Life Blood Exhibit Grand Opening

Life Blood Exhibit is gearing up for the grand opening at Florissant Valley Contemporary Art Gallery! After the preview party at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, this will be the first showing of the exhibition in its entirety and catalogs from the show will be offered for a suggested donation of $5. I will be sending out more reminders as the show nears, but please mark your calendars now to join in the conversation and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Life Blood Exhibit
invitational group show organized by myself
STLCC-Florissant-Valley Art Gallery
3400 Pershall Rd., Florissant, MO
June 7 - July 1, 2010
reception: Thursday, June 10, 6 - 8 PM

GYA and Yeyo Arts

Check out..

GYA

arts.gifts.wellness
& YeyoArts Collective
yeyoarts.blogspot.com
2700 Locust STL Mo 63103

We are a small group of women dedicated to the experience and sustainability of women's art. Founded by WCA member Dail Chambers.

Visit them on facebook at Yeyo Arts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yeyo-Arts/107093182649713

Life Blood Exhibit

Life Blood Exhibit is coming! This show features several Women's Caucus for Art - St. Louis members' works about menstruation, so be on the lookout for it. The preview party is a one-night-only event, so please come and check it out before you miss it. This Friday night!

Preview Party Kickoff!
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7 – 10 PM
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
3151 Cherokee St.
Life Blood Exhibit is proud to be part of beverlyear at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts. This one-night-only event will include a small sampling of works by several artists in the exhibition, a bathroom installation by Jennifer Weigel and a silent auction including artworks by local artists, a Luna Pads intro kit & two certificates towards The Keeper menstrual cup products.

Life Blood Exhibit is a group art show coordinated by Jennifer Weigel and themed around menstruation that will travel to various venues throughout the St. Louis metro region from 2010 – 2011 and then travel nationally from 2011 – 2012. Each showing will highlight different artists in the group. This traveling art show features thirteen St. Louis women artists exploring the theme of menstruation, from menarche to motherhood to menopause and more. Some works are humorous while others are serious, but all are thought-provoking. Please see the shows, join in the conversation, and help break the taboo! More information can be found on the website. http://www.lifebloodexhibit.com/

Artists:
Lisa Becker, Danielle Correll, Annette Crymes, Marsha Heck, Christine Ilewski, Aunia Kahn, Arlene Ligori, Barbara Merlotti, Janice Nesser, Pat Owoc, Roxanne Phillips, Evie Shucart, Jennifer Weigel

By drawing attention to the female body and to the menstrual cycle, artists are able to comment on this life-giving aspect of womanhood and to celebrate and/or show their discontent with their own bodies & cycles. We are able to offer commentary on experience, confront stereotypes & assumptions and educate one another about things too often left unsaid. Thus we can explore the positive & negative to turn around preconceptions and help break the taboo surrounding menstruation.

Life Blood Exhibit is sponsored in part by The Keeper, Inc., the leader and most trusted & recognized name in the industry, manufacturing menstrual cups since 1987.

Dail Chambers Solo Show

The Nu-Art Series presents it's end of the season JAZZ AND THE VISUAL ARTS
programs with a triple header. An exhibition of works by local mixed media
artist DAIL CHAMBERS, a performance by the local musical ensemble /JBMG/,
(grandchildren of St. Louis music legends Fontella Bass and Lester Bowie),
and a performance by the CAMERON YOUTH ORCHESTRA, under the direction of
JAMES MCKAY, and featuring St. Louis pianist VICKIE NEWTON.

Dail Chambers received a BFA degree from The Memphis College of Art. She
has exhibited in St. Louis, Memphis, and Philadelphia. Currently her work
is included in a national "emerging artist" exhibition at the Liz Long Gallery, Chicago, IL.

The Dail Chambers exhibition opens Saturday June 13 and closes on July 10th. The artist will give a demonstration workshop on Saturday 13th from 2-4pm (a $10.00 donation will be appreciated). The official opening reception is Saturday, June 13th, from 5-7:30pm, and is free and open to the public.

On Saturday June 20th, from 3-5 pm, the local musical ensemble JBMG will perform "Song for my Father", in observance of Father's Day. JBMG are the grandchildren of St. Louis music legends Fontella Bass and Lester Bowie. Admission to the June 20th performance is $10.00.

On Saturday June 28, from 3-5 pm, The Cameron Youth Orchestra, directed by James McKay will present is annual spring concert. This year's concert will feature pianist Vickie Newton. This event is sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council, The Arts and Education Council, Borders Books, The St. Louis American, and The Nu-Art Series> Admission to the June 28 performance is $10.00

Please note that The Nu-Art Series has a new email address and a new
website. To send us an email please use: info@thenu-artseries.org. The
visit our website please go to: www.thenu-artseries.org

Dail Chambers - upcoming art events

Dail Chambers
::: Art. Jewelry. Craft:::
www.dail.isgreat.org
www.aquarianaccess.blogspot.com
www.dailchambers1.blogspot.com

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::: i will vend here April 11th:::

Every Other Artist Market
Saturday , April 11th
Old Orchard Gallery in webster groves
*see attached flyer

