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N E W S L E T T E R S - Fall 2005 |
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This newsletter is divided into the following articles. To read any one of these articles, please click on the text of the article title.
Letter from the Executive Director: Letter from the Executive Director Welcome to our Fall 2005 newsletter edition. We are extremely happy and can proudly report that we reached our ambitious goal of raising $50,000 at our annual spring auction. We are so very grateful to our auction Co-Chairs, Amy Stoeffler and Margo Jeanchild and we thank all board members, staff, volunteers, sponsors, donors and providers who took part in this great success. We are grateful to our auctioneer, Candace Hunter who promised to repeat her spirited performance next year on April 29th, 2006. Save the date! 
A new fiscal year began on July 1st and looking back on the previous fiscal year we can boast that for the first time in three years we were successful in not only reaching, but surpassing our projected budget. Instead of the hoped-for amount of $193,000 our books show an income of $204,950.58. This amount is made up of: $20,995.00 in grants, $33,489.69 in entry fees, $38,741.36 in sales of fine art and crafts, $67,030.61 in fundraising events and items, $4,963.77 in individual donations, $26,321.00 in memberships, $5,014.15 in shipping fees and $1,905.00 in workshop fees. There was an individual contribution of $12,200 by an anonymous donor that has not yet been included in these numbers. Our auditor, Bart Eilts has begun his work on the annual audit and our books are open and available for anyone who would like to view them. As mentioned in our spring newsletter, we discontinued our Slide Registry and are focusing more extensively on promoting our Online Registry and the artists who are participating: www.womanmade.net. Member and volunteer, Barbara Puechler helped us to contact the many artists who had slide files at the Gallery and with her help we were able to return materials and send Online Registry information to former slide registry artists. Marty Bash, our Volunteers Coordinator is doing a fabulous job organizing numerous volunteers to help with different jobs at WMG. Marty is also a huge help in preparing digital art entries for the online jury process and any other work that needs attention. We thank all volunteers for the important work they are doing for WMG. "The Nature of Paper", juried by Melissa Jay Craig ended on September 29 together with the Invitational: "Paperwork" with fabulous artwork by artists Melissa Jay Craig, Kerri Cushman, Yoonshin Park and Kelly Jane Rider. In addition WMG exhibited a 12’ long book from the “Open Book Peace Project”, a never-ending, growing book about peace, initiated by Catherine Trzybinski. The group show "Women of the African Diaspora", juried by Kymberly Pinder, is on exhibit from October 7 to November 10 and WMG will also host "Black, White and Blues," an exhibition by founding members of "Sapphire and Crystals" collective, curated by Joyce Owens. In addition we have invited Geraldine McCullough to be our Honored Guest Artist during the same time. Mark your calendar for a free Panel Discussion: "The Future of Sapphire and Crystals" which includes slides of work by Rhonda Wheatley and Juarez Hawkins on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 2-4pm. WMG is happy to report that Felicia Grant Preston and Rhonda Wheatley were selected as the 2005 featured artists representing our program and Chicago Artists' Month. The Artisan Gallery is in its fifth exhibition cycle and we thank Mary Stoppert and Carmen Perez for doing such a magnificent job with managing the selection and display of outstanding quality work by each artisan. Upcoming Artisan Gallery exhibitions will complement the juried fine arts exhibitions and ”Contents Include: Wood" will be up from October 7th - November 10th, 2005. Please check our calendar on page 11 for group and invitational shows plus other events at WMG. The Her Mark 2006 Calendar is in the final production phase and the image on the first page has been selected to grace the cover of this edition. The date books will be on sale, hot off the press, at the Her Mark 2006 Release Party on Sunday, October 9th from 2 to 4pm. Meet some of the artists and poets whose work fills the pages. View Her Mark artwork on display in the gallery and hear poetry read by the writers themselves. And stock up for this year’s gift giving--perfect for your friends, teachers, co-workers, family members, and women who inspire you and of course for yourself. Even if you have a palm pilot, a laptop computer and a cell phone that can transmit text and images, nothing comes even remotely close to carrying the art, words and positive energy these creations emit with you wherever