The South Bay Area Women's Caucus for Art (SBAWCA) seeks parity for women artists in the art world with relation to exhibition, recognition of accomplishments, formation of art curricula, tenured positions, financial remuneration for work, curating, and education of the public about the contribution of women to the visual arts.

To fulfill its mission the SBAWCA organizes art exhibitions, panel presentations, and conferences to which its members, the arts community, and the public are invited.

The SBAWCA further serves its community by undertaking curatorial duties at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (Serra House) at Stanford University. This venture provides a training ground for beginning curators and a new site for the artistic expression of women's views. Our chapter consists of artists, art historians and art critics. Most artists join in order to participate in shows we organize, to be included in our website portfolios, or for the moral support we provide. Those who attend our meetings often develop lasting friendships and great resources of information.

The Women's Caucus for Art is a non-profit organization committed to educating the general public about the contributions of women and people of color to the arts, and to a non-racist, non-sexist approach to art education. This demands a broader presentation of art history and cultural aesthetics, one that accepts the importance of art in identity-formation, and results in economic parity for women, people of color, and differently-abled people. Equal representation and visibility in the art world and the broader community are important goals of the Women's Caucus for Art.

The Women's Caucus for Art Statement of Purpose

We are committed:

• to educating the general public about the contributions to the arts of women, people of color, and people with disabilities, respecting differences in age, religion, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
• to developing and teaching art curricula at all educational levels that is not sexist, racist, heterosexist or anti-Semitic.
• to ensuring the inclusion of contributions of women and people of color and the discussion of gender based issues in the history of art.
• to expanding cultural dialogues to encompass all forms of creative expression.
• to promoting a viable system that provides an opportunity for realistic economic survival in the arts, including financial parity and equal access to grants, funding and employment for women, people of color, and people with disabilities.
• to gaining equal representation and visibility for the work of all women in the art community.
• to formulating and supporting legislation which contributes to the goals of the Women's Caucus for Art.