Woman Made Gallery will honor its Co-Founder and Executive Director, Beate Minkovski who has guided the organization and its programs since 1992. Through 2011 more than 7000 women have shown their work in 312 exhibitions.   

The Gala, WMG's major annual fundraiser, features both a live and silent auction offering a large variety of fine arts and crafts items as well as gift certificates and services. In addition to a Cash Raffle with three prizes, there will also be a wine bar and delicious appetizers by "Amazing Edibles" and live music by The Jazzifiers.

Red Raked Tall Vase Sarah Levin

The auction will feature paintings, photographs, pottery, sculpture, jewelry, gift certificates to theaters, restaurants, and a variety of services. and much more. Contributors include Mary Ann Anthony, Marty Bash, Janet Bloch, Pamela Callahan, Sarah Chapman, Tami Dollase, Shannon Downey, Ruth Eckstein, Tammi Franke, Joan Friedberger, Audrey Godwin, Jon Goldsmith, Marcia Grubb, Sarah Hahne, Andrea Harris, Sarah Hauser, Linda Hillman, Dorothy Hughes, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Mary Keefe, Gini Kondziolka, Sarah Levin, Baila Miller, Beate Minkovski, Dianna Mooses, Anita Nagler, Clara Pichardo, Julie Pitzen, Poetry Foundation, Karen Rechtschaffen, Marah Rohovit, Kathy Blankley Roman, Beth Shadur, Kristi Sloniger, Janet Snow-Godfrey, Soulistic Studio and Spa, Sharon Swidler, Ginny Sykes and Jonathan Goldsmith, Keith J. Taylor, Maria Testaguzza, Cindy Trim, Erin Waser, Lari Washburn, Sandra Washburn, Kathleen Waterloo, Marcia Winograd, and Carla Winterbottom.


Admission tickets are $65 prepaid or $75 at the door with all proceeds benefiting WMG and its programs.

The Gala will take place at Salvage One, 1840 West Hubbard, Chicago, on Friday, April 20, from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets and sponsorships may be purchased online by calling (312) 738-0400 or visiting www.womanmade.org.

Woman Made Gallery is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization founded in 1992. Its goal is to support, cultivate, and promote the diverse contributions of women in the arts through exhibitions and other programs that serve, educate and enrich our community.

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; a major anonymous donor; and the generosity of its members and contributors.