
Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylics on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas

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

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
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September 2023 National Chapter selection
Ninth Street Women
by Mary Gabriel
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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
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July 2023 National WCA selection
Activities of Daily Living
by Lisa Hsiao Chen
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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
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APRIL 2023 Colorado Chapter selection
The Autobiography of Judy Chicago
by Judy Chicago
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MARCH 2023 NATIONAL WCA selection
This Long Thread
by Jen Hewett
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JANUARY 2023 NATIONAL WCA selection
How to be a Craftivist - the Art of Gentle Protest.
by Sarah Corbett
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NOVEMBER 2022 NATIONAL WCA selection
Art on My Mind visual politics,
by Bell Hooks
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OCTOBER 2022 COLORADO CHAPTER
How to be a Craftivist
by Sarah Corbett
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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
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JULY 13, 2022 WCA-CO
The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama
4.5 out of 5 Stars
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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
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APRIL 13, 2022 WCA-CO
The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland
2.5 out of 5 Stars
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MARCH 9, 2022 National WCA
Gluck by Diana Souhami
2.5 out of 5 Stars
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JANUARY 12, 2022 National WCA
The Heart: Friday Kahlo in Paris
by Marc Petitjean
3 out of 5 Stars
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NOVEMBER 10, 2021 National WCA
we flew over the bridge
Faith Ringgold, memoir
4 out of 5 Stars
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OCTOBER 13, 2021 WCA-CO
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
4 out of 5 Stars
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 National WCA
Photographer Sally Mann's book
Hold Still
4 out of 5 Stars
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AUGUST 11, 2021
Paint Made Flesh
4.5 out of 5 Stars
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JULY 14, 2021 National WCA
Eva Hesse
4 out of 5 Stars
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FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Luncheon of the Boating Party
by Susan Vreeland
5 out of 5 Stars
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JANUARY 13, 2021
Day Book by Anne Truitt
An Artist's Journal
4.5 out of 5 Stars
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DECEMBER 9, 2020
Sacré Bleu
by Christopher Moore
4.5 out of 5 Stars
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NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Art & Fear
4.5 out of 5 Stars​
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OCTOBER 14, 2020
Miss O'Keeffe
by Christine Taylor Patten,
Alvaro Cardona-Hine
4.5 out of 5 Stars​
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Color: A Natural
History of the Palette
by Victoria Finlay
4.5 out of 5 Stars​
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​AUGUST 12, 2020
Lisette's List
by Susan Vreeland
5 out of 5 Stars
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JUNE ​10, 2020
Book: One Vacant Chair
by Joe Coomer
4 out of 5 Stars​
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​​​JULY 8, 2020
Just Kids
by Patti Smith​
4 out of 5 Stars
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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
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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.
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“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.
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Available both as Used and New editions from your favorite booksellers.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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
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6 pm Mountain
Presented by Colorado Chapter of WCA
to RSVP and get the email with the address please email: deborah@ixPowerFoundation.org.
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Dec. BOOK: Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity
