Art Calls Feminism 250: Woman Made America
Opportunity Description
U.S. National Deadline: June 27, 2026 – Woman Made Gallery (WMG) invites women and nonbinary artists to submit work for Feminism 250: Woman Made America. Anchored in America 250—the nationwide commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary—this exhibition reflects on the long arc of feminist history within a broader national moment of remembrance, reckoning, and re‑imagining. As one of the nation’s longest continually operating feminist art spaces, WMG enters this milestone with a history shaped by decades of cultural resistance, artist‑led advocacy, community care, and the ongoing fight to claim space for those long pushed to the margins.
Feminism 250 marks a critical opportunity to look back at 250 years of feminist thought and action in the United States—charting the shifts, ruptures, and breakthroughs that carried us from early demands for basic rights to contemporary movements that challenge entrenched power structures while insisting on gender justice. It also asks how the struggles of the past can guide the feminist futures we are still building.
Themes and Areas of Inquiry
Woman Made Gallery welcomes artworks in all media that engage with broad feminist topics, including but not limited to:
- Histories of erasure and the ongoing struggle for visibility and recognition
- Reclamation of authorship, narrative power, and cultural agency
- Feminist activism across time, including movements, collectives, and community organizing
- Intersectional experiences of gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, and migration
- Art as a site of resistance, critique, or social transformation
- Reimagining identity, belonging, and community through feminist perspectives
- Honoring overlooked figures and amplifying marginalized histories
- Personal narratives that illuminate broader struggles for justice, equity, and representation
- Creative responses to the current political moment, including the challenges, threats, and opportunities shaping feminist work today
On view August 29, 2026 – September 26, 2026. The exhibition will be held at Woman Made Gallery, located at 1332 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607.
ELIGIBILITY
Submissions are open to women and nonbinary artists at all career stages, working in any medium. Artists whose work engages with feminist histories, contemporary issues, or future-oriented feminist visions are especially encouraged to apply.
Submitted work must be original, created by the artist, and produced without the primary use of AI image-generation tools.
All work must be the sole creation of the submitting artist. Collaborative works are accepted provided all artists meet eligibility criteria and are properly credited.
APPLY ONLINE – $30 Entry
SALES
Accepted work may be listed for sale or be not for sale (NFS). WMG will retain a 40% commission on sold works.
About:
Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to cultivate, promote and support the work of female-identified artists by providing exhibition opportunities, professional development, and public programs that invite discussion about what feminism means today. More than 8,000 women artists have exhibited their work since WMG was established. WMG welcomes the participation of people of all gender expressions and orientations as artists and program participants, members and supporters.
Woman Made Gallery
1332 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60607.
t: (312)-738-0400
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