New York Open Forum: October 24th

JOIN the

WOMEN'S CAUCUS for ART

in
NEW YORK

for an
OPEN FORUM

Sunday, October 24
2-4 p.m.
American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street

Network with WCA-NY and East Coast members
Find out about WCA and the activism happening across the country
Hear about the exciting WCA NY 2011 conference - live space: women + art + activism
meet the WCA president, Janice Nesser-Chu
meet members of the WCA executive board

The Womens Caucus for Art was founded in 1972 in connection with the College Art Association (CAA). It 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 Womens 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

Email wcadc@wcadc.org if you would like to attend with us.

Call for Art: 2011 National Exhibition

Eligibility: Open to all women artists
Juried by: Lisa Phillips, Director of the New Museum, NYC
Location: New Century Artists Gallery, NYC
Show Dates: February 1-12, 2011
Submission Deadline: November 19, 2010

Prospectus:
Artists are invited to explore their idea of their Hidden City , real or imagined, in an array of media. The theme may be broadly interpreted from an activist, political or personal context.

No matter our place in society, we all have our Hidden City, a place of refuge from gender, race, class and sexual exclusions, a place that shapes the feminist viewpoint. Some cities, like wrapped boxes, conceal unexpected gifts, others are riddles and lyrical abstractions. These are performative spaces where we may imagine retribution for injustices, righting wrongs or conversely, delving into the dark side. Convince the viewer of its viability, a live space filled with passion and imagination!

Download Prospectus

UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION

Questions? Contact Karen Gutfreund, National Exhibitions Coordinator wcashows@gmail.com

Member News: Margaret Paris

FISH AS LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHIC SCANNER PRINTS BY MARGARET L. PARIS OPENS FRIDAY, OCT. 1 AT GALLERY 10

Keeping up with the latest photographic techniques, photographer Margaret L. Paris is exhibiting manipulated scanner prints of fish at Gallery 10 from Friday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. Her portfolio, Fish as Life, a suite of 16 inkjet prints, were inspired by the skeletal and textural beauty of a fish that was revealed during a daily meal. Paris chose to explore her subject matter further, delving into more observation and creating vibrant images that move beyond biological inspection and transcend the notion of death. The prints are sold both as a portfolio set, and a few are open for individual print sales. Six of the images have been printed on fabric hangings.

Artists throughout the centuries have painted and photographed fish, usually in the context of still life, where the meaning of the fish was often steeped in traditional symbolism. When viewing Paris’ work it is easy to contemplate the idea of these long established associations, or to muse over the relationship of fish to our eco-system and to our own survival. The artist acknowledges, “I present the fish image for metaphysical contemplation.”

With a grant from Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. (2008), and the expertise of a retinal technician at the National Retina Institute, who photographed the retinas, and other sections of her fish, Paris was not limited to one snap of the shutter to create her image, she layers and enhances her works like a painter, adjusting and choosing to form compelling images that capture your gaze and demand further
observation.

One of the more striking images in the exhibition shows a mackerel with a brilliant red interior line that adds a visceral intensity to the image. The impact is heightened when this seemingly hand-drawn element is created from blood that has naturally pooled on the scanner bed. Paris strives to show not only external forms of fish but also the inner life workings in order to draw attention to the living pulse of fish and human alike. A 40-page catalog ($25.00) of the artist’s work will accompany the exhibition.

Paris, a career artist with roots in abstract painting, taught at Duke Ellington School of the Arts for over 20 years. She has exhibited extensively locally and nationally, most recently in North Carolina where Fish as Life was noted as a “Best Bets” in the Durham News. Paris received an MFA and BFA from the University of North Carolina in painting, and took specialized courses in Photoshop at the Corcoran College of Art and Montgomery College.

Gallery 10 is located at 1519 Connecticut Ave., NW, (2nd floor between the two storefronts of Kramer Books). Accessible by Metrorail’s Red Line, Dupont Circle stop, Q Street exit. The gallery is open from 12 noon to 6 PM, Wednesdays through Saturdays. http://www.gallery10dc.com/