Clay and Fiber (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)

Entry Due Date†: February 3, 2008 (FINAL)
Notifications Sent: February 20, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: March 26-28, 12-7 pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: March 26-28, 12-7 pm
Exhibition Dates: April 4 - May 15, 2008
Opening Reception: April 4, 2008, 6-9 pm
Pick Up Work: May 16, noon-7 pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: May 21, 2008

Juror(s): Dorothy Hughes
Dorothy Hughes is an accomplished clay, fiber and mixed media artist. After receiving her training from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and the University of Illinois at Champaign, Hughes taught Fiber at various institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Evanston Art Center and Wolverhampton College of Art and Design in England. Her works are located in both private and public collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. Recently, Hughes completed a large-scale mixed media installation for Shure, Inc., Niles, IL that is on her website www.dorothyhughes.com. Hughes maintains a studio in Chicago and teaches Clay classes at ArtScapeChicago for Harold Washington College.

All Manner of Glass (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)

The Artisan Gallery's exhibition All Manner of Glass solicited women glass artists whose art uses hot glass techniques: free-blown, kiln forming (fusing and slumping) and casting.

Entry Due Date†: February 20, 2008
Notifications Sent: February 27, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: March 26-28, 2008, 12-7pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: March 26-28, 2008, 12-7pm
Exhibition Dates: April 4 - June 19, 2008
Opening Reception: April 4, 2008, 6-9 pm
Pick Up Work:
UPS Pick Up Date‡:

Juror(s): Artisan Gallery Committee

Her Mark 2009

Call for Art by women for the annual HER MARK publication and exhibition featuring Artwork & Poetry. All themes, styles and media are welcome. Artists may submit low quality jpgs for jury purposes, but if accepted must be able to email high-resolution CMYK files suitable for printing. Please submit images of up to three artworks, artist statement plus entry fee: $24.
Online Entries: Submit works on our website with your jpgs.
Mailed Entries: Mail slides or CD of your work to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622. Visit www.womanmade.org/entryform.html for details about Her Mark 2009 poetry entries.

Entry Due Date†: March 7, 2008
Notifications Sent: March 28, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: July 23-25, noon-7 pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: July 23-25, noon-7 pm
Exhibition Dates: August 1 - 28, 2008
Opening Reception: August 1, 6 - 9 pm / Release Party and Reading: August 3, 2-4pm
Pick Up Work: August 29, noon-7 pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: September 3, noon-7pm

Juror(s): Art: Julie Rodrigues Wildholm, Associate Curator, MCA; Poetry: Kathleen Kirk and Orick Peterson

Tradition and Transformation: Art by Jewish Women (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)

Entry Due Date†: March 5, 2008
Notifications Sent: March 28, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: May 14-16, 2008
Shipped Work to Arrive: May 14-16, 2008
Exhibition Dates: May 23 - June 19, 2008
Opening Reception: May 25, 2008 - 4-7pm (Sunday)
Pick Up Work: June 20, 2008 - noon-7pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: June 25, 2008 - noon-7pm

Juror(s): Beth Shadur
Beth Shadur is an artist who has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. She has created over 125 large public murals in both the United States and Great Britain. She is an Artist-in-Education for the Illinois Arts Council in Chicago, IL and has taught and served as a visiting artist at many colleges and universities. Shadur’s work appears in numerous publications and she has curated several national exhibitions, including ‘The Poetic Dialogue Project’, which originated at ARC Gallery in Chicago, and has traveled throughout the United States.
Recently, Shadur presented at the International Conference on Arts in Society in Edinburgh, Scotland, and her Poetic Dialogue Project will be published in the International Journal on Arts In Society. Shadur has been a Ragdale Fellow and a Thomas Watson Fellow from Brown University, and served as Executive Director of ARC Gallery, Chicago.

In her juror's statement Beth Shadur reflects: "I was intrigued by the variety of approaches by these artists influenced by the impact of Judaism on their works. Judaism has as one of its major tenets an interest in “tikkun olam,” addressing individual responsibility to “heal” and take care of the world, therefore directing Jews to embrace social responsibility, but also values equally “teshuvah,” the concept of personal renewal, which allows for individuals to embrace transformation on a daily, weekly and yearly basis. The artworks included reflected artists’ deep embrace of Jewish values in addressing both inner needs, understanding and emotions, and yet outer connections to a more global world. I valued in these works the tender and the tough, the dichotomy of personal and social, and their embrace of the Jewish spirit that approaches the world with a holistic outlook."

A Minyan Without Men (Click Here for an online preview of this exhibit)

“A Minyan Without Men” features ten Jewish women artists. Curator Julie Foreman explains that, “in the Jewish religion, a minyan is a group of at least ten Jewish men necessary to conduct a religious service. In orthodox congregations, women cannot be counted as part of the minyan. In more liberal congregations, women can be counted. So, I thought it would be appropriate to have a minyan without men at Woman Made Gallery.”

“Each artist in this exhibit comes with her own feelings and experiences about Judaism and being a Jewish woman,” Foreman says. “For some, these experiences and feelings are reflected in their art. Others choose a secular view for their work. It seemed to me that this exhibit reflects modern day Jews; some are observant, others are not, they live in countries all over the world, participate in many different cultures, have diverse interests, but still identify themselves as Jews.”

