The Stage Theatre.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Size Matter Exhibition at Gallery 25


 

Peninsula Women’s Caucus for Art - Art Exhibition, Size Matters


Exhibition May 11 through July 6, 2012 at the Avenue 25 Gallery, San Mateo. 

Public reception on Saturday, May 12, from 2-4 pm. 

Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 am to 5 pm.
This event is free and open to the public.  


The theme, Size Matters, was selected by the group to create large artwork that would stimulate audience reaction; women are many times stereotyped as makers of small works of art.  Viewers will discover that the artists have made great strides to disprove this idea through the creation of their art.  The works on display cover a broad range of media, including painting and mixed media.

Alysanne McGaffey’s Easter Morning: The Rollicking Hills of Half Moon Bay is the last in her big oil series of sites along Highway One, Skyline Drive and Highway 280 – all in San Mateo County.  Alysanne says, “The elements dance and swirl about.  Clouds, trees and hills become animated forms of color and light.”

Nancee McDonell made a collage using colors and shapes that reflect her thoughts that size DOES matter. “The definition of the word size pertains to a measurement. I am aware of how much in our world and life cannot be measured, an act of kindness, an appreciation of something beautiful. Size is important in many aspects of our life. It's a balancing act for us.”

Included in the exhibit is an acrylic and tissue paper on canvas art by Rebecca Lambing who says, “The size of our imaginations can surpass anything in our line of vision, creating beauty and unexpected worlds.”


Leigh Toldi
Beatae Amler
Francine Survilo
Nancee McDonell
Alysanne McGaffey
Rebecca Lambing
Marian Yap
Ruth Waters

About Women’s Caucus for Art

Founded in 1972 in connection with the College Art Association (CAA), WCA is a national member organization unique in its multi-disciplinary, multicultural membership of artists, art historians, students /educators, and museum professionals. The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to expand opportunities and recognition for women in the arts.

WCA is committed to education about the contributions of women, opportunities for the exhibition of women's work, publication of women's writing about art, inclusion of women in the history of art, professional equity for all, and respect for all individuals without discrimination and support for legislation relevant to our goals.  For more information visit:  www.nationalwca.org

About Avenue 25 Gallery

Avenue 25 Gallery features emerging as well as established Bay Area artists and is sponsored by Peninsula Library System (PLS).  PLS is a consortium of 35 public and community college libraries working together to provide innovative and cost-effective service to their users.  "The Peninsula Library System strengthens local libraries through cooperation, enabling them to provide better service to their diverse communities.”
Website: http//avenue25gallery.plsinfo.org
Gallery Coordinator: Kim McCool Nelson – kimikazi@sbcglobal.net