Woman Made Gallery Chicago — My Abortion: My Choice

Overview
Woman Made Gallery, a Chicago institution with a decades-long commitment to amplifying women and non-binary artists, has issued an open call for personal abortion stories. This project emerges from the post-Roe landscape, following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision, and extends the gallery's 2023 exhibition ROE 2.0. It operates as a living archive, with no fixed deadline, allowing submissions to be exhibited as they arrive and featured on the gallery's website. The gallery's curatorial framework centers on lived experience, positioning testimony as both artistic and political material. The call is open to all disciplines and genres, though it specifically seeks voices from women, non-binary, LGBTQ+, and queer individuals. There is no entry fee, and the gallery does not specify a prize or location, emphasizing accessibility and ongoing participation. Contributors retain their stories while gaining a platform within a respected feminist art space. The project does not prescribe a single narrative; instead, it acknowledges the myriad reasons people seek abortions, from health and autonomy to family and future planning. By presenting these stories in an exhibition context and online, Woman Made Gallery treats personal narrative as a form of cultural resistance and collective memory. The absence of a deadline signals an enduring commitment to the issue, inviting submissions that can respond to evolving political and social conditions. This is not a competition but a sustained invitation to document, share, and archive experiences that are too often silenced.