Each year, hundreds of young people, from pre-school to high school ages, receive art education at the Evanston Art Center’s school, in classes such as ceramics, digital arts, drawing and painting, fashion, photography, and printmaking.  Examples of student work will be exhibited in all four galleries at the Center beginning August 29th. The Exhibition will include work from the five Summer and Specialty Art Camps and the High School Intensives, Multi-Level Ceramics, and Exploring digital video and photography classes.  In addition, the second floor gallery will feature work from students participating in Generation F-Stop, an Art Center outreach program run in conjunction with the Evanston community organization, Family Focus.

The opening reception will be Sunday, August 29th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Please, mark your calendars to come view the exhibition and attend the reception!   Refreshments will be provided.  This reception is free and open to the public.

A non-profit organization, the Evanston Art Center is one of the largest community art centers in Illinois. The Evanston Art Center is located at 2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL. Limited, free parking is available. Gallery hours are Monday - Thursday, 10 AM - 10 PM; Friday & Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM; Sunday, 1 - 4 PM. For more information please visit us online at www.evanstonartcenter.org.

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Each year, hundreds of young people, from pre-school to high school ages, receive art education at the Evanston Art Center’s school, in classes such as ceramics, digital arts, drawing and painting, fashion, photography, and printmaking.&nbs... more

Second Floor Gallery

An exhibit by JUMP-START ART
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

"JUMP-START ART Delivers Art as an Unexpected GIFT." Work from this exhibit will go to residents of the McGaw "Y" in Evanston

Reception:
Sunday, September 19, 3pm-5pm at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
Guest speaker: Millie Hernandez, Director of La Posada

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Second Floor Gallery

An exhibit by JUMP-START ART
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

"JUMP-START ART Delivers Art as an Unexpected GIFT." Wo... more

Photographs by Jeffrie Chirchirillo and David Schachman

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 4, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: September 3-26, 2010

Michigan Avenue at Night by Jeffrie Chirchirillo

Jeffrie Chirchirillo creates black and white images using 35 mm film and traditional wet darkroom techniques. Each finished print is hand crafted and totally unique. His photos of Michigan Avenue are taken expressly at night, and he has a special affinity for the Water Tower, a Chicago monument he has been visiting since he was a child. Chirchirillo finds photos taken at night to be much more alluring, mysterious, and intriguing than those taken during the day, and has taken night images in many different cities, including London, Salzburg, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris, and Rome. He has been inspired to create night images since visiting a cathedral in Salisbury, England in 1985, where, lacking a tripod, he had to rest his camera on the surrounding stone walls to get a clear shot.

The Veneto: From One Hundred And Thirty-Five Degrees
by David Schachman

From Padua to the Villa Barbaro and Venice, these images are taken with a sweeping, horizontal angle of view of one hundred and thirty-five degrees.  This wide view is well suited, although not too obvious, for taking in the long, gentle sweep of the Grand Canal.  However, when exploring the endless maze of small canals and bridges of Venice, the angle of view becomes a more prominent part of the subject.  Views in two different directions at once: a view down the Lido in one direction and a side canal in another connected, of course, by a footbridge.  Around every bend in the footpath are at least two scenes, the canal changes from reflections of the sun or sky to reflecting the buildings on either side of the canal and, of course, a footbridge. The similar, but different scenes repeat themselves throughout Venice.  This wide field of view captures the visual delight of getting lost walking around Venice, the endless bends and curves, and the wonderful changing light reflecting from the water and bouncing off the buildings along the narrow canals.

For more info contact 224-200-1155

Gallery Hours:
Thursday and Saturday, 12 - 6 p.m.;
Friday, 12 - 8 p.m.; Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m.

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Photographs by Jeffrie Chirchirillo and David Schachman

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 4, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: September 3-26, 2010

Michigan Avenue at Night by Jeffrie Chirchi... more

This month's exhibit will feature Peter Wolf and Shelley Brucar & the Fiber Artists Coalition.

Artist Reception
Saturday September 4, 1:00-5:00

Peter Wolf
Oil paintings

Peter produces a unique style of art that is peaceful, tranquil and balanced.  These attributes complement his 3-D, sensationalized methods, a mix between realism and impressionism. Peter's style stands on its own.  Besides his oils and pen and ink work, Peter is also is talented at Faux, Restorations, Decorative and Sign designs.

