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N E W S L E T T E R S - Winter 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.
Beate C. Minkovski, Pamela Callahan 
Welcome to the Winter 2002 edition of the WMG newsletter. A new year has started and with it the beginning of a series of exhibitions as varied and diverse as ever. Starting off the season is a show with art that has been censored for a variety of reasons. The juror, Rosemary Luckett, who will present her solo show “In the Name of the Father” concurrently with the Censorship exhibition, shares her thoughts about the subject on page 4 of this issue. The "5th International Open" in March, presents work in all media and styles, reflecting the sensibilities of our juror, Faith Ringgold and “The Invented Figure” exhibition, juried by local artist, Judith Raphael, will feature artwork in all media which goes beyond merely recording the image of the body. Please read about all our upcoming exhibitions on the last page of this newsletter. Preparation for WMG’s Annual Spring Soirée Art Auction event, scheduled for March 8th at the Three Arts Club in Chicago is well underway. This energy-filled evening will include a fantastic Live and Silent Auction, a Raffle with great prizes, good food and wonderful company. Tickets are $60 per person and if you can’t attend, you can buy raffle tickets, donate a service for our silent auction or make a cash donation to the cause. This important event has raised one-fourth of our annual budget for the past two years and we need your support to be successful again. We thank our Advisory Board Member, Mary Stoppert for her the great lecture series “Women Artists and Archetypes” which she presented in three sessions this past fall. For all who enjoyed her insights and all those who missed this educational treat, we are presenting another lecture during Women’s History Month in March. This presentation on Monday, March 25th will explore the work by contemporary women artists from various parts of the world. A notice to artists wanting to enter juried competitions in a more professional manner and therefore heighten their chances to get accepted: WMG is adding a new workshop to our existing repertoire. “You the Juror” planned for April, 2002 will allow participants to view all slide entries for our annual Member’s Show and pre-jury the exhibition. Artists will learn a most valuable lesson to benefit their own presentation and see what jurors are looking for and what influences their decisions. Find out more about this workshop on page 3. Looking ahead: In proud celebration of our 10th anniversary in July 2002 we are planning a Summer Anniversary Party in the Hillary Rodham Clinton Women’s Park, adjacent to the Gallery. It will be a festive thank you to all our past and current supporters who have contributed in a variety of ways, by becoming members or renewing their membership, by giving monetary donations, by donating goods, time and expertise. All of these things combined have helped us to experience steady growth and have made it possible to be here in 2002, stronger and bolder than ever. Our good wishes for this New Year are for you to be part of a community that offers love and the support of others to help deal with all of life’s tough obstacles and to celebrate all of life’s best experiences. We send these wishes from everyone at Woman Made. (top right) ‘Don't Wash Women's Feet on Holy Thursday‘, mixed media work by Rosemary Luckett  Gallery Director, Sheila Farley returned to teaching and her position and its responsibilities will be handled by the remaining staff members for the time being. We would like to express our thanks to Sheila for all her work for WMG. Her practical ideas put some order into our office and made administrative tasks more doable. She is responsible for our new bookkeeping system that helps us to minimize mistakes with our ever-increasing activities, and we all benefited from her continuous innovations and uplifting spirit. Meg Coleman, our Administrative Assistant, found a full-time job at another venue, which doesn’t leave her much time and energy for WMG. We miss her regular presence and excellent work performance but appreciate her volunteer efforts when she has time. This letter is one of many that came in response to our request for memories in celebration of our 10th anniversary. 
