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Disposable masks will be available to all visitors, as needed.
ACCESS: An Ordinary Notion
National Juried Exhibition
Sponsored by the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
Saturday, June 15 - Saturday, July 13, 2024
Sponsored by the Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
Saturday, June 15 - Saturday, July 13, 2024
Music, Poetry, Performance — Sun. 07/07/24, 3-5 PM
At Arc Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco
Zoom Artist Talk Two: Thurs. 07/11/24, 6-7 PM
Adrienne Soane, Tanya Wilkinson, Kelly Burke, Sarah Horowitz, Eliane Pawlowicz, Irene Suh, Marie Cameron, Hwei-Li Tsao, Somaya Etemad, Annie Marini-Genzon, Pam Pitt, Joanne Chase-Mattillo
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84402771957?pwd=xZzKQe9MaxmpWHvGHtM1Yxrhw0W8XJ.1
ACCESS: An Ordinary Notion, a national juried exhibition, is proud to present artworks that tell individual stories and advocate for social justice and human rights. Inspired by Alice Paul who introduced the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, this potent collection showcases art in all media that speak to and illuminate the ongoing conversation around race, women's and LGBTQIA+ rights, reproductive rights, disparities in global wealth, power, access to food, water, shelter, education, health services, disability access, child and elder care, along with immigration issues, climate change, and criminal (in)justice in the modern world. NCWCA is proud to announce that the Alice Paul Institute and the Susan B. Anthony Museum & House are partnering with us for this meaningful and timely National Juried Exhibition!
It has been 100 years since the introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This exhibition is in honor of Alice Paul, suffragist, who re-wrote the amendment in 1943 expanding the language to be more in line with recently passed legislation. The amendment states, ‘Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.’ The ERA has yet to be ratified and the struggle for equal access to fundamental human rights continues. Artwork can act as a conduit in our collective determination for rights that should never be exclusive or for the privileged, but instead are interrelated, interdependent, and indivisible for all. The work in this exhibition is intended to spark meaningful discussion, inspiring us to create visions for a new, more inclusive, and just society.
About Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
The Northern California Women's Caucus for Art is a networking organization for women in the arts. NCWCA offers a broad range of events and programs: member forums, exhibitions, mentoring, professional development, art-making, art activism and community. Formed in 1973, NCWCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art. www.ncwca.org, @ncwca.
Gallery Artists
Wendy Ackrell, Susan Amorde, Salma Arastu, Carol Benioff, Jo Ann Block, Lorraine Bonner, Cynthia Brannvall, Theresa Bricker, Mague Calanche, Marie Cameron, Gwendolen Cates, Joanne Chase-Mattillo, Sonja Czekalski, Emilie Dashe, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Nimisha Doongarwal, Jessica Duby, Myra Eastman, Sally Edelstein, Somaya Etemad, Theresa Giammattei, Stacey Gregory, Tali Grinshpan, Ellen Gust, Deborah Hirshfield, Judith Hopkins, Sarah Horowitz, Quinn Keck, Kathleen King, Grace Kresback, Krisztina Lazar, Karen LeCocq, Billi London-Gray, Annie Marini-Genzon, Elizabeth Medrano, Shanna Merola, Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, Laura Morrison & Gail Smuda, Kailin Nielsen, Priscilla Otani, Vida Pavesich, Elaine Pawlowicz, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Remedios Rapoport, Clara Jeanne Reed, Sondra Schwetman, Victoria Senn, Nina Sidneva, Barbara Sizelove, Anne Skaug, Adrienne Sloane, Deena Smith, Irene Suh, Rachel Tirosh, Li Turner, Winnie van der Rijn, Diane Warner-Wang, Mira M White, and Tanya Wilkinson.
Online Artists
Laura Abrams, Minoo Amini, Kelly Burke, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Christine Cianci, Isabella Covert, Shannon O’Neill Creighton, Paula deJoie, Michelle Echenique, Sally Edelstein, Marguerite Elliot, Corinne Farago, Theresa Giammattei, Rinat Goren, Laura Green, Ellen Gust, Kelly Hartigan Goldstein, Hedy Herrera, Kelsey Jones, Kay Kang, Kayla Kirsch, Shannon Knowlton, Kristina Lenzi, Roberta Levitow, Suki Liebow, Penny Mateer, Juliet Mevi, Cristin Millett, Ellen November, Elaine Pawlowicz, Laura Phelps Rogers, Pamela Pitt, Larraine Seiden, Durba Sen, Michele Serchuk, Mary Shisler, Dobee Snowber, Fleur Spolidor, Eliza Thomas, Hwei-Li Tsao, Lin Wei, and Jane Zich.
