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Women's City Club
Exhibition director Michele Bosak

Exhibition statement Drawing upon the rich history of the Women’s City Club, we’d like to pay homage to the long history of the under-representation of women in the arts, but we’re also a venue that values inclusiveness of all artists. We seek work that considers the blurring boundaries between conceptual, fine, and functional art, design, furniture, and architecture, while also recognizing the unique space the Sweet House offers. Part of the Mission of the WCC is to promote educational, civic, and social activities. With this in mind, our goal is to catapult the rich history of this organization into a contemporary context, with an emphasis on educating the community and facilitating the understanding of thought-provoking work. We'll consider submissions of high-quality contemporary artwork of any media, presented either as a single piece or grouping, that either integrates into the surroundings or redefines the space.
Artist considerations
Custom lighting available:	Yes
Electrical available:	Yes
Internet access:	Yes
Additional venue fee:	No

Space considerations
Indoor space available:	Yes
Outdoor space available:	Yes
Previous ArtPrize venue:	Yes
Estimated number of visitors: 10,001-50,000

Floorplan(s)
Floor plan 1
Floor plan 2
Floor plan 3

Description of exhibition space
We will offer select spaces on the Main and Lower Level along with outdoor exhibition space for appropriately sized 3D work on the NW corner of our lot. A selection committee made up of Kendall College of Art & Design Faculty and Exhibition Staff will review all proposals.

Visitor considerations

Venue description The Women’s City Club is a private club and offers individual and business memberships. The Sweet House Foundation(501 c 3) was established in 2006. Its purpose is to preserve and memorialize the history and architecture of the house where the Women's City Club resides. Martin Sweet, the original owner of the house, was a young entrepreneur when he came to Grand Rapids in 1846. He dreamed of a distinguished and spacious home for his family and in the early 1860’s he built his home on East Fulton. This Heritage Hill two-story Italianate Villa home survives as one of the remaining examples of this style of architecture in the latter part of the 19th century.
Hours
Opening Day 6PM-10PM Monday-Thursday Noon-8PM Friday & Saturday 12PM-10PM Sunday 12PM-6PM

Free public bathrooms:	Yes
Free public parking:	No
Handicap accessible:	Yes

	Brenda Oelbaum Work: Does This Make My "______" Look Big?
	Lori Field Work: I'm Just Wild About Saffron
	Sara Christian Work: Shy Peacocks series
	Marie Bergstedt Work: Telephone Tales
	Donita Simpson Work: Photographic Portraits
	Thomas Gokey Work: Total Amount of Money Rendered in Exchange for a Masters of Fine Arts Degree to the School of the Ar
	Xi Hou Work: Under the Sun , Above the Earth
	Mark Rumsey Work: The Sky is Not Falling
	Dana Oldfather Work: Partly Panny
	Jennifer Mills Work: Gallery 5
	Julie Dunker Work: Phoneme Series
	Kristina Smith Work: A series including "Cotton Candy", "Corbina" and "No Dumping"
	Laura Sanders Work: Obstructed Horizon
	Ellen Schneiderman Work: Fissure
	Zach Mory Work: The Inbetween
	Tamara Fox Work: Whatnot.
	Andi Steele Work: Focus
	Angela Swan Work: listen.
	Rachel Lipscomb Work: Manifesting Memories
	anna kueck Work: untitled
	Bobby Coleman Work: Flying in the Distance
	Peter Crow Work: Crow Barn 27
	Ann Chuchvara Work: canopy
	Tara O'Hara Work: Simple Variations II
	Tanner Wolfe Work: Blue Skies
	James Reiman Work: Jason

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