“I have very fond memories of Women Made Gallery when they first set up shop in the Ravenswood neighborhood- smack dab next to the Rockwell stop on the CTA brown line. I had recently moved there and loved the neighborhood. The community was diverse with a good mixture of socio-economic classes and ethnic groups: Korean, Thai, German, Latinos and Greek- especially Greek. In the immediate area there were several coffeehouses where generally older Greek men (and only men) would hang out for hours, drinking coffee (or a shot or two), smoking cigarettes, and playing backgammon. Women Made Gallery, with all its feminist sensibilities, presented a wonderful contrast. I wondered how they would fit in at first. My concerns were groundless. It was wonderful watching how quickly the gallery became part of the community. The women that ran the gallery, made it a point to reach out to everyone young, old, women and men. The gallery also did great things for the neighborhood. They painted all the trashcans in the business district with colorful designs and organized a group of female artists to paint a large mural on their building depicting working women from all walks of life. The mural was enjoyed by CTA passengers every morning. The gallery opened their doors very early in the morning serving coffee and bagels to CTA passengers and other neighbors. But most of all I loved how Beate was respectful and very approachable to all in the neighborhood. At first there were a few people, mostly men- sometimes older, more traditional - who were not quite sure what to make of the gallery (and especially the non-traditional thematic artwork that frequently lined the walls of the gallery.) The WMG staff was real and genuine working hard to make the world of art much more accessible, encouraging people to browse the art, ask questions, talk about what they liked or didn’t like about it- all at the same time building a sense of community. I miss the gallery in our neighborhood but am very impressed with how they have grown into their new location on Prairie Avenue. I am sure they are great neighbors in their new community.” -Diane Stoneman Dear Beate, When I participated in your workshop, I had just given notice to my school district that I would not be returning to teach art at the elementary level (ever again). I had no plans. Your organization was my anchor for that time. Since then, with the help from that workshop, and just the security in knowing a group like yours existed and I was part of it, if only the part of receiving mailings (much appreciated mailings, that is) I've found art jobs here in Rockford. Currently I'm participating in ArtScene with another woman artist. We have are showing our ceramic work at a library. (You may remember, I'm the woman who started drawing in clay in the last few years, but with all the work you see, I don't expect you to be able to have total recall.) I'm teaching three classes at the local community college and I'm working under two grants, one from the local arts council and one a huge grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education. I just thought you'd like to know that without the education and encouragement I got from that wonderful workshop, none of this would be happening now. Thank you. Sincerely, (top right) ‘Simple Things', graphite on paper by Carol Hopper Call for Entries for Her Mark 2003: Call for artwork in all media and themes to be considered for publication in HER MARK 2003, WMG's third annual 13-month datebook featuring art and poetry by women.
For prospectus, send SASE to Her Mark ART, Woman Made Gallery, 1900 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616 or print out a form from our website (available at the end of January, 2002). Art Auction 2002 Woman Made is preparing for our major annual fundraiser, a live art auction/silent auction on March 8th, 2002 at the Three Arts Club. Following are ways you can help to make the event a success:
The greatest incentive to attending or otherwise supporting the event is knowing that you have contributed to a special place, one that cultivates and supports women in their creative endeavors. Please call us at (312) 328-0038 for more information or email us at gallery@womanmade.org. Thank you! HER MARK 2003 WMG’s HER MARK 2002 Datebook was a great success! A few remaining copies are available for just $10 if you are still in need of a calendar for the new year, or if you’d like an inspirational keepsake in honor of the Gallery’s 10th anniversary year (see order form on page 9). Included within the datebook are six beautiful postcards, a wide variety of art and poetry, and memories shared by WMG supporters. We are already making plans for HER MARK 2003 and have included information on both art and poetry competitions in this newsletter (see page 5 for Poetry info and the last page for Art info). Enter your artwork or poetry and be among the select group of women featured in the 2003 edition of HER MARK. In addition, we're looking for sponsors to underwrite the production of HER MARK 2003. Your name or the name of your business will be printed in the datebooks and in our newsletter. Please call us at 312-328-0038 to make a generous pledge toward this project. New Workshop: You The Juror Presented by Gallery Directors, this new workshop will give you the great opportunity to be a juror yourself. We will let you pre-jury all incoming entries for one of our upcoming exhibitions, the 9th Annual Member’s Show in August, 2002. You will select the work of 50 artists (from a pool of over 100 entries). Then you will compare your selections with those by other juror participants and we’ll discuss the requirements for entering work into show. You will be notified after May 6th of the actual choices the official jurors made so you can compare them with yours. Register now for this important workshop, providing you with valuable insights to heighten your chances to be accepted next time you enter slides into a juried competition. Date: Saturday, April 27, 2002 from 10:00a.m - noon – Fee: $10.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members. The Coaster Project TransCultural Exchange (http://www.transculturalexchange.com), an international artists collaborative, announces "The Coaster Project, Destination: The World," their largest global venture to date, with the goal to make art freely accessible to communities throughout the world. For this project artists make art works in the form of coasters that are exhibited and later distributed, free of charge. WMG has agreed to be one of 99 exhibition venues, and the work of 99 artists will be on display from March 15 to April 26, 2002.
