Mural painting photos

Be part of this history-making event!
Help paint the mural on North Park's oldest wooden building, built in 1931.
Come to 3925 Ohio Street in North Park (just north of University) this Saturday May 23rd starting at 10 am and going until finished.

Artists! Last day for the Mural painting at 8Teen Art Center

Here is a message from Cynthia Goff, M.F.A., the Vice President of the Women's Caucus for Art, San Diego:

Artists:
We are desperately asking for your help!

We are having our last painting party this Saturday morning at 10 am to complete our mural at the 8teen Art & Cultural Center (a charitable organization that gives to homeless youth in need).

This will be our last painting party as I've been called out of state and so we must get it finished this Saturday. If each of us came out to paint for just a few hours, we'd easily get it done.

Make it a date with a mate; bring a friend.

Thank you so much!

See you this Saturday at:
8teen Art & Cultural Center,
3925 Ohio Street, San Diego, California 92104.

Map to 8Teen Art & Cultural Center

Bliss out on Art!

Cynthia Gott, M.F.A.
Vice President,
Women's Caucus for Art; San Diego
Art Instructor:
Miramar College
Southwestern College


Click on this link to learn more about the collaborative mural painting project at 8Teen Art and Cultural Center.

Hope to see you there! We cannot do it without you!

Creatively yours, Jaime Lyerly

Yard Sale - May 16 and 17 8 am to 3 pm

Where: 7267 Amherst St. La Mesa 91941

One woman's junk is another woman's treasure!

Household and garden treasures, clothing, art objects, custom jewelry and baked goods. Proceeds will be used to defray the costs of WCA San Diego's 12th Annual Retreat. (50% to the owner of the goods and 50% to the Retreat Scholarship Fund.

Woman's Caucus for Art/San Diego is a 501(c)(3) organization, receipts will be given for all donations.

Contact Jen Bottoms for more information and how you can help! (619) 892-3429 or e-mail her at http://us.mc638.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bottomsjennie@yahoo.com

Update on Mural Painting at 8teen

Update: May 10th painting session has been canceled due to illness.

The mural painting will continue on Friday, May 15 from 9 am to 3 pm.
Email on Friday to see if work will need to be continued on Saturday.
Clear coat will be put on Sunday at 11 am.

Please see message below for all the details. Thanks to those who have already come out to help! Cythnia says that they are "having a blast!" Please join us!

Original message:

Want a way to help your community while doing something fun? Come help the Women's Caucus for Art, San Diego (WCA/SD) paint a mural this weekend!

At the 8Teen Art and Cultural Center, the Women's Caucus for Art group and volunteers will be painting a large mural on the wall outside of the building. The group will be lead by WCA/SD V.P. Cynthia Gott, M.F.A., who is also painting instructor at Southwestern College.

We need your help!

Here are the details:

Who:
You, the Women's Caucus for Art, Art students and community members

When:
Friday, May 8, 2009 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, (Mother's Day - Bring your Mom Day!) May 10, 2009 from 1 pm - 5 pm - CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS

Added dates:
Friday, May 15, 2009 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday, May 16, 2009 - if needed, email for times
Sunday, May 17, 2009 - clear coat will be put on - 11 am

Come to any of the days for as long as you can. You don't need to be there the whole time.

Where:
8Teen Art and Cultural Center
North Park area
3925 Ohio Street, San Diego, CA 92104
Map and Directions

What to bring:
Medium and Large brushes
Please wear a hat, sunscreen and lots of water.

Questions? Please contact Cynthia Gott. Hope to see you there! ~ Jaime Lyerly

San Diego Community Mural Painting at 8Teen - Everyone Welcome!

Want a way to help your community while doing something fun? Come help the Women's Caucus for Art, San Diego (WCA/SD) paint a mural this weekend!

At the 8Teen Art and Cultural Center, the Women's Caucus for Art group and volunteers will be painting a large mural on the wall outside of the building. The group will be lead by WCA/SD V.P. Cynthia Gott, M.F.A., who is also painting instructor at Southwestern College.

We need your help!

Here are the details:

Who:
You, the Women's Caucus for Art, Art students and community members

When:
Friday, May 8, 2009 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, (Mother's Day - Bring your Mom Day!) May 10, 2009 from 1 pm - 5 pm
Come to any of the days for as long as you can. You don't need to be there the whole time.

Where:
8Teen Art and Cultural Center
North Park area
3925 Ohio Street, San Diego, CA 92104
Map and Directions

What to bring:
Medium and Large brushes, if you have them
Please wear a hat, sunscreen and lots of water.

Depending on how much of the mural gets done this weekend, it may be extended to next weekend. But don't miss out on this weekend's fun!

Questions? Please contact Cynthia Gott. Hope to see you there! ~ Jaime Lyerly

Women's Caucus for Art, San Diego is Social Networking!

Women's Caucus for Art - San Diego is READY for Social Networking! I know they are because I am getting them set up.

Together we can expand the WCA blog from one that hadn't had a post in two months, to an interactive environment where artist members and the art-loving community can see what we are doing.

We can only do this together.

Artist members, do you have a blog? Great, start posting on this site too!

Contact Laura Jean Thompson for access to this blog and you can post on here too. If you have a Blogspot blog this is easy to do. Just copy the HTML code from your post in the edit post field and paste it into a new post on the WCA/SD blog. Yay! Double exposure for you for free!

Don't have a blog? Go start one now! I recommend Blogspot because it is free and easy to use. Make a blog and just start posting. Post your art, your life, your awards, your gripes - whatever - just start posting.

When you have a blog, contact me, Jaime Lyerly, to get the Blog listed on the WCA/SD and my own blog. More promotion without much effort. Good for you, good for your fans.

Art-loving non-members. Thanks for visiting this blog! We promise to make this a place where non-members can see what is going on with this very active chapter of San Diego community-based artists.

Connect with us!

WCA/SD is now on Twitter. I made this account for any member who wants to try out twitter but doesn't know where to start. Contact me for the password.

We are also a group on Facebook and LinkedIn. A little bit for everyone!

Feeling overwhelmed? Just start with the blog and go from there. I will be running a workshop on Social Networking and Blogging for Artists after I return from my study abroad trip to Japan and China.

Until then, happy art-making and social networking! ~ Jaime Lyerly

Call for Artists - Alley Cat Juried Art Show

Image from Alley Cat Juried Art Show

Call for San Diego area Artists!

3rd Annual Alley Cat Juried Art Show
Sponsored by the Friends of East County Arts, Inc.

Entry Date: June 5th

Jurors are Vickie DeLong, Director of Bonita Museum and Richard Todd, Coordinator of Arts and Culture, City of Chula Vista. More about the Jurors.

Fees: $25 first entry, $10 for each additional entry

Show runs from July 17 - August 14, 2009 and the opening will in conjunction with the Alley Cat Summer Festival on July 17 - 18th.

Prizes will be awarded in different categories. See the Friends of East County Arts for more details and Prospectus.

Happy Art Making and Show Entering! ~ Jaime Lyerly