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October 2011
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WiVLA's Mission: To provide an inspiring
forum for women to explore and advance their creative
development, to promote their work in the marketplace, and to
infuse the community with their spirit of cooperation and
invention. |
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LETTER
FROM THE
PRESIDENT__________________________________
Dear
WiVLA Members,
Congratulations
to all the artists and writers whose work delighted and
inspired us in the "Finding Balance" exhibition. What a great
party we had on opening night! Thank you to Donna Durbin for
organizing the exhibition; to Anna Phillips for her invaluable
contributions; to Nancy Michon for once again providing WiVLA
with exemplary exhibition graphics; to Elizabeth Earle for
coordinating the readings; and to Anita Long for her masterful
handling of the reception. Our juror, Christine Jelson West,
earned a special thank you for taking the best of WiVLA and
making it look spectacular. What a great success we had at our
first juried exhibition at the Museum of Printing History.
Now to the
future. We are holding elections in November this year instead
of March. Many positions are open because current board
members have reached their term limits. Please consider taking
a spot on the new board. If you have been a member for more
than one year, you are qualified to serve. The nominating
committee will be working throughout October to assemble a
strong slate for the election; however, you need not wait to
be asked. If you would enjoy participating in a collegial
effort with other talented women on behalf of WiVLA, please
call me at 281-373-9658 or email me at wivla.lanedev@yahoo.com.
This issue of
WiVLA VOiCES is full of news, ideas, and opportunities. Don't
miss a word of it!
Warm
regards,
Lane |
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LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR______________________________________
Hello
everyone,
What an
exciting September for WiVLA members! From the "Finding
Balance" exhibit and Cultured Cocktails to the soirees and art
prompt submissions, September was action-packed -- and we're
just getting started!
The end of the
year is going to be non-stop fun for members, including the
board elections, more soirees, and the holiday party.
The fun also
includes the newsletter. If you have news, we'd love to hear
about it. We also encourage members to submit articles
(including Good Places to Write and Draw), quotes,
art prompt ideas - anything! Shoot over your newsletter
submissions to newsletter@wivla.org.
Here's
to a creative and productive month!
Andrea
Waguespack |
AN EASY
WAY TO EARN MONEY FOR
WiVLA____________________
By Lane
Devereux
1. Go to
www.goodsearch.com
2. Type in WiVLA at
the prompt 3. Go to
your favorite search location or
a favorite
store
4. That's all there
is! You can search daily and WiVLA gets credit, even
more when you buy
something from an affiliated
store. |
MEMBERSHIP
MEETING - SEPTEMBER 20________________________
At
our last meeting, a packed room of women enjoyed a
hands-on presentation given by Angelina Rodriguez, LPC-S,
ATR-BC. We drew, renamed ourselves, and talked
energetically in response to Angelina's prompts. The
evening introduced us to art therapy and everyone had fun
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MEMBERSHIP MEETING - OCTOBER
18________________________
Spacetaker's
Executive Director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and Program
Director K.C. Scharnberg will share an overview of
Spacetaker's programs and services catered to supporting the
careers of individual artists in the Houston area.
They will review the functionality of Spacetaker's
website as a tool that artists can use to gain more exposure
for themselves and their work. Additionally, Jenni and K.C.
will talk about the different programs Spacetaker offers
that are dedicated to providing artists and non-profits access
to economic development, continuing education, and networking
opportunities to support their professional
growth.
After
the meeting, we will go to Café Express on West Gray, around
the corner from the Museum of Printing History, for our Dutch
treat dinners and camaraderie. Please join
us! | |
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SAVE THE DATE: WiVLA
HOLIDAY PARTY ___________________________
By Lane Devereux
Remember
the days of those great WiVLA holiday
parties, all dressed up and enjoying lots of
delicious food and good company? On Saturday evening,
December 3, 2011, WiVLA will celebrate the
holidays in fine fashion once again with a party at Cathy
Lachin's home. Plan to attend our holiday blowout with your
guest and something scrumptious from your kitchen. Look for
details in the November issue of WiVLA
VOiCES. |
SOIREES ARE
FILLING
UP______________________________________
By Lane
Devereux
From all accounts, WiVLA members love to get together and
talk about their art and
writing! The soirees held to date have all earned rave
reviews. People are making connections for the Collaboration Show in the spring and at least one piece
of art has sold. Did you
miss the fun?Of the
remaining soirees, two still have openings,
one at Corry Austin's on October 14 in West
Houston and the other at Cathy Lachin's on October
21 in Katy. To get your name on a guest list,
send an email to info@wivla.org
soon! |
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GEORGETOWN POETRY FESTIVAL
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Get
immersed in poetry! The Georgetown Texas Poetry Festival will
be held until Sunday, October 2. This is a free event that
includes workshops, lectures, readings and open mikes.