you go. Datebooks are available for $15 each plus shipping. After 10 years we have decided to raise fees in two areas: entry fees, starting with all 2006 exhibitions, are increasing from $20 to $24; and beginning this fall, workshop fees for Exhibiting Professionalism will increase to $40/WMG members and $65/non-members. We believe that we continue to offer a tremendous value for the excellent services our artists are receiving. Scholarships are still available for artists who wish to enter shows but have trouble paying the entry fee. On behalf of our board and staff, I thank you for your membership support and your donations, to help us make our programs and services possible. If you are not a member yet please join our circle of supporters and become a member today: www.womanmade.org/membership.html As we move forward through these autumn days, I look at the art on display both online and here in the gallery: it is much like the variety of colors that brighten the trees as days get cooler, the expressions of so many individuals, both glowing and subtle. This collective energy at WMG is real, revealing, and hopeful... (right) "My Pale Little Moon", hand colored Gelatin Silver print by Karmen Polydorou – Cover of Her Mark 2006 Calendar  Board & Staff News Roberta Reb Allen retired from the WMG board in June of 2005. She was WMG's Board President from 2002 to 2004 and also served as Vice President and Secretary. She has also successfully helped the organization in a variety of other important areas including as Volunteers Coordinator for the annual art auction. We thank Roberta for her most dedicated and long-term service to the organization and will miss her regular attendance and her active contributions to WMG’s development. We are sorry to lose Lauren Mathews, artist, writer and co-founder of 'Survivor Circle' as WMG boardmember. We thank Lauren for her work for the organization and hope that she will continue to be involved in the coordination of poetry readings at Woman Made Gallery. We congratulate Lauren and Francesco Levato to their recent marriage. Zareen Sirajullah is no longer serving on the Woman Made staff and the Gallery is currently seeking internships sponsored through school and university programs. Auction 2005: Thank You Thank You Thank You 
Our auction fundraiser on April 30, 2005 truly was a wonderful and very successful event. It took place at beautiful Catalyst Ranch and we thank Eva Niewiadomski and her capable and friendly staff for their outstanding services. With the tremendous help of board, staff, volunteers, members and supporters we were able to raise $50,000.00 for Woman Made Gallery. Thank you to all, board members, staff, volunteers, sponsors, donors and providers who had part in this great success. We gratefully acknowledge donations by Margaret Adams, Roberta Reb Allen, Danielle Anderson, Anna Held Florist, Mary Ann Anthony, Mary Ber, Cali Bergold, Janet Bloch, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble, Kim Brenner, Kris Brody, Pamela Callahan, Mary Ruth Coffey, Liz Cohn, Mary Collins, Jean Cozier, Keina Davis, Dana Daydodge, Jan Dee Jewelry, Asela America Diaz, Early to Bed, Cam Harper, Elizabeth Featherstone Hoff, Shirley Guay, Lynn Hanley, Cam Harper, Andrea Harris, Little Black Pearl, Robyn Henzel, Effie Heotis, Laura Hewitt, Allison Hill, Leslie Holt, Goldcoast Medspa, Angela Hopkins, Eva Hotchkiss, Shelly Jyoti, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Makeba Kedem-DuBose, Lapin Systems, Levato Design, Suzanne Keith Loechl, Linda Kelen, Rosalie Koldan, Ginny Krueger, Karin Kuzniar, Maria Lobo, Marilyn Madden, Donna Magnani, Velga Malek, Regina Maniaci, Stephanie Marder, Cassie Mazziotta, Bert Menco, Roberta Mezinskas, Ellen Miles, Renny Mills Photography, Michael Minkovski, Jane Moore DeGraff, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Science and Industry, Nancy's Best Little Hair House & Day Spa, Kristen Neveu, Laura Nugent, Mary O’Connell, Rose Ortiz-Schill, Joyce Owens, Jude Di Paolo, Pablo Perea, Carmen Perez, Corinne Peterson, Erena Rae, Karen Rechtschaffen, Helen Redman, Alice Revelski, Juanita Richeson,
Our auctioneer Candace Hunter, a local performer and artist, did a marvelous job offering the 12 Live Auction items. We are all very pleased with her entertaining performance and know that we'll want her back next year for sure. Our raffle included a first prize Trip for Two including a Hyatt Hotel Package and a visit to the National Women's Museum in Washington DC, a second prize iPod donated by Chris from the The Moyer Group, a Database & Web Consulting firm. The third prize was a beautiful and very large Ulta Gift Basket donated and arranged by Kathleen Kirkish. We congratulate the lucky winners: Barbara L. Meyer - first prize; Geri Binion - second prize; Madelyn Gaul - third prize. Thank you to our Sponsors! 
