BOOK CLUB

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Past Book Selections

October 2023 Colorado Chapter selection

The Artist as Culture Producer: Living & Sustaining a Creative Life

by Sharon Louden

3 out of 5 stars

September 2023 National Chapter selection

Ninth Street Women

by Mary Gabriel

August 2023 Colorado Chapter selections

Art is Life

by Jerry Saltz

Making it in the Art World

by Brained Carey

3.5 out of 5 Stars

July 2023 National WCA selection

Activities of Daily Living

by Lisa Hsiao Chen

JUNE 2023 Colorado Chapter selection

In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice

from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs

by Grace Bonney

MAY 2023 National WCA selection

Walk Through Walls: A Memoir

by Marina Abramovic

APRIL 2023 Colorado Chapter selection

The Autobiography of Judy Chicago

by Judy Chicago

MARCH 2023 NATIONAL WCA selection

This Long Thread

by Jen Hewett

JANUARY 2023 NATIONAL WCA selection

How to be a Craftivist - the Art of Gentle Protest.

by Sarah Corbett

NOVEMBER 2022 NATIONAL WCA selection

Art on My Mind visual politics,

by Bell Hooks

OCTOBER 2022 COLORADO CHAPTER

How to be a Craftivist

by Sarah Corbett

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 NATIONAL WCA

Florine Stettheimer: A Biography

by Barbara Bloemink

AUGUST 10, 2022 WCA-CO

How to be a CRAFTIVIST

5 out of 5 Stars

JULY 13, 2022 WCA-CO

The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama

4.5 out of 5 Stars

JUNE 8, 2022 WCA-CO

Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler

by Alexander Nemerov

4 out of 5 Stars

MAY 11, 2022 National WCA

Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
by Olivia Laing

4 out of 5 Stars

APRIL 13, 2022 WCA-CO
The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland
2.5 out of 5 Stars

MARCH 9, 2022 National WCA

Gluck by Diana Souhami

2.5 out of 5 Stars

JANUARY 12, 2022 National WCA

The Heart: Friday Kahlo in Paris

by Marc Petitjean

3 out of 5 Stars

NOVEMBER 10, 2021 National WCA

we flew over the bridge

Faith Ringgold, memoir

4 out of 5 Stars

OCTOBER 13, 2021 WCA-CO

The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt

4 out of 5 Stars

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 National WCA

Photographer Sally Mann's book

Hold Still

4 out of 5 Stars

AUGUST 11, 2021

Paint Made Flesh

4.5 out of 5 Stars

JULY 14, 2021 National WCA

Eva Hesse

4 out of 5 Stars

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Luncheon of the Boating Party

by Susan Vreeland

5 out of 5 Stars

JANUARY 13, 2021

Day Book by Anne Truitt

An Artist's Journal

4.5 out of 5 Stars

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Sacré Bleu

by Christopher Moore

4.5 out of 5 Stars

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Art & Fear

4.5 out of 5 Stars

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Miss O'Keeffe
by Christine Taylor Patten,
Alvaro Cardona-Hine

4.5 out of 5 Stars

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Color: A Natural
History of the Palette

by Victoria Finlay

4.5 out of 5 Stars

AUGUST 12, 2020

Lisette's List

by Susan Vreeland

5 out of 5 Stars

JUNE 10, 2020

Book: One Vacant Chair

by Joe Coomer

4 out of 5 Stars

JULY 8, 2020

Just Kids

by Patti Smith

4 out of 5 Stars

Our "Craftivist" project with WCACO Book Club
The Colorado Chapter is undertaking a "Craftivist" project! Please see our reference Guide: How to be a Craftivist by Sarah Corbett

Our WCACO Craftivist Project:

Use a 12" x 12" fabric and embroider your statement on the fabric (or use fabric paint). We will be stitching our efforts together to show in an upcoming WCACO exhibition (TBD). Use this book to plan who you will give the work of art to. After the display collectively of our works of art, we will return the fabric square so you can continue the activism. (Such as displaying this at a public building, gifting to a legislator or a group.) Bring your project square and work on it at the book club meeting or be able to explain how your square will come to life.

“How to be a Craftivist: the art of gentle protest”

by Sarah Corbett

Sarah Corbett―professional campaigner and founder of the Craftivist Collective

―shares her journey from burnt-out activist, tired of marching, confrontation

and demonizing opposition, towards a more respectful activism: using craft

to contemplate global issues, to provoke thought, to engage, empower and

encourage people to become part of change in the face of injustice.

Available both as Used and New editions from your favorite booksellers.

PAGES TO NOTE:

Page 167: Five important elements to complement your handmade gifts, and to help strengthen them as catalysts for change – ownership, empathy, allies, commitment, ripples.

Pages 218-219:

Solidarity not sympathy
Good intentions are just the start
Tough mind, tender heart
Listen to people you disagree with
Use head, hand and heart
Keep your message hopeful, positive, timeless – avoid being too vague or aggressive

Page 265: How to measure your success. Questions anyone can use to debrief after an event.

Page 285: Wellmaking clinic. How to stay positive.
Middle of book: A Craftivist’s Manifesto

FROM THE BOOK:

Craftivism = Gentle Protest
The art of gentle protest requires that you don’t maintain conflict, but you focus on a path towards resolution.

Create caring community, not conflict.

Slowness is vital. Strategic planning, creative thinking and building relationships all take time and, if rushed, are impossible to fulfill. Craftivism and activism needs all these things.

Sarah’s follow-up book:

Craftivist Collective Handbook

Is available EARLY to those who invest in the book via “crowdfunding.” A $45 ($64.85) donation gets your name in the book and gets you a first edition copy.

Visit: https://unbound.com/books/craftivist-collective-handbook/
“Activism needs to be seen as a normal part of life.”

--Sarah Corbett

Welcome National & State WCA Members!

Book Club is now open to non-members as well.

Want to learn more about the Women's Caucus for Art and meet some of the members before deciding on formal

membership? Book Club is the group for you!

The national office of the Women's Caucus for Art and the Colorado Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art are partners in bringing you insightful and interesting BOOK CLUB sessions. The Colorado chapter presents six live, in-person Book Club sessions per year that are interspersed every-other-month with Book Club sessions hosted on Zoom by the national office. The book club was formed to foster understanding of women in the arts and their contributions, and to provide information that will assist participants in living their "best artful life."

The book club meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:30 pm Mountain Standard Time. Note - some are LIVE meetings and others are via ZOOM.

A few guidelines–

Please mute yourself until called on. Use the chat to pose questions. It isn't necessary to have read the book. Books chosen should be available at a public library, used, or via download. WCA ratings for a past book club selection are tallied at the end of the discussion with the members present and rounded to the nearest whole number out of a total of 5.

If you are interested in–

Co-hosting a meeting
Recommending a book

For national book club, please contact WCA's Laura Morrison.

For Colorado book club, contact WCACO Secretary: Deborah Deal-Blackwell

For Colorado chapter members to get special Book Club updates, send an email to: deborah@ixPowerFoundation.org

BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, December 13

LIVE Meeting - location tbd

6 pm Mountain

Presented by Colorado Chapter of WCA

to RSVP and get the email with the address please email: deborah@ixPowerFoundation.org.

Dec. BOOK: Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity

by Frances Palmer

Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project

Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project

BOOK CLUB

For meetings & other WCACO events, click HERE

Past Book Selections