Inspired by Her: A Zine Making Workshop
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 6–8PM
Location: 1332 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607
Celebrate the women who shape us—one page at a time. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll create a zine honoring an influential woman in your life through personal storytelling, reflection, and collage. Led by Cynthia E. Hanifin in collaboration with Zine Club Chicago, this session will guide you through creative prompts and zine-making techniques to transform memory into art. No prior experience is needed—just bring your creativity! Each participant will leave with their own handmade zine.
About your instructor: Cynthia E. Hanifin is a zinemaker, writer, and social worker who lives on the Southwest Side of Chicago. She is the producer of Zine Club Chicago, the founder of the South Side Zine Library, and Community Outreach/Events Coordinator at Quimby’s Bookstore. Since 2018, Zine Club Chicago has presented events and meetups for zine enthusiasts and those who are zine-curious.
$20 for WMG Members
$25 for Non-Members
Survival Guide for Artists PDF
$15.00
This project is a continuation of Woman Made Gallery’s Exhibiting Professionalism Manual, which was originally written by Janet Bloch and Beate Minkovski and used in WMG’s workshops form 1995 to 2012. The current version has been updated by WMG team member, Veronica Clements, and edited by Melanie Deal. This guide was written to assist artists with their professional development. The advice comes from a vast network of personal and professional experience in creating, exhibiting, curating, and jurying artwork.
Note: Orders will be emailed to you and will include a link and a PDF attachment of the manual.
ORDER HERESurvival Guide for Women Artists 1: The Basics (Zoom Recording)
$10.00
This is a recording of the first Survival Guide for Women Artists Workshop. Taught by WMG Staff members Corinne Pompéy and Veronica Clements, this workshop focuses on the Basics: applying for shows, documenting work, shipping work and pricing work. At the end, attendees participated in a Q+A. Note: Order will be emailed to you to include a link.
ORDER HERESurvival Guide for Women Artists 2: Get it in Writing (Zoom Recording)
$10.00
This is a recording of the second Survival Guide for Women Artists Workshop. Taught by WMG Staff members Corinne Pompéy and Veronica Clements, this workshop focuses on: the difference between a working resume and an artist resume, writing a CV, artist biographies and statements, and tips/tricks to boost your resume and CV. At the end, attendees participated in a Q+A. Order will be emailed to you to include a link.
ORDER HERESurvival Guide for Women 3: Design on a Dime (Zoom Recording)
$10.00
This is a Zoom recording of the third session of the Survival Guide for Women Artists series where we cover website design, online and physical portfolio designs, and provide resources for website platforms and html information. Order will be emailed to you to include a link.
ORDER HERESurvival Guide for Women Artists 4: Instagram 101 (Zoom Recording)
$10.00
This is a Zoom recording of the fourth session of the Survival Guide for Women Artists series where we cover everything Instagram. From making your professional profile to posting reels, we cover it all in this session. Order will be emailed to you to include a link.
ORDER HEREWoman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events; The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Illinois Arts Council Agency; the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council Agency; the Puffin Foundation; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.