Entry Due Date†:
Notifications Sent:
Hand-deliver Work: May 14-16, 2008
Shipped Work to Arrive:
Exhibition Dates: May 23 - June 19, 2008
Opening Reception: June 1 - 2-5pm (Sunday)
Pick Up Work: June 20, 2008 - noon-7pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡:

Juror(s): Julie Foreman

Drawing on Experience

WMG invites women artists to submit images of up to three artworks for this juried group exhibition. We are interested in any drawing method or tools on any substrate, including three-dimensional materials, that directly evidence the hand and thought of the artist. Mixed media acceptable, but drawing must be primary. No printmaking, multiples, monotypes or photographs. Please submit images of up to three artworks (plus one detail per piece if necessary;) artist statement plus entry fee: $24.
Award: One-year inclusion in the WMG Online Registry - www.womanmade.net.
Online Entries: Submit works on our website with your jpgs.
Mailed Entries: Mail slides or cd of your work to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

Entry Due Date†: March 28, 2008
Notifications Sent: April 16, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: June 18-20, noon-7 pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: June 18-20, noon-7 pm
Exhibition Dates: June 27 - July 24, 2008
Opening Reception: June 27, 6-9 pm
Pick Up Work: July 25, noon-7 pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: July 30, noon-7 pm

Juror(s): Nancy Charak
Nancy Charak is a native Chicagoan who studied photography and design at the University of Illinois at Chicago and acquired an MFA in painting and drawing at Northern Illinois University. The current work of Nancy Charak can be seen at The Nines Gallery in Holland, Michigan. She is an affiliate member of the ARC Gallery of Chicago, Illinois, one of the oldest women’s art cooperatives in the country.

The Secret

Open to all craft media decorative, functional or conceptual. There is nothing as titillating as a secret, because by its very nature a secret should not be revealed, which makes us want to know it even more. Artists are asked to submit work/s that somehow, someway embody or incorporate a secret. This secret should be able to be accessed or discovered by viewer interaction or exploration. It can take form in a physical or conceptual manner. Please email us with questions. - gallery@womanmade.org

Entry Due Date†: May 16, 2008
Notifications Sent: May 23, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: June 18-20, 2008 / 12-7pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: June 18-20, 2008 / 12-7pm
Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 28, 2008
Opening Reception: June 27 / 6-9pm
Pick Up Work: August 29 / 12-7pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: September 3 / 12-7pm

Juror(s): Artisan Gallery Committee

Annual Member’s Show

All artists who are members of Woman Made Gallery by Entry Due Date are eligible to enter work into the Annual Members’ Show. The exhibition is open to artwork in all media except performance. Artists must submit professional slides of exactly THREE WORKS executed during the last two years that have not been previously exhibited at WMG.

Due to space limitations, jurors will not be able to choose more than 50 artworks. All selections will be based on originality, craftsmanship, quality and professionalism of entry. Artwork in all media, except installation and performance is encouraged. Artwork may not exceed 48” horizontally, frame included.

Entry Due Date†: May 24, 2008 (Final Extension)
Notifications Sent: June 4, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: July 23-25, 2008 / 12-7pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: July 23-25, 2008 / 12-7pm
Exhibition Dates: August 1 - August 28, 2008
Opening Reception: August 1 / 6-9pm
Pick Up Work: August 29 / 12-7pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: September 3 / 12-7pm

Juror(s): Corinne D. Peterson is a Chicago artist who divides her time between studio work, commissions, teaching, and community public art. Her primary medium is clay, but she also uses bronze, encaustic, and found objects. She exhibits her work nationally in solo and group exhibitions.

Awards include ‘Hopes and Dreams,’ 2004 Skyline Award: grand prize for tile design, Chicago Tile Institute of the International Masonry Institute and ‘Hopes and Dreams’, Public Art Award, Chicago Bar Association: Young Lawyer's Section Creative Arts Committee, 2003.

Peterson’s work is shown at Lillstreet Art Gallery and Perimeter Gallery in Chicago. For more information visit: www.cdpeterson.com.

One Planet, One Experiment

*The title of this exhibition "One Planet, One Experiment" is inspired by E.O. Wilson (Edward Osborne Wilson,) US entomologist, ecologist and sociobiologist (1929–.) In The Diversity of Life (1992) and The Future of Life (2001), Wilson examined the threat to biodiversity posed by human activity.

The idea of our planet as an experiment isn't how we usually think of it. Woman Made Gallery invites environmentally themed work in any media except video by women from the international community.

Images of up to three artworks plus one detail image per submission if needed. Please include a statement about the submitted work and a $24 entry fee.

Entry Due Date†: June 18, 2008 (Final Extension)
Notifications Sent: June 30, 2008
Hand-deliver Work: Aug. 27-29, 08 / 12-7pm
Shipped Work to Arrive: Aug. 27-29, 08 / 12-7pm
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 2, 2008
Opening Reception: September 5 / 6-9pm
Pick Up Work: October 3 / 12-7pm
UPS Pick Up Date‡: October 9, 2008 / 12-7pm

Juror(s):

Leslie Sobel & Lynda Cole Lynda Cole received a B.S. in Textiles and Clothing Design from Michigan State University after which she lived and worked in New York City. She attended the University of Michigan to study Botany. From 1976 to 1990 she ran her own landscaping company. From 1990 to 1995 she lived in England experimenting with 3-D forms made of new materials and developing her art. She shows work nationally and is a member of WSG Gallery in Ann Arbor, MI. Visit www.lcole.com for more information.

Leslie Sobel is an artist working with her relationship to the natural world. She is interested in the intersection between artistic, personal understanding and scientific knowledge. Her work incorporates data and scientific visualization alongside painting, words and mixed media. She exhibits her work nationally and has most recently curated H2O, a digital & mixed media group exhibition. She is one of the founders of the Art Alchemists, a collective of artists who use digital technology in some aspect of their art making. Visit www.lesliesobel.com for more information.