2012 National WCA Conference Schedule
DAY 1 THURSDAY 2/23
8am-12:00pm "WCA 40th Anniversary Opening Session"
(Kyoto Hotel, 120 South Los Angeles St)
9:00-10:00am "Hour of Activism: Another year with the YoungWC"
10:00-12:00pm Panel "From a Whisper to a Roar: An Intimate Dialogue with California Artists"
Noon -1:00pm Lunch
1-4pm Caucus Meetings -- JWAN / YoungWC / ECO-ARTS / Internatinal
5-7pm JWAN exhibition ‘Song of the Land’ reception
(Hebrew Union College near USC)
7:30-10pm Media Award and Film screening
(Democracy Center (JANM), Little Tokyo)
Media Award to filmmaker and feminist Lynn Hershman Leeson with viewing of "! Women Art Revolution"
DAY 2 - FRIDAY 2/24
WCA sponsored CAA panel
(Concourse 403B, Level 2, Los Angeles Convention Center)
9:30am-12pm "Multiplicities in Dialogue: From Political Caucus to Engaged Community"
12:30-2pm "40 Years Of WCA— Irregular Experiences, Multigenerational Stories of Feminists in Art"
3-9 pm Bus Tour - 'In Wonderland: Surrealists Adventures of Mexico and the United States ' (LACMA) and Momentum Exhibition Opening
DAY 3 - SATURDAY 2/25
9am-5pm The Feminist Art Project (TFAP) Panels MOCA, 250 South Grand Ave
10:30-3pm Gallery Hop Tour
Free shuttle for conference attendees to visit Jancur Gallery, Avenue 50 and MOCA
6:00-7:30pm Lifetime Achievement Awards Presentation (Kyoto Hotel, Ballroom)
Honoring Whitney Chadwick, Suzanne Lacy, Ferris Olin, Trinh T. Minh-ha, and Bernice Steinbaum and
President’s Art & Activism Awardees, Karen Mary Davalos and Cathy Salser.
8:00-10pm Momentum Gala (Japanese American National Museum)
The WCA ticketed gala includes a walk-around dinner, open bar, an opportunity to meet the awardees, networking, and tours of the museum. Also scheduled is the kickoff of the Sylvia Sleigh Legacy campaign.
SUNDAY - 2/26 (Optional Programming)
9:30am-11:00am Brunch Meet-Up (Kyoto Hotel Dining room)
Come have brunch. Network. Must register to reserve a space. Brunch cost not included.
11:30am-6:00pm - WCA Bus tour ‘WOMAN AROUND TOWN’
Curator's Walk Thru's for Pacific Standard Time exhibitions at the Fowler Museum, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Arena One Gallery and the Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis.
MONDAY - 2/27
8:00am-4:00pm Board Meeting Kyoto Hotel, Red Cattleya Room
