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Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project
Artists in Captivity - Collaborative Project
Exhibits
& Call for Entry Information
Upcoming Exhibitions
Past Exhibits
Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon World
A juried, open call to all female and female-identifying artists living in Colorado.
The Collective Community Center, 201 N. Public Rd., Lafayette, CO 80026
November 9, 2022 - January 9, 2023
Juror: Jess Xiao Long
Curators: Leslie Lefferdink Gardner and Melody Epperson
Associated Events:
-Artist Opening Reception: Friday, November 18, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
-Panel Discussion: Artful Journey to Common Ground
November 26, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
WCACO will host a panel discussion giving attendees an opportunity to learn how the artists create “connection” in a disconnected world. The event will be facilitated by Donna Roe Daniell, LCSW, mindfulness coach, and retreat leader for women in transformation.
Current and Upcoming WCACO shows, dates, and locations are subject to change.
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OurView: WCACO 2023 Members' Show
A non-juried exhibition.
Exhibition Dates: March 24 - April 23, 2023
Location: 931 Gallery, 931 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
Curators: Annette Coleman, Suzann Gordon and Kathy Knaus.
There will be a $20 entry fee.
This exhibition is a first apply, first accepted invitation.
Up to 50 works selected.
Size parameters: 36”(h) x 24”(w) including frame
Show standards apply see link if you have questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R4lWnmrXBDlrvxNTDvXjwfS0q1ULVbOnX17wQtn4fTc/edit
SHOW DETAILS:
To enter, please use the link below:
https://forms.gle/ihNduNQLXs3Ytrfk7
You are in unless we have reached the 50 works cutoff. So make arrangements to drop off your work on:
Monday March 20th
Between 12 - 2:00pm
Annette will accept entered artwork at her studio by Friday March 17 and by appointment only.
Call 303-941-8887 for an appt. Deliver to 1528 Teller, Lakewood CO (North side of the building.)
Artist Reception
Friday March 24, 6-9:00pm
(Please bring a small plate of appetizers or sweets) We will have beverages.
Sunday's On Santa Fe
Sunday March 26, 11-4:00pm
The WCACO will provide small bites and beverages.
First Friday
April 7, 6-9:00pm
The WCACO will provide small bites and beverages.
Sunday April 23, Closing Artist Talk
Come at 2:30pm for social & talk.
Take work down at 4:00pm sharp (or make arrangements for a fellow member to pick up your work)
The WCACO will provide small bites and beverages.
You must sign up for sitting the gallery 1-2 slots here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B084DACAC28A5FF2-ourview
Curators: Annette Coleman, Kathy Knaus, Susann Gordon
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kathy Knaus,
kathy.knaus@gmail.com 303-717-6735.
Living TRADITION: Individual and Collective voices of Women's Caucus for Art Colorado, Taza Gallery, Brighton, CO
Show Description:
Living TRADITION features the "Speak Her Name" mural series honoring influential Colorado-based artists Elizabeth Spalding, Eppie Archuleta, Betty Woodman, Senga Nengudi, and Jean Smith. These women shaped Colorado's rich artistic landscape and continue to inspire the next generation of artists. Each mural was collaboratively painted by current members of the Women's Caucus for Art Colorado Chapter.
Living TRADITION also includes individual artwork created by the artists who painted the mural series. By placing these works next to the mural series, we celebrate strong, individual artistic voices coming together in harmony.
Exhibition Dates: March 8 - April 25, 2023
Location: 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601
The exhibit will be on the first floor of the county building, and inside the Taza Cafe, in the main entrance lobby.
Curators: Anne Emmons and Lisa Michot
CONFLUENCE: Women Artists of the Arkansas River Valley
A juried exhibition for members and women artists living in south-central Colorado.
Exhibition Dates: July 3 - July 31, 2023
Location: Salida SteamPlant Event Center, 220 W. Sackett Avenue, Salida, CO 81201
Juror: TBD
Curators: Carol Gerand, Shelly DeChantal
All participants must be able to deliver and pick up their artwork.
No front-range members can participate in this show.
This is an outreach program for Colorado Women Artists in this corridor.
Entry details to come.
Atmosphere
A juried exhibit and nationwide call through Café. Open to all artists.
D’Art East Gallery Show
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 28 - Oct. 22, 2023
Location: D’Art Gallery East, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
Curators: Haley Knowles and Gabriela Carrion
Entry details to come.