Woman Made appreciates the following individuals and organizations for their ongoing support of the Gallery:
by Rosemary Luckett (juror of the “Censorship” exhibition at WMG on display from January 18 to February 21, 2002.) Artists experience the worst of times after answering a phone call and hearing, "Well, you were in, but now you are out." The rejected artists showing in the Woman Made Gallery's "Censorship!" exhibition relate a myriad of explanations they were given when their artwork was removed from exhibitions after being accepted and installed. The over riding reason given for censoring their art is: "It's too offensive." That could mean anything from unpleasant, distasteful, odious, provocative, insulting, rude, impertinent, aggressive, too erotic, depressing, and politically inflammatory, to religion bashing. Sometimes the censors elaborated on their reasons. Sometimes not. In my own experience they remained aloof and mute, so I was left to wonder whether it was the title or some other aspect of the piece that the censor thought viewers would find controversial. 
The works included in this show examine several topics with which censoring viewers are not comfortable. Predictably, sexual and erotic themes were found taboo as well as descriptions of pain, depression, violence, and death of people or animals. I wonder why this is so since television, movies, newspapers, and books explore these same issues without the kind of outrage that leads to a censoring response. For example, obscene language is a given in movies these days, yet Janet Culberton's colorful painterly "Message to the Future" was removed from an exhibit from Seton Hall College in South Orange, N.J. for simply implying obscene language. In a society where gun possession is a considered a constitutional right, and "shoot-em-up" action movies are a staple of entertainment, censoring often occurs when visual artists depict weapons, the deaths they cause, or question the value of using violent means to solve problems. Jere Van Syoc's sculpture, "The Patient," was removed from the Skokie Performing Arts Center two days after installation because some thought it was too sexual, aggressive, and overpowering. It is hard to imagine how this lightly colored partial male torso on a gurney could be so intense as to overshadow the emotional content of the dramas regularly produced within that theatre. This leads me to the conclusion that censoring art is always a matter of relativity and context. What one person understands, another finds difficult to look at. What one sees as natural physical beauty, another sees as pornography. Given this, context then becomes the key to viewer reaction. If the artist presents a nude differently from what is expected, then unease sets in. Brenda Kleinfelder admits to limiting her range of expression and accepts that the number of persons interested in her images will also be reduced. This attitude frees her to combine photographs of nude women with fabric and mixed media in wonderfully thought provoking collages that are reminiscent of old, early 20th century black and white group photographs of friends casually posed outdoors. In this case, however, the women are nude, some are blindfolded and others have blackouts over genitalia. When these nudes are placed within the flag, as in "Standing Behind the First Amendment", the perspective changes again and her photos are placed in a new context. This twisting of a traditional viewpoint might be what causes some gallery goers to be uneasy or even angry. If only they could stop right there, count to ten, and ask, "What might the artist be saying through this juxtaposition of pictorial elements?" then something more positive and enriching might happen. If this approach were to become habit forming, art could actually serve its intended purpose-leading viewers into new territory where they become participants in a conversation, thinking anew, resonating with or