The event will be held at the Georgetown Public Library,
402 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, Texas 78626.
Workshop participants should bring pen and paper. To register
for an event, notify Mike Gullickson via email or at
512-591-7330.
For
more information, please click here. |
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
COMING
SOON_______________________
By Lane
Devereux
Our membership year will begin in
January starting next year. We will kick off the 2012 renewal
drive at the October meeting. If you want to get this out of
the way before the holidays, you can renew on our website anytime and pay online through
PayPal. If you prefer
to write a check or pay cash, membership forms will be
available at the next
meeting. |
ART
PROMPT______________________________________________
By Andrea
Waguespack
Send
submissions by the 20th of the month to
newsletter@wivla.org. Members may submit up
to 5 entries. Submissions may only be for that
month's prompt. Visual art will need to be submitted in
digital format as a .jpeg image. Literary
art must be submitted in .doc format and can be no longer than
2 pages. This is not a contest -
all submissions will be published for everyone to
enjoy! To review the art prompt
guidelines, please click here .
Check out September's art
prompt submissions here!
October
2011 Prompt:
The Letter
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CULTURED
COCKTAILS_______________________________________
By Lane
Devereux
Thank you to Spacetaker for
sponsoring WiVLA's Cultured Cocktails fundraiser at Boheme
Cafe and Wine Bar on September 22. WiVLA members did not make
a strong showing at Boheme, but many other people visited that
night and we are hoping for a good donation to our treasury.
Thank you to the WiVLA members and friends who did participate
- the conversation was
great! |
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ACCOLADES_____________________________________________________
Margo
Davis was chosen to spend two weeks writing
at Red
Cinder Creativity on the
Big Island of Hawaii. Her poem, Eating
Her Way Across Texas, appears
in Texas Poetry Calendar 2012.
On September 10, she read at Blue
Willow Bookshop as part of the book's promotion.
On September 27, she and Sandi Stromberg read
at Barnes and Noble in Webster.
Laura
Pena will be a juried poet at the 2011 Houston Poetry
Fest, October 7-9 at the Willow Street Pump Station, located
at 811 North San Jacinto in Houston. On October 1 at 1 p.m.,
Laura will MC "Poetry Out of Bounds," the annual kick off to
the Houston Poetry Fest. The event will be held at Barnes and
Noble, located at I-45 and Bay Area Boulevard.
Rona
Lesser has become a member of the new co-op gallery E
street Gallery on Post office in Galveston. The next big
event there will be October 8 for Art walk.
Have
news you'd like to share? Send an email by the 20th of the
month to
newsletter@wivla.org. |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
VISUAL ARTS___________________________
By
Donna Durbin
I've
had so many wonderful comments on our "Finding Balance"
exhibition. It generated such a crowd at the opening, we could
have used valet parking. Next time. Thanks to all the
volunteers for their time and participation.
A
few special thanks: to my Visual Co-Chair, Anna Phillips, for
healing enough to assist in the final stages of its
organization; and to Jean Caslin and Jennifer Watson for their
publicity efforts on behalf of WiVLA.
Each
artist did a fantastic job spreading the word to your friends.
Hats off for another year of Nancy Michon's graphic design. We
couldn't do it without you! Amanda Stevenson and Charles
Criner at the Museum did a beautiful installation to show off
our work. What a great evening for art.
It
was so well attended, in fact, that we discovered the
energetic gallery conversations and the quiet needed for
literary readings did not complement each other. The board is
considering ways to present the readings more effectively for
next year's membership exhibition.
Our
reception was fantastic. Thanks go out to Anita Long of Ink
Spots Museum fame, her intern, Kristen Minner, and all the
volunteers providing food and drink for the feast. And feast
we did. Janice Smith served as our official photographer for
the evening. Thanks, Janice for recording our smiles as we
celebrated with friends. Keep a look out for your photos.
We'll be circulating a CD for you to make copies. I'm sure
they'll be posted on the WIVLA website soon.
How many of you made it to the Houston Fine Art Fair? I
went two nights to take in the 80 galleries, get inspired and
check out the competition. It's exciting to have this
happening in Houston. In fact, Texas Contemporary Art Fair
will be Oct. 20-23, 2011. Watch for ticket deals.
