First Saturday Art Events, January 7, 2023 

Plan your art-filled Saturday during Evanston Made’s First Saturday Evanston Art Events w this handy Google Map! Help put Evanston Art on the map and share what you see see on social media using #evanstonmade #visitevanston

 

Art Openings

• Iliana Cordona and Sarita Kamat. Creative Coworking, 922 Davis St., 4-6p
• Small Works Show by SