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Our next meeting is Tuesday May 24
at:
Sandra Perlow, 1300 Lake Shore Drive, #23A, parking in the building's garage.
Come and view Sandra's art collection at 6:30 p.m. and stay for a business meeting afterwards, approximately 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP Arlene, 847.674-0321, arlenerakoncay@aol.com
Sandra is having a one person show at
Woman Made gallery
from May 6 to June 30;
The opening is May 6 6-9.
At the same time she is in a 3 person show at the Beverly Art Center
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ART CALLS:
WCA National Call for Art:
"Man as Object - Reversing the Gaze" will be held at SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA from November 4-26th and juried by Tanya Augsburg, Ph.D, SF State University.
Deadline: Friday, May 20, 2011
The exhibition committee consisting of Karen Gutfreund, Priscilla Otani, Brenda Oelbaum and Tanya Augsburg are happy to announce we received the 2011 Curatorial Award from SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco. Over 200 applications were submitted with only four being chosen. We are reopening the show and encourage you to submit work, particularily video, installation, mixed media and painting. The entry deadline is Friday, May 20th and there is no entry fee. There will be a variety of programs surrounding the exhibition including performance art, "peepshow drawing circles", film screenings and discussion panels.
Some work has already been chosen for this exhibition for the initial proposal, however we are looking for up to an additional 20 pieces for the gallery.
Prospectus: The goal of this exhibition "Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze" is to turn the tables and to exhibit works that put the male in the position of subject and spectacle. Not only will the male be taking on the female role, but the surveyor is now female, no longer a "masculine" part of the female, thus creating a truly Feminist stance. The male is the spectacle for a woman's enjoyment or mere viewing.
This is effective in two ways: as the male viewer encounters the male nude, he is forced like many women before him to turn the mirror on himself and secondly to feel the powerlessness of being owned or submissive. The individualism of the artist, the thinker, the patron, the owner, and the woman is transformed. The person who is the object of their activities, the man, is treated as a thing or an abstraction. By reversing the unequal relationship between men and women that is so deeply embedded in our culture, men will do to themselves what they have done to women for centuries. They observe themselves and their own masculinity as women observe their own femininity.
This exhibition will explore women's responses to a male dominated world in a different way than an exhibition of women's images of themselves. It will mark 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, comments on the prevalence of the male gaze in art and of the continued domination of male artists exhibiting in galleries and museums.
This show will travel to the Kinsey Institute Gallery in summer of 2012.
WomanMade Gallery art calls
go to
http://www.womanmade.org/entryform.html
Culturehall art call
Culturehall, a curated online resource for contemporary art, invites artists to submit work to an open application call. From this open call, four artists will be selected for membership and inclusion in our Spring New Artists Feature. As a member, each artist can directly share their work, accomplishments, and events with the audience of arts professionals who visit Culturehall daily. The New Artists Feature will publish to our homepage and by newsletter on June 15th.
Applications close May 22nd at midnight EST.
For more information and to apply, please visit:
http://culturehall.com/apply.html
To view the Winter 2011 New Artists Feature, please visit: http://culturehall.com/feature_issues.html?no=65
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Margaret Burroughs
Margaret Burroughs, an historian, artist, teacher, mentor and the founder of the DuSable Art Museum passed away in November. She was 95 years old. She worked in sculpture, painting and printmaking. She was the author of children's books and also wrote poetry. She received many awards and honors including the Legends and Legacy Award from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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news bits
The Smithsonian Institution is under attack
A report from National Coalition Against Censorship. The Smithsonian Institution is under attack--as are the rights of artists and museum goers. On October 30, 2010, the National Portrait Gallery opened the exhibition: "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture. The exhibition was on a full month when a conservative blogger inflamed the Catholic League, which attacked one of the video's images, 11 seconds of ants crawling on a crucifix.They declared it "hate speech" Enter, the new House Speaker, Rep. John Boehner and other Republican legislators who demanded the removal of the video, threatening the Smithsonian with the loss of funding. It was removed within an hour!!!
Kass Meridian Gallery owner in River North was indicted
The owner of the Kass Meridian Gallery in River North was indicted along with 3 others for selling fake works by Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali and other masters. The prints had fake signatures and false numerical markings. Thousands of fake prints were dumped on the market. An art teacher from Elmhurst thinks he is one of those duped by the gallery. He contacted attorney Scott Hodes who reminded him that there is a state law, Fine Prints Disclosure Act that allows anyone knowingly ripped off by a dealer to recover three times the cost of the work. This is also a reminder to printmakers that you must disclose if your work is a print. |
Check out new art calls - new posts
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Check out the member news, services, and classes
http://cwcamemberblog.blogspot.com/
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Art Dates, News & Resources
For Gallery NEWS:chicagogallerynewsCAR - another great resource:www.chicagoartistsresource.org Another Resource for opportunities:http://artdeadline.com/another "ART LETTER" from Paul Kleinhttp://www.artletter.com/Red Tape TheatreredtapetheatreGUERRILLA GIRLS ON TOUR!http://www.guerrillagirlsontour.blogspot.com/ART PRESS & ART RESOURCE LISTS:
Compiled by Caroll Michels Career coach and artist-advocate Author of How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul(Henry Holt & Company, 6th edition, 2009) All lists may be used for multiple mailings at no extra charge. Lists are updated on an ongoing basis. Orders are filled with the most recent update. International, National & Regional Art Press Contacts List, New York Area Art Press Contacts List, Art Critics List, Interior Design, Architecture & Landscape Design Press List, Museum and Independent Curators, Art Consultants,http://www.carollmichels.com/resources/resources.htm |
BLOGS:
Please visit the CWCA blogs for more information.
To do so you can use the links to the left or below to get the latest posts and more info:
The CWCA member blog has the latest posts on member info, exhibits and other information.
The CWCA calls blog has information on calls for exhibit and other opportunities.
To post: You can post your own info on the blog and the calendar.
Request the instructional powerpoint.
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The mission of the Women's Caucus for Art is to create community through art, education and social activism.
We are committed to: - recognizing the contribution of women in the arts
- providing women with leadership opportunities and professional development
- expanding networking and exhibition opportunities for women
- supporting local, national and global art activism
- advocating for equity in the arts for all
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Chicago Women's Caucus for Art was Established in 1973
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