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NAME THE
COLLABORATI0N SHOW
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By
Lane Devereux
The board
of directors wants your suggestions for the theme of the 2012
Collaboration Show. Is there a topic that has always intrigued
you? Are you eager to explore a particular subject? Now is
your chance to Name That Show! Send your
theme ideas to info@wivla.org by Sunday, October 9.
At the October 10 board meeting, we will review your
suggestions and make a selection. Look for an announcement at
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LITERARY READING AT
ARCHWAY GALLERY______________________
By
Corry Austin
Call
for Entries
Eligibility:
All current WiVLA members as of November 10,
2011.
You
are invited to share current short written work in the
artistic and inspiring setting of Archway Art Gallery.
Writings may be from any genre: poetry, fiction, personal
essay, nonfiction, memoir, playwriting, etc. Subject matter is
the author's choice.
Entry
Details: The written work should be able to be
read aloud in 3-5 minutes. Please submit entries by attaching
to an email and sending it to literary@wivla.org. Please
include your name, title of the piece, and
genre.
Pieces
will be included in the program on a first-come basis. Once
enough entries have been received to fill the entire program,
further pieces will be put on a waiting list in
case there are cancellations. You will be notified if you
are to be included in the reading. The
WiVLA reading will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2011 from
6:30 - 8:00 pm at:
Archway
Gallery
2305
Dunlavy
Houston,
TX 77006 |
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ALL
FOR ENTRIES - LITERARY ART____________________________
Inclusion
in this list does not indicate endorsement by WiVLA. We
recommend you research each contest, and contact the
sponsor(s).
Slinging
Ink is accepting 1500-1800 word creative writing
entries. This round's theme is "I was looking for a job and
then I found a job and Heave knows I'm miserable now."
Deadline: October 15. Click here
for more information.
New
Letters Magazine
seeks fiction, essays, or poetry regardless of subject, style,
or genre. A rough average length for prose is 3,000 to 5,000
words. Submissions accepted after October 1. For complete
guidelines, click here.
Borderlands:
A Texas Poetry Review is accepting poetry, essays,
book reviews, and art. Deadline: December 15 and June 15.
Click here
for more information.
The
Fearless Poetry Series is
opening submissions for their third anthology, Turning the
Page: Poems of Trauma, Healing and Transcendence. Deadline:
November 11. Previously published work will be accepted. Click
here
for more information.
ByLine Magazine
sponsors monthly contests for essays, short stories, poetry,
articles, essays and more. Deadline: open. For more
information, visit Byline
Magazine.
Fiction
Weekly accepts submissions via email, reads year
round, and responds to submissions within 30 days. For more
details, please visit Fiction
Weekly.
Austin
Poetry Society Monthly Contest sponsors two
regular monthly contests from October through April, in the
categories of General and Light Verse. Deadlines are monthly,
September through March. For more information, click here.
Scratch
is a monthly writing contest that seeks new short fiction to
be selected by rotating guest judges. Deadline: monthly. Small
fee to enter, cash prizes and publication every month, plus
annual anthology. For more information, click here .
Poets
& Writers is a great source for writing
contests. Check out Poets & Writers contests listings here.
The
2012 BlueCat Feature Competition Awards is accepting
entries. Every submitted screenplay is read
entirely by two readers who provide written analyses to the
author. Grand Prize: $10,000. Deadline: October 15th. For more
information, click here.
The
Writers Block International Writing Competition is
accepting submissions of short and feature length scripts and
manuscripts of all genres for the 2011
competition. Deadline: October 29.
For more information, click here.
Pandora
Theatre is seeking original theatrical pieces for its
February 2012 show, "Vox Feminina." Submissions can be
monologues, duet scenes, one acts - anything and everything
that celebrates the feminine spirit. Deadline: October 15. For
more information, click here.
Womenarts
Quarterly Journal seeks essays, fiction,
poetry, visual art, reviews and interviews by women. For
submission guidelines and more information, visit their website. |
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES - VISUAL ART______________________________
Inclusion
in this list does not indicate endorsement by WiVLA. We
recommend you research each contest, and contact the
sponsor(s).
General
Websites for artist exhibition Calls for
Entry:
https://www.callforentry.org/
http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/page5.html
http://artdeadlineslist.com/
http://www.spacetaker.org/field_guide/artist_opportunities
The Lone Star Art
Guild is a non-profit organization started in
Brenham, Texas in 1961. Visit their website to find more information about
contests and art leagues that are within a 200 mile radius of
Houston.