Collector Circle-$2500 - Ann Regan Art Angels-$1000 - Anonymous, Margo Jeanchild, Gary Waters Visionaries-$500 - Kathy Bergold, Mary K. Haag, Tim Hart Jeanine Meola, Amy Stoeffler, Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk, Charles Yager Patrons-$250 – Jean Cozier, Karen Deighan, Andrea and Richard Ginsburg, Kelly Hensen and Linda Pauel, Susan Ifergan, Mark Kosanovich, Ralph Lauterbach, Meredith Mack, Robin Malpass, Anita Nagler, John R. Raitt, Wilma Stevens, Solvei Sullivan, Sondra Summers, Kathleen Waterloo Friends-$100-$249 - Carol Augustine, Paul Breidenbach, Pamela Callahan, Patricia Callahan, Vicki Curtis, Kathryn Deane, Carla Kennedy, Margaret McCamant, Laura McGrew, Jean Houlinhan-Henderson, Carol Martinkus, Roberta Lindegard Meier, Peter Minkovski, Justine Murray, I. Carmen Quintana, Sri Reddy, Sally Ruddy, Janet Schumacher, Shirley Senior Sallas, John Walté We acknowledge other monetary donations by Karen Bielarz, Angela Ellsworth, Beatrice Fischer, Richard Gaul, Shelley Gilchrist, Judith Kaczmarski, Barbara Kapp, Nancy Koprowski, Barbara Kapp, Carol Martinkus, Laura McGrew, Jeanna Moyer, Justine Murray, Carmen Perez, Adrienne Ray, Pamela Stoeffler, Ruth Thiede, Deborah Weber, Cheryl Wolfe, Mary Zickus. Thank you to our Hosts! - Roberta and Neil Allen, Sarah Bell-Arnold, Cali Bergold and George Gehrken, Karen Deighan, Nicole Gotthelf, Jean Houlihan-Henderson, Margo Jeanchild, Beate and Michael Minkovski, Ann Regan, Carol Rizzolo, Wilma Stevens, Amy Stoeffler, Mary Stoppert and Carmen Perez. Thank you to our Contributors! 
Mo Cahill did an outstanding job with our adbook and advertising sales. Thanks to her we raised more than ever before with this project. Jade Cheah from Progressive Printing did the layout work of both the auction invites and the adbook, and both projects turned out really well and on time. We are grateful to all individuals and businesses who placed ads in our auction brochure: Mo Cahill and www.pinkobuttons.com, Maurice Ortize and The Apartment People, Janet Bloch, Bloomingdale Studions, Chicago Women's Caucus for Art, Jan Brown Checco, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Searah Deysach and Early to Bed, Dan Waterloo and EzMail Services, David Fredrickson Agency, Anne Declue, Alderman Manual Flores, Susan A. Gescheidle, Tim Lane and Goose Island, William May and Granville Gallery, Margo Jeanchild Coaching and Consulting, Bill Kaplan and House Calls Counseling, Francesco Levato and Levato Web Design, Loyola University Medical Center, Mary-Ann Lupa and Lupa Productions, Barbara Meyers and the Grooming Gallery, Suzanne Scott, Mary Ross Taylor and www.artwomen.org, Starla R. Sholl, Catherine Sutherland from Unique Freaque and Susan Wolfe. 
