First Saturday Evanston Art Events

First Saturday Evanston Art Events • April 5, 2025

Evanston Made presents First Saturday Evanston Art Events, a free self-guided tour of Evanston’s Creative Community. See art on display, shop for art and handmade goods, meet small business owners, enjoy a delicious meal, learn to sketch and make ART Friends!

Call for Hosts

Anyone can host First Saturday Art Events! Hosting guidelines:

• Host in a physical location in Evanston, IL
• Event must be open to the public and free
• Fill out the host form here and be added to promotions, FREE

Evanston Art Map

Updated the First Saturday of every month, scroll this Google map for locations to see and shop for art in Evanston. Double check open hours before going to venues. 

FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Art Openings

• Thee Old Fishbowl Gallery: Artist Reception for Angela Lovell. 600 Dempster St., 12-2p
• SPACE 900 Gallery: OLD/NEW. An exhibition comparing new and old work by members of Space 900 Gallery. 816 Dempster St., 12-6p
• Gallery 901 and Open Studio Project: The Nervous Circus, a solo exhibition of recent works by Chicago-based collage artist and abstract painter Frederick Nitsch (b. 1984). 901 Sherman Ave., 5-7p

Make Art! 

• Sketching at Sketchbook Brewing Company – TBD will be on hand with sketching tips and free art materials. FREE w RSVP. Materials provided! Sketchbook Brewery, 821 Chicago Ave., 1-2:30p

Art Exhibit plus Food & Drink

• Evanston Pour: Deborah Newmark. Enjoy delicious small plates, coffee drinks and cocktails. 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p

Shop our Partners

• Stumble & Relish, 1312 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
• Luna Delgado, 800 Dempster St., 11a-5p
• Secret Treasures, 605 Dempster St., 11a-3p
• Ben Blount prints, Wine Goddess, 702 Main St., 12-9p   
• Masterpiece Framing + Imaging, 714 Main St., 10a-5p
• Nice Lena & Friends, 1235 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Art Openings 

• Grove Gallery: Inside/Out Opening Reception, Art and Wine Night. 619 Grove St., 5-8p

Artist Talks

• Creative Coworking: Art Talks featuring Ted Glasoe & Joseph Masunas, 922 Davis St., 2-4p

Exhibits

• Block Museum of Art: Woven Being | Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland, 40 Arts Circle Dr., 12-5p
• Block Museum of Art: it takes a long time to stay here | Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig, 40 Arts Circle Dr., 12-5p
• Dittmar Gallery:  Metamorphosis | The Art of Transformation, Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Dr., 10a-10p  

Shop for Original Art

• Artem Pop Up Gallery: 1627 Sherman Ave., 12-4p

NOYES ST.

Art Opening

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Artist Reception for Monica Sageman. 927 Noyes St., 4-6:30p

Art Mixer

• Coffee Lab: Emerging Artist Mixer! Meet emerging artists and make Art Friends. Free w RSVP here. 910 Noyes St., 6:30-9p

CENTRAL STREET

Art on Exhibit

• Evanston Art Center: Picturing Community: Stories in Photographs | with the Evanston History Center, Second Floor Galleries, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Evanston Art Center: Unbounded Territories | Where to Imagine an Alternative, First Floor Gallery, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Evanston Art Center: Jack Austin | Spiritual Journey, Lobby Gallery, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Prairie Joe’s WEST: Aydin Dincer, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  
• Storm Print Studio: “Gnabassan” The art of Abdoulaye Conde, 2601 Prairie Ave., 11a-5p

Art in Venues

• Backlot: Mei Tamura paintings, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: John Liberty paintings, 1939 Central St., 11a-5:30p  
• Great Harvest: Marjorie Davidson paintings, 2126 Central St., 6a-5p

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FIRST SATURDAYS in 2025

January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6

About Evanston Made

Started as a Artist Studio Tour in June 2014, by a group of volunteer art advocates, Evanston Made has grown into a 400+ member organization with year round events and hyper local online shopping portal – shopevanstonmade.org

Evanston Made is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization with the mission to connect Evanston creatives to the public through programming and events. Learn more at evanstonmade.org and consider making a donation of any amount to support programs that drive our mission.

For additional information, please contact Lisa Degliantoni, Co-Director of Evanston Made at evanstonmade@gmail.comor (847)544-8205