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Networking Day 2009
WCA/DC's NETWORKING DAY on May 30th at the state of the art Cafritz Foundation Arts Center promises to be a great hit!
With the theme is "STEPPING INTO TECHNOLOGY" we are going to have great topics such as global technology projects, "to blog or not to blog," "what about Facebook?", and facts about web sites; plus the keynote speaker Susan Fisher-Sterling,Director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
In addition to WCA/DC members, guests, spouses and significant others are invited to attend. Reserve the day!
(Registration form will be available in a few weeks - stay tuned!)
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WCA/DC Fundraising
WCA/DC continues fundraising efforts to replace the funds used to implement the new website and communications plan. We welcome your donations - every little bit counts!
Donations may be sent to:
Holly Dodge
WCA/DC
P.O. Box 42145
Washington, DC 20015
Write "website donation" on the memo line of your check your check.
Please note, donations are NOT tax-deductible.
Special thanks to those who have already donated to the WCA/DC fundraising campaign.
Holly Dodge
Nancy Elizabeth Fitch
Jennifer Judelsohn
Mara Odette
Pat Ortman
Margaret Paris
Carole Lyle Shaw
Judy Sinkin
Katie Weaver
Louise Evans
Marcelle Pachnowski
Marilyn Hayes
Glenna Stearman Park
Susan Feller
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President's Message
 At last, spring is here, and WCA/DC activities are flourishing! Mark your calendars for Networking Day 2009, on May 30th at the Cafritz Center at Montgomery College. Join WCA/DC members and friends for tours of the Hirshorn Museum and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, submit your art for the WCA/DC Southeast regional show at PEPCO's Edison place gallery, and join the new facebook group (it's free!). There is something for everyone, hope you will join us.
Best wishes for a happy and artful spring season!
Sincerely,
Katie Weaver
President
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Announcing WCA/DC's Facebook Group
WCA/DC is now on Facebook! For those of you who are on Facebook, please search under the full name "Women's Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC" to join the group. (A few of your have found us already!)
If you are not on Facebook you can join for free at www.facebook.com. After you sign up, look for the button with the two heads at the bottom (this takes you to the groups section rather than individuals, and you can search from there.) It's great for networking and sharing information about events. This is an open group, so friends and family can join, too. Special thanks to member Pat Ortman for setting this up for our chapter.
Join further discussions about using Facebook as a tool for promoting your art at Networking Day May 30, 2009!
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CALL FOR ARTISTS: "From a Woman's Perspective"
"The Women's Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, DC invites all WCA artists in good standing in the Southeast Region (DC, MD, VA, LA, GA, FL, NC, SC, and SE regional members at large) to enter its September 2009 juried show "From a Woman's Perspective" at the Edison Place Gallery, a 4,100-square-foot gallery located on the ground floor of Pepco's headquarters building (701 Ninth Street, N.W.) in Washington, D.C.
Any two or three-dimensional work following exhibition guidelines will be considered by the juror. The works selected will be exhibited at the Edison Place Gallery from September 8. 2009 through October 2, 2009. An exhibition catalogue will be available for sale at this time.
Submissions must be received by April 15, 2009.
For details on submission please contact Susan Feller at sfeller42@gmail.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Tour of Louise Bourgeois Exhibition
Apr 18th, 2009 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Exhibition at Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum
Independence Avenue at 7th Street, SW
The Hirshhorn presents a major survey of the works of Louise Bourgeois, the French-born artist who emigrated to the United States in 1938.
RSVP to Barbara Wolanin at bwolanin@comcast.net
Tour of Maya Lin Exhibition "Systematic Landscapes"
May 2nd, 2009 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Exhibition at Corcoran Gallery of Art
500 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
This spring, the Corcoran Gallery of Art will present Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes-a dramatic installation of major new works by this renowned contemporary artist and architect. On view from March 14 through July 12, the exhibition addresses contemporary ideas about landscape and geologic phenomena. Lin's second nationally-traveling exhibition in 10 years, Systematic Landscapes explores how people perceive and experience the landscape in a time of heightened technological influence and environmental awareness.
RSVP to HIRO @ 703 660-6161
Steering Committee Meeting
May 9th, 2009 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Meeting at Holly Dodge's home,
5410 Connecticut Avenue, NW #314,
Washington, DC 20015
Join us for a steering committee meeting and lunch
(all members are welcome!)
RSVP to Holly Dodge at holly.arts.dc@verizon.net
Networking Day 2009
May 30th, 2009 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, Montgomery College School of Art + Design, 930 King Street Silver Spring , MD 20910
Join us for Networking Day 2009! A day of educational speakers, networking, and sharing your art. See more details in the Networking Day 2009 article (above).
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Hope you enjoyed this issue of the WCA/DC newsletter. Special thanks to our publications chair, Michelle Frazier. If you would like to write an article for the next newsletter, please contact Michelle at publications@wcadc.org
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Sincerely,
Katie Weaver
President
WCA/DC
P.O. Box 42145
Washington, DC 20015
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