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Soulard Art Market featured artist::: April 26th
www.soulardartmarket.com

come out!
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:::i will be vending here April 25th:::

WOMEN in LEADERSHIP
Sisterhood+Diversity+Community+Empowerment

Sponsorship of this workshop by Incarnate Word Foundation and Berkana Institute

Registration can be completed online at www. berkana.org.
If you are unable to register online or if you want scholarship information, please call the
Incarnate Word Foundation (314) 773-5100; ask for Debbie or Sister Mary Ann.
Directions to Maria Center will be sent as a confirmation to all who register.
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Women and Environment (continuation...)
April 7- April 30, 2009
Riverside Gallery
Webster Groves, MO
Shown in conjunction with the Rubia Project quilt 'Women Helping Women Stitch by Stitch'
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:::artworks at spirit's lounge in Alton Ill MAY 2009...
(Women's Caucus of Art St. Louis: wca-stl.org)
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The AIDS Project 3
Memphis Tn.
April 29th

Jennifer Weigel - review

I was featured in the Southeast Missourian for my installation at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Chris Harris wrote a lovely article on installation art featuring some wonderful photographs of my Dutch Elm Disease piece by Kit Doyle. A photograph of my work was even included on the front cover of SE Live: Arts & Entertainment Guide.
- Jennifer Weigel

Off the wall: Art installations at local galleries encourage audience participation

Dail Chambers - Collectors' Show

A juried exhibition, running until March 7th. The opening is Saturday from 7pm until 10pm. I am one of the exhibiting artists.
- Dail Chambers

Collectors' Show" @ Portfolio Gallery
Saturday, Feb. 7th from 7 til 10pm
3514 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel. 314.533.3323
Located next door to Powell Symphony Hall.

Dutch Elm Disease on display

Starting Friday, my Dutch Elm Disease installation will be on display at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, along with some of my Memory series. The reception is this Friday from 5 - 9 PM in conjunction with the first Friday gallery walk. Please stop by and check it out if you're out that way.
- Jennifer Weigel

February Show:

Gallery 100 - Robert Ketchens
Lorimier Gallery - Jennifer Weigel
Chapman Gallery - Visual Arts Co-Op

Exhibit: Feb. 6 - 28, 2009
Reception: Feb. 6, 5 - 9 PM, food provided by Ray's
Hours: weekdays 9 - 5, Saturdays 10 - 4

Arts Council of Southeast Missouri
32 N. Main, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
www.capearts.org

Abstractions of Childhood & Nature

The Arts Council of St. Charles County is proud to announce its second art exhibition
at the Lillian Yahn Galley in our new location in Wing Haven.

Abstractions of Childhood and Nature
Abstract Expressionism

Featured artists include John Boren, Gayle Kitchens-Borho, and Virginia Dragschutz

Beginning Saturday, January 24 through March 1
Gallery Hours: 1-4 P.M. every Saturday and Sunday

Opening Reception : Saturday, January 24 from 6-8 P.M.

7443 Village Center Drive
Wing Haven
O’Fallon, MO 63368

For More Information: 636-561-0028

LA Conference Drawing Results

Congratulations to the following 2009 WCA members whose names were drawn for the 2009 Women's Caucus Conference in Los Angeles!

Dayle Barrett
Corinne Didisheim
Virginia Dragschutz
Leslie Hume
Roxanne Phillips
Marie Samuel
Perla Segovia-Diaz
Jessi Weber

The 8 members will join the President, Lisa Becker and the Vice President, Marsha Heck. Below is an excerpt of the letter that was sent out to all 2008 WCA-STL members about the donation which made attending the conference possible for members.

Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the WCA-STL is able to offer substantial financial assistance to a select number of 2009 members to attend the National WCA Conference in Los Angeles on Feb 27-March 2, 2009. It is the intent of this donor to send up to 8 members, in addition to the President and Vice President/Chapter Representative, to the National Conference.

The WCA-STL will cover room, transportation, the Lifetime Achievement Awards dinner, and any costs directly associated with the conference, not to exceed $1,000 per person. Any amount over that will be the participant’s responsibility. Participants will need to cover food outside the conference and any personal incidentals.

This gift will allow the St. Louis Chapter to have a great presence at the National Conference. The National WCA, as well as our local chapter, is looking forward to a very positive transformation in the next years. St. Louis can be at the forefront of this journey! As the donor stated, “Janice Nesser has given us a national voice. Let us give her support in LA. You will grow as artists and members of the Women’s Caucus for Art. Hopefully, my gift can make this happen in Los Angeles in 2009.”

The Sketchbook Project

Jennifer Weigel decided to participate in The Sketchbook Project through Art House in Atlanta, Georgia awhile back, but has since determined that she would rather extend an invitation to the WCA-STL membership to participate by allowing members to each do a page in the book. The book first appeared at the annual holiday brunch and several members created pages in it. The cover has even been altered with the addition of quilting squares that Dayle Barrett provided. Other materials offered included crayon, pen, and charcoal, although most artists chose to use pen and/or crayon.

