Community Foundation
DCAMC Founders
DC Art Model Collective(DCAMC) began in the early 2000’s with local art models Sheba, Jalene, LiiLii, & Francine. Together they sought to create a model run network that supported and provided resources to life art models in the DC Metro area. During the next several years the team worked together advocating for a number of important issues for local life art models. This included wage increases, safer work practices, and more hygienic work spaces for models.
Sheba
Former: DCAMC Co-founder. Current: Administrator & Model Coordinator for Washington Studio School. Sheba is also an experienced model and photographer.
Jalene
Former: DCAMC Co-founder. Current: DCAMC Special Event Coordinator & Model Member. Jalene is also an experienced model, artist, and photographer.
LiiLii
Former: DCAMC Co-founder. Current: Model Member. LiiLii is also an experienced model, artist, and photographer
Francine
Former: DCAMC Co-founder. Current: Model Member. Francine is also an experienced model.
Community Changes
Transition
The pandemic influenced a major shift in the collective goal for DCAMC. Many models were suddenly without work and were unsure(as were many others) abut what to do during that time. DCAMC sprung into action with learning the latest technology and then began sharing and training models, artists, and art institutions to host classes, drawing sessions, and art events in online platforms. Lead and organized by model Jalene, DCAMC also began hosting their monthly Model Extravaganza event that became such a hit in the art community, other groups began to host similar events as a spinoff.
As the online work progressed during the pandemic, DCAMC began to realize that there were no spaces for artists and models to connect with each other in a professional and supportive way. This was such a necessity during a time when everyone was feeling so isolated from each other and wanting to feel and be more connected to each other and the art community they loved. This need spearheaded the desire and transition for DCAMC to create a community and network space that connected life models and artists to each other, not just during the pandemic but afterwards as well.
Community Growth
Current Mission
DCAMC’s current collective mission is to create an encouraging, supportive, and advocacy network and community that connects life models to each other, to figurative art institutions/artists that work with us, and to the figurative art communities in and around the DC Metro and the surrounding east coast areas.* This network provides support to life art models, figurative artists, and art institutions through the following resources:
Community & Networking
Model Resources
Job Board
Model-focused Events
Model Training
Artist-Focused Events
Open Session Directory
Model Scheduling
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, Washington(DC), & West Virginia.
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