Chicago Alliance
of Visual Artists
Click here to download a PDF listing of all our 2025 events.
CAVA CONTEMPORARY SHOW at ALMA Art & Interiors
November 8, 2024–January 1, 2025
3636 South Iron Street, Chicago IL 60609
Alma Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, by appointment only; Sunday, open to the public, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Congratuations to the winners!
BEST IN SHOW
Victoria Kowalczyk | Pillows
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Nancy Vankengan,
Chartreuse Shelter Vessel
Geoffrey Novelli , Carmen
Colette Wright Adams,
Blue Shadows on the Hills
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Anne Farley Gaines, Texas Tumbleweed
Set Gozo, White Spiral Sculpture
Yvette Kaiser Smith,
Unstoppably Connected, Yet
Increasingly Self-Fragmenting
The 2024 Contemporary Show is a collaboration between CAVA and ALMA Art & Interiors that opens up a new avenue for CAVA artists to show and sell their work. The exhibition calendar includes both a virtual and in-person component over an extended time frame.
2025 MEMBERS' SHOW
January 17–March 7, 2025
at Bridgeport Art Center
4th floor Gallery
1200 West 35th St. Chicago
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
3rd Fridays Open Studios Reception: Fri., Feb. 21, 2025, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
The Chicago Alliance of Visual Artists (CAVA) presents its 2025 Members' Show at the Bridgeport Art Center's exclusive 4th floor Gallery. A wide array of styles, themes, and media will be on display, from drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, collage, photography, fiber art, sculpture, and ceramics. Exhibiting artists are eligible for seven prizes, including Best of Show, selected by jurors Helen Dannelly (Curator of Forshey Gallery) and Monica J. Brown (Curator at 4th Presbyterian Church Gallery )
Click here for more information and see the members' Call for Entry!