The book is not due back until February, so members can continue to participate by sending the book to one another so that others can work in it. The last person to have it will then send it to Art House for the traveling exhibition, which will be coming to Soulard Art Market here in St. Louis on March 11. If the book sells, the money will go to WCA-STL for upcoming exhibitions and events.

Fiber Classes at Crossroads Art Studios

INTRODUCTION TO FELTING by Nino Hecht
1 session, 4.5 Hours
Tuition $50 plus material fee of $25 due at Registration
Class includes a 1/2 hour lunch break, students may bring their own lunch

Make your own 12X15 decorative hand-felted piece of WALL ART using wet and needle felting techniques and YOUR IMAGINATION!!!! NO prior experience necessary. Workshop will introduce you to an ancient craft of felt making. You will use various wool fibers and other embellishments (for surface design), observe interaction of organic fibers when water and agitation shape and transform them into flat piece of art.
Students will need to bring two old towels. To register, please call Nino directly at (314) 223 6528, email: ninuka.art@gmail.com , or call Crossroads Art Studios at 314-581-3748.

Dates:
Saturday, December 13, 10am-2:30pm
Saturday, January 10, 10am-2:30pm


HAND FELTED SCARVES by Nino Hecht
1 session, 6 Hours
Tuition: $60 plus material fee of $30 due at Registration
Class includes a 1/2 hour lunch break, students may bring their own lunch

Make your own hand-felted scarf using NUNO or Laminate felting techniques (size 10X50). NO prior experience necessary. You will use sheer silk and colorful wool fibers to create one of a kind, gorgeous, lightweight and a beautifully organic textile. Learn how wool and silk come together with addition of water and agitation to create felted scarves. Students will need to bring two old towels.
To register please call Nino directly at (314) 223 6528, email: ninuka.art@gmail.com , or call Crossroads Art Studios at 314-581-3748.

Dates:
Saturday, December 20 9am-3pm
Saturday, January 17 9am-3pm

Dail Chambers' Studio Sale

Dail Chambers has invited everyone to a studio art and craft sale.

When: Sunday, Nov. 16th from 1-4pm
Where: 4115A Botanical Ave. 63110
What: drawings, collage, jewelry, misc.

Carol paints and sculpts from the heart.

Check out some of Carol Horstman's work at:
Provisions Gourmet Market
11615 Olive Blvd.
M - F, 7 - 8
Sat, 8 - 7
November 2008

Crossroads Art Studios Grand Opening

Please join us for the grand opening of Crossroads Art Studios tonight, Friday, October 24, 2008!

The second floor gallery will debut kiln-formed glass work by Lisa Becker, and fiber art by Nino Hecht. The main level studios and gallery will feature pottery by Tim and Christy Sawyer, mixed media by Laura Lloyd, Printmaking by Cassandra Jarvis, and Photography by Sarah Riorden.
We will have food, drink, and fabulous art! Stop by for a while and take a tour!

Reception is from 6 p.m to 10 p.m
501 North Kingshighway
St. Charles, MO 63301

Hope to see you there!
http://artglassarray.com/
http://www.crossroadsartstudios.com/

From Carol Horstman

Hello WCA,

While I am awaiting thyroid surgery I have been busy with exhibits. I am in the St. Louis Artists Guild show, Surface Designs, with one of my reverse prints on canvas. I developed a new technique.

I am invited to show in the 2009 Venice Biennial in Florence Italy. It may be too expensive, But I have been invited at least.

I will show a wine series at Provisions Cafe in November, along with my plaster bowl sculpture. I also developed that technique from being fascinated by crumbling ancient plaster walls.

I am at best an experimental artist. I dream these things in my deep REM sleep.

Good vibes to all,
Carol Horstman

Recent Work - Amy Firestone Rosen

Amy Firestone Rosen has a show of recent work at the University City Library Gallery from November 2nd through the 29th. The opening reception is Nov. 2, 2 - 4 PM.

Art for Human Rights

Dail Chambers and Jennifer Weigel have work in the Art for Human Rights exhibit in conjunction with the Amnesty International Midwest Regional Conference. The show will be on display during the conference, at the Hilton St. Louis Airport, 10330 Natural Bridge Road, from Oct. 24 - 26.

No Time to Spare

Jennifer Weigel is the featured member artist in the No Time to Spare show at the Edward Jones Family YMCA, 12521 Marine, Maryland Heights, organized by the Academy of Contemporary Arts. She has several necklaces on display, just in time for holiday shopping. The show runs from Friday, Oct. 17 - Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 with a reception Friday, Oct. 17 from 6 - 8 PM.

Call to Members

Dear WCA Members,

I have created a new Members' Blogs section on the WCA-STL blog. (Check it out on the right, below the archive.) If you are blogging, please send me a link to your blog and I will link it from the WCA-STL one. This way we can all be more interconnected.

And please don't forget to let me know what you're up to for the member announcements on the blog. We would love to post what you are doing. Just email me a brief description of your project, along with a photo if you want a photo posted, and I will copy it verbatim to the blog.

Please email your blogs and announcements to the exhibitions address.
wcastlexhibit@charter.net

- Jennifer Weigel
Exhibitions Chair