Art Entry Forms & Applications

This page is intended to give artists a fast look at our upcoming exhibitions for which applications are required. Exhibitions are open to women from around the world, unless otherwise noted. Artists may submit their entry with traditional slides, CD or video works by mail to: Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642. Artists may submit their entry with jpgs, including video stills on our website Online Art Entries.

JURY RESULTS

Artists whose work has been selected for a juried exhibition will be listed by name on our: What's New Page.

How to Submit for Juried Competitions at WMG

Artists may submit to any of our group shows with either slides or jpgs by mail or with jpgs on this website. If you wish to submit by mail, please print out and complete the entry form to mail with your slides or CD.

Important: While we tried to make our online art entry system as easy as possible, if you have problems because of your computer and/or technical limitations, please email your entry with jpgs with image information and related statement to gallery@womanmade.org and we do the work for you. We'll invoice you for the regular $30.00 entry fee after we have completed the entry for you.

How to pay the Entry Fee

The regular entry fee for all juried group exhibitions is $30. You may submit up to three images plus one detail view per image.

You may pay with Credit Card from our Secure Page. Just indicate the title of the WMG exhibition that you wish to enter and complete the form. This service is especially helpful to all who live outside of the United States where other currencies are used. If you are using the WMG secure service please indicate in your mailed entry that you have prepaid the entry fee with your credit card.

You may pay with a check and/or money order (international money order if outside the US) and include it with your mailed slide entry to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.

You may be exempt from paying the entry fee or pay less if you cannot afford the full fee. Please let us know about that. To be able to pay or not has no influence on the juror's decision.

Please direct any questions in regards to Exhibitions and Workshops at WMG to: admin@womanmade.org

Call for Art

Please note: By submitting their work to Woman Made Gallery exhibitions, all artists agree to allow reproduction of their slides, digital files and/or photographs taken of their art for educational, publicity, and archival purposes.

Artwork is not insured while on exhibit at Woman Made Gallery. Accepted artists must take care of their own insurance needs while artwork is being shipped and on exhibit at Woman Made Gallery.

CALL FOR ARTWORK: Inspired By... Celebrating Illinois Women Artists and Artisans (pdf)
Exhibition Dates: August 24 - September 27, 2012
Invitation to all women artists and artisans in Illinois to submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition. Every artist at one point or another has been inspired by the work of another artist. The inspiration could occur in several different ways: approach to or use of subject matter; process; or use of material and / or technique.
We are looking for art that has been inspired by a specific artist. You must identify the artist and include a statement of how you were influenced and that inspiration must be visually evident in the work. All themes, styles, and media will be considered. It is acceptable if you are submitting more than one piece that the inspiration for each one could come from a different artist.
Online Entries Submit jpgs of up to three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of up to three of your works, completed entry form, and a $30 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.
Juror: Mary Stoppert
Mary Stoppert has been named one of America's Outstanding Sculptors by Contemporary American Women Sculptors (Oryx Press) and, if her work is not proof enough, her extensive credentials certainly confirm this title.
After earning her MFA in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Stoppert taught at Northeastern Illinois University for thirty years, chairing the art department for two years, and serving as gallery director for fifteen years.
Stoppert's lengthy exhibition history includes the New Museum in New York, The Art Institute and Museum of Contemporary in Chicago, and nearly all points between.
Stoppert was a founding member of Artemisia Gallery and also the Chicago Women's Caucus for Art. She is the recipient of many awards, including an NEA grant, the Art Institute of Chicago's John G. Curtis Prize and the Frank G. Logan Award. Her work is in many private and public collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Cincinnati Museum of Art, and the State of Illinois. In addition, Stoppert has served as an instrumental advisor, curator, and mentor to Woman Made Gallery and gallery staff since its inception.
For more information visit: http://www.marystoppert.com.
Final Entry Deadline: June 3, 2012
Notifications: June 13, 2012

CALL FOR ARTWORK: 16th International Open (pdf)
Exhibition Dates: March 1 – April 25, 2013
Invitation to all women artists worldwide to submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition. All themes, styles, and media will be considered.
AWARDS 1st Prize: Solo Show in 2013 at WMG; 2nd prize: $500; 3rd prize: $250; 4th prize: Honorable Mention
Online Entries Submit jpgs of up to three of your works on our website.
Mailed Entries Mail a cd with images of up to three of your works, and details if needed, completed entry form, and a $30 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.
Juror: Kelli Connell
Kelli Connell earned her MFA in Photography, Minor in Art History, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas. She is Assistant Professor of Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois. Her work is in numerous collections including the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Connell is the recipient of various grants including a 2009 Illinois Art Council Fellowship Award. Her exhibition record includes solo shows at Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, OH. She published a series of her photographs in “Double Life” in 2011. .
For more information about the juror visit: http://www.kelliconnell.com.
Entry Deadline: November 18, 2012
Notifications: December 12, 2012

(image top right) 'Africa,' mixed media assemblage, 8.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches by Ursula Kammer-Fox
(image bottom right) 'Protection Garments for the Physically Delicate,' mixed materials: bubble wrap, snaps, steel and stainless steel by M.E. Ware