Shelley Brucar & the Fiber Artists Coalition
Fiber Art

The Fiber Artists Coalition is a group of artists living in the upper midwestern United States. The coalition consistes entirely of professional artist members of the the non-profit organization, Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. FAC curates exhibits of our members' contemporary fiber art and arranges for the exhibits to travel throughout the Midwest and beyond.

FAC (The Fiber Artists Coalition) is a non-profit organization consisting entirely of professional artist members from throughout the upper midwestern United States.  FAC curates exhibits of contemporary fiber art and arranges for exhibits to travel throughout the Midwest and beyond.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA members now number over 2,400: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. For more information visit fiberartistscoalition.com/

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This month's exhibit will feature Peter Wolf and Shelley Brucar & the Fiber Artists Coalition.

Artist Reception
Saturday September 4, 1:00-5:00

Peter Wolf
Oil paintings

Peter produc... more

EPL is pleased to feature the art of Paul Whittaker, currently on display in the library. Mr. Whittaker is the latest artist in our ongoing series of local art exhibitions.

The show, entitled Circular Logic, features many of Mr. Whittaker's pieces in a variety of different mediums. Watercolors, paints, pastels, and photography are all employed in Mr. Whittaker's art, often within the same piece. The colors on display here can only be described as vibrant.

Stop by the 2nd Floor of the Main Library now through October 1st and see for yourself, and be sure to make plans to be at the library on Thursday, September 2nd from 6-8pm to meet the artist himself and discuss his work with him. Coming up later this month we'll feature an interview with Mr. Whittaker on our Off the Shelf blog. Stay tuned.
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EPL is pleased to feature the art of Paul Whittaker, currently on display in the library. Mr. Whittaker is the latest artist in our ongoing series of local art exhibitions.

The show, entitled Circular Logic, features man... more

Featuring original art by Evanston painter, Amy O. Woodbury. Landscapes, figures, abstracts, portraits. All sizes. All affordably priced.

Time: 8am - 4pm, rain or shine
Address: 1931 Colfax Street, Evanston.

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Featuring original art by Evanston painter, Amy O. Woodbury. Landscapes, figures, abstracts, portraits. All sizes. All affordably priced.

Community Meeting Room, Main Library

The beginning is more than the half. -Aristotle

We become who we are in no small part because of where we have been, where we come from. In this kickoff session for Project Engage, take Flat Falcon along with you to revisit the sites of some of your most powerful memories. Capture a photographic record of Flat Falcon's exploits that will become a part of our traveling exhibit. Bring those images to our first session where we will explore memories of growing up, share our photographs with Flat Falcon, view other images with this theme, and eat pizza.  Who is this Flat Falcon, you ask? Pick up the friendly, feathered Flat Falcon, instructions, and the photography packet in the Loft at least one week in advance. Participants must be Evanston Township High School Students. Register here!

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Community Meeting Room, Main Library

The beginning is more than the half. -Aristotle

We become who we are in no small part because of where we have been, where we come from. In this k... more

Mary Jane Ratty
John Allen & Gina Morri of "Firehouses across America"

Artist Reception
Saturday October 2, 1:00-5:00

Mary Jane Ratty
John Allen & Gina Morri of "Firehouses across America"

Artist Reception
Saturday October 2, 1:00-5:00

First Floor Gallery

Artist Nnenna Okore
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

 This Nigerian-born sculptor works with woven fiber and recycled materials. She is "intrigued by the ephemeral nature of objects and transient processes that occur over the passage of time." She continues, "The sculptural pieces created for this show broadly reference recycling, revitalization and redemption of form or materials that were once used differently."

