2010 Awards for Excellence in the Arts

CWCA Announces Recipients of 2010 Awards for Excellence in the Arts
The Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art (CWCA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 CWCA Award for Excellence in the Arts. This Award recognizes women who have exemplified the CWCA mission of creating community through art, education and social activism. Nominations of outstanding artists and arts professionals living and working in the Chicago area were received from leaders in the arts community. Four recipients were selected and will be recognized at an awards ceremony and reception to be held on February 13, 2010 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
The recipients of the CWCA Award for Excellence in the Arts are:

• Janina Ciezadlo, artist, writer and educator, Columbia College Chicago
• Pearl Hirshfield, artist and activist
• Joyce Owens, artist, curator and educator, Chicago State University
• Judith Roth, artist, artist advocate and founder, Ravenswood ArtWalk

A special recognition award will be given to June Spiezer, avid collector of Chicago art and supporter of Chicago-based artists.
To see award recipient bios click on any name or click here.
The awards ceremony and reception was held in conjunction with the national Women’s Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony and dinner at the Chicago Cultural Center and the College Art Association’s 2010 Annual Conference in Chicago.
Hear audio of past conferences in the CAA archive.

Achievements in the Arts Award

Studio visit

Sunday December 12, 2010
Studio visit with artists Sharon Bladholm and Lucy Slivinski
Albany Carroll Arts Building
319 N. Albany, 2nd floor, Chicago IL 60612
Come inside one of the most exciting arts buildings in Chicago and meet two exceptional artists and extraordinary women - multi-media artist, Sharon Bladholm and installation artist Lucy Slivinski. Sharon will open her Opal Glass Studios and introduce the unique scope of her work in glass, bronze, ceramics, and printmaking - which focuses on the natural world. In an adjacent studio, Lucy Slivinski develops site-specific installations using recycled and reclaimed materials, primarily abstract work inspired by organic forms that incorporates lighting.
Biographical notes
Sharon has participated as an artist in environmental and archaeological expeditions to the Brazilian, Venezuelan and the Peruvian Amazon and is currently finishing a public art project for Openlands. Lucy also works internationally and locally, recently completing the “Silversurf Gate,” a public installation commissioned by the Chicago Park District located at the Logan Square Skate Park . To find out more about these artists, visit www.sharonbladholm.com and www.lucyslivinski.com

Film May 2009

On Wednesday, May 20, 2009, CWCA is co-sponsoring the film Motherland Afghanistan with World Can't Wait, at Pick-A-Cup Coffee Cafe, 1813 W. Dempster, Evanston, 7:00 p.m. A thought- provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the U.S. invasion of the region. Filmmaker Sedika Mojadid shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals. One in seven women die during childbirth, and many women travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional. Free. Details, 847.674-0321.

Specks Collection May 2009

CWCA invites you to see the German Expressionist Collection of Marcia and Granvil Specks on Sunday, June 7, 2009, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Specks will serve coffee and cookies, feel free to bring white wine (only), chips, dips, crackers and cheese, grapes, or other snacks, juice or soft drinks. You must RSVP for the address and directions. Call Arlene at 847.674-0321 or e-mail arlenerakoncay@aol.com. Thank you to Jill Specks for arranging this tour.

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