Local CWCA Updates

Join your Chicago Chapter of WCA for its 2008 planning meetings. Contact Margaret for more information at m-lutze@northwestern.edu.

Next Meeting

TBA

Past Meetings

November, 2007, hosted by Margaret Lutze
September, 2007, hosted by ArtWalkRavenswood
August, 2007, hosted by Cam Harper
June, 2007, hosted by Lauren Levato
May 20, 2007, hosted by MaryEllen Ponsford
April 22, 2007, hosted by Arlene Rakoncay
January 27, 2007 at The Marriot Hotel in Chicago (pictured at left)

Topics at the January meeting included: the current CWCA exhibition at ARC Gallery, "A Place at the Table", discussion of a CWCA sponsored retreat in the future, and strategies to improve our visibility within the Chicago art community. Lauren Levato will take over the eNewsletter for Cam Harper.

From left to right: Barbara Aubin, MaryEllen Ponsford, Josephine Borromeo, Margaret Lutze (Treasurer), Arlene Rakoncay, Judith Roth (Past President), Tamara Wasserman. Missing: Sandie Bacon (Programming Chair, currently coordinating the CWCA A Place at the Table exhibition, left at a reasonable hour), Emily Rapport (Web Administrator - behind the camera). Thanks to the Marriot for their hospitality and to all who braved the chill winds to participate.

National WCA Updates

Karin Luner, Executive Director for National WCA, has created a visual tutorial of 'How to use the WCA's Online Membership Database'. Download the PDF file here. It shows you step by step of how to do a search, make labels or import your data into a spreadsheet. A tutorial for Treasurers/Membership Chairs will follow soon.

Participate in the ongoing struggle to secure enough money for the arts. Sign petitions and write to your Congress and House Reps. The CAA's website is a good start.

CWCA Program Archives List

• 2006 WCA Midwest Exhibition
• 2005 "Moving from Slides to Digital" seminar