Opening Artist Reception:
Sunday, September 19, 3pm-5pm at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
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First Floor Gallery

Artist Nnenna Okore
Curated by Barbara Goldsmith and Chie Curley

 This Nigerian-born sculptor works... more

Awaken your creative instincts and collaborate with a group of kindred spirits while working through your hands.  Learn to access your uncensored voice and free yourself from limiting opinions of what is considered acceptable artmaking.  In this class, students elevate drawing and painting skills by practicing gesture, contour drawing and color theory and more...  Students explore paint application methods and mediums while working from still life set-ups and personal imagery.  Instructor compassionately guides budding or experienced artists toward unblocking self imposed barriers to creativity and gives you the tools to discover a renewed sense of strength and purpose toward living a vital, authentic creative life. Bring charcoal, acrylics or oils. *Multi-level

Instructor: Jill King (224)392-4172 (www.JillKingStudio.com)
Fee: $170 Length: 10 weeks
Days: Mondays Times: 10 am - noon
Dates: September 13 - November 15, 2010

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Awaken your creative instincts and collaborate with a group of kindred spirits while working through your hands.  Learn to access your uncensored voice and free yourself from limiting opinions of what is considered acceptable artmaking. ... more

Steve (Sews) Hafliger

Artist Reception & Costume Party
Saturday October 30, 8:00pm-midnight

Steve (Sews) Hafliger

Artist Reception & Costume Party
Saturday October 30, 8:00pm-midnight

Artists & Artist Reception TBA

Artists & Artist Reception TBA

Artists: Arny Nadler

Intrigued by the tools of the built environment, large scale sculptor Arny Nadler utilizes bundles of rebar to construct a site-specific piece that will sprawl across the landscape and penetrate the earth like a three-dimensional drawing. Inspired to work with rebar as a material normally relegated to a hidden substructure, this installation presents the material out of its usual context in a setting contrasting its intended use. Viewers are encouraged to walk the sculptures meandering path, observing its twists, curves, and voids as it interacts with the front lawn of the Evanston Art Center.

The official opening reception will be on July 11th, 2010 at 1:00pm with an artist talk at 2:30pm. Both of these events are free and open to the public.

Funding for "Grosse Point Confluence" is provided by Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
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Artists: Arny Nadler

Intrigued by the tools of the built environment, large scale sculptor Arny Nadler utilizes bundles of rebar to construct a site-specific piece that will sprawl across the landscape and penetrate the earth ... more

Art Under Glass showcases the work of local artists, and brings life and energy to unoccupied retail spaces. Media will be diverse including photography, sculpture, glass and canvas works.  The goal is to expand the project to other sections of downtown Evanston on an ongoing basis, fusing disjointed blocks of an otherwise vital district. 

Created by the Arts & Business Committee of the Evanston Arts Council last year, Art Under Glass is now in its fourth cycle, bringing life and energy to downtown Evanston streets by placing the work of local artists in empty retail spaces.  The first three cycles were a joint project between the Arts & Business Committee, Downtown Evanston, and Farnsworth-Hill, Inc., which manages the 708 Church St. building, where art has been featured in windows on the 1600 block of Orrington Avenue, the 700 block of Church Street, and the 1500 block of Maple Avenue.  This new cycle adds 500 Davis St. to the roster of participating properties.

The 500 Davis St. exhibit features art by Andrew Carsen, Leslie Hirschfield, Aparna Paul Jain, Sara Lettman, Martha Ruschman, and Alan Teller.  Artists displayed on Orrington Avenue are Kathryn Bradford, Sarah Kaiser and Eugenia Meltzer.  Jill King’s work and that of the Artists Seeds Organization are on Maple Avenue.

For additional info about Art Under Glass contact (847)448-8260 or visit http://www.cityofevanston.org/enjoy/arts_council.shtml

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Art Under Glass showcases the work of local artists, and brings life and energy to unoccupied retail spaces. Media will be diverse including photography, sculpture, glass and canvas works.  The goal is to expand the project to other sections ... more

Join a group of creative women for an evening of art making. Bring projects you are already working on or dive into our studio and create new works of art. Experience the benefits of collaborating with kindred spirits while
exploring personal visions. Evenings are guided by in-house art instructors.

Length: 6 sessions
Workshop meets: First Thursday of every month
Dates: Sept. 3, 2009 - on going
Time: 7pm - 9pm
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Join a group of creative women for an evening of art making. Bring projects you are already working on or dive into our studio and create new works of art. Experience the benefits of collaborating with kindred spirits while
exploring personal visi... more