Taking Up Space
A juried exhibition for WCACO members working in large format.
"Our title is an homage celebrating women creating and owning their space, taking up residence and becoming a force in their communities. Women expand their influence by becoming their most authentic selves."
Exhibition Dates: November 4, 2023 - December 22, 2023
Location: The Curtis Center, 2349 E Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80121
Jurors: Autumn T. Thomas, Genevieve Waller
Curators: Carol Bivins, Shara Oliman, Keri Mills
The Curtis Center requires each artist, who's work is accepted, to fill out an Artist Agreement document for their records.
There will be a $10 entry fee.
Exhibition Dates: November 4, 2023 - December 22, 2023
Drop-off Dates: October 23 - 27, 2023
Size requirements: Minimum size is 36” wide.
Maximum size is 6‘ horizontal and vertical.
Sculptural work may not exceed a radius/depth of 36"
Each participant may submit up to 5 jpegs of their work.
Pick-up Dates: Dec. 27 - 29, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Curtis Center is closed Dec. 23-26. Work must be removed Dec. 27 - December 29th, 2023. If you cannot pick up your work, you must arrange for someone to retrieve it. Curtis Center insurance coverage will LAPSE after the 29th and they will have no liability for damage after that date.
Entry details to come.
2024
WCACO 2024 Members' Show
A non-juried exhibition.
Exhibition Dates:
Location: Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
Details forthcoming.
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Small Works, Big Ideas
40 West Gallery, Lakewood, CO
September 2 - 24, 2022
Small Works, Big Ideas featured the art of 40 of WCACO's members and included 4 events: an Opening Reception, Chocolate Day, Artists' Reception, and Artists' Talks on the final day of the exhibition.
Inked and Numbered:
Mo'Print 2022 Exhibition
Mint & Serif, Lakewood, CO
March 4-27, 2022
WCACO Curators: Jenn Merz & Annette Coleman
Coinciding with Denver's biannual Month of Printmaking called Mo'Print, the exhibition featured monoprints created by 13 WCACO printmakers: Lyndy Bush, Sue Crosby Doyle, Barb DeMarlie, Melody Epperson, Carol (SILKS) Garnad, Susann Gordon, Theresa Haberkorn, Ashton Lacy Jones, Haley Knowles, Leslie Lefferdink, Jenn Merz CQ, Jean Smith, and Barbara Yost.
Chasing the Light:
Visions of Colorado’s Natural and Urban Spaces
Tenn Street Coffee and Books, Denver, CO
February 1-27, 2022
An exhibition of artwork originating from the WCACO 2021 Plein Air outings, created in Plein Air, or derived from Plein-Air experiences.
Over, Under, Further, Forever
Members Show 2022
Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
January 28-February 13, 2022
Since the 1800s—and particularly since the 1960s—womxn’s movements have deeply changed U.S. culture and laws, affecting nearly all aspects of our lives. While there is still much work to be done, this exhibition celebrates womxn’s accomplishments and the ways that their fight for equal rights, power, and respect has improved our world. This includes accomplishments in our own lives and personal sphere. Just as womxn’s work and accomplishments have seeped into almost every aspect of culture, this show features work that pervades the gallery space: hanging overhead, under the viewer’s nose, pushing the idea of art further, and ambitious work that looks to a bright future where womxn’s work continues on forever, making the world a better place for all.
The Work of Women
The Gallery @ The Bus Stop, Boulder, CO
November 4-27, 2021
Women are the backbone of the world. In this exhibit, the Women's Caucus for Art Colorado Chapter is showcasing the work of women members and interpretations of the world from a feminine perspective.
See You. See Me. Diversity of Mind.
Gallery East, D'art Gallery, Denver, CO
May 6-30, 2021
We are honored to have guest artist and juror Adri Norris as part of this show of our time. Our chapter members are being challenged to put forth their most exceptional work with the opportunity to stretch themselves from ways they have worked previously. This all women show will address one of today’s most relevant topics. It will allow each to express their unique voice and to hear the voices of others from a new state of mind. Our goal is to create a space to gain greater awareness of those whose ideals, experiences and backgrounds may differ from our own. Where there is Diversity of Mind there can be no walls.
