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Calling All EAC Students!
Fri, 11/04/2011 - 3:07pm | 
lboswell
The Art Center is proud to announce we will be including a 2-week student sale in our annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo! The sale will run from December 3-18, 2011, and we want you to apply! If you have registered for two terms this year (Spring, Summer, or Fall 2011), you are eligible to have your work in the sale. Act fast, because space is limited to the first 20 students who apply!
Dimensional Lines: art + dress receives coverage in Time Out.
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:01pm | kstoepel
EAC benefit springs for art outreach
Mon, 08/01/2011 - 8:11am | kstoepel
During the Evanston Art Center’s 24th annual spring benefit, the art-loving public had an opportunity to view and bid on paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, sculpture, prints and other artworks donated by more than 160 Chicago area artists.
With more than 250 guests in attendance, the event netted $50,000 in art sales and donations, which will provide art education, exhibitions and other outreach programs to the community.
Now Accepting Submissions for Winter Arts + Crafts Expo
Fri, 07/29/2011 - 9:24am | lboswell
Application Deadline: Postmarked by Monday, September 20, 2011
Inventory Drop-Off: November 12 - 14, Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL 60201
Expo Event:
- Preview Party: Nov 18
- General Shopping from Nov 19 - Dec 18
Questions: Contact Paula Danoff by email or call (847) 475-5300, ext. 206
Winter Class Registration
Sun, 04/17/2011 - 5:44pm | admin
is now available online! Phone in, mail in and walk in registration is also available. Winter session begins January 9 and runs through March 18, 2012. Sign your kids up for arts camp during their winter break from school. Look for new classes in fashion design and digital photography.
Summer Immersion Classes
Mon, 04/04/2011 - 6:04pm | admin
Registration has started for the Art Center's new five-day immersion summer programs. The design of these week-long classes is similar to a retreat or residency in their in-depth focus on achieving skill levels and finessing projects.
The areas of study involved will be: Painting the Landscape and Sculptural/Functional/and Ornamental Metalworking and Printmaking.
Welcome to our new site!
Fri, 04/01/2011 - 5:58pm | admin
Now there are more reasons than ever to visit us on line. Our new web site design makes it easier to find and register for classes, learn about our amazing faculty, submit artwork for upcoming exhibitions, link to artists' resources, and stay in touch with what's happening at the Art Center and the arts community at large.
Art After Five
Fri, 03/11/2011 - 12:00am | ndiedrich
On March 11, Art After Five organizer and celebrated artist Linda Kramer led Art Center members on a tour of a contemporary North Shore home designed by acclaimed American architect Stanley Tigerman, with interiors designed by Margaret McCurry. This one-of-a-kind home creates a special place to house the collection of works from esteemed artists such as Chicago Imagists Roger Brown and Gladys Nilsson, as well as American sculptor and painter George Segal.
Open House Draws A Crowd
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 12:00am | ndiedrich
Over 75 curious individuals, including many first-time visitors, dropped by the Art Center on Sunday, February 27 for a behind-the-scenes look at the Art Center's home. There were tours of the historic Clarke House (along with original photographs of the home's furnished interiors), which was built for $500,000 in 1929, free family workshops including cartooning led by Cheryl Steiger; pop-up books and paper quilts led by Donna Lurie-Semmerling; drawing led by Roberta Miles; and beaded wire flowers taught by Lindsay Obermeyer and refreshments.