Women’s Works 33rd international Art Exhibition

The Old Courthouse Arts Center 33rd Anniversary Exhibition of Women’s Works continues to bring international art and culture to the Northwest communities. The Old Courthouse Arts Center celebrates its 33rd Anniversary of Women's Works, an international exhibition honoring women in the arts. We are very excited that this year's show includes 100 works by artists from as far away as Germany, Italy, the Middle East and Australia. This year's show will be judged by fine art photographer, Helene Smith-Romer. Romer works with collages using a repetition of human features to create bright, surrealist portraits and settings contrasted against a dark background. Her work can be found in various collections across the country, including the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Historical Society. Helene will also be our Featured Artist for the months of March and April, and will be giving a talk about her creative process and artwork on the afternoon of the reception, March 14th at 3pm. The first Women’s Works exhibit started in 1988 to honor women in the arts during women’s history month by the original founders, local artists; Lynn Carlson, Nan Seidler, Alice White, Doris Gallagher and Jeanine Hill-Soldner.   Past notable judges of Women’s Works included American feminist artist, Judy Chicago who founded the first feminist art program in the United States; Beate Minkovski, co-founder of Woman Made Gallery in Chicago; and Karen Stahlecker, local printmaker, paper artist featured in the Smithsonian collection. Please join us for the opening reception, Saturday, March 14th from 6-9 pm.  You can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, view the artwork and this year's winning pieces. Women's Works will be on display from March 5th to April 11th during gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday, 11 am - 5pm. The Old Courthouse Arts Center is an inclusive community based arts center located on the historic Woodstock Square promoting local artists in all genres. The Old Courthouse Arts Center exhibits over 30 local, national and international shows yearly and is instrumental in bringing art and culture to the greater local communities.  The Arts Center hosts classes, art tours, summer artisan markets and performances through its LIVE AND LOCAL Series. The Old Courthouse Arts Center is run bythe Northwest Area Arts Council, a 501c3 non-for-profit regional arts council. For more information, please contact the Old Courthouse Arts Center at 815-338-4525  or go to www.oldcourthouseartscenter.org.