We thank Andrea Herrera of Amazing Edibles Gourmet Catering and her staff for the delicious appetizers and sweets and all the hard work to make this event a pleasant memory for all. Thanks also to Cabot Cheese for again donating hors’doeuvres and a gift basket to WMG auction. Thank you to Susan Pritzker and Edward W. Rabin, Hyatt Hotels Corporation for a hotel weekend in Washington DC. Thank you to Mo Cahill, Goose Island, Anna Held Florist, Nicole Gotthelf, Angela Canada Hopkins and Progressive Systems Network. We are grateful to Andy Grzybowski for being of our photographer for the night documenting the event. Thanks to Ed Misley who recorded "who is who on the photos". We Thank our Volunteers!Thank you to Roberta Reb Allen and Zareen Sirajullah who organized the volunteers for the event and we are grateful to all our hard-working volunteers: Lori Altman, Danielle Anderson, Christa Anderson, Marty Bash, Janet Beals, Monica Brown, Gina Buccola, Diana Buckley, Janelle Cipiano, Shannon Cleary, Nancy Cleary, Brooke Demos, Allison Earman, Deb Elston, Deb Flagel, Jeanne Friedell, Kim Frieders, Andy Ginsberg, Sally Grimes, Barbara Grzybowski, Andy Grzybowski, Nancy Harvey, Allison Hill, Stephanie Kluk, George Kozel, Sonja Lundquist, Lynne Mandenberg, Stephanie Marder, George McDonald, Bert Menco, Roberta Mezinskas, Ellen Miles, Pamela Miller, Morgan Mills, Ed Misley, Courtney Mollan, Stacy Oien, Tim Oien, Gil Orejudos, Joan Pantsios, Pablo Perea, Brit Peterson, Barbara Puechler, Melissa Rone, Richard Russo, Rachel Schiff, Hannah Simpson, Leslie Steele, Susan Tecktiel, Diana Theodore, Luis Uribe, Eileen Wasserman, Marta Wojcik. Photos from top to bottom: #1 Shirley Guay and Rosalie Koldan, #2 Gina Buccola and Auctioneer Candace Hunter (right), #3 Bill Siavelis, Donna Cook, Vicki Curtis and David Richert, #4 Morgan Mills with parents Norm & Carolyn Mills and friends Louise Ost and husband, #5 Roberta Reb Allen Special Thanks To... Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council a state agency, by a CityArts Program II grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation and by the generosity of its members and contributors.
Our Board Members for their continued hard work, devotion and board pledges Our Business Sponsors
Catalyst Ranch, 656 W Randolph, Chicago, IL 60661 – www.catalystranch.com Our Donors
Patricia Callahan - $160.00 Sheila Malloy - $148.00 Amy Stoeffler - $135.00 Carol Augustine - $135.00 Kimberly Nikolaev Bollinger - $135.00 Wilma Stevens - $135.00 Barbara Puechler - $135.00 Peggy Lipschutz - $100.00 Setsuko Isomura - $100.00 A Woman Artist You Should Know: Cindy Sherman : A Woman Artist You Should Know: 
Cindy Sherman didn’t have any particular artistic aspirations when she grew up watching television and playing dress up in her Huntington Beach, Long Island, NY home. The youngest of five children, Cindy Sherman was born relatively late in her parents’ lives. Her father was a retired engineer and her mother was a teacher. She attended the State University of New York at Buffalo where she was introduced to conceptual art and met Robert Longo. After graduating in 1976, she and Longo moved to New York City. Since 1977, Sherman has exhibited photographs of herself as art. Though she is the subject of these photos, they are not self-portraits. In her earliest photos, Cindy Sherman was the reluctant photographer with friends, fellow students, and even her father shooting the pictures. By focusing the camera on herself, Cindy Sherman made herself the subject in portraits exploring various themes, such as female stereotypes, pornography, and the role of art and the artist. All her work is untitled and numbered. In her earliest exhibit, “Film Stills,” a total of sixty-nine 8 x 10 black-and-white photographs show Sherman in various roles - housewife in babushka, glamour girl smoking or looking out the window, winsome coed reaching for a book, ingénue reclining on a brocade bedspread. Modeled on film stills, these ironic images explored the various cultural images of women. In the 1980s, Sherman produced the “Back Screen” series of photographs; these were horizontal and in color and more polished and mature. In these Sherman was the actress who inhabited a character in a narrative scene she created and brought to life as cinematographer, lighting designer, makeup artist, and costumer. 
