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March 2010 Welcome to New and Renewing WMG Members
We welcome and thank all who became members or renewed their membership since the start of our new fiscal year, July 1 and through March 6, 2010. Thank you to Enee Abelman, Kiki Augustin, Barbara Barnard, Jane Barthes, Ellen Wade Beals, Ina Beierle, Carolyn K. Bellis, Grace Benedict, Susan Bennett, Ann Berg, Bonnie Bisbee, Mary-Glynn Boies, Kimberly Nikolaev Bollinger, Sharon Borstein, Sharon Bourke, Ophelia Carter Boyd, Nicoletta Braccioni, Heather Brammeier, Audrey Brown, Cat Del Buono, Mary Button, Charlotte Bynar, Brian Byrne, Catherine Cajandig, Patricia Callahan, Linda Carroll, Margaret Carsello, Tianxin Sophie Chen, Michelle Coakes, Dianne Cooper, Lynda Cole, Priti Cox, Gail Flack Crandus, Mary Ellen Croteau, Vicki Curtis, Melanie Deal, Linda Deardorff, Laurel Delaney, Denise DeRose, Tru Donna, Savina Djoreva, Henri Doner-Hedrick, Sheila A. Donovan, Margaret Dubay Mikus, Henrietta DuBois, Tricia Earl, Karen Egerer, Gloria Ferreira, Sarah Gabel, Janet Gerske, Rachel Goodstein, Alice Greenhouse, Marcia Grubb, Judith Guajardo, Kimberly Gust, Vivian Gutierrez, Cam Harper, Katherine Harriott, Juarez Hawkins, Marilyn Hayes, Irene Hays, Tonya Hedgeman,Julie Herwitt, Pearl Hirshfield, Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin,Joan Holleb, Tatijana Jacenkiw, Jann Jeffrey, Katsy Johnson, Pamela Joseph, Naomi Kasumi, Catherine Keebler, Diane Lang Kelly, Beverly Keys, Kathleen Kirk, Donna Korey, Nancy Kramer, Karin Kuzniar, Dianne Lancia, Susanna Lang, Kim Laurel, Lea Basile Lazarus, Anna Leahy, Laurie LeBreton, Judith G. Levy, Barbara Limanowka, Yolanda M. López, Sue Lovelace, Rosemary Luckett, Kathryn Lynch, Suzanne Massey, Joanne Mattera, Nikki May, Lily Mayfield, Emily McCormick, Marian McNair, Ann Meehan, Bert Menco, Tiffany Melin, Sandra Miot, Baila Miller, Donna Gehl Miller, BettyAnn Mocek, Sawaka Nagae, Dora Natella, Jean Nerenberg,Sandy Newell, Tina Newlove, Letitia Noel, Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Pamela Olin-Maybloom, Mary O'Connell, Mary Claire O'Neill, Mary O'Shaughnessy, Uli Ostermann, Louise Pappageorge, Viviana Paredes, Jacqueline Patinkin, Sandra Perlow, Gisele Perreault, VA.dePintor, Amy Pleasant, Selene Sepsey Plum, Gosia, Podosek, Sonia Pratt, Barbara Puechler, Cherry Rahn, Nirmal Raja, Ann Regan, Patricia Reilly Davis, Jennifer Reis, Jennifer Reitmeyer, Alice Revelski, Christine Rey, Elizabeth Rhoads-Reed, Hope Ricciardi,Lourdes Robles, Janet Roberts, Patricia Rodgers, Carol Ross, Sally Ruddy, Catherine Ruhl-Benda, Darlene Rzezotarski, Olga Sanchez, Marjett Schille, Catherine Schwalbe-Bouzide, Maureen Seaton, Wendy Segal, Beth Shadur, Suzanne Shafer-Wilson, Ruth G. Sikes, Alice Simpson, Margaret Skemp, Judy Nemer Sklar, Marlene Skolnik, Mary Smythe, Linda Sommerfeld, Maria Acevedo Spargur, Pat Spear, Sara Swink & Friends, Elena Aguirre Sznajder, Anne Taft, Frances Temchin, Susan Tennenbaum, Maria Testaguzza, Michele Thrane, Judy Timmerberg, Laura Tipre, Zofia Tomala, Christine Towner, Barbara Trentham, Annette Turow, Sandra Unrein, Lenore Walker, Arlene Wanetick, Margaret Ware, Lari Washburn, Kathleen Waterloo, Kathy Weaver, Rachel Weaver Rivera, Deborah Weber, Margaret Withers, Marjorie Woodruff, Sharon Wright, and Darlyn Susan Yee. As part of our basic benefits to members, we link to their Webpages .Some of our members have four images on our Gallery Page. Other members promote their artwork in our Online Registry. About Membership