The Houston Art
Society (HAS) - LSAG's Opened Judged Fall Show is
Saturday, October 29, 2011. The early registration deadline is
October 24. Registration form and additional information can
be found here.
Houston Center for
Photography, Call for Entry: 2012 Fellowship.
Deadline: November 4, 2011. Click here
for more information.
The Pearland
Chamber of Commerce is looking for artists to
display their work in the Chamber offices. If you're
interested, call Samantha Foley at (281)485-3634.
FiberPhiladelphia
2012 is accepting entries through October 31.
The Outside/ Inside the Box Exhibition, held March/April 2012,
will showcase fiber/textile art. The online application can be
found here.
For more information, click here.
Womenarts
Quarterly Journal seeks essays, fiction,
poetry, visual art, reviews and interviews by women. For
submission guidelines and more information, visit their website.
Inkwell
seeks poetry, prose, and artwork submissions for both its
Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 issues. The Fall 2012 issue's theme
is "Living on the Edge." The Spring 2012 issue does not have a
theme. Reading period is August 1-November 15. For more
information, click here.
Landmark
Arts at Texas Tech University School of Art is
accepting entries for "Beyond Printmaking III:
2012 National Juried Exhibition," which will be
held February 3 - March 4,
2012. Deadline: November 4. It is
open to professional artists living in the U.S. who are
18+ years old. Click here for
the prospectus.
Dragonfly
Gallery at Rosedale in Austin, Texas is accepting
photography entries for "Extraordinary Exposure,"
which will be held February 9 - April 7,
2012. Deadline: January 3.
This is open to all photographers, both amateur
and professional. Click here for
the prospectus.
2012 Hunting
Art Prize is accepting painting and drawing entries.
Deadline: November 30. For more info, click here. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS___________________________________________
Nancy
Kern has a solo show at Brazosport College Gallery in
Lake Jackson titled "Regeneration, Drawings and pPaintings by
Nancy Kern." The artist's reception will be held October 15
from 6:30-8:30 pm. The exhibit will be on display until
October 31. For more information or to be added to her email
list, email Nancy.
If
you're available time to take a class is at odd times & in
small pieces, an online class with Ann Bell
might be the creative solution. Click here
and here
for more information.
Melanie
Rosin's first book, Four Feet from the
Surface, has been released for sale. You may obtain a
copy on Amazon.
Would you like to post an
announcement? Send your email by the 20th of the month to
newsletter@wivla.org.
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WiVLA CALENDAR OF
EVENTS_________________________________
October
10, 6 p.m.
WiVLA
Board meeting
Live
Oak Meeting House
October
18, 6 p.m.
WiVLA
Member meeting
Museum
of Printing History, 1324 West Clay (Map)
For
a complete list of upcoming events, visit the
WiVLA calendar online.
Soirees:
October
4, 7:00 p.m.
Soiree
hosted by Jean Caslin & Diane Gregory 77008
October
14, 7:00 p.m.
Soiree
hosted by Corry Austin 77077
October
21, 7:00 p.m.
Soiree
hosted by Cathy Lachin 77450
October
27, 7:00 p.m.
Soiree
hosted by Jane Mulholland
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WiVLA
BOARD MEMBERS_____________________________________
Lane
Devereux
wivla.lanedev@yahoo.com
President
Diane
Griffin Gregory
dianeggregory@gmail.com
Vice
President
Cathy
Lachin
cplachin@yahoo.com
Secretary
Diana
Meade
dianameade2@gmail.com
Treasurer
Rebecca
Kveton
gigglesrk@aol.com
Programs
Jean
Caslin
jeancaslin@gmail.com
Communications
Terry
Tompkins-Walsh
tomkinswalsh@uh.edu
Historian
Anna
Phillips
freehandart@btinternet.com
Visual Co-Chair
Donna
Durbin
donna@donnadurbin.com
Visual Co-Chair
Elizabeth
Earle
eaearle@hotmail.com
Literary Co-Chair
Corry
Austin
corry@sbcglobal.net
Literary Co-Chair
Andrea
Waguespack
andreawag@live.com
Newsletter
Jennifer
Watson
jwatson5@uh.edu
At Large
Piyali
Dasgupta
piyalidasgupta@hotmail.com
At
Large
Pattie
Berg
jewelry@sapamojo.com
Membership
Jeanne
Haner
jeannehaner@gmail.com
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