Celebrate Black Artists and Artisans in February!
Our organization has participated in discussions around equity and accessibility and how to make differences in the lives of Black creatives in our community. We have landed on this stance: the best and fastest way to help Black Artists is to purchase their work. This…
Art Under Glass December 2020
Evanston Made is excited to work with building owners, SSAs, the City of Evanston, and our member artists to activate commercial storefronts with art! Now more than ever, artists need our civic engagement and support, as the creative industries are some of the hardest hit…
We Need to Treat Artists as Workers, Not Decorations
Reposted from Literary Hub Thank you Melissa Raman Molitor for sharing with us! By William Deresiewicz Art and money: the great taboo. Art, we’ve been taught to believe, has nothing to do with money, must have nothing to do with money, is defiled by contact with money,…
A Statement of Solidarity Against Racism from Evanston Made
As a young nonprofit, we are still defining how Evanston Made will be a social and racial justice advocate in our community, but we want to make it clear: We stand against racism. We stand with our nonprofit partners and grassroots community activators who work…
Start Your BIPOC Art Collection
Evanston Made is committed to elevating and celebrating BIPOC (Black, Indiginous, People of Color) artists. Below is a list of our BIPOC artist members. We believe that purchasing art by people of color is a great way to do good AND collect phenomenal art. BIPOC (Black, Indiginous, People of…
Evanston Made Artist is Using Portraits to Help Small Business Owners
Today we’re celebrating Evanston Made artist Chris Froeter, who is using his wonderful painting skills to help small local businesses. You can listen to a recent interview Chris had with Lisa D and you can read an article about Chris’s project below. Listen to Chris…
Lisa talks to with artist Ted Glasoe, ambassador for Alliance for the Great Lakes
Listen to Lisa Degliantoni and Liz Cramer host a conversation with artist Ted Glasoe, ambassador for Alliance for the Great Lakes, to learn about the state of the Great Lakes. Listen at https://soundcloud.com/lisa-degliantoni “What are the major issues facing the Lakes’ health? What can be…
Evanston Made and Citizens Greener Evanston Partner to Launch Evanston Loves Nature Coloring Book!
EVANSTON, IL – In celebration of Art for Earth Month, Evanston Made publishes the “Evanston Loves Nature” coloring book, designed to engage kids of all ages (and adults) with Evanston’s flora, fauna and wild animals. The concept originated as part of Evanston Made’s Art for…
Photographing Artwork with Your iPhone
One of the things we love about our members is that they come from all levels of the art world. We have long term professionals and educators. We have people just getting started and people returning after many years working elsewhere. And our goal is…
Boundary Issues Exhibition Recap
Boundary Issues began when David Rubman offered Lisa Degliantoni the use of his empty warehouse space for the month of June. Lisa began to envision a large scale group show of installation artists from Evanston. The only problem? Opening night was a month away. But…