Past Events and Programs

First in the series of programs: Friday, June 15, 6 - 9 pm. In the coming year, the Evanston Art Center plans to present several educational programs designed to engage the audience in conversations about contemporary art, social practice, and other topics relevant to our communities. We encourage you to join us.

Program hosted by the Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL (847) 475-5300

TRAUMA, TECHNOLOGY, & RESISTANCE:

A Three-Month Series of Art, Dialogue, and Action Nights of Insight

Our summer 2012 exhibition, Night Sky, looks to the heavens for inspiration. Humans have used the night sky to navigate, mark the passage of time, and impart meaning to their lives for thousands of years. As technology has advanced, our connection to the night sky has atrophied—not simply because we have gained greater control of our environment, but also because we no longer can see the Milky Way and many constellations due to light pollution.

Through informal discussion, the Evanston Art Center was fortunate enough to connect with Thomas Comerford and Melika Bass for a filmscreening of Indian Boundary Line, 2010 and Shoals, 2011. The Evanston Art Center’s Education Program is honored to present two films that we feel connect to our local cultural heritage and explores the idea of imagined history in the Midwestern landscape. 

Melika Bass’ Shoals, 2011

New Art Examiner co-founder Derek Guthrie and an intergenerational panel of local art writers discuss the historical significance and future of art criticism in Chicago. The dialogue will touch upon the current discourses of modern and postmodern approaches to art criticism, art writing, new arts journalism, institutional authority and influence (art schools, art museums, etc.) as well as contemporary art strategies that are shaping culture now. The perceived goal of this event is to establish certain histories and commonalities that can move our city forward.

EAC faculty member, Janis Pozzi-Johnson, will be exhibiting her work at Chicago's Perimeter Gallery, located at 210 West Superior Street. We hope you will join Janis at the opening reception on Friday, March 16, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

www.perimetergallery.com

Please join us at the opening reception to celebrate the creative work of our diverse community of artists. The opening reception and exhibiton is free and open to the public. This exhibition will be on view through February 5, 2012.

Instead of fighting holiday crowds, you can take a tour of the EAC’s home, the historic Harley Clarke House, at 11am, 1pm, or 3pm on Saturday, November 26th. You can also participate in a sock puppet workshop from 1:30 – 3:30. The best part is, all events are free!

Meet and listen to the artists, fashion designers, and writers who contributed to the exhibition dimensional lines: art + dress talk about their work, practice, and experience of collaborating on this exceptional exhibition. 

Light refreshments will be served.

Gallery 4502 presents "Line Dancing: A Drawing Show" on view from September 30 to December 16, 2011. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, September 30 from 5pm to 7pm.

Gallery 4502 is located in the Lorraine H Morton Civic Center at 2100 Ridge Avenue, Evanston on the fourth floor.

Exhibiting artists include: Julian Cox, Julie Cowan, Ruyell Ho, Michael Imlay, Jim Lange, Jordan Martins, Emily McCormick, Bruce Noel Mortenson, Carol Ng-He, Gale Maureen Tolf, and Anthony Vick.

Evanston Art Center Members' & Guests Event

African Art Collection. Join Art After Five coordinator and celebrated artist, Linda Kramer, for a tour of a spectacular collection of Western and Eastern African art works. This collection on view in a North Shore home encompasses over 300 African works, the oldest being 2,500 years old and the more recent dated 2010. 

Please join us for an exciting evening exploration of Western and Eastern African artworks and learn about their singular influence on modern art.

As a prelude to his Fall two-day workshop at the Evanston Art Center, Daniel Miller will be giving a presentation of his and other artists' use of kinetic motion and lights in artwork. Daniel Miller is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Art and Technology Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. "Motion and Light in Art" takes place in the main EAC building, all are welcome to attend, and admission is FREE!

Artist Tanya Gill will be helping all those people, young and old and in between, who enjoy building things. In this case, with your help, Tanya will be building an entire "environment" made of of recycled paper products. Materials like phone books, egg cartons, paper towel rolls, paint color chips, used menus, shredded paper and more will morph, under the talented direction of Tanya, into a one-of-a-kind paper structure.

Yes, that's right. We're encouraging children (and adults) to play with their food. Sculpture on the Grounds artist, Gary Orlinsky, will offer this one-time workshop before the official opening of his site-specific sculpture, "Elevated" is unveiled on the front lawn of the Art Center.

"Playing with Your Food" is a free workshop that is designed for all ages. Orlinsky teaches basic elements of 3-D design and sculpture by using foods from around the world. The end products are definitely abstract. 

Jesse Harrod, one of the artists exhibiting in our summer exhibition CUT will lead the FABRIC AS PAINT weekend workshop: Saturday, June 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 26 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. You'll work with colorful fabrics and embellishments while you learn basic embroidery and piecing skills along with an introduction to color theory. All students will finish a beautiful piece of artwork by end of this fascinating workshop.

Art Center members: $80, non members: $95. Please go to our Art School registration page to sign up.

The Evanston Art Center and Borderbend Arts Collective are proud to present "Trees Speaking to the Wind", a nature-themed performance event at the Evanston Art Center on Monday, June 20, 2011, with poetry readings by Allan Johnston and Tim Hunt, as well as phonography performed by an ensemble. This event also commemorates the 38th World Environment Day. "Trees Speaking to the Wind" is supported by funding from Poets & Writers, and it is free and open to the public, all ages.