Acrylics on Canvas
Acrylics on Canvas
Acrylic on Canvas
Acrylics on Canvas
Acrylics on Canvas
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Acrylics on Canvas
Acrylics on Canvas
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Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project
Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project

BOOK CLUB
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Selections by Month
FUTURE BOOKS

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:
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Solidarity not sympathy
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Good intentions are just the start
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Tough mind, tender heart
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Listen to people you disagree with
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Use head, hand and heart
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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
Selection for February 8, 2023 6pm Mountain Time
"In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs"
by Grace Bonney (Editor)
Over 100 exceptional and influential women describe how they embraced their creative spirit, overcame adversity, and sparked a global movement of entrepreneurship. Media titans and ceramicists, hoteliers and tattoo artists, comedians and architects—taken together, these profiles paint a beautiful picture of what happens when we pursue our passions and dreams.
New York Times Bestseller
Named a Best Holiday Gift Book by
Real Simple, Washington Post,
Los Angeles Times,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Boston Globe, and more
Currently available both as Used and New editions
from your favorite booksellers for $15 or less.

PAST BOOKS
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
Welcome National WCA Members!
In partnership with the National Women's Caucus for Art, the Colorado Chapter of the WCA is opening up their book club to include all WCA members on a bi-monthly basis beginning on May 12, 2021. The book club was formed to foster understanding of women in the arts and their contributions. Books are chosen by members and discussed monthly via Zoom. The book club meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:30 pm Mountain Standard Time.
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. Newer books will be considered when they become available in paperback. 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–
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Co-hosting a meeting
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Recommending a book
For national book club, please contact WCACO member: Annette Coleman.
For Colorado book club, contact WCACO Secretary: Deborah Deal-Blackwell
You can join the book club using the form on top left.