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N E W S L E T T E R S - Summer 2002 |
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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.
Woman Made Gallery Marks 10 Years with Anniversary Celebration : Woman Made Gallery invites the community to join their Tenth Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, August 3 from 3 - 9 pm in the Women's Commemorative Park & Gardens adjacent to the Gallery (1900 South) on historic Prairie Avenue. This fabulous fair will feature poetry, music, art and fun activities for the entire family, as the Gallery hosts a Ten Year Retrospective Party. Partnered with the WMG Annual Members' Show (opening Friday, August 2 from 6-9 pm and on view through August 29th), the festivities will emphasize the growth and creative energy of the Gallery. Check out www.womanmade.org/calspecial.html for list of highlights. Beginning a second decade, Woman Made Gallery salutes and honors its first ten years and all of the artists, members and supporters who have helped the Gallery grow into a thriving center, one that continues to cultivate the diverse contributions of women in the arts on so many levels. Since 1992, WMG has exhibited the artwork of more than 4,000 women artists from around the world in more than 100 group exhibitions, 20 solo shows and now, with internet technology, through their own affordable websites. The Gallery's membership has grown from 18 in 1992 to more than 600 in 2002. WMG also serves the arts community by offering a venue for poetry events and arts education in the form of lectures, tours, workshops and a super-informative website to increase visibility and knowledge about the work of women artists.
 Letter from the Executive Director: I would like to take the opportunity to share my personal elation and great pride with the staff, board, advisory board, all past and present members, volunteers, contributors and artists as we celebrate 10 years of Woman Made History. These have been formidable years indeed, with unending highs, satisfactions and rewards, with growing pains, back-breaking work and personal sacrifices by many, as WMG forged its place in the local and international gallery and arts organizational landscape. I am proud to say that we are standing with both feet securely on the ground, with a head held high on a straight and strong spine. WMG, known for its courage, unwavering mission and dedication to excellence, has earned the respect of many, individuals and organizations, who have followed the Gallery's growth carefully and have contributed in turn to its success. 
I am truly honored to have had the opportunity to make my mark, thankful to founding partner, Kelly Hensen, to co-directors Janet Bloch and Pamela Callahan who each helped to give WMG its distinct identity, and to the hard work of all past and present staff members and interns. I am grateful to the leadership and the wisdom of an ever-improving board and advisory board. I am gratified to Judy Chicago who started her relationship with WMG when she stepped curiously through the door of a small, insignificant storefront on Chicago's north side, to Faith Ringgold who agreed to jury an exhibition and by lending her name and support earned us the most entries into any one show in our 10-year existence. I am humbled by letters of appreciation from women from all over the world, astounded by memberships, not only from local supporters, but from far-away lands, like Japan, Australia and the United Arab Emirates. I am touched anew by all who give their support in money, time, ideas and involvement which are crucial to the success of the Gallery and enable us to continue to serve our mission. Thousands of artists have shown at WMG and with their astounding visual expression they have made an everlasting impact on all who viewed their work. For many of these artists, WMG served as a stepping-stone as the first gallery to exhibit their work. I personally appreciate each and every artist who entered her work into a show at WMG, accepted or not. We have become familiar with the lives of many of them. What great sorrow it is then, when we hear of the death of a woman with whom we have become so familiar; through her artwork we know her and she has become an integral part of the ever-growing WMG family. We dearly miss and will never forget Hollis Sigler, early members René A. Townsend and Sara Marie Risk, Annalee Hultgren and Nancy Maguire. Their spirits will always be part of WMG. I would like to personally thank you all for helping me with this great project and love called Woman Made Gallery. My wish is to be able to partake in the second decade of WMG's exciting growth and continue my rewarding connection to the best women I have ever known. -Beate C. Minkovski (top right) 'Link' photograph by Edra Soto from the Amanecer de Mujeres Exhibition 10th Anniversary Party Highlights: Throughout the party stop by the Gallery and in the Park for a variety of artist's demonstrations, children's activities and much more
