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Reviewed by: artist-deb
on 02/25/10:
Mission
Woman Made Gallery (WMG) supports, cultivates and promotes the diverse contributions of women in the arts through exhibitions and other programs that serve, educate and enrich the community.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Greater Chicago Area, throughout the United States, Overseas
Target demographics:
Women artists
Results to date:
Woman Made has exhibited the work by more than 6500 women artists since 1992.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Approximately 600 artists benefit directly from Woman Made's annual programs.
Indirect beneficiaries per year: More than 9,500 individuals benefit as Gallery and Online visitors from Woman Made's programs.
Obstacles:
There is not enough funding to pay for additional staff. Woman Made operates with only one full-time, two part-time staff, and with interns and volunteers.
With 3 hours a volunteer can:
Help archive past exhibitions from 1992 to 2000.
What your donation will allow us to do:
Your donation helps us with our Exhibition and Outreach Programs
Your donation of $1,000 enables us to:
Provide three sessions of artmaking at the Women’s Treatment Center in Chicago
Board Members and Affiliation:
Anita Jenke- President; Mary Keefe - Treasurer; Marty Bash - Secretary; Shannon Downey; Deb Flagel; Elena Aguirre Sznajder; Cheryl Toles; Kathleen Waterloo; Cassandra West.
Past and Current Funders:
Woman Made Gallery is supported in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; a CityArts Program II grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs; the Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a donor advised fund of the Chicago Community Trust; the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund; Nuveen Investments; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.
Key Staff
Beate Minkovski, Executive Director
Kristen Carter, Gallery Assistant
Emanuel Aguilar, Exhibition Preparator