WMG offers women artists three different membership levels: Basic Membership at $40; Gallery Membership at $100; and Online Registry Membership at $200 with an additional one-time $100 setup fee for the webpage. All members receive discounts for select Workshops and Events and may participate in the free Her Group session from 1 to 4 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month. All Members receive a 10% discount on all arts and crafts purchases (except fundraising items), a link to Members' Websites, calls for art, email notifications of upcoming exhibitions and other WMG events, and forwarding opportunities for artists that are sent to us. Gallery Members are included on the Gallery Page with four images, statement, email and website address. Online Registry Members are given a webpage on www.womanmade.net with 16 images, a detailed bio and exhibition history, plus email and links to other personal websites. We do not share our members' email addresses or any other personal information with others, but forward requests to them. Membership contributions are deductible as a business expense only. Special Bonus: Members at any level will receive our "Exhibiting Professionalism" manual as a pdf file by email. It has been designed to provide artists with some basic knowledge to help them in their artistic endeavors. Practical information includes how to approach galleries, tips for photographing your artwork, tips for a successful resume and artist statement, pricing artwork, presentation of artwork, and much more. Read details or become a member HERE. Opportunities for WMG Members All our calls for art are on this Page. We also forward calls for art that we receive from other organizations, or those that we find most interesting to share. Some sources that publish calls for art and other interesting information for artists include: Find out about other Arts Organizations on our Linkspage. Approaching Galleries
When approaching a gallery you should familiarize yourself with the work they show. If you live in the city where the gallery is located, try to attend between three and six different exhibits in one year before deciding if your work fits their direction. Example: if your work is representational don't send it to a gallery that specializes in abstract art. If the gallery is out of your area, research it by visiting the website each month and checking out the new exhibit and reading reviews in regional and national art publications. We don't believe that you should bring your packet or your actual work to a gallery owner without an invitation. The proper method is to send:
Be patient! You might not hear a response for three months to one year so make sure you have duplicate slides. We feel that an artist needs to have a strong direction and commitment to their art before she is ready to approach a commercial gallery. Do not be premature in the approach stage; wait until your work and your attitude can live up to the responsibilities required at this stage of your career. Expect rejection as part of the process. Don't give up because successes are sure to come if you have sustained commitment and are serious about being an artist. As in any profession, investing your time and your money in your art is an essential step in becoming an artist who will be taken seriously. Overcoming Artist’s Block Don’t be isolated, but join an artists’ group to be inspired, share your work, thoughts, ideas, or give feedback to others. WMG offers a free Her Group art session for members every fourth Sunday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m. except in December. Interact with other WMG members. This a a warm, creative and inspiring community. Be part of it! Regularly visit artists’ studios or galleries. View artwork Online, by those who have exhibited at WMG in the past, or go through art books and art magazines. If possible watch other artists as they create their work. Have an area, no matter how small, with a card table, chair, paper, canvas, paints, brushes, etc. always ready whenever the creative urge comes over you. Just put something down, a line, a scribble, a painted form, a little here and there, to keep you connected to your creative spirit. Take photos of interesting topics, or cut out images from magazines that look interesting to you, and incorporate them in your paintings or drawings, and let them guide you. Let us know what you are doing to get the creative juices flowing. You may email us at gallery@womanmade.org for any input or questions. Thank you. Artwork from top to bottom by Priti Cox, Nicoletta Braccioni, and Jane Barthes
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