{"id":413049,"date":"2023-03-02T11:31:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=413049"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:35:37","slug":"west-town-chamber-kicks-off-exhibition-honoring-womens-history-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/west-town-chamber-kicks-off-exhibition-honoring-womens-history-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"West Town Chamber Kicks Off Exhibition Honoring Women’s History this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s our favorite thing about Chicago’s art scene? Its deep connection to our communities and how every artist and organization holds themselves accountable to spreading value, respect, and awareness whenever they get a chance. As Women’s History Month unfolds, West Town Chamber of Commerce (WTCC) has partnered with one of Chicago’s most established independent galleries, Arc Gallery, to transform its office into a multi-use exhibition space to host a women\u2019s empowerment show, \u201cWe\u2019ve Been Doing It.\u201d<\/p>\n

The month-long exhibition kicks off with a launch event on Friday, March 3, 2023, and will be co-presented by the Chamber and ARC Gallery<\/a>, a longtime member of the Chamber, on the occasion of their 50th Chicago Anniversary. Further, \u201cWe\u2019ve Been Doing It\u201d will be co-curated by independent artists Missy Perkins, co-founder of Paint the City, and Michelle Traviesa, Chicago-based street artist and muralist, and will feature thirty diverse female-identifying and non-binary artists and their equally unique works.<\/p>\n

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To coincide with the launch of the Chamber’s \u201cWe\u2019ve Been Doing it\u201d exhibition, eight West Town galleries will also stay open late on Friday, March 3, 2023 for the season\u2019s inaugural First Friday<\/a> event, allowing folx to explore West Town by means of a self-guided gallery walk and tour.<\/p>\n

Participating galleries for the month of March are profiled below, including several female-led exhibitions in celebration of Women\u2019s History Month and in support of reproductive rights, as well as the official opening of West Town\u2019s newest gallery addition, Povos Chicago. Specific Exhibitions are listed below:<\/p>\n

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