In 1981 she was asked to create a portfolio for an issue of Artforum. Photos in the “Centerfold” series are large enough to be life sized. The color images of Sherman show her as various vulnerable-looking young women. One (Untitled #93) depicts a woman with smudged make-up in a bed pulling the black sheet up to her chin. Artforum rejected the pictures. Later she produced “Fairy Tales 1985,” huge hallucinatory color Cibachrome photographs depicting nightmarish characters, all of whom were Cindy Sherman in makeup and prosthetics. Her most known work came when Sherman lived abroad. In the series, “History Portraits, 1989-90,” she turned to the Old Masters for inspiration, dressing herself in settings that evoked works by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Fouquet. In photographs from the 1990s, Sherman is almost entirely absent. Instead these raunchy photographs (“Sex Pictures, 1992”) focus on mannequins in sexual poses and prosthetic genitalia in extreme close-up. Masks and artificial body parts were used to create monsters in her “Horror and Surrealist” pictures (1994-1996). In some of these works, Sherman appears but is masked. These photos also use double exposure and other photographic techniques used by surrealists. Sherman had her directorial debut in 1997 with the film Office Killer, starring Jeanne Tripplehorn. In 1998, Sherman played herself in John Waters’ film, Pecker. Then once again Sherman turned the camera on herself, producing portraits of feminine types, such as The Personal Trainer and The Ex-Realtor. In 2004-2005, Sherman's "Clown Series" was exhibited throughout Europe and the US. These portraits, the first to extensively use computer manipulation, explore the notion of the mask and masquerade as well as the inherent dichotomy of the clown persona. To see Sherman's studio and read her interview with Betsy Berne about creating these pictures, you can read issue 5 of TATE, the magazine of the Tate galleries by visiting this link: www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue5/sherman.htm. Ellen Wade Beals is a WMG member, writer and poet. (top right) "Untitled Film Still #35" 1979 by Cindy Sherman. Collection The Museum of Modern Art, New York. (bottom left) "Untitled #211" 1989, color photograph, 37 x 31" by Cindy Sherman. Her Mark Woman Made Gallery's Her Mark 2006 datebook with voices and visions by 41 women is available at $15 (plus shipping). Inside the handy 7"x6" datebook are weekly calendar pages interspersed with poems and artwork in color. Both useful and inspiring, the Her Mark 2006 Datebook makes a great gift--for yourself and for all the art and poetry lovers you know! The datebook has been designed by Karin Kuzniar and the hand-colored photography, 'My Pale Little Moon' by artist, Karmen Polydorou was selected for the cover of this edition. Datebooks may be ordered from HERE Congratulations to all! Her Mark Artists: Christine Altman, Cameron Anderson, ATYL, Heather Bayless, Angie Brown, Pritika Chowdhry, Jane Cress Edgar, Kimberly Curtis, Guinivere Gallaway, Lari Gibbons, Zoe Kaufman, Bobbi Meier, Lisa Merida-Paytes, Nancy Otto, Leslie Pearson, Shannon Petrello, Karmen Polydorou, Katrina Rhein, Marybeth Rothman, Roberta Smith. Her Mark Poets: Kelli Russell Agodon, Lynne Burgess, Loraine Campbell, Nancy Lou Canyon, Sheila A. Donovan, Gretchen Fletcher, Courtney Hudak, Rachel Kann, Kathleen Kirk, Jane Knechtel, Kathy Kubik, Susanna Lang, Lauren Mathews Levato, Terri McCord, Vessy Mink, Natalie Olsen, Elizabeth Sheagren, Sandy Sheagren, Caroline Walker, Andrena Zawinski, Diantha Zschoche. Poetry Corner 
Drying Laundry Hugging bundles of clothes Pulling towels from the dryer Wrapped up in his flag, Natalie Olsen is a fiber artist whose weaving studio is on Whidbey Island, WA. She writes poetry, short stories and humor. Her poems have appeared in several journals, newspapers, and anthologies; on buses as part of Seattle's "Poetry on Buses" project; and broadcast on National Public Radio's "Theme and Variations" program. Her poem “Drying Laundry” was selected for the Her Mark 2006 datebook. (right) "Helix", mezzotint print by Lari Gibbons About WMG Members Mika Nicole Weaver I stumbled across Women Made online while searching for outlets for artists around the country. I am an amateur photographer who loves to capture nature. Coming from an abusive background I feel at one with nature while capturing its picture. I feel free at those times, completely. I also love to paint abstract pieces using acrylics. I paint from the heart and soul. I paint what I feel inside freeing me from my past. Painting seems to free my mind from thoughts of my past. It seems to open my mind to the present and to the future. I truly believe that art can heal in many ways. Hopefully I will enter some of my work in the near future to a Women Made exhibition. I started my website due to my own abuse as a child and young adult at the hands of my parents. I have found maintaining the site and hearing from people all around the world helps me in my healing. I hope everyday that my website can assist someone in finding a better way to educate them and heal.I chose the name ‘Rediscoveru’ because that is what I needed. I needed to rediscover me after all that was lost and taken by my abusers. I am hoping to complete a documentary within the next three years showing the cause fallout from child abuse both negative and positive. If you are interested please visit: www.rediscoveru.net/documentary - which will be back up early in 2006. -Mika Nicole Weaver. 
