Past Events and Programs

Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO

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The Evanston Art Center's 10th Annual Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO features original, handmade works of jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal, glass, painting, photography, mixed-media and more. All proceeds from the EXPO sale will benefit EAC's ongoing exhibition, scholarship, and outreach programs. Based on enthusiastic community support, our 10th year will run for 32 days and represent approximately 100 artists. 

 

Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO Preview Party

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On November 21st from 6 pm –9 pm, there will be a preview party for patrons to shop before the public, along with a silent auction featuring art works donated by participating Expo artists. The silent auction will be open until November 23rd at 4 pm. Tickets to the preview party cost $30 for early registration and $35 at the door. Click "Select Item" below to purchase your tickets here!

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$30.00
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WeÔÇÖre collecting testimonials and stories...

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How has the Evanston Art Center made a positive difference in your life? Did learning a new skill help you find a job? Was the artwork you did in class exhibited or win an award? Did you fall in love? Were you accepted into a BFA or MFA program?

Send your stories to ‘[email protected]’ or mail to Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL 60201, att.: testimonials. Please send in by March 1, 2013. We will select three stories and celebrate the individuals who sent them at our Spring Benefit Gala on May 18, 2013.

Art After Five

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Shaker Collection
North Shore Residence
Friday, October 26, 2012
6:30 - 8:30 pm
RSVP by Wednesday, October 24
Limit: 40 people

Master Silk-Screen Workshop

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EAC's August 11th screenprinting workshop by Jay Ryan was a huge success being fully subscribed with 20 participants. Our apolgoies to those on the waiting list. We will try to get Jay back again for another workshop. Also, our own Michael Jackson, EAC teaching artist in our printmaking studio at the Noyes building, also teaches screenprinting.

A Program on Art, Dialogue, and Action

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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

View Artwork from our Summer Youth Classes and Camps

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The Evanston Public Library has partnered with the Evanston Art Center by displaying artworks by EAC young artists from our summer programs. Artworks will be in the childrens' area of the library through the month of September. Young artists were inspired by a circus theme and proudly present their creations to the community for an entire month.
 

Night Sky Opening Reception

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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.

Screening the Local, Historical, and Surreal

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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

On Chicago Art Criticism: A Panel Discussion

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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.

Taking Breath

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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

EAC Open House!

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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!

Winter Expo Preview Party

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On November 18th from 6:00–9:00 p.m., there will be a preview party for patrons to shop before the public, along with a silent auction featuring art works donated by participating Expo artists. The silent auction will be open until November 21st at 4:00 p.m. Tickets to the preview party cost $30 for early registration and $35 at the door. Click "Select Item" below to purchase your tickets here!

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$30.00
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From Clothing Manufacturing to Fashion and the Avant-Garde

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Tour one of the most interesting venues in the City of Chicago - the School of the Art Institute’s Fashion Resource Center. View their fascinating collection of contemporary dress and resource materials along with a lecture by contemporary costume historian and director of the SAIC Fashion Resource Center, Gillion Carrara and fashion writer and archivist, Alex Aubry.

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$20.00
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The Evanston Art Center's Future Begins To Take Shape

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Join the EAC for a special fall event, "The Evanston Art Center's Future Begins to Take Shape" on Sunday, October 16 from 11am to 2pm at the Evanston Golf Club, 4401 Dempster Street in Skokie. Guests will enjoy a brunch buffet,  silent auction and Ra Joy, Executive Director of the Arts Alliance Illinois will speak on the future of the arts. Ra is an artist and an arts advocate with extensive experience in public policy and the congressional arena. He grew up and went to school in Evanston. Tickets are $80 per person. Reservations are limited.

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$80.00
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An Evening of Poetry and History

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Thursday, October 6 at 6:30

In conjunction with the exhibition dimensional lines: art + dress, we invite you to join us for an evening of poetry readings by distinguished poet and Northwestern University professor, Stuart Dybek, on the topic of dress in literature. Sandra Michels Adams will follow the readings with an illustrated lecture on the architecture and history of the former Harley Clarke Mansion, which now houses the Evanston Art Center. 

Light refreshments will be served.

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$20.00
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