just enjoying a repartee with the image. Multimedia artist Joyce J. Scott, in her 2000 "Kickin' It with the Old Masters" show at The Baltimore Museum of Art, addressed the conundrum of successfully exhibiting art about social issues of our time. She and the curators of the show encouraged parents and their children to use the Kickin' It Family Guide which offered a focused tour of the exhibition. Full of questions, the guide engaged viewers and helped stimulate thought and dialogue about the most confrontational pieces. Thus Scott and the museum were able to expose and deflate stereotypes about race, gender, and violence with humor, courage, and dignity. Artists like Joyce Scott and those exhibiting in Censorship! serve society well because they help people overcome an unwillingness to explore the entire range of human complexity, and in doing so, to discard the idea that art should always be an escape from the real world. If viewed in a positive light, "content art," like the instructive and revered sacred art of the past, could be a transforming force today convincing a naïve and neurotic society that it is capable of embracing and understanding all aspects of humanity, including those that may be unconsciously repressed or hidden deep within the psyche. The late Joseph Campbell would say that it is the artist's job to do just that. It was a pleasure to view and select a thought provoking show from censored works submitted by artists from around the country. Having had my own work censored, I take double pleasure in this. In addition, an exhibit of my own works will show concurrently at Woman Made Gallery. -Rosemary Luckett, Nov. 16, 2001 Note: For this show artists were invited to submit slides of art that was censored in any of the following ways: 1. A venue is understood to be available and then is taken away because of the content of the work. (public censorship) 2. Slides sent in to be judged are not shown to the juror because show sponsors object to the contents of the slides. (covert censorship) 3. A juror is given directives about selecting the show that differ from what is published in the prospectus. (covert censorship) 4. Work that an artist previously decided not to enter because of the content. (self censorship) (top right) ‘The Patient‘, mixed media sculpture by Jere Van Syoc Name: Amy Stoeffler The first time I walked into WMG... I felt a warm reception and knew I was one of the gang because I was immediately put on a committee. One of the women who has influenced my life is... My mother because she took everything that was thrown at her and persevered. She supported me in anything I chose to do, even if she disagreed she silently asserted her disapproval. She let me go when the time was right. The best words of advice I ever received were... "You will never know unless you try." If I could have lunch with one woman artist... it would be Mary Cassat because I would love to hear about times with the Impressionist group and their bourgeois lifestyle and if she felt the calm her work emits. The thing that most impresses me with WMG is... I am forever impressed with the talent of the staff and the board, this group of women has such creativity, collectively they can do anything (while making it fun). I’ve always wanted to travel to... Peru because I have never been there and I have always wanted to hike through Macchu Picchu. In ten years I see the Gallery as... an expanded version of what we have now, the physical plant will grow but the feeling will be the same. Young women today should know that... they have so many opportunities in life and they must remember and appreciate all the hard work, tears and laughter of the determined women before them, blazing the trail. My fondest memory of WMG... to date, is being involved in the planning and execution of the 2000 Art Auction. It was so exciting to watch it unfold and the team effort it took to pull it off. It was also a lot of fun!! 
