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EAC 90th Anniversary Celebration Brunch

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The Evanston Art Center is celebrating 90 years of bringing the arts to our community. From championing our local creative talents to inspiring with world famous artists, we have made it our mission to inspire, provoke, and support. And we’re just getting started! Join us in this quintessential year in our history as we celebrate the past and envision the future.

EAC 90th Anniversary Celebration Brunch
October 27, 2019, 11:00 am
1717 Central Street, Evanston

EVANSTON MADE

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 – THURSDAY, JUNE 30
OPENING RECEPTION June 3, 5-8 p.m

Evanston Made is a month-long celebration of the arts in Evanston designed to create opportunities for artists to engage with the community. (and vice versa) CLICK HERE for more details and the latest event calendar for Evanston Made.

 

Evanston Art Center showcases work of local artist collective


 

Jennifer Hepp/The Daily Northwestern

“Dimethylamine” by Melody Saraniti is one of the paintings on display as part of Evanston Art Center’s exhibit “Dialogue Chicago: 12.” The exhibit was organized as a celebration of the fifteenth year of Dialogue Chicago, a supportive community for local artists to practice. 

Jennifer Hepp, Reporter
April 7, 2016 • 

Dialogue Chicago will celebrate 15 years as a community for local artists to practice and grow their crafts with an exhibit at the Evanston Art Center that will run through April 17. The community began in 2002 as artist Sarah Krepp’s post-grad seminar out of her home studio for artists in the Chicago area.

The exhibit features 12 Dialogue Chicago alumni who present art from a variety of disciplines, including photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media. The exhibit is titled “Dialogue Chicago: 12.” 

 

PANERA FUNDRAISING NIGHT

HELP SUPPORT THE EVANSTON ART CENTER AT PANERA

Thursday April 14, 2016, 4-8 pm

Panera Bread
1700 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201

CLICK HERE to print out a flyer. Bring the flyer in when you dine at Panera and they'll donate a portion of the proceeds from your purchase to the Evanston Art Center. It's a handcrafted delicious meal, all for a great cause!

CLICK HERE to Learn more about Fundraising Nights at Panera Bread.

 

Evanston + Vicinity Biennial Call for Artists

DEADLINE EXTENDED to MAY 20! Our Biennial is one of the Midwest's largest and most prestigious juried exhibitions, offering artists an opportunity to have their work viewed by three talented curators; Lela Hersh, President of Museum and Fine Arts Consulting and Lecturer in the Graduate Department of Arts Administration and Policy at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Monique Meloche, Owner, Monique Meloche Gallery and Lorelei Stewart, Director, Gallery 400 at University of Illinois at Chicago. Our Biennial will be promoted and viewed by hundreds of visitors, including gallerists, curators and collectors.

All mediums accepted. A non-refundable $30 entry fee is required from each artist. The fee must accompany your online form or CD submission. A complete entry includes: completed entry form, labeled CD, and fee. Make checks payable to the Evanston Art Center.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Online and Mail-in Artist Submission Deadline: all entries by midnight on May 20, 2016

By June 10                           Notification of acceptance

July 5-10                               Accepted artworks delivered to Evanston Art Center

July 11-14                             Installation

July 15, 6-8pm                     Opening and Artists’ Reception

August 28                            Biennial Exhibition closes

August 29-September 4    Deinstall and pick up artworks

 

AWARDS

Cash awards and gift cards will be awarded at the artists’ reception on Friday, July 15, 6-8pm. Jurors will award five artists from the 2016 E+V Biennial to have an exhibit in EAC's galleries in 2017. 


ELIGIBILITY

The 23rd Evanston + Vicinity Biennial is open to artists 18 years of age and older living in Illinois. All work must be original and completed within the last two years.

 

ACCEPTANCE

Notification of acceptance will be emailed by June 10. A valid email address is required.