As many of you know I'm an Evanston Newbie laser focused on celebrating and growing awareness for the arts in Evanston. This year marks my third year on the Evanston Arts Council as Co-Chair, a volunteer position for the City of Evanston that I take very seriously and love very deeply. (Who loves a volunteer position? Me, when it involves the arts.)
Sitting on the Evanston Arts Council allows me access to news and info about arts projects and programming happening all over Evanston. One project that wasn't happening when I blew into town 4 years ago was an art crawl or studio tour of visual arts in Evanston. I found it shocking and illegal that there was no studio crawl given the high concentration of makers, creators and artists living here and decided to make one happen.
Last year I worked with a group of volunteers and almost 100 artists to create the first annual Open Studios Evanston, providing access to art studios, galleries and boutiques to the public. This year we will do the event again on June 6th with an opening on June 4.
The event website is at http://openstudiosevanston.blogspot.com/
The creative class in Evanston is thriving and growing and events like this help engage makers and creators with the public. Learn more about the participating artists on the Facebook page and below. If you want to join the event, email me at openstudiosevanston@gmail.com
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Event: 1st Annual Made in Evanston Art Exhibit, featuring works created by artists participating in Open Studios Evanston. The exhibit features art by more than 75 artists, at the Noyes Cultural Center 2nd Floor Gallery. Exhibit is up June 4 - July 6.The opening reception is Thursday, June 4., 6-9 p.m., with wine and cheese and live music by Evanston jazz musician Donovan Mixon. Maps for Saturday’s studio tour will be distributed.
Open Studios Evanston is a citywide celebration of the arts in Evanston that takes place on June 6, 2015,12-5 p.m. Artists listed below will open their studios to the public and the city will have arts happenings all over town. Live music, dance performances, art talks and more. Check back for more participants, addresses & websites, links to artist pages and a schedule of events. This year's map will feature a bike route for those of you interested in biking for art!
Art Therapy
Jessica Harris
Ceramics
Jill Birschbach
Susan Curry
Justin Hart
Adriana Poterash
Dance
Dance Center Evanston
Foster Dance Studios
Design
Carol Neiger
Drawing
Lauren Levato Coyne
Betty Heredia
Paul Nebenzahl
Fine Art Photography
Ted Glasoe
Jack Kraig
Alyce McQueen
Glass
Chris Heisinger
Illustration
Joseph Taylor
Installation Art
Dave Ford
Lorena La Grassa
Jewelry
Carol Hammerman
Miniature Arts
Judith Lewin
Mixed Media
Robin Carlson
Joyce Elias
Heather Hancock
Kristin Neveu
Lindy Stockton
Jill King-Wynn
Murals
Alfonso Piloto Nieves Ruiz
Music
Donovan Mixon
Musical Theater
Fay Kaiser Studio
etc. Music School
Painting
Beth Adler
Ruth Ann Begelman
Jane Carney
Mark Collins
Rory Coyne
Aydin Dincer
Peter Fagundo
Peter Kime
Linda Kramer
Juliane von Kunhardt
Melissa Gaulding
Mary Graham
Tom Graham
Richard Halstead
Jill King-Wynn
Fran Joy
Darren Oberto
Sara Piepmeier
Jennifer Presant
Joann Rea
Katherine Orr
Joanna Pinsky
Matthew J. Schaefer
Amy O. Woodbury
Photography
Chris Bradley
Matt Glavin
Timothy Steinman
Print Making
Julie Cowan
Lea Basile Lazarus
Sculpture
Carol Hammerman
Sara Piepmeier
Galleries
Artists Seeds - (student work) Painting and Drawing
As You Like It Salon
Bottle & Bottega
Creative Coworking
Gather
Midwest Clay Guild
Perspective Gallery - Photography
Sidetracked Studio - Drawing, painting and ceramic sculpture
Space 900
Boutiques & Stores
Comix Revolution
Stumble & Relish
Squeezebox Books & Music
The Frame Warehouse
Tours
MetaMedia
West Evanston Walking Tours
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