The new WCA/DC website willl be up and running in August, so stay tuned for the launch next month! (Note: the URL will remain the same www.wcadc.org)

 

The site has expanded features and a new look, including a new logo, an online member directory, an event calendar for members to post information about their exhibitions, and artist pages (like an online portfolio), which will be introduced for a small fee later this year.   

 

Please consider a donation to WCA/DC to help offset the costs of the new website. We count on member support to keep the organization strong. Donation details are listed in the fundraising article.

 

Thank you! 

 

 

 Upcoming Events

June 2008

 

We located 16 member spaces. I had met many of these artists while volunteering and did not realize they were members.  It was nice to put it all together. I will admit, it was hard to stay on track, there was a lot to see at art-o-matic and it was easy to get sidetracked.  Overall it was a great show and WCA/DC was represented beautifully on all the floors!

 

 

 

WCA/DC's fundraising activities this year have focused on two areas: gathering information regarding the best way to go about our chapter fundraising, and defraying the cost of the chapter website redesign (including the development of the new chapter logo).

 

As part of the information-gathering effort, we sent out a survey to chapter members with a list of potential fundraising activities, asking them to indicate whether they would participate in any of the proposed events, whether they would invite a guest to participate, and whether they would be willing to help organize/plan such events.  Although the number of responses has been relatively small so far, a consensus does seem to be emerging.  The type of fundraising effort that is most likely to get the best response from members is the most direct: simply asking people to write a check to WCA/DC. 

   

With that consensus in mind, we have chosen to take the direct approach for our current fundraising campaign, which is intended to defray the $3,500 cost of our chapter website redesign.  This new website will enable our chapter to present a more professional "face" to members and potential members, galleries and exhibit venues, art collectors and supporters.  It also will provide members who do not have their own website with the opportunity to create a professional looking Internet presence; members who do have their own websites will be able to link to the WCA/DC site, and the chapter site will link to individual members' websites.  Our new website will support WCA/DC as well as all of our chapter members. The concrete benefits of the new website are well worth the relatively small initial investment in this redesign. 

Although we were able to pay for the redesign out of our reserves, we now need to replenish our funds.  A quick calculation shows that if 70 members donate an average of $50 each, we would have enough to cover the cost of the website design.

 

We already have received donations from several WCA/DC members, totaling more than $450 in this campaign.  We are very grateful for support from the following members:

 

Holly Dodge

Nancy Elizabeth Fitch

Jennifer Judelsohn

Mara Odette

Pat Ortman

Margaret Paris

Carole Lyle Shaw

Judy Sinkin

Katie Weaver

 

We welcome additional donations towards this campaign by all members, in any amount (less or more). 

 

 

 

 

Please note that these donations are NOT tax-deductible.

 

Our chapter relies on our ability to raise funds successfully and -- as the survey results indicate -- chapter members are the key. It's up to you!