Chicago, IL, USA
The Woman Made Gallery is a feminist contemporary art venue providing opportunities for women artists to exhibit their work. The gallery’s goal is to support and cultivate female-identified artists’ work, as well as to ensure the equal placement of women’s art in the world. Through the exhibitions, the gallery encourages a discussion about the meaning of feminism today.
Explore the artworks of more than 150 female artists from different backgrounds and points of view, including the works of Mary Stoppert, Barbara Grunewald, and Natalie Jackson O’Neal.
There are various group exhibitions, solo exhibitions, and Artisan Gallery displaying paintings, media artworks, ceramic, sculptures, and other artifacts. There are also literary events and educational programs.
The Woman Made Gallery was founded in 1992 as a senior school project of two artists: Kelly Hensen and Beate Minkovski. Over time, the collaboration between the two evolved into a non-profit organization providing opportunities for female artists of all ages and backgrounds. Since then, the gallery has exhibited artworks by more than 8000 women. Read more...
Chicago, IL, USA
The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum (JAHHM) is a dynamic memorial site dedicated to Jane Addams, a social reformer and the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, who together with her colleagues changed the lives of their community, promoting education and equality as well as public policy.
The museum is located in Hull Home, a national historic landmark, one of the original settlement house buildings that were founded in 1889 by Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. They formed a community that took care of the low-income people and immigrants from Europe and fought for social justice, equal rights, immigrants rights and more. The residents learned different culture classes, like history, literature, art as well as enjoyed free concerts and various activities. The Hull house was a center for important activists, artists, and thinkers.
Enjoy the collections and exhibitions by yourself or take a tour, participate in workshops, educational programs and conversations. Check out the store for souvenirs and ecologically and socially sustainable gifts.
The museum is part of the College of Architecture and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Its mission is to preserve and develop the original site and to continue Hull House’s vision of education, research, and social engagement. Read more...