(top right) 'Nine Ways to be Catty' collage by Genevieve Yapelli from the 9th Annual Members' Exhibition Here We "Grow" Again ... Gallery Begins Search for New Space The Woman Made Gallery Board and Staff were informed by the owners of the Keith Mansion at a meeting in May that the Gallery will need to begin searching for a new space. The owners explained that they need to break up the first floor space, where WMG is currently leasing, in order to rent commercially to get a higher monetary return. The Board and Staff has until Spring 2003 to relocate. The Gallery Directors and Board have begun the search and are busy looking into various options. They had meetings with several area developers to investigate space availability in the South Loop, the Pilsen area and the West Loop. "In addition to our search, we are asking Board Members and Friends of the Gallery to keep their ears and eyes open and let us know if they learn of any available space," said Board President Roberta Reb Allen. The Gallery Staff intends to make a smooth transition in order not to interrupt exhibitions planned for 2003 and it is possible that the Gallery will have two shows running at two different locations in order to achieve that. "We did this successfully in 1997 when we relocated from the Northside of Chicago and we don't foresee any problems with our next move," said Executive Director Beate Minkovski. "At this time our budget does not allow for us to purchase a building, so the search begins for another rental location." -Cali Bergold
Woman Made appreciates the following individuals and organizations for their ongoing support of the Gallery:
Please check our next newsletter if your name is not included here. We are very sad to announce the death of artist Nancy Maguire, past president of CWCA and a loyal friend and long-time member of Woman Made Gallery. Nancy's photography was accepted into several WMG exhibitions, including the 'Honoring the Crone' show in fall 2001 and she offered her photographic services to members of WMG. We will all miss her dearly. Nancy was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery on Tuesday, May 28, 2002. As Woman Made Gallery enters its 10th anniversary year, the Gallery welcomes new board member, Wilma Stevens, a book designer with World Book Publishing and artist whose medium is needlework and lace making. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our past board president, Cali Bergold, who guided the Board successfully since 1999. Cali has assured us that she will stay involved with the Gallery and we wish her the very best with her pregnancy and unending energy in rearing her expected twins. In addition, we thank Sabrina Fesko and Janneke Waal-Fowers for their work with the board during the 2001-02 year, both of whom have had to leave the Board for personal reasons. 
In addition we are celebrating the members of newly elected Executive Board for 2002-3. The Staff and remaining board members congratulate the four women for their dedication and hard work and look forward to a productive year. Roberta Reb Allen - President Amy Stoeffler - Vice President Margo Jeanchild - Treasurer JuneFelicia Bennett - Secretary (top right) 'Sisters in Wonderland' painting by Leslie Hirshfield from the 9th Annual Members' Show in August 2002 Join us for these free and wonderful readings held on Sundays from 2-4pm at the Gallery. Hear some amazing words in a range of styles and subjects from some of Chicagoland's most exceptional writers. An example from the July 14th reading is included here. More words from past readings can be found on our Poetry & Prose webpage. Upcoming Readings: Sunday, July 14, 2002 2-4pm. - Free - (Donations encouraged) Sunday, August 11, 2002 2-4pm. - Free - (Donations encouraged) Sunday, September 29, 2002 2-4pm. - Free - (Donations encouraged) Neither Here nor There Neither here nor there I stand, one foot Jurying and production of the HER MARK 2003 Datebook is in progress. Our new designer for the HER MARK project is Jeanne Nemcek, another longtime Gallery member and supporter, who has contributed her design skills to many WMG projects including several ads as well as the Big Fish Little Fish cd cover. Look forward to another dashing calendar filled with art and poetry (postcards too!) to inspire you throughout the year. See the order form to pre-order your copies today at a special early bird rate valid only until October 1st. A Woman Artist You Should Know: Geraldine McCullough 
Geraldine McCullough's sculptures mobilize visual contradictions and tensions with passion and playfulness. Her three-dimensional work, both large and small scale, reveal a debt to artists as diverse as Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, David Smith, and Barbara Hepworth, and a cultural heritage which encompasses traditional African ritual art as well as European and American artistic influences. Born in Mason County, Arkansas, she spent her formative years in Chicago, graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with both Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in painting and art education, taught in the Chicago public schools and served as the Chairperson of the Art Department at Dominican University in River Forest, IL for twelve years. She received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Dominican University at her retirement. 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. Since McCullough creates both large and small scale pieces, her work addresses the tensions between art created for the public sphere and that created for smaller spaces, whether that of the museum or the private collector. In addition, her sculptures develop a set of visual metaphors for femininity, transformation and collective memory. While initially a painter, McCullough adopted welded sculpture as her preferred medium after her husband, Lester McCullough introduced her to the technique. McCullough first achieved recognition in the art community with her steel and copper sculpture Phoenix, which received the George D. Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture in 1965. Phoenix, as the title suggests, expresses an organic form, perhaps a leaf, wing, or claw, which rises and unfolds in an elegant twisting movement, almost contrapposto. Like many of her other works, Phoenix blends both figuration and abstraction, suggesting a figure with one arm outstretched and the other bent back over neck and head in pain or joy. 
Sculptures such as her Echo series, attest to McCullough's abiding interest in her African cultural heritage. For example, Echo 5 (1993) depicts a seated ceremonial figure, composed of large simple forms and spaces, including a circular cavity in place of a face, and a decorative v-shaped form which suggests of an ornate collar. The 1996 multi-media, metal and yarn sculpture Ode to Joanne, exhibits the visual and thematic concerns of Echo 5 on a more personal level. As in many of her earlier works, the figure faces the viewer, standing regally, with arms outstretched, in this instance forming a crescent shape over an ovoid head. McCullough further activates the surface of the sculpture with a variety of different engravings and decorative marks. While the notion of Echo might refer to McCullough's endeavor to identify and amplify the influence of African ritual and decorative art on the development of 20th century art, Ancestral Parade (1994) makes this passion obvious. A bronze relief, Ancestral Parade combines exquisitely detailed animal, human, and organic forms which cascade into one another in a dance of celebration and transformation. An amazing amount of detail covers the surface of this work, from leaf patterns to nested circles to a variety of abstract inscriptions. McCullough's 1999 bronze, Treeform, recapitulates her earlier visual and thematic concerns. In this piece, she suggests growth and expansion through a combination of forms which denote both a standing figure as well as organic growth; ranging from circular patterns to triangular leaf shapes, Treeform's compositional elements ascend in abstract layers. However, the same forms in combination with outstretched horizontal cylinders imply arms, just as the two flat circular shapes on the column suggest possible breasts. 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." Inside her huge Oak Park studio McCullough continues to work with welded, fabricated, brazed sheet copper and brass, and mute forms of cast bronze in order to discover an eloquent visual language of shape, contour, line, scale, and texture with which to testify to her unique feminine and African-American personal and artistic experience. This article was inspired by Advisory Board Member, Deborah Hughes who made us aware of Geraldine McCullough. We thank Anna M. Tyler for additional input and are grateful to Nancy Nield Buchwald who wrote this article. Nancy is a PhD Candidate at University of Chicago. Her research interests include Abstract Expressionism and contemporary feminist art. (top right) 'Echo V' (1993) bronze sculpture by Geraldine McCullough Please check our WOMAN MADE GALLERY CALENDAR for all events throughout the year. 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 (312) 328-0038. 4439 Design Working with independent artists, nonprofit organizations and corporations, 4439 Design offers creative design solutions to any project, small or large. Call for further information and samples. Contact Jeanne Nemcek at 773 539-9270 or email her at nemcek@flash.net EZMAIL services PSN - Progressive Systems Network STRICTLY BY HAND CAR WASH Nadine L. Ferrata, Sales Associate 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 in our Fall 2002 newsletter if your name has not yet been listed here. Dora Aalbregtse, Marcia V. Adler, Consuelo Alonzo-Gillock, Cheselyn Amato, Kathi Anderson, Mary Ann Anthony, Beverly Bailey, Barbara Bansley, Jane Cook Barnes, Elizabeth Baum, Tracy Beaver, Brenda Beck, Andrea Bempong, JuneFelicia Bennett, Barbara Bertsche, Patricia Biesen, Stephanie Rose Bird, Alece Birnbach, Susan Bishop, Janet Bloch, Dayna Block, Christina Body, Veronica Bohanan, Mary-Glynn Boies, Edna