President’s UPDATE
Summer board meeting
The DEADLINE for board reports, proposals and agenda items for the June Board
meeting are due Wednesday, June 2. Please email your reports to
Karin@nationalwca.org.
Please join us in the city by the Bay for the National WCA board meeting
and the Pacific Region Eco Arts Conference June 23 – 27, 2010.
This year the summer board meeting has a new twist. Not only will there be a board
meeting but there will be special meetings/programs for chapter reps and two full
days of activities preceding the annual meeting planned by the Pacific Region
chapters.
This year, the format of the annual summer Board meeting has changed. On
Saturday morning there will be an Executive committee meeting from 8:30- 12:30.
On Saturday afternoon from 12:30- 4pm, there is a special meeting for chapter reps
and regional VP’s. Chapter reps have always been welcome at the summer board
meeting but this year we are encouraging all chapters to send a rep for a special
meeting focusing on forming short and long term goals for the WCA.
The full board will meet on Sunday from 8 – 4pm.
On Thursday June 23, there is a Bus tour to Recology and SF artists Studios. The cost
is $40. On Friday, the much anticipated Eco Art conference. The cost for the Eco Art
Conference is $95.94 with advance registration; $125 at the door. Please see the
information below on how to register for these pre-meeting events.
We need to have a head count and contact information for all who are attending the
WCA events. Please email president@nationalwca.org the following information by
Monday June 14.
1. Your name
2. Cell phone number
3. Arrival date and information
4. Departure date and information
5. Hotel
6. Indicate what events you are attending:
 Thursday -Bus Tour,
 Friday -Eco Art conference,
 Saturday -Executive board meeting,
 Saturday- Chapter Rep/VP meeting
 Sunday -Board meeting
WCA Hotel:
Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Register early rates will only be held until June 3.
Ask for National Women’s Caucus for Art rate or Group Code SNWCA1
To make reservations: (415)394-1111
$129 for a double/double room
Complimentary use of health club and swimming pool.
Additional fees: If more than 2 people sharing rooms, $30 for additional person. No
more than 3 people to a room. Internet usage $15.95 per day. $45 valet parking at
hotel (across the street parking is $25)
Transportation from San Francisco Airport:
BART from airport to Powell Street Station: $8.10 (2 blocks up from BART station)
Super Shuttle from airport to Hotel Nikko: $17.00 shared ride
Taxi from airport to Hotel Nikko: approx $46 plus tip
SCHEDULE of EVENTS:
June 23 Wednesday
Early check-in
Informal dinner near hotel -TBA
Thursday June 24
9:15 – 4pm Bus Tour of Recology and SF Artist Studios
$40 per person and includes box lunch. Limited to 32 people
To Register: Email Irma Velasquez at irmavelasquez@me.com to reserve a space
then send $40 check made out to NCWCA to Irma Velasquez, 303 Franklin Street,
San Mateo, CA 94402.
Payment must be received no later than June 20.
You must wear close-toed, sturdy shoes. No sandals or heels.You must be able to climb long
flights of stairs, hike uphill and walk on uneven ground.
For more tour details: http://ecoartactivism.wordpress.com/tours-of-san-franciscoeastbay-studios-and-recology/
Bus Tour Schedule:
Meet bus outside Glen Park BART station at 9:15. Take any BART train going to SF Airport,
Millbrae or Daly City. Get off at Glen Park. The 9:06 am train to Daly City arrives at Glen Park
at 9:15 am.
Recology: Tour San Francisco’s amazing waste disposal site, which features a unique
artists’ residency program started by WCA's own, the late Jo Hanson.
Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard Artists’ Colony: One of San Francisco’s oldest and largest
group studios. We will visit artists Dolores Gray and Marc Ellen Hamel, eat lunch, tour their
studios, get a history lesson and take a walk around Hunter’s Point.
Lizland: We will visit Liz Mamorsky’s whacky studio and gallery in the SOMA area of San
Francisco. She will give a tour and talk about her art.
Arc: The tour ends at Arc Studios & Gallery managed by Priscilla Otani and her partners. We
will unwind there with wine and hors d’oeuvres.
Friday June 25
Elements Eco-Art Conference
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA
$95.94 with advance registration; $125 at the door. Includes box lunch
To Register Go To: http://elements.eventbrite.com/. Advance Registration limited
to 150 people.