"Seeding the Snow" is a biannual journal of women's writing and artwork that celebrates the Midwestern landscape. They are looking for work exploring women's connection to nature for the Spring 2002 issue. "Seeding the Snow" welcomes poetry, short fictions, essays, journal notes (maximum 1000 words), photography and artwork suitable for black & white reproduction. Deadline is January 2002. Please write for submissions & subscriptions ($14 per year) to: Seeding the Snow, 2534 N. St. Louis, Chicago IL 60647, email: karengeorge17@cs.com or call (773) 478-2019 or (773) 342-6665 Woman Made Gallery invites contributions of poetry by women writers for our HER MARK 2003 Datebook. Poetry entries for this third annual edition will be juried by the hosts of Women OutLoud (Chicago's monthly open mic for women): Lucy Anderton, Krystal Ashe, Tara Betts and Anida Esguerra. Entry Deadline: May 24, 2002. 3 entries/$5. For guidelines, please send a SASE to: Her Mark WORDS, Woman Made Gallery, 1900 South Prairie Ave, Chicago IL 60616 or print out the entry form from our website: http://womanmade.org/calspecial.html (Her Mark 2003 entry form will be available at the end of January, 2002) Marva Jolly 
Q: Tell us about your art... what message are you trying to convey? A: I create objects. My creations are story pots, friendship bowls, spirit-women and candleholders. The story pots are generally large clay vessels depicting my view of the world. The imagery (symbols) I use to tell my stories have been shaped by a rural (farming) childhood. These voices from my childhood act as a treasure chest from which I take words, colors, values, dreams, body shapes and attitudes to create art. I create friendship bowls to honor one of my most cherished values, family and friends. Spirit-women honor my high regard for old women; I consider their spirit as overseers of my own spirit. The candleholders replace the coal oil lamps I grew up with. I love the softness and spirit of candle fire. My art says life is important; absorb, treasure and celebrate it. Q: When did you know you wanted to be an artist and were there women along the way who inspired you? A: I was forty-five years old with twenty-something years into a profession in the social services when my soul was overtaken by my desire to be an artist. My mother was/is my greatest inspiration. She was a quilter in my small Mississippi town, and often worked with other women. These women aided and shaped my sense of color, shapes, textures, and world-view. They worked hard and had a great deal of pride in their finished creations. I was allowed to move about the group handing out cotton fabric swatches from the community Rag Bag. These swatches were used to complete their quilts. Q: Tell us about the philosophy behind your work and about your creative process... A: I am a self-taught hand-building ceramic artist who creates art that supports the notion that all of life is important and each of us have deep within the capacity to define ourselves and move forward. I generally create on an ongoing basis. I test new and old ideas constantly. I like to work alone, but because I teach that’s not always an option. My art and my teaching are both fulltime jobs. My studio is awash with lighted candles, music playing (almost always Aretha Franklin) and a multitude of spirit voices, wishing to be heard. It is within this environment that my art unfolds. Q: Tell us about Sapphire and Crystals ... A: Sapphire and Crystals is a group of African American women who are visual artists. The women in Sapphire and Crystals serve as a support network for each other. I wanted an organization of women who were working artists, wanted to share ideas, give and receive critical evaluation, develop and document our history in Chicago and to enhance exhibiting opportunities. Q: What is the biggest obstacle, in your opinion, in today’s art world? A: The lack of decent affordable studio space, poorly informed buying public, the lack of a national commitment to fund and honor art and artist. Q: How did you first find out about Woman Made Gallery? Tell us your impression of the gallery... A: I sat on the Illinois Arts Council’s Visual Arts Panel and was the presenter for a Woman Made proposal. The women from the Women’s Caucus for Art invited me to attend an opening exhibition at the gallery. The diversity of style and ideas are unmatched in our city. Q: The best words of advice I’ve ever received... A: My life was full of women who uttered old proverbs to get their point across. “What goes in the wash comes out in the rinse” is one of my guiding lights. Q: What word of advice do you have for aspiring women artists... A: I would say that the development of good work habits is a must. Take risk, practice being confident, work hard – exhibit often. “What goes in the wash comes out in the rinse”. (top right) ‘Chicago artist Marva Jolly‘, photographed by Isadore Howard
Donated items should be in workable condition and are tax-deductible. 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. 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 spring 2002 newsletter if your name has not yet been listed here. Barbara Allie, AnamArt Gallery (Patricia Duffy), Judith Anderson, Ulla Anobile, Laura Buck Balliet, Anna Barnes, Dr. Sandra Beaty, Beatrice Beaver, Barbara Becker, Jennifer Van Beelen, Jane Benjamin, June Felicia Bennett, Sylvia Betts, Marian Berg, Mary Biddinger, Lucy Botts, Lucile Bram, Sandra Brick, Nancy Buik, Deborah Bryon, Karen Burnett, Catherine Cajandig, Paula Campbell, Caryl L. Carlsen, Moira Carlson, Christine Carpenter, Laurie Shirmer Carpenter, Vicki Cervantes, Jeanne Norman Chase, Lorel Claudio, Sabrina B. Cohen, Lisa Collado, Mary Ellen Croteau, Laurel Garcia Colvin, Catherine Conway, Diane Cooper, Jillian Cowan, Venus Cramer, Rosemary Dixon, Pamela Dodds, Constance Dugan, Janice Elkins, Rosemary Eller, Cheryl Eveland, Tom Van Eynde, Melissa Fink, Anita and David Flores, Claire Foreman, Nancy Freehafer (Seeding the Snow), Pam Frederick, Susan Frohlichstein, Antje Gehrken & Andy Pappas, Krista Genovese, Andrea Geyer, Andrea Ginsburg, Cassandra Gordon-Harris, Janis Glenn, Amelia Gluba-Karlsekind, Kathy Greenholdt, Shirley Guay & Rosalie Koldan, Karen Hanmer, Kristine Hansen-Litman, Sharon Harper, Nancy Harvey, Maureen Herlehy, Christa Hinton, Deborah Hughes, Jan Foust Hurt, Margo Jeanchild, Karen St. John-Vincent, Brenna Johnson, Indira Freitas Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Marian Jones, Jen Tuan Kao, Catherine Keebler, Lisa Kerpoe, Adele Kiel, Mary King, Lenita Klein, Pauline Kochanski, Ron Lancaster, Belenna Lauto, Micki Leventhal & Constance Buckley, Linda Lemon, Gillian Lindahl Design, Peggy Lipschutz, Roberta Loach, Katherine Davidson Lobo, Jacqueline Longstaff, Li Wei Lu, Rosemary Luckett, Catherine Lundgren, Margaret Lutze, Regina Maniaci, Christine Martin, Lauren Mathews, Jacqueline May, Robin McCauley, Roberta Mezinskas, Margaret Dubay Mikus Ph.D., Andrea Morris, Christine Mroz, Rose Myria, Catherine Cella Neapolitan, Margaret Newman, Lauren Niimi, Regina Noakes, Mary Lou Novak, Nancy O'Dell-Keim, Open Studio Project, Sandra Parris, Carmen Perez, Nicole Perez, Stephanie Petrusic, Julie Pitzen, Jacqueline Pruitt, Barbara Puechler, Karen Rechtschaffen, Cheryl Reckers, Ann Regan, Tatiana Revskoy(Tanya Revskaja), Susan Pergentini Rice, Faith Ringgold, Lisa Rivas, Kendra Roberts, Patricia Rodgers, Hannah Rosner, Carolyn Roth, Tonya Rund, Claudia Rush, Martha Rusk, Randye Sandel, Clara Saprasa, Victoria Sebanz, Heather Schneider, Barbara Schmidt, Davida Schulman, Sandra Sheagren, Ann Shields, Sheila Simpson-Creps, Lisa Singleton, Zareen Sirajullah, Rebecca Sive, Kitty Slattery, Jennifer Smith, Deborah Sokolow, Alison Spiesman, Rosa Maria Staben, Amy Stoeffler, Diane Stoneman, Mary Stoppert, Jane Strasma, Mary Street, Kathleen Strohm, Teresa Sturnfield, Ginny Sykes, Jere Van Syoc, Mieko Tachibana, Elsbeth and Otto Thilenius, Michelle Thomas, Sandy Tramel, Mary Alicia Tangora, Carol Tarnoff, Joanne Kuhn Titlolo, Michelle Tuohey, Hollis Turner, Ann Tyler, Shoshanna Utchenik, Kym Valvieja, Linda Vallejo, Annette Vazquez, Liz Vercruysse, Lynette Vought, Cara Lee Wade, Christine Wayland, Janice Webster and Sunny Webster, Marcia Banas Welcome, Cathy Wells, Grace Welty, Elisabeth Wester-Ebbinghaus, Judy Wickert, Ginny Krueger Woltzen, Mairyann Wrentmore, Mary Lou Wright, Elizabeth Wyman, Jill Ziccardi, and Liz Zorn Volunteers Tiffanie Amirante, Marcy Baim, Elizabeth Bowles, Meg Coleman, Andrea Ginsburg, Marge Graham, Lynn Greenholdt, Alison Hawkins, Juarez Hawkins, Deborah Hughes, Sonja Kruitwagen, Kindy Kruller, Judy Leppert, Catherine Lundgren, Lauren Mathews, Terri Messinides, Roberta Mezinskas, Renny Mills, Joyce Patterson, Lisa Rivas, Laurise Rhue, Martha Rusk, Zareen Sirajullah, John Washburn, Lari Washburn, Elly Wilder Her Mark 2002 Contributors Ellen Beals, Mary H. Ber, Naomi Buckley, Anna Marie Craighead-Kintis, nwenna kai, Kathleen Kirk, Pamela Miller, Jackie White and Yvonne Zipter, to Cin Salach for hosting the reading with such finesse, and to HER MARK artist Andrea Ginsburg for bringing Eva (her wonderful sculpture) to the party. 
Woman Made Gallery wishes to thank Mary King and her lesbian friends for a contribution made in memory of Margaret King, Mary’s mother. Margaret, a prominent character in many of Mary’s drawings is shown here, looking childlike and young, getting support from Mary. The occasion is Margaret’s departure from the farm where she has lived for 60 years. Margaret is saying, “I hate to leave that bush,” referring to a rose bush that belonged to her dead husband Earl. Margaret died this October at age 94½ on the way to a birthday party. (right) ‘Daddy's Roses‘, mixed media on paper by Mary King Please visit our GIFTSHOP PAGE which lists WMG T-Shirts, WMG mugs, the Big Fish CD and the Her Mark 2002 calendar (available for only $10 - plus shipping) - all fundraising items that you might want to purchase in support of our mission to provide opportunities for women artists. You can charge your purchase with Visa or Mastercard from our Secure Site. One of the most valuable workshops WMG offers is CAREER DAY with artist and former Gallery Director, Janet Bloch. It is for women artists who have exhibited in group shows and/or have finished art-school and are preparing to seek gallery representation and solo exhibition opportunities. Janet Bloch is the three-time recipient of the CAAP grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and a recipient of the Illinois Arts Council Visual Artists Fellowship and the Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Fellowship. She has exhibited nationwide and had her third solo exhibition at LyonsWier in October 2000. The next workshop is on Saturday, March 16, 2002 from 10a.m. - 4p.m. The fee is $135 for WMG members; $175 for non-members. Space is limited to four participants and pre-registration is required. Bring 5 slides, a current resume, your artistic statement and 2-3 pieces of work. Arrive at the Gallery at 10 a.m. for coffee and introductions. The workshop will start promptly and cover portfolio presentation materials, including slides, resume and statement. After lunch (included in the workshop fee), a group critique will focus on the presentation of finished works. The workshop will close with tips for finding the right gallery for your art. Participants in CAREER DAY have reported many successes after taking this workshop, including grant awards, gallery representation and solo shows. Sign up now by using our SECURE SITE Please go to our MEMBERSHIP PAGE to find out how you can support our efforts. Regular membership is only $35 per year and can be charged with Visa or Mastercard from our Secure Site. 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 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. THE INVENTED FIGURE, April 5 - May 16, 2002 AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, May 24 - June 20, 2002 AMANECER DE MUJERES (Dawn of Women), June 28 - July 25, 2002 9th ANNUAL MEMBER’S SHOW, August 2 – 29, 2002 POLITICAL WOMAN, September 13 – October 10, 2002 PHOTO BASED, October 18 – November 14, 2002 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 Cali Bergold, 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 Spring 2002 Newsletter must be received by February 15th, 2002. Click here to read our previous newsletters. |
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