Chicago Alliance
of Visual Artists
Click here to download a PDF listing of all our 2025 events.
Use the ticket order form below to purchase advance discount tickets!
2025 MEMBERS' SHOW
January 17–March 7, 2025
at Bridgeport Art Center
4th floor Gallery
1200 West 35th St. Chicago
NEXT 3rd Fridays Open Studios Reception: 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.
Jurors: Helen Dannelly (Curator of Forshey Gallery) and Monica J. Brown (Curator at 4th Presbyterian Church Gallery
).
Congratulations to the award winners!
Best in Show
Jack Nixon, Generation Of Leadership
Award of Excellence
Susan Bennett, Spacial Disruption
Dorothy Straughter, Piece of Peace
Meredith Dytch, Broken
Honorable Mention
Didi Grimm, Gorée Island
Dawn Liddicoatt, Curves Chorus
JohnTerdich, Homage to Dante;
La Comedia Divina Postmoderna
CAVA's
Mini Masters
Project
CAVA's Mini Masters debuted at last week's Members' Show opening reception. We invited members to harness their creativity to create small masterworks—6" x 8" or smaller, usjng collage, watercolor, encaustic, oil, acrylic… whatever inspires! And new pieces are being added to the collection each week!
The Mini Masters are included as part of the Members' Exhibition at Bridgeport Art Center. Any work is only $25, and proceeds from sales will benefit CAVA.
The next stop for CAVA's Mini-Masters will be at the CAVA booth #2 at the West Loop Contemporary Fine Art EXPO, February 22–23, Plumbers' Hall, 1350 West Washington Ave. in Chicago. Use the order form above to get your discount EXPO tickets today!
Spring Artists' Studios Visit
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
at Mana Contemporary Chicago
2233 South Throop Street, Chicago, IL 60608
312.850.0555 | hellochicago@manacontemporary.com
Sign up link and studio list coming soon
2025 Later Impressions
April 19–May 25, 2025
Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201 | www.evanstonartcenter.org
Annual Learning Symposium
May 25, 2025
Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201 | www.evanstonartcenter.org