2001 SYMPOSIUM
BOLD, YOUNG & OLD:
WOMEN IN THE ARTS
A one-day symposium on creative life transitions organized by the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA)

WHEN
Saturday, October 20, 2001 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

WHERE
UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90024

With speakers, panels and a special performance, this symposium will open your eyes to new ways to thinking about creativity and life transitions.

The symposium with commence with a keynote address by Eleanor Antin. The
morning panel, “Powerful Transitions,” will examine the participants’ creative approaches to life transitions. An on-site performance by Barbara T. Smith will be held at 2 p.m. The afternoon panel, “Career Phases: Emerging, Building, Sustaining,” will explore the participants’ innovative responses to stages in their creative lives.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Keynote speaker Eleanor Antin (http://visarts.ucsd.edu/faculty/eantin.htm) is an internationally known visual artist whose work encompasses performance, installation, film and video. Her credits include solo exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art.

MORNING PANEL
“Powerful Transformations” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Moderator: Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein, (http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/mejiakrumbei/index.html) artist, writer
and associate professor of art at La Sierra University, Riverside CA
Presenters: Carolyn Applegate, Miriam Aston, Lisa Bloom, Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein and Helen Redman (http://www.birthingthecrone.com)

ON-SITE PERFORMANCE
“Kaleidoscope” from 2 to 3 p.m.
Barbara T. Smith, (http://www.timetrek.com/myth/mythbio.html) internationally known visual and performance artist based in Los Angeles

AFTERNOON PANEL
“Career Phases: Emerging, Building, Sustaining” from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Moderator: Barbara Isenberg, (http://www.sfweekly.com/specialprojects/holidayhighlights/books.html)
author of “State of the Arts: California Artists Talk About Their Work”
and a contributor to the Los Angeles Times since 1976.
Presenters: Judith F. Baca (http://www.lamurals.org/MuralistPages/BacaJ.html), Carole Kim (http://www.artseoul.net/artnews/news2000/e10koram_ex.html), Alison Saar (http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/saar_alison.html), and June
Wayne (http://www.junewayne.com)

FEES
Members: $45 ($40 before Oct. 7)
Non-members: $55 ($50 before Oct. 7)
Students and seniors: $25 ($20 before Oct. 7)
Parking available under the UCLA Hammer Museum for $3 with validation

SCWCA BACKGROUND
The Women’s Caucus for Art is the national organization for women actively engaged in the visual arts professions. The WCA is dedicated to the cultural, aesthetic and economic support of all women’s art. The WCA is also committed to non-sexism and non-racism in art education, art exhibitions and art history. The Southern California Women’s Caucus for
Art (SCWCA) chapter, a non-profit organization, focuses on the specific needs and interests of local women in the arts.

For information, contact:
Lucy Blake-Elahi (323) 299-0104 fazblake@aol.com or
Ann Isolde (310) 440-7452 aisolde@getty.edu
Southern California Women’s Caucus for Arts (SCWCA)
The Brewery, 2100 No. Main St. #A-5, Los Angeles CA 90031
www.scwca.org

This symposium is funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept.