Member News: Cherie M. Redlinger

Cherie M. Redlinger Works on Canvas can be see at
The Maris Elaine Gallery
178 Waterfront Street
National Harbor MD 20745
(301) 686-0323

OPENING RECEPTION:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
http://www.cheriemredlinger.com

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR WCA/DC'S ART SHARE AND SALE IS OCTOBER 19TH

SUPPORT WCADC - PARTICIPATE IN THE SMALL WORKS ART SALE!! - WE NEED MORE MEMBERS AND THEIR ART

We can easily display 3 works apiece for each of 12 artists. Thus far we have five artists participating. Not enough! We need more to make it worthwhile for our buyers to attend. Marguerite is working hard to spread the news of the art sale along building residents See the details below.

Sunday, October 23, 2011, 2pm to 5pm

WCADC Art Share and Small Works Sale 

at VNNC Building - Bombay Room(East Indian Room)

3001 Veazey Terrace, NW, Washington, DC 20008 

(Metro Red Line,Van Ness, DC ) 

ART SHARE 2:00pm-3:30pm

SMALL WORKS ART SALE, NETWORKING, REFRESHMENTS –3:30pm -5:00pm

Please RSVP for the art share by October 19to Margaret Paris at margparis@comcast.net. Bring an original work to share.

Deadline for registering small works for sale: 10/19 by e-mail to Marguerite Beck Rex at mbeckrex@aol.com. Artists must register in advance for the art sale, specifying the number of small works for sale, and the artist's name, size, medium and price of each. Artists with work in the art sale must arrive at 1:30pm to set up. 

Specifications for small works sale: Maximum size, including mat and frame, is 14"x 11" horizontal (or 11" x 14" vertical); pieces may be smaller. We can accommodate 36 pieces on the wire screens. An artist may exhibit from 1-3 pieces on the wire screens; the number per artist will depend upon the number of participants in the small works sale. Artists can also exhibit small sculpture and 3-D work (1-3 pieces, depending on space), meeting the specifications above.

VOLUNTEER TO HELP: Please volunteer to help with the art share, refreshments and art sale set up. Contact Marilyn Hayes at hayesarts@yahoo.com to volunteer.

Michelle

Fall Planning Meeting

WCA-DC FALL PLANNING MEETING- September 18, 2011

WCA-DC Fall Planning Meeting fostered many interesting views on leadership, publicity and future events. Exhibiting plans underway, watch for upcoming “Calls for Entries”!  Additionally, nominations are being accepted for 2012-14 leadership positions.

TEXT-  WCA-DC FALL PLANNING MEETING- September 18, 2011

WCA-DC Fall Planning Meeting fostered many interesting views on leadership, publicity and future events. Exhibiting plans underway, watch for upcoming “Calls for Entries”!  Additionally, nominations are being accepted for 2012-14 leadership positions.

Images of Frostburg State University Exhibition

Thank you to the curators:  Marilyn Hayes (past WCA National President, past DC President), Gallery Director Dustin Davis, Jane Forth (WCA-DC Vice President).  We especially thank the students who visited the exhibition, truly studied it, and wrote about for their courses at Frostburg State University.

Reception Photos: WCA/DC Frostburg State University

WCA/DC

Frostburg State University

Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery

September 9-October 12

CALL FOR ENTRIES: for “RE/Using our Re/Sources"

Market Day in Ethiopia--Bonnie MacAllister

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  
for “RE/Using our Re/Sources," 
an exhibit exploring your environmental concerns and values.

LOCATION:  
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD.

Opens September 10, 2012
Reception Sunday, September 16, 2012, 2-4pm

CURATOR:  Barbara Wolanin

HANGING FEE: 
$35.00 (due at the end of January when notification of acceptance has been received.)

This exhibit is a collaboration of the Washington DC and Philadelphia WCA Chapters.  Two and three dimensional work as well as performance and special projects that relate to the theme are to be part of this exhibit.

All artists submitting work will be represented in the exhibit. Because of the limited exhibiting space, 2D work wider than 36 inches may not be able to be accommodated, so please send smaller work for consideration too, if you are including work larger than 36 inches in your submissions

HOW TO ENTER:
All Washington DC Chapter members are invited to submit up to 3 pieces of recent work that relates to the theme.
Those who were part of the proposal and previously notified have a choice to submit 2 additional works.  Otherwise the work in the proposal will be exhibited.

If you have a community project you would like to have considered, please send your idea and outline of how it would be completed.

Send up to 3 jpegs, 300 dpi, 4x6 to wcadcfeaturedartist@gmail.com .  Entries are accepted until December 1st.  Please check out    http://www.zhibit.org/wca-dc/sandy-spring-museum-re-using-our-re-sources    to view current entries on our on-line exhibit.  Your work will be posted too, as soon as it is received.

Upcoming Events: WCA/DC

Sunday, October 23, 2011, 2:00pm to 5:00pm, WCADC Art Share and Small Works Sale at
VNNC Building - Bombay Room (East Indian Room), 3001 Veazey Terrace, NW, Washington, DC
20008 (Metro Red Line,Van Ness, DC ) ART SHARE, 2:00pm-3:30pm; SMALL WORKS ART SALE,
NETWORKING, REFRESHMENTS – 3:30pm -5:00pm

Please RSVP for the art share by October 13th to Margaret Paris at margparis@comcast.net. Bring an
original work to share.

Deadline for registering small works for sale: 10/13 by e-mail to Marguerite Beck Rex at
mbeckrex@aol.com. Artists must register in advance for the art sale, specifying the number of small
works for sale, and the artist's name, size, medium and price of each. Artists with work in the art sale
must arrive at 1:30pm to set up. Specifications for small works sale: Maximum size, including mat
and frame, is 14"x 11" horizontal (or 11" x 14" vertical); pieces may be smaller. We can accommodate
36 pieces on the wire screens. An artist may exhibit from 1-3 pieces on the wire screens; the number per artist will depend upon the number of participants in the small works sale. Artists can also exhibit small sculpture and 3-D work (1-3 pieces, depending on space), meeting the specifications above.

VOLUNTEER TO HELP: Please volunteer to help with the art share, refreshments and art sale set up.  Contact Marilyn Hayes at hayesarts@yahoo.com to volunteer.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011, 11am to 5pm – Holiday Brunch – Fun, Food, Connection, Sharing at
VNNC Building - Bombay Room (East Indian Room), 3001 Veazey Terrace, NW, Washington, DC
20008 (Metro Red Line,Van Ness, DC ) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

January 2012 – WCA/DC January Planning Meeting –Date and Time TBD

Upcoming Events/Exhibitions
Second Annual Feminist Art Conference at American University, November 4-6, 2011, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC; Register online or at door. Free - www.american.edu/cas/arthistory/femconf/

National Portrait Gallery, “Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories,” October 14, 2011 January 22, 2012

National Museum of Women in the Arts, “Visions of the Orient: Western Women Artists in Asia
1900–1940” and “Trove: The Collection in Depth,” October 28, 2011 - January 12, 2012

NEW WCA/DC BLOGSPOT – Check Out Calls for Art, Monthly Featured Artist, WCADC Event

Updates. To get to the blog - Go the WCADC website and click on the link, http://wcadc.blogspot.com.