Come visit our EAC Student Gallery Shop located in the lobby of the Art Center!
The Student Gallery Shop gives EAC students the opportunity to display and sell their work. It is located in the First Floor Gallery and includes works from all media displayed in a variety of ways. Six artists are featured in the shop each month with up to 10 pieces per student. This is a great opportunity for students to promote and present their work in a professional setting!
April 12 - 16, 2017
Opening event:
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 6-8pm
Join us for an evening of wine and shopping!
Expo open THURSDAY – Sunday, 10am – 4pm
Stop in and shop a selection of arts and crafts by 20 artists working in ceramics, fiber, jewelry, painting, and photography. Come celebrate Spring and find one-of-a-kind gifts for all of your upcoming occasions!
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2016
Evanston Art Center June 2016:
Society! Artwork-In-Residence Program
DATES: June 2016 – March 2017
OPENING Residency: June 2 – June 30, 2016
GALLERY HOURS: 9am – 9pm, Monday – Thursday; 9am – 5pm, Friday; 9am – 4pm, Saturday & Sunday
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.
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“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.
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.”
Updated: April 14, 2022
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.
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.