Beyond the Surface
Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
January 22-February 7, 2021
Beyond the Surface is a celebration of the visual language of art. Whether it be an inherent quality of the artist’s medium or is a result of the artist’s process, this exhibition hopes to incite the viewer to look for the deeper and more profound sense of what each piece is offering. These artworks are full of decisions — whether approached by the artist instinctively or deliberately. Because there is always a suggestion of mystery in a work of art, this exhibition endeavors to act as a guidepost for the viewer to delve into what is beneath and beyond.
Old Myths, New Stories
Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, Greenwood Village, CO
Nov. 2020, National Women's Caucus for Art Show
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women (womxn, womyn, wimmin) the right to vote. This gives us pause to consider where we’ve come, where we are, and where we’re going as women and artists. Much has been achieved with the recent emphasis on women artists of the past and the spotlight on contemporary women artists.
This show will feature women in the arts expressing ideas about the experience of women through time and today. What is the unique voice of women; the feminine, and the sacred feminine in art? Show us your visual voice and vision of the power of women’s past, present, and future in society and in the arts. It is open to interpretation through all styles and media except video and performance.
https://www.facebook.com/238930913203348/videos/4541191505951468
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Artists In Captivity
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Artist in Captivity
2020
WCA Colorado Chapter
The coronavirus pandemic brought Colorado artists to a time of pause as most of the world became still. Spending weeks at home the WCACO chose the theme “artists in captivity” to capture our creative expression and narrative during this unusual time.
Members Small Works Show
40 West Art Gallery
September 4-26, 2020
Heading up Project and Curating: Barb Pullin & Carrie MaKenna
Artists in the show: Anne Emmons | Anne Mohler | Annette Coleman | Barb DeMarlie | Barb Pullin | Barb Stainman | Barbara Hinnenkamp | Barbara Sweeney | Carol Bivins | Carrie MaKenna | Dawn Hendrix | Gabrielle Shannon | Jean Smith | Jennifer Ghormley | Johanna Morrell | Joyce Gold | Kari Bell | Kathee Kiehn | Kim Roberts | Laura Paul | Leslie Aguillard | Leslie Gardner | Lisa Michot | Lori Dresner | Melody Epperson | PJ Bergin | Patty Fabian | Pattie Byron | Paul Peacock | Rona Lesser | Sara Behling | Shelley Hull | Stephanie Kuhne | Sue Crosby Doyle | Susan Hershman | Suzanne Frazier | Sylvie Abecassis | Theresa Haberkorn
WCACO Members & 30 Year Anniversary Show
January 24, 2020
Please join Women Caucus for Art - Colorado Chapter for the annual members show and this year is a 30 year anniversary for being involved with the WCA National Organization with 21 chapters throughout the United States dedicated to creating community through art, education and social activism.
PASSAGE : National Show
November 15, 2019
Niza Knoll Gallery
National show featuring 50 artists from 22 states. Sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, Colorado.
Artwork relating to the concept of Passage, moving through something on the way from one place to another. Interpretations may be literal, as in a portal, or journey. Or metaphorical, as in emotional change, rites of passage, personal growth and transition. Passage also relates to a passage in a piece of music, a passage in a book, or a passage in time.
AZ Foundation & Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
May 2019
WCA Colorado Chapter member Carrie MaKenna has established the AZ Foundation to raise funds to encourage, support and promote arts, education and preservation projects throughout Colorado.
They will begin by hiring artists to create public art to be placed within the state, starting with honoring inductees from Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame. For more information or to make a donation, visit the AZ foundation online or contact Carrie MaKenna directly at azfoundation@gmail.com
The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that recognizes women who have a significant connection to Colorado and their contributions to the state, the U.S. and the world. As of this date, 160 women have been inducted.
Month of Photography in Boulder
March 16, 2019
During the Month of Photography, WCA-CO President Barb Pullin organized a tour in Boulder for members. Thanks to Terry Seidel for opening his gallery, Wendi Schneider, Kellye Eisworth and George Lange for their amazing artists' talks! (Photo by Gary Reed)
National Western Stock Show
January 13, 2019
Nine members went to the 113 National Western Stock Show in Denver where we got a special invite to the Coors Western Art Gallery.
WCACO Annual Member Show
January 4-20, 2019
Thirty-five members showed in “Resolutions” at Core New Art Space in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe. Included in the member show were two artists, Meadow Bliss and Marifer Jimenez, recipients of the 2018 Darlene Kuhne Scholarship award and were sponsored by WCA-CO member Stephanie Kuhne.
