Presented in partnership with Woman Made Gallery, the Social Justice Initiative, and the Women's Justice Institute. Join us in writing letters to women impacted by incarceration, fostering connection and mutual care. Hear directly from formerly incarcerated women and learn from the Women's Justice Institute about their advocacy. Engage in meaningful dialogue on the systemic forces [...]

Join us for a casual gathering where exhibiting artists will share their backgrounds and inspirations. Enjoy light refreshments and engaging conversation with fellow attendees. This event is free and open to all—no registration required! Click the link below to see the work.

Join us for the opening reception of "Under All is the Land". Juried by Donna R. Charging, this group exhibition of 24 artists sought to illuminate the provisional, the transitional, and the liminal. The exhibition particularly drew in works that engaged with the intersection of environmental, social, and historical narratives tied to land. This event [...]

Join us for the launch of Laughing in Yiddish by Jamie Wendt, a collection of persona and ekphrastic poems that explore the lives of Jewish women in Russia’s Pale of Settlement and their journey to Chicago. Through vivid character portrayals, the poems delve into themes of immigration, assimilation, and the struggle to maintain cultural traditions. [...]

Join us for a casual gathering where exhibiting artists will share their backgrounds and inspirations. Enjoy light refreshments and engaging conversation with fellow attendees. This event is free and open to all—no registration required!

Join us for the opening reception of Photography Now. Juried by Whitney Bradshaw, this exhibition explores how women and non-binary artists use photography to engage with the pressing issues of our time. The exhibition seeks to highlight how the photographic medium—whether central or complementary to an artist's practice—can be used to confront, question, and navigate contemporary [...]

Join us for a casual gathering where exhibiting artists will share their backgrounds and inspirations. Enjoy light refreshments and engaging conversation with fellow attendees. This event is free and open to all—no registration required!

Juried by Kristen Carter, this exhibition defines care expansively while taking it as the base of our collective life. From child rearing to mobilizing a grassroots social movement, to care for someone or something is to imagine and invest in the present for the sake of a better future, however big or banal. Acts of Care: [...]

Join us for a casual gathering where exhibiting artists will share their backgrounds and inspirations. Enjoy light refreshments and engaging conversation with fellow attendees. This event is free and open to all—no registration required!

Join us for the opening reception of the 8th Midwest Open. Juried by Kimberly Oliva, the Midwest Open is an annual exhibition at WMG that highlights the achievements of women and nonbinary artists living in the American Midwest. The exhibition encourages artists to expand their materials, push the boundaries of medium and texture, and explore [...]