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Since 1929, people of all ages and many communities have considered The Evanston Art Center their preferred shool for the visual arts. EAC's classes are taught by outstanding teaching artists and are offered mornings, evenings, and weekends. Classes and workshops offer a range of artistic media, technical skills, and teaching styles.
At the Evanston Art Center you are sure to find a diverse curriculum and an array of artistic approaches to meet your needs. Over 60 teaching artists trained in multiple artistic disciplines lead our classes.
Sign up for one of our classes today and begin thinking, looking, and creating anew!
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Summer Art Camps: June 10 - August 19
- One week camps, Monday - Friday; mornings, afternoon or all day
- Some ten-week classes are also available
- Registration: Ongoing
Summer Adult Classes : June 10 - August 25 (10 weeks)
- Make up week: August 26 - September 1
- Registration: Ongoing
Spring Adult and Youth Term: March 25 - June 2 (10 Weeks)
- Make up week: June 3 - 9
- Registration: Ongoing
Registration & Policy Information
Class registration is now available online! Begin browsing by department below, or search the catalog directly.
A standard pdf version of our full Summer Catalog (or registration page only) is also available for print, mail-in and phone-in registrations.Our youth Summer Camp Catalog only is also available for download.
For information regarding refunds, cancellations, financial aid and scholarships, and more, click here.
| Department | Description |
|---|---|
| Artistic Inquiry | Artistic Inquiry is a new subject area in the School program at the Evanston Art Center. Classes offered, center upon dialogue and looking for the purposes of better understanding visual art’s...more |
| Ceramics | Students of all levels will learn to create pottery and develop a solid understanding of ceramics, learning and using hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Multiple glazing and surface...more |
| CPDU For Teachers | Teachers may receive CEU or CPDU credits for any class or workshop offered by the EAC. Choose from all departments: Ceramics, Digital Arts, Drawing and Painting, Fiber and Textiles, Figure Sculpture...more |
| Departments | The visual art departments at the Evanston Art Center are broken down into various taxonomies based upon artistic media and materials. Each department explores a variety of approaches to visual art...more |
| Digital Arts & Photography | The Evanston Art Center Digital Department operates within a Mac environment. Classes are offered to give beginning to advanced students the practical and theoretical tools they need to create using...more |
| Drawing & Painting | Beginning to advanced students may choose from a variety of courses including life drawing and painting, portraiture, watercolor, pastels, ink, gouache, egg tempera, acrylic, oil and mixed-media...more |
| Fashion & Material Studies | The artistry of working with fiber texture, structures and colors are offered in select classes at the EAC. Learn to bead French flowers or dye cloth for use in constructing a kimono, or learn...more |
| Fiber & Fashion | Welcome to the EAC's new Make Room, where fashion takes on other art forms and finds a home on the first floor. Equipped with sewing machines, tables, dress forms, and more, our new array of...more |
| Figure Sculpture | Figure Sculpture and Mixed Media Sculpture classes are offered by the Evanston Art Center at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. Classes meet there in the southwest...more |
| Glass, Mosaics & Collage | These two ancient media of fine craft have a home in the contemporary art world in classes at the Evanston Art Center. The art of mosaics dates back to the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia and...more |
| High School | Evanston Art Center membership is not required to enroll in these classes, however, EAC members receive a tuition discount. Click here to purchase or renew membership. For information regarding...more |
| Jewelry | Jewelry Classes are offered by the Evanston Art Center at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. Classes meet there in the northeast lower level jewelry studio. The...more |
| Metal Sculpture | Students will learn basic to advanced metal working techniques (forged and fabricated) to create direct metal sculpture and functional objects. The Evanston Art Center's metal sculpture studio is...more |
| Printmaking | Established ten years ago by printmaker and master printer Julian Cox, the Evanston Printmaking Studio/One Horse Press is the Art Center’s comprehensive fine arts printmaking shop having an...more |
| Summer Art Camps | Why register for the Evanston Art Center's Summer Art Camps? Kids You'll have a lot of fun doing really cool art projects, looking at art in the galleries and making new friends. Parents Your...more |
| Summer Art Camps Ages 12-14 | These camps are designed for students seeking specific training and growth in the art and design areas listed below, Evanston Art Center membership is not required to enroll in these classes, however...more |
| Summer Art Camps Ages 2-5 | This camp is offered either mornings or afternoons and focuses on early exposure to artistic materials and youth craft projects. Students become familiar with the foundations of early childhood art...more |
| Summer Art Camps Ages 6-8 | Multi-Arts Camp is a skills building projects-based camp that exposes children to drawing, painting, assemblage, and ceramics with a focus on multiculturalism and world art. Students are invited to...more |
| Summer Art Camps Ages 9-11 | These camps are designed for students seeking specific training and growth in the art and design areas listed below, Evanston Art Center membership is not required to enroll in these classes, however...more |
| Summer Immersion Classes | 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: Drawing...more |
| Workshops | Evanston Art Center’s workshops are short and informative--- a taste of a media you have not yet tried, an open window with instruction on a technique new to you. Transform your ideas...more |
| Youth / Teens | The youth fine arts program offers a range of classes in a variety of media and disciplines designed to excite and develop the artistic vision and creative talents of youth, starting at age 3. Youth...more |