Karin Kuzniar Karin Kuzniar is an artist and graphic designer from Chicago IL. She started Le Chat Design in 2004 to build on her experiences at her full time job at The Art Institute of Chicago. While making connections through the Museum, she looks to increase her network of clients and patrons through her design practice. Venturing into new design areas and further experimenting with print and large media formats are the primary focus for Le Chat Design. At the same time, she looks to allow her artwork to influence and be influenced by her design projects. Kuzniar's art is currently represented by Gebben/Gray/Gallery in Fenville, MI and is a member, exhibitor, and designer for Woman Made Gallery’s annual Her Mark datebook and exhibition invites. Karin will give a 10% discount to WMG members who wish to use her design services. Sheila A. Donavan Sheila A. Donovan is a WMG member and writer whose poem, "Lost to a Bullet" was selected for the Her Mark 2006 datebook. Sheila lives in the heart of Chicago and loves its vibrancy. She was first published at age 15. Her poetry has appeared in Chicago newspapers, an airline magazine, Reflections - an Artists’ Journal, Theatre of the Mind and in various other anthologies. An appearance at a Chicago public school was played on National Public Radio. Sheila inherited her love of poetry from her paternal grandfather. His Irish brogue entranced her and made the verses melodic. She tries to pass on the love of the printed word to the inner-city children (Off the Street Club) that she tutors. Sheila is one of the poets reading from her work at the Release Party on October 9th at Woman Made Gallery. LOST TO A BULLET Every time a sweet soul is lost to a bullet, (top right) "Five Dress Forms", oil on masonite by Karin Kuzniar OFF THE STREET CLUB "I can’t wait to lay on my back and look at the stars!" was the boy’s reaction. His club was creating its own tiny park, with flowers, like the ones in the good neighborhoods. Night is dangerous in the West Garfield Park area . Too many gangbangers, guns and druggies. The park would give him a chance to do what’s taken for granted by most kids. A youngster who joined in the 1950’s, Ralph Campagna, is now director of the club. Ralph has helped the OTSC to blossom through his "no challenge too great" attitude. Bad luck connected me to the OTSC. I originated a Christmas toy drive that a major organization declined. Disappointed, I read an article about how the Off the Street Club was in need of gifts. I dialed. Ralph, himself, gave me a hearty "Yes! He even told me the club would pick up the toys. He showed up at my office with four adorable children who shouted "Thank you!" They all gave hugs and presented me with a paper wreath they’d made. My heart was stolen in that moment. They still own it seventeen years later. Volunteers are always welcome. For information, see www.OTSC.org Artisan Gallery at Woman Made 
Our Artisan Gallery was established in Spring 2005 to honor the many women working in fine craft disciplines and furthers WMG's mission by offering expanded exhibiting, marketing and selling opportunities to women artists and artisans. Our regular gallery format is to sponsor several juried theme exhibitions per year. This format is very successful and has provided thousands of women artists opportunities to exhibit. The policy of thematic exhibits however, can be restrictive to those artists and artisans whose body of work is primarily functional and/or decorative, or is unconcerned with pursuing content or a narrative. The policy requires that all art and craft items must first be submitted to the Artisan Gallery committee for review. Accepted artists will then be contacted and asked to bring or send in their work. The reviews will be ongoing, so that we will always have fresh and new items to display and sell. There are no entry fees, but WMG membership is required of those artists who are accepted to have their work at the Artisan Gallery. We are looking for original, artful crafts, well designed and fabricated by the artist, not handicrafts or items made from kits. We encourage the submission of traditional, as well as the non-traditional materials, techniques and processes: ceramics/ clay; glass; wood; basketry; fiber (no clothing); stone; paper; metals (enameled, forged, fabricated, or cast); plastic; rubber; and more. Jurying is ongoing, we are always looking for fine crafts. In addition, we will have specific calls for art as well which we have listed in on this page. Coinciding with the Women of the African Diaspora juried exhibition in the Woman Made main gallery we are featuring Contents Include: Wood from October 7th - November 10, 2006. Please check our ARTISAN GALLERY CALENDAR for all events throughout the year. (left) "Three Vessels", paper, paper cord, methylcellulose, acrylic by Elizabeth Rhoads Read Forgotten Girls 
