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The Evanston Art Center is very excited to announce that it will be hosting its summer 2015 classes and Summer Youth Art Camps in its new location at 1717 Central Street. Children will enjoy a tidy new building, art classes in 3 beautifully designed youth studios, a new digital lab, and snack breaks out to nearby McCulloch Park. In addition to the camps seen here please check our website in May for more summer youth offerings that meet one-day a week for 5 and 10 weeks.

The faculty of the Evanston Art Center comprises over 50 talented teaching artists working in a variety of disciplines. Every other year, the Art Center invites each of our faculty members to submit one work to our all-faculty exhibition.

This eclectic, well-attended exhibition gives our teaching artists an opportunity to invite curators, collectors, press, and friends to view their artworks. Many of the pieces will be for sale and proceeds benefit both the artists and the Art Center.

Thanks to the generosity of many contributors, including indivdiuals, businesses and foundtions, the Evanston Art Center’s capital campaign, SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE, has received $1,932,826 in campaign pledges and collected $1,664,435 in campaign contributions. We’re confident we will not only reach our campaign fundraising goal of $2,500,000, but will exceed it.

Thank you Koi Restaurant for selecting the Evanston Art Center as the nonprofit beneficiary of Table 23 for the month of November. We were thrilled to be part of this generous community outreach program!

All proceeds from Table 23 will contribute to the Art Center's educational programming that provides contemporary art activities for people of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels.

Anyone interested in becoming involved in Art Center activities is encouraged to search our web site and discover the many ways you can become engaged.

The Evanston Art Center is asking the public to contribute $150,000 to fund the center's move to a new building through an online campaign launched earlier this month.

Join us at the Smart Museum of Art beginning second Fridays October-December, 2014. We will read and discuss Joshua Decter's new book Art is a Problem. The group will begin by discussing the

preface, introduction, and first 3 chapters of Decter's book. The Smart is located at the University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL. 60637

Meeting 1: Friday October 10, 1-3pm Discussing Preface, Introduction, and Chapter 1 "Institutional Critique and its Discontents"

Back to 'art' school time is right around the corner. If you are a current student of the Evanston Art Center you will be receiving your class catalog in the mail in a week. However, you can look through the PDF of the fall class and workshop offerings by clicking here!

The Art Center offers classes in many different disciplines for all ages and experience levels. Please ask us about financial aid and scholarships.

It's simple, find the class or classes you want and then go to our EDUCATION tab on our web site, find your class, and register through our web site. You can also call us at (847) 475-5300 or stop in and register in person at 2603 Sheridan Road. There will be several copies of the catalog at our front desk.

A new art exhibit featuring pieces from three different Chicago artists commenting on daily life will open August 10 at the Evanston Art Center.

The Evanston Art Center has identified a new building in Evanston to serve as the center’s next home, its executive director announced Monday night.

On June 7 the large and thriving Evanston arts community will open its studios to the general public to showcase works in progress. Arts organizations, including the Evanston Arts Center and Music Institute of Chicago, are also participating.