Transportation from Hotel Nikko: Walk down 2 blocks to BART. Take BART towards Richmond at
Powell Street Station. Get off at Downtown Berkeley. The 8:01 am Richmond-bound train will arrive
at Downtown Berkeley Station at 8:26 am. Walk one block up Allston way to David Brower Center.
Price: $3.65 one-way.
If driving, all-day parking is $15.00 in the Oxford Garage located inside David Brower Center. Enter
on Kittredge St. They are open 8:00 am – 12 midnight.
Program:
8:30 – 9:30 am
Check-in, make your own nametag
9:30 – 10:00 am
Welcome Remarks
10:00 – 11:15 am
Panel: Eco-Art: Past/Present/Future, Moderator Deborah Thomas,
Panelists Susan Leibovitz Steinman, Ruth Wallen
11:30 – 12:45 pm
Panel: Collaboration & Community, Moderator Susan Leibovitz
Steinman, Panelists Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Jennifer Colby, Deborah Munk, Tierney Thys
12:45 – 2:00 pm
Lunch, Eco Roundtables, Film Festival, Postcard
trading, make-a-prayer flag
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Panel: Activism: Making a Difference, Moderator Michelle Lapinski,
Panelists Andree Singer Thompson, Beverly Naidus, Samantha Fields, Daniella Russo
3:15 – 3:45 pm Postcard trading, make-a-prayer flag
3:45 -4:15 pm Capacitor Performance: The Ocean Project
4:30 – 5:00 pm Eco Art Activism Awards
5:00 – 5:30 pm Closing Reception
Saturday June 26
8:30-12:30 - Executive Committee Meeting
Noon-1pm - lunch
12:30-4pm - Chapters Rep and Regional VP Meeting
Location: Arc Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street (between 9th & 8th St), San
Francisco
Transportation from Hotel Nikko: Take BART towards SF Airport or Millbrae or Daly City. One stop.
Get off at Civic Center. Walk south of Market Street (3 blocks – Mission – Howard – Folsom) $1.75
one way. Or take 27 Muni bus at Mason & Ellis Street towards Cesar Chavez & Mission. Get off at
Harrison Street & 8th. Walk 1 block north. $2.00 one way. Or taxi: approx. $9.00 plus tip
Breakfast: $10/ person: bagels, cream cheese, coffee/tea, orange juice, fruit.
If this does not meet your dietary needs, please bring your own food to supplement what is
provided. $10 will be collected in cash or check at the meeting.
Lunch: $20.00 per person: Choice of turkey sandwich, veggie sandwich, Chicken Caesar
salad, Greek salad plus water, soda, cookies and fruit.
Total Meal Cost: $30
To select lunch item email Trudi Chamoff-Hauptman at truhand@aol.com by June 15. If you
do not select an item by that date, the default item will be the veggie sandwich. $20 Cash or
check will be collected at the meeting.
Blue Planet Reception
5:00 – 7:00 pm
SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
Transportation from Hotel Nikko:
Take 27 Muni bus at Mason & Ellis Street towards Cesar Chavez & Mission. Get off at Harrison Street
& 8th. Walk south on 8th two blocks, then turn right onto Brannan. $2.00 one way. Or taxi: approx.
$10.00 plus tip
Sunday June 27
Board Meeting
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Arc Studios & Gallery, 1246 Folsom Street (between 9th & 8th St), San
Francisco
Transportation from Hotel Nikko: Take BART towards SF Airport or Millbrae or Daly City. One stop.
Get off at Civic Center. $1.75 one way. Walk south of Market Street (3 blocks – Mission – Howard –
Folsom)
Or take 27 Muni bus at Mason & Ellis Street towards Cesar Chavez & Mission. Get off at Harrison
Street & 8th. $2.00 one way. Walk 1 block north.
Or taxi: approx. $10.00 plus tip
Breakfast: $10/person: bagels, cream cheese, fruit salad, coffee,tea, orange juice.
Lunch: $20.00 per person: Choice of turkey sandwich, veggie sandwich, Chicken Caesar
salad, Greek salad plus water, soda, cookies and fruit.
Total Meal Cost: $30
To select lunch item email Trudi Chamoff-Hauptman at truhand@aol.com by June 15. If you
do not select an item by that date, the default item will be the veggie sandwich. $30 Cash or
check will be collected at the meeting.
Janice Nesser-Chu
President, Women's Caucus for Art
president@nationalwca.org
(314) 956-5036
nationalwca.org
Professor of Art
Director, Galleries & Permanent Collection
STLCC-Florissant Valley
jnesser@stlcc.edu
(314) 513-4861