"Forgotten Girls" is a body of mixed media artwork dedicated to raise public awareness of the human rights abuses associated with trafficking girls and young women for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Sexual trafficking is defined by the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to mean sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such acts has not attained 18 years of age. Women and children are trafficked to, from and through every region of the world. These crimes harm not only those who are victimized, but also undermine the social, political, moral and economic fabric of the nations where they occur. For the victims of sexual exploitation, the physical, emotional and spiritual corrosion is extreme. The sex slave industry is the fastest growing and the third most profitable shadow market behind drugs and arms, valued at US $7 billion annually. Estimates range from one to two million girls and women being trafficked into prostitution per year. The majority of the girls trafficked are from the regions of Southeast Asia, former Soviet Republic, Ukraine and Latin America. Fifty thousand girls and women are trafficked into the US per year. In the US there have been many reports about girls who have run away from home and young girls at shopping malls who have been lured by men who promise attention, gifts and a place of belonging, only to find themselves duped and in the bondage of sexual servitude. Some estimates are as high as 300,000 youths who are victims of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in the US every year. Once recruited, girls are prevented from leaving by constant presence of security guards, violence, threats of physical abuse against themselves or their families, debt bondage, mental abuse and isolation. Factors on both the supply and the demand sides foster the growing trafficking industry. On the supply side factors include: poverty, lack of alternative employment and income producing opportunities, lack of education, economic disparities with countries, migration across borders for employment or due to civil and military conflicts, weak law enforcement for a lucrative business, and the erosion of family values in favor of consumerism which encourages the sale of women and children. Factors on the demand side include: expansion of the commercial sex industry, development policies promoting sex tourism, marginalization of women in societies and the demand for cheap, low status work in the domestic and entertainment spheres thereby putting women at risk. Trafficking is both a human rights and a development issue. There are many governmental and non-governmental agencies who are working together with the international community to strategize and take action in combating trafficking in women and children. Efforts are being made in the areas of public education, rescue and rehabilitation of victims, prevention through the legal and criminal system and training of law enforcement officers. Awareness is the first step toward change. The vision for "Forgotten Girls" is that it be a traveling exhibition which will educate many individuals about this social issue which is largely ignored. If you wish to see the entire body of work by artist Jill Renee Smith, you may view it at www.forgottengirls.com. Additional artwork related to sex trafficking by artist Myrna Balk may be viewed at www.myrnabalk.com. (right) "Innocent Target", mixed media by Jill Renee Smith Women of the African Diaspora: Women of the African Diaspora 
The last group show in 2005 is "Women of the African Diaspora" on exhibit from October 7th to November 10th, 2005. Entries for this exhibition were juried by Kymberly N. Pinder, Ph.D. who is associate professor and the graduate program head in Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In her juror’s statement Ms. Pinder comments: "In the last two centuries Africans have been taken and taken themselves across continents having a multitude of experiences, some universal and others clearly reflecting their connection to the cultures they left behind. The communities that sprang from the encounters between diasporic Africans and others have been some of the most productive and creative ones in the world. In choosing the works in this exhibition, I have attempted to create a group show that has a number of coherent themes related to the social, historical, political and aesthetic issues of African diasporic people. I allowed the entries and my interests together to shape the show. Many of these themes came out of the works themselves. During the selection process, I looked for works of art that spoke to each other as I visualized an installation that would be both pleasing to the eye and thought-provoking. I have always enjoyed exhibitions that have a wide-range of media, something for everyone, so I made a great effort to include sculpture, photographs, fiber, paintings, prints and ceramics. This diversity of materials serves as a metaphor for the diversity found among the artists also. These women represent the diaspora in where they come from, as well as in the ideas they are expressing. I also took this opportunity to give certain artists, such as emerging and self-taught artists, the opportunity to show their work who may not otherwise. Each juror has her own tastes and agendas and that is why Woman Made Gallery has this wonderful system of having many different jurors each year in order to show a variety of work. I encourage any artist whom I did not include in this exhibition to continue to submit to future exhibitions. - Kymberly