Green-Verde-Vert Show
October 25-November 11,2018
The open call for entry show was juried by Molly Casey of Nine Dot Arts.
Shows from 2018 and before
2015 - Evolution - 25th Anniversary Show at Bemis Library, Littleton, CO
2015 - LandArt Installation at Chautauqua Park, Boulder, CO
2015 - Medium Workshop at Washington Street Community Center, Denver, CO
2014 - Member’s Show at the Bemis Library, Littleton, CO
2014 - LandArt Installation at Chautauqua Park, Boulder CO
2014 - Unleashed National Show at Core Annex, Denver, CO
2014 - Global Art Project art Exchange
2014 - Valentine wall piece workshop at Jean Smith’s Studio, Denver, CO
2013 - Mixed Media National Show in Westword Editor
2013 - Anything Goes, Members Show at Bemis Library, Littleton, CO
2012 - Valentine Box at The Paper Store, Denver, CO
2011 - Members SHow at Bemis Library, Littleton, CO
2011 - Group Show at Garfield Estates Wine Distributor, Denver, CO
2011 - Bras, Bangles & Bunions at Habitat Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 - Container Show at Core Annex, Denver, CO
2010 - Garden Show, Members Show at Gallery 420, Denver, CO
2008 - Small Works Show, Members Show at the Denver Book Mall and Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 - Kitchen Goddess at the Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
2006 - High Heels, Wet Pavement, Member Show at the Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, CO
2006 - Contemporary Icons: Symbols & Signs of the Times at the Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO
2006 - Wordplay, Members Group Show at Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO
2006 - Red Hot @ Redshift Gallery, Members Show at Redshift Gallery, Denver, CO
2005 - The Egg, Birth of Spirit, Members Show at Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2005 - What Makes Home at Colorado Mills Mall, Lakewood, CO
2005 - Works on Paper and Print Exchange Portfolio, Open Press, Denver, CO
2005 - Woman’s Work at MOCA, Ft. Collins, featuring Alicia Bailey, Mary Connelly, and Suchil Coffman-Guerra
2005 - Art in Science Show at UMC Art Gallery, Boulder, CO
2004 - The Veil: What Remains Hidden, Members Show at Colorado State University, Curfman Gallery, Ft. Collins, CO
2004 - Childhood Remembered: Movies, Myths, Fables, Stories; Members Show at Broomfield Cultural Center, Broomfield, CO
2004 - In the Works, Juried exhibit of mixed media at Lakewood Civic Center, Lakewood, CO
2003 - Maternal Legends Members Show at the Dairy Center, Boulder, CO
2003 - Temptations: Desire for Forbidden Pleasures Show at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
2002 - Small Works Members Show at the Denver Denver Press
2002 - Electra Show at Core: New Art Space, Denver, CO
2002 - Women Close to the Edge, Member Show at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
2000 - Members Show at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
1999 - Small Works, Members Show at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
1998 - Streams of Consciousness, WCA exhibit at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO, with a dance performance by Kim Olsen, then traveled to Lewis Clark Center for Art and History, Lewiston, ID.
1997 - Underpinnings, Members Show at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO 1997 - Rocky Mountain Mix: a Woman's Exhibition, at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO. Traveled to Lewiston and Moscow, ID, Pullman, WA in March 1998
1996 - Members Show, at Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
1996 - In Sharp Focus, in conjunction with the WCA National Convention, Dana Art Gallery, Wellesley, MA, traveled to NM, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
1995 - The Naked Truth, Members Show at Redrocks Community college, Lakewood, CO
1995 - World's Women on Line, curated by Muriel Magenta, online electronic Art networking project, still can be found: http://wwol.is.asu.edu/
1994 - Out of the Dollhouse: a small works Members Show at Cor: New Art Space Gallery, Denver, CO; written up by Hart Hill in the Westword article called, “Gender Flex.”
1993 - Censorship, WCA/CO Members at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO: with review by Michael Paglia, Westword
1993 - Silent No More: Women Speak Out Through Art, WCA/CO Members at Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO: with special visit my CO Senator, Pat Schroeder
1992 - Invitational Show with WCA National Board Members and WCA/CO Members at Core: New Art Space Gallery, Denver,CO
1991 - Introduction of WCA/CO Members at Core: New Art Space Gallery, Denver,CO