Feminism 250: Woman Made America

1332 South Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60607

Overview
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

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.

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