N. Pinder, Ph.D. "Women of the African Diaspora" includes work by 32 artists from across the US, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa: Linda Ammons, Elizabeth Axtman, Sunshine Best, Anita L. Bowden, Monica J. Brown, Heather Davis, Raquel Dowdy, Colette Gaiter, Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Tabetha Handy, Monica Harris, Juarez Hawkins, Shannon Hill, Candace Hunter, Teresa Jenkins, Virginia Jose, Nzuji De Magalhaes, Luisa Menano, N. Masani Muhammad, Joyce Owens, Donna Radcliffe, Deborah E. Roberts, S. Denise Rouse, Duhirwe Rushemeza, Nena St. Louis, Kasha Stewart, Scheherazade Tillet, Constance White, Alison Williams, Tamasha Williamson, Jessica Wimbley. (right) "Strong Black Woman II", charcoal, pencil, watercolor, 25 x 18" by Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter Sapphire and Crystals: Black, White and Blues 
Concurrent with the group show "Women of the African Diaspora" WMG is hosting an exhibition with new artwork by founding members of Sapphire and Crystals, working in a limited palette of black, white and blue and curated by Joyce Owens. Included are the works of Rose Blouin, Dorothy Carter, Arlene Turner-Crawford, Felicia Grant-Preston, Marva Pitchford Jolly, Joyce Owens, Joanne Scott, Shirley J. Sullivan and Anna M. Tyler. The panel discussion, "The Future of Sapphire and Crystals" features a slide presentation with works by Rhonda Wheatley, Juarez Hawkins and others on Sunday, October 16 from 2-4pm. The event is free and open to the public. Geraldine McCullough - Honored Guest Artist WMG is honored to exhibit the bronze sculpture "Treeform" by Oak Park artist, Geraldine McCullough during the juried group and invitational exhibitions from October 7th to November 10th, 2005. Originally from Arkansas, Geraldine McCullough graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with both a Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in painting and art education. McCullough began to create sculptural works after her husband, Lester McCullough showed her how to weld. In 1965 McCullough received the George D. Widener Gold Medal for her steel and copper sculpture Phoenix. Her work is exhibited in many notable collections throughout the U.S., including 'Three Generations of African American Women Sculptors' at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and the National Women's Museum in Washington, DC. In 2000, artist Geraldine McCullough was presented the Oak Park (IL) Area Arts Council's Joseph Randall Shapiro Award, given annually, in recognition of "exceptional contributions to the arts." More information about this important artist may be found HEREChicago Artists' Month "Sapphire and Crystals: Black, White and Blues" at Woman Made Gallery is part of Chicago Artists’ Month, the tenth annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual art community. In October, more than 180 exhibitions of emerging and established artists, openings, demonstrations, tours, open studios and neighborhood art walks take place at galleries, cultural centers and arts buildings throughout the city. For further information, call (312) 744-6630 or visit www.chicagoartistsmonth.org. Chicago Artists’ Month is coordinated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and is sponsored by the Chicago Office of Tourism with additional support from Podmajersky, Inc. Book Recommendation by Joyce Owens We Flew Over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold New York based artist Faith Ringgold provides autobiographical stories supplemented with ample illustrations and descriptions of her work and personal photographs. it is a memoir every artist should read: about her early life and family, her marriages, her struggles to produce art and find her voice, her first dealings with a New York gallery, the difficulty women and people of color had during the 1960's and 1970's getting into major museums and the Venice Biennale. She is candid about her solutions to the major challenges she faced. The book is informative, forthright and fun and is a great teaching tool for both emerging and established artists. Calendar of Events Please check our WOMAN MADE GALLERY CALENDAR for all events throughout the year. Sponsor An Exhibit Or Purchase Award: Sponsor An Exhibit Or Purchase Award Please become an exhibit sponsor or give an exhibit purchase award for future shows. An example of exhibit sponsorship is providing money for printing and mailing expenses of invitations. Your name would be printed on the invitations and in our newsletter. You might also want to give a purchase prize for a select exhibition. This means that you would commit to buying one artwork from one exhibition. Your name and /or company would be credited on all printed materials and on our Web site. For more information contact WMG at (773) 489-8900. Please + Thank You We would like to thank the following individuals who have become members or renewed their memberships and all those who have donated money, items, time and talents. We apologize for any misspellings and appreciate if you would let us know. Please check our next newsletter if your name is not yet included here. 
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