Jurors
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, Visual Artist, Educator, Curator
Karen M. Gutfreund, Independent Curator, Consultant, Artist
Meghan Lewis MacLeod, Ph.D., Ecofeminist Artist, Creative Arts-based Counselor, WCA LGBTQ+ Pod Leader
Exhibition Director
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, Visual Artist, Educator, Curator
It has been 100 years since the introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). This exhibition is in honor of Alice Paul, suffragist, who re-wrote the amendment in 1943 expanding the language to be more in line with recently passed legislation. The amendment states, ‘Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.’ The ERA has yet to be ratified and the struggle for equal access to fundamental human rights continues. Artwork can act as a conduit in our collective determination for rights that should never be exclusive or for the privileged, but instead are interrelated, interdependent, and indivisible for all. The work in this exhibition is intended to spark meaningful discussion, inspiring us to create visions for a new, more inclusive, and just society.
About Northern California Women's Caucus for Art (NCWCA)
The Northern California Women's Caucus for Art is a networking organization for women in the arts. NCWCA offers a broad range of events and programs: member forums, exhibitions, mentoring, professional development, art-making, art activism and community. Formed in 1973, NCWCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a chapter of the National Women's Caucus for Art. www.ncwca.org, @ncwca.
Gallery Artists
Wendy Ackrell, Susan Amorde, Salma Arastu, Carol Benioff, Jo Ann Block, Lorraine Bonner, Cynthia Brannvall, Theresa Bricker, Mague Calanche, Marie Cameron, Gwendolen Cates, Joanne Chase-Mattillo, Sonja Czekalski, Emilie Dashe, Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja, Nimisha Doongarwal, Jessica Duby, Myra Eastman, Sally Edelstein, Somaya Etemad, Theresa Giammattei, Stacey Gregory, Tali Grinshpan, Ellen Gust, Deborah Hirshfield, Judith Hopkins, Sarah Horowitz, Quinn Keck, Kathleen King, Grace Kresback, Krisztina Lazar, Karen LeCocq, Billi London-Gray, Annie Marini-Genzon, Elizabeth Medrano, Shanna Merola, Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, Laura Morrison & Gail Smuda, Kailin Nielsen, Priscilla Otani, Vida Pavesich, Elaine Pawlowicz, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Remedios Rapoport, Clara Jeanne Reed, Sondra Schwetman, Victoria Senn, Nina Sidneva, Barbara Sizelove, Anne Skaug, Adrienne Sloane, Deena Smith, Irene Suh, Rachel Tirosh, Li Turner, Winnie van der Rijn, Diane Warner-Wang, Mira M White, and Tanya Wilkinson.
Online Artists
Laura Abrams, Minoo Amini, Kelly Burke, Saranya Chandrasekaran, Christine Cianci, Isabella Covert, Shannon O’Neill Creighton, Paula deJoie, Michelle Echenique, Sally Edelstein, Marguerite Elliot, Corinne Farago, Theresa Giammattei, Rinat Goren, Laura Green, Ellen Gust, Kelly Hartigan Goldstein, Hedy Herrera, Kelsey Jones, Kay Kang, Kayla Kirsch, Shannon Knowlton, Kristina Lenzi, Roberta Levitow, Suki Liebow, Penny Mateer, Juliet Mevi, Cristin Millett, Ellen November, Elaine Pawlowicz, Laura Phelps Rogers, Pamela Pitt, Larraine Seiden, Durba Sen, Michele Serchuk, Mary Shisler, Dobee Snowber, Fleur Spolidor, Eliza Thomas, Hwei-Li Tsao, Lin Wei, and Jane Zich.
Jurors
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, Visual Artist, Educator, Curator
Karen M. Gutfreund, Independent Curator, Consultant, Artist
Meghan Lewis MacLeod, Ph.D., Ecofeminist Artist, Creative Arts-based Counselor, WCA LGBTQ+ Pod Leader
Exhibition Director
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, Visual Artist, Educator, Curator