Boksenbaum, Sharon Bourke, Maliaka Bugjo, Fran Bull, Wanrudee Buranakorn, Maureen Burdock, Cathyann Burgess, Sheri Lee Butler, Janet Callahan, Caryl L. Carlsen, Candace Casey, Catherine Chow, Sharon Harwood Coffin, Linda Davis Coghill, Joan Coogan, Pamela Crabtree, Maureen Hubbard Cribbs, Claudia Cron, Marilyn Cullen, Melanie Deal, Vivian DeGeorges, Michel Demanche, Denise Despres, Judith DiPaolo, Rosemary Dixon, Kathryn Dohrmann, Minda Douglas, Jennifer Drucker, Patricia DuPont, Paula Durbin, Aileen Dy, Frances Edmondson, Edith Emmenegger, Norma Essex, Frederick R. Fechtner, Deborah Ferber, Kathleen Flannigan, Jan Flapan, Anita Flores, Deirdre S. Ford-Aikin, Julie Foreman, Andrea Ginsburg, Florence Goldsmith, Dorothy Mary A. Gordon, Mary Gould, Cara Gray, Yolda Gutierrez, Patricia Hargrave, Sarah Hauser, Jan Hart, John Hobgood, Sandra Holubow, Katherine Houston, Becky Howdeshell, Jennifer Hughes, Susan Ifergan, Christine Ilewski, Missy Isely-Poltrock, Fujiko Isomura, Deborah Jack, Diane Jacobson, Ronnie Jarett, Carol Johnson, Joan Painter Jones, Marian Jones, Nina Jones, Judith Kaczmarski, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Samantha Kappagoda, Tina Wassel Keck, Alessandra Kelley, Mary King, Kathleen Kirk, Helen Klebesadel, Sharon E. Klopner, Laura Koskinen, Linda Lee Kroupa, Sonja Kruitwagen, Loralyn Kumlin, Karin Kuzniar, Stephanie Land, Tracey Lane, Susan Larsen, Louie Laskowski, Sharon Lee, Sheridan Leigh, Suzanne Keith Loechl, Elizabeth Loftus, Bonnie Lopez, Cigdem Ludington, Donna Magnani, M.E. Majeske, Ajuan Mance, Jeanette Martone, Cynthia McCoy-Ryan, Danielle McCullough, Annelie McKenzie, Julie McLaughlin, Marian McNair, Roberta Lindegard Meier, Ellen Miles, Donna Miskend, Barbara Mittman, Melanie Moore, Doris Monti, Joyce Morishita, Gregory Murphy & James Reeves, Laura Myntti, Leslie Joan Nautiyal, Victoria Ness, Kristen Neveu, Julie Nielsen, Anne Nordhaus-Bike, Cynthia O'Dell, Eileen O'Hagan, Rita O'Hara, Christine Oliver, Monica Ong, Helen Otterson, Patricia Otto, Liz Pagano, Paula Patterson, Gisèle Perreault & Peggy Mason, Dina Petrakis, Aimee Picard, Ima Picó, Ann Porter, Felicia Grant Preston, Mary Radcliff, Lisa Rivas, Susan Rodwan, Lois Roberts, Nancy Rosen, Diana Rudaitis, Nancy Rumfield, Margaret Rutherford, Jacquelyn Ruttinger, Kim Salerno, Inés Sánchez-Ferreira, Lisa M. Sanders, Clara Sauerman, Sharon Seligman, Suzanne Scott and Lynn Constantine, Tina Siddiqui, Sarah Simmons, Kimberly Simpson, Rebecca Sive & Steve Tomashevski, Dinah Smiley, Allyson Smith, Nicol Smith, Tremain Smith, Melinda Snyder, Laura Stempel, Wilma Stevens, Diane Stoneman, Mary Ellen Strack , Karla Sunn, Jere Van Syoc, Ariel Teitelbaum, Michele Thrane, Cherryl Troy, Tom & Rebecca Turk, Annette Turow, Al & Anna M. Tyler, Elli Vitkus, Arlene Wanetick, Kathy Waterloo, Kathleen Weibel, Mary Werner, Summer Wheat, Eleanor Wilder, Frances Williams, Michelle Boucher Wiser, Judith Winn, Shana Wittenwyler, Sigrid Wonsil, Genevieve Yapelli, Linda Zapczynski, Laurie Zeszut Volunteers Mark Allen, Neil Allen, Tiffanie Amirante, Aletheia Anderson, Danielle Anderson, Carol Augustine, Gina Bader, Janet Beals, Lucy Botts, Paulette Boyd, Elizabeth Bowles and John, Monica Brown, Nancy Nield Buchwald, George DeHesus, Alexis Elton, Andrea Ginsburg, Allison Hill, Alison Hilsabeck, Liz Holland, Deborah Hughes, Patty Johnston, Angela Just, Lois Keller, Sonja Kruitwagen, Mikki Leventhal, Catherine Lundgren, Lauren Mathews, Kristine McDermott, George McDonald, Bonnie McGrath, Roberta Mezinskas, Roberta Miles, Melanie Moore, Judith Nolan, Anne M. Nordhaus-Bike, Sylvia Ohlrich, Gilbert Orejudos, Michelle Perkins, Barbara Puechler, Ann Regan, Suzen Riley, Lisa Rivas, Barbara Schmidt, Zareen Sirajullah, Laurel Smith, Amy Seidenbecker, Helen Gagel Squires, Eve Tselepatiotis, Lari and John Washburn, Eileen Wasserman Special Thanks To:
Please use our MAIL-IN ORDER FORM or visit our ONLINE SECURE SITE where you can order various items, like WMG T-Shirts, WMG mugs and the Big Fish CD or register for workshops and pay with Visa or Mastercard. The Judith Dawn Memorial Fund For the Arts strives to recognize and support sexual assault and sexual abuse survivors who are interested in pursuing artistic endeavors as a continuation of the lifelong healing process. Established by Jean Cozier, a local sexual abuse survior and supporter of area programs for survivors of sexual assault and abuse, and administered by the Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault (LaCASA) this fund began in 1998 to commemorate Judith Dawn Hickey, an artist, sexual abuse survivor, and tireless advocate of healing through the arts. Its purpose is to provide funds for other survivors who wish to pursue the creative arts as a means of healing, self-expression, and empowerment. The Judith Dawn Memorial Fund makes available a total of $8,000 per year, which may be shared by one or more recipients. To be eligible, the individual must identify as a survivor of sexual assault or sexual abuse, be at least 16 years of age, and reside in Lake, Cook, or McHenry Counties of Illinois, or in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. This grant is available to both men and women. The funds must be used in pursuit of an artistic endeavor such as: dance, film/video, graphic arts, music, painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, theater/drama, writing/poetry. Other expressive art may be considered at the discretion of the Selection Committee. Contact: LaCASA/Zacharias Center, Gurnee, IL 60031 - 847-244-1187 - jdmf@lacasagurnee.org - www.lacasagurnee.org .Membership Form/Volunteer Opportunities : Please go to our MEMBERSHIP PAGE to find out how you can support our efforts with your membership and volunteer services. Regular membership is only $35 per year and can be charged with Visa or Mastercard from our Secure Site. Please check our MEMBER'S DISCOUNT PAGE for businesses that give discounts to our members. You have two options for obtaining guidelines for shows: 1. Send a note (with a self-addressed-stamped envelope) requesting the show prospectus of your choice to: Woman Made Gallery, 1900 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616. 2. Click on http://www.womanmade.org/calexhibits.html and print out entry forms in pdf format for the exhibition you wish to enter or print out a generic Entry Form: http://womanmade.org/entryform.html. PHOTO BASED, October 18 – November 14, 2002 ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR 2002, Nov. 29 - Dec. 22, 2002 NORMAL/ABNORMAL: Bodies & Minds, January 17 - February 20, 2003 6th INTERNATIONAL OPEN, February 28 - March 27, 2003 TRADITIONS: THE BLESSING & THE CURSE, April 4 - May 15, 2003 THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX, May 23 - June 19, 2003 Good luck to all exhibition entrants. Remember to enter shows in the most professional way with the best slides possible. Woman Made News is produced quarterly. Send newsletter contributions to Mary Ann Anthony, Woman Made Gallery, 1900 South Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616. You may e-mail your entries to gallery@womanmade.org. Woman Made Gallery reserves the right to edit articles for clarity and brevity. Entries for the Fall 2002 Newsletter must be received by August 15th, 2002. Click here to read our previous newsletters. |
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