The Regional Center for Women in the Arts
is a 501 (c) (3) non profit corporation formed in 2000.
Our Story extends beyond the borders of Delaware and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania, our center of operations. It began in 1998 when artist Valetta purchased a house with the dream of converting it into a special kind of art center. Out of this dream rose the R.C.W.A.
Our Mission and Goals are to serve and enrich the community by raising money for charities that benefit women in need, highlighting the work of the best regional women artists, providing a library for the study of women in the arts, presenting lectures and panel discussions about women's arts issues, and providing a space for visiting artists and lecturers.
Our Exhibitions and Programs: (selected list)
Helen Mason in her studio is included in our up-coming exhibition at
the Henry Gallery, Penn State Great Valley Malvern, PA
Workshop, mind-body-art, at the Delaware Art Museum
Artists at our RCWA South Workshop/Retreat
in Sarasota,
Florida.
^ Barb Suplee paints on wall
Alan Soffer uses paint tube>
^ Brigitte Goutal admires shirt
RCWA PAINTING PARTY MAY, 2013
December 11, 2012 Carol Cole speaks about her prize winning sculpture at the Delaware Center for Horticulture at our luncheon in Wilmington, DE. Also seen are the Blue Line by Tatana Kellner and an installation by Nancy Sarangoulis. Funds were raised for the Baylor Women's Garden program.
The Fabric of Peace is an on-going project which begun in 2008. Women artists from around the world are creating fabric swatches which will be assembled to create a quilt. The quilt will be displayed in the United States and abroad. The Fabric of Peace is a positive statement by women, connecting our shared interest in keeping peace in the world.
The First Art on the Wall: Our new program gives donated original prints to women transitioning from shelter housing to their own homes or apartments.
West Chester Film Festival RCWA awards
"I'm in the Mood for Death" Carolyn London winner RCWA
Best Woman Filmmaker, 2008 (below)
Deb Hagan on the set of "Pee Shy" winner of the award, 2005 (below)
(right) Scene from "Twitch", Leah Meyerhoff's award winning film, 2006
Dr. Karen Baptiste, the winner of the 2024 RCWA Best Director
award at
the West Chester Short Film Festival, presented a
compelling documentary that
revealed the shocking practice of
arresting hard-to-handle children in inner city schools.
Concert of works by women composers at The Arts Scene
Award Winning Pianist
Julie Nishimura
A piano concert by Julie Nishimura of works by contemporary women
composers in conjunction with an exhibition titled
"Harmonies" featuring six women artists whose work
explains in visual form the musicality of art. At The Art
Scene. November, 2006
Harmonies
Art works by women artists
Children Helping Children, a special exhibition of art work in all
media by elementary
and middle school children, raised money
for the Children's Emergency Shelter in West Chester.
Ceramic Chess Set
created by students at the
Montessori School in
Wilmington, Delaware.
Media, PA student
working on her painting.
Art donated by women artists, two performances by young Indian
Bharatanatyan dancers
and volunteer workers and sponsors helped make our fund-raiser for
the birthing
room at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Putar, India a success.
Bharatanatyan Dancers Perform at the R.C.W.A.
Our first exhibition included twenty-one women artists.
All the profits (50% of all sales and 100% admission donations)
went to
the Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children in
West Chester, PA.
Guests arrive for inaugural reception at the Regional Center
for Women in the Arts, West Chester, PA
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