Due to illness, Brenda will not be at the opening.
COME MEET OUR NEXT WCA NATIONAL PRESIDENT

Falling Out All Over

Brenda Oelbaum, our next WCA National President, will be at Target Gallery (Torpedo Factory) on Thursday, October 11, 2012, 7:00PM .  Her work is featured in this exhibit.

HOMAGE

Exhibition Dates: October 6-28th, 2012
Special Reception: Thursday, October 11th, 6-8pm • Juror Talk at 7pm

Homage is an all-media exhibition featuring work that pays respect or dedication to past influences. The juror was Brooke Seidelmann, director of DC's Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, located in the vibrant U St. corridor and part of the larger community center, Smith Center for Healing & the Arts.

Torpedo Factory 105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
703 838-4565 x4
www.torpedofactory.org

October 8, 2012

WCA-DC It's that time of year to Renew!

Membership applications can be processed online through the National website, or through our local Chapter. National WCA rates remain unchanged at $40 per year. Members can also apply or renew online by going to http://www.nationalwca.org/applicants/application.php. Mail to Local Chapter: P.O. Box 53125 Washington, D.C.  20009. Application forms will be available on the chapter website (www.wcadc.org)  for you to download. 


Exhibit Opportunities

1. Drexel University, Technically Philly, (PEC) People's Emergency Center, and Flying Kite are putting together an event on Friday, October 12 from 5-9 p.m.  There is still space for tech folks, creatives, entrepreneurs, start ups, crafters, and vendors to join in on a pop up event.   We are inviting you to be an exhibitor in the event.  We will create a pop up party, NeXt, in the space located at 3848-52 Lancaster Avenue (used in 2011 as part of LooK! on Lancaster Avenue).  We are providing several projectors, tables for organizations and vendors,  a playroom where folks can demo their gaming and technology, and space for the exhibition of visual arts.  There is ample space for 3D sculptures and interactive artwork.  All spaces are provided for free for the exhibitors.  We will provide a table for you at the event, and we will include your logo on materials and publicity.  

The party occurs in conjunction with the Second Friday event and the Make Your Mark! Release Party.  The event will be catered.

For more information on the event: http://flyingkite.ticketleap.com/lancaster-avenue/

Please confirm participation with Flying Kite Publisher, Michelle Freeman at mfreeman@flyingkitemedia.com.   Send a 300 DPI picture with your logo or product for publicity. 

Check their website for updates and information: flyingkitemedia.com


2. WCA NATIONAL CALL FOR ART

LIVING IN THE USA

Juror: Maria Mijares

Mijares studied fine art, literature and philosophy at New England School of Art in Boston, MA, painting at Art Students League in Woodstock, NY, and earned a BA in Fine Art from Rutgers University.
Her work was awarded two Painting Fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Inc.(NY) among other honors.
Her contemporary realist paintings have been exhibited nationally and abroad in museum, university, corporate, and alternative galleries.
Mijares’ four large-scale porcelain enamel onsteel murals, entitled “Between Manhattan and Meadowlands” are installed at Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System’s Bergenline Avenue Station in Union City, NJ.
She has lectured at museums, schools, hospitals, community, cancer and caregivers’ support groups, and is featured in two books—a textbook “Fearless Creating”  (Dr. Eric Maisel, 1995, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, and “Artists Observed” Harvey Stein, 1986, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NYC.
She is currently preparing for an upcoming one-woman exhibition at the MORRIS MUSEUM (December13, 2012 – March 17, 2013), “IMMORTAL STRUCTURES: Here and There After.”   www.mariamijares.com

Entry Deadline
October 20, 2012

Submit Entries to : sdwcajuriedshow@gmail.com
Subject:  Submission: Living in the USA - WCASD SHOW

Questions? 
E-mail  sdwcajuriedshow@gmail.com

Where to View Exhibitions
www.zhibit.org/sdwcajuriedshow

Exhibition Awards
Best in Show 
Most representing the theme: to be the featured artist for 2 months on our online juried show site at www.zhibit.org .
• 1st Place - $100
• 2nd Place - $50
• 3rd Place - $25

Entry Submission
1. All entries must be submitted digitally via email to: sdwcajuriedshow@gmail.com, include the 
registration form and how the entry fee will be paid, no later than midnight October 20, 2012.
2. 3D works and video are welcome - up to 3 images of one 3D work , Videos must have a starting image
3. Entry must be a high-resolution image of your art work – acceptable image formats are 8-bits/channel RGB or ARGB color model, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF (JPG is preferred)  Maximum image size 5 MB
4. Entry Fee $20.00 WCA members OR $25.00 Non-member for up to 3 entries, fee may be paid through Pay Pal or check mailed to: 
WCA/SD Online Show PO Box 2942 La Mesa, Ca 91943-2942

Follow this link to pay with paypal (WCA members)
 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MKTXY8A3QRKRL

Follow this link to pay with paypal (non members)
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H9VB5DQXPW6W2


EVENTS


Event: Pyramid Atlantic Up Scale Yard Sale
Date: Saturday, October 13
Time: 9 am - 5 pm
Place: 8230 Georgia Avenue

We will have a hands on papermaking demonstration, hot dogs on the grill and a parking lot filled with items that include gold and silver coins, antique furniture, vintage toys, high-end and wall art, china, stemware, records, a few still-in-the-box electronics, home decor, jewelry and much,much more.

There is also still time to contribute high-quality items to the sale. Contact organizer Christopher Lancette of Orion’s Attic at chris@orionsattic.com for more info.

This event is being co-presented with the fabulous folks from Orion's Attic. Proceeds from this event will benefit arts and education programs at Pyramid Atlantic.

Open Studio October 28!  

As of July 1, Cynthia began working out of a small studio within the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in downtown Silver Spring.  Feel free to stop by on Sunday, October 28 from 3:00-5:00 pm.  Or call (240-475-1047) to set up an appointment to visit at another time .

By the way, the Washington Printmakers Gallery is also located in the same facility and there is always something interesting to see! Visit the website for information on  exhibitions and hours.



Celebrating Life!
A New Exhibition
at Holy Cross Hospital Community Art Gallery

Showing from September 10 through December 7, 2012.  Reception will take place October 28, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, with Cynthia's Open Studio at 3:00-5:00 pm.

1500 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910

FREE PARKING on weekends!This Saturday is Yard Sale Saturday at PA 

Art Share & All Members Meeting

Sunday, September 16, 2012

11am-2pm
621 N. Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
RSVP Cherie Redlinger, rcredlinger@comcast.net

Please, bring your Drawings from Marathon to share.

Please, come even if you aren’t a member.
Cherie

CALLS FOR ENTRIES

Terrace Gallery and throughout Artisphere::
PHOTO/VIDEO 2013
DEADLINE: JANUARY 29, 2013 
EXHIBITION DATES: Thu June 13 – Sat July 27, 2013
ELIGIBILITY: This exhibition is open to all amateur and professional photographers/video artists (18 years and older) who live, work, study or have a studio in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. Photographers may work in any photographic medium. Video artists can submit work up to 60MB each. Artists may submit in both categories but must pay for each entry fee.
JURORS: Frank Goodyear, associate curator of photographs, National Portrait Gallery and Alberto Gaitán, Arlington, Virginia-based, new media artist, composer, programmer and former Artisphere exhibiting artist. Submissions accepted September 1 , 2012 - January 29, 2013
AWARDS: Two (2) $500 Juror’s Choice Photography Awards / One (1) $500 Juror’s Choice Video Award.
ENTRY FEE: $30
Please click here for more information.

Open Call for New Media & Video: No deadline
Submissions are accepted throughout the year.
Open call for New Media and Video seeks to enrich the creative process by cultivating awareness of and fostering dialogue about innovative projects on visual arts. Multiple projects will be selected for Artisphere’s different spaces via new media technologies and reviewed by a selection committee which includes Artisphere staff. NO ENTRY FEE. If you have a curatorial suggestion for the Terrace Gallery, please email Visual Arts Curator Cynthia Connolly at cconnolly@arlingtonva.us.

Works in Progress Gallery 
The Works in Progress (WIP) Gallery is situated at the entrance to the Terrance Gallery. The WIP Gallery investigates and exhibits works-in-progress from multiple creative disciplines. By examining different processes, structures, experiments, projects and artwork, the WIP provides the public a window into the creative process. Calls will be posted here for the WIP Gallery when time slots become available.

Mezz Gallery
The Mezz Gallery at Artisphere promotes the work of artists and curators who live, work, study or have a studio in Arlington, Virginia as well as artists from our Sister Cities program. (Aachen, Germany; Reims, France; and Oaxaca and Coyoácan, Mexico.) Artists and curators may propose individual or group exhibits to be featured along the 140 running feet of wall space. Group shows may feature work from non-Arlington artists so long as the curator meets the requirements. Shows are scheduled one to two years in advance. Calls for entries for the next exhibition schedule will be posted in 2013.

Opportunity: Woodmere Museum

Woodmere Museum

9201 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118
Located at Bells Mill Road
in Chestnut Hill

Doris Staffel: Painter, Teacher
July 28 – September 30, 2012

Doris Staffel (born 1921), a former student of both Philip Guston and Hans Hofmann, is one of Philadelphia's preeminent abstract painters and colorists. In honor of her long commitment to the city's arts community, Woodmere will present an exhibition of fourteen paintings and works on paper by Staffel from Woodmere's collection, pieces that represent the various phases of her career from the 1940s to the present, along with loans from public and private collections. Read more >>

Generations: Louise Fishman, Gertrude Fisher-Fishman, and Razel Kapustin 
October 13, 2012 – January 6, 2013

The exhibition explores the relationships between the art of Louise Fishman (b. 1939) and the work of both her mother Gertrude Fisher-Fishman (b. 1916) and her aunt Razel Kapustin (1908-1968). Key pieces by the three artists, each of whom is represented in Woodmere's collection, will be exhibited together, underscoring the pictorial, philosophical, and emotive relationships between three distinct artistic voices. Learn More >>

Call for Art: Franz and Virginia Bader Fund Grants for Artists 2012 - DC

(New) Franz and Virginia Bader Fund Grants for Artists 2012 - DC

Deadline: September 15, 12. The Franz and Virginia Bader Fund invites visual artists (excluding filmmakers, video artists, and performance artists) to apply for grants to enable recipients to develop their talent and concentrate on their art. Artists must be 40 years or older, and must live within 150 miles of Washington, DC. Three grants totaling $60,000 were awarded in 2011. Applications must be postmarked no later than September 15, 2011.  Application forms are available for download from  www.baderfund.org.  Send email inquiries to grants@baderfund.org or call 202-288-4608. Please note that the Franz and Virginia Bader Fund no longer accepts slides. All images must be submitted in digital form. For details, see the application form, which may be downloaded from the Fund's website.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND JOIN US FOR A VISIT...
Art and Healing Gallery Visit
Saturday, July 14, 11-1:00 pm
Smith Farm center
1631 U Street
Washington, D.C. 20009

Art Share, Member’s Meeting & Potluck Lunch
Saturday, September 8, 11am-2pm
621 N. Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
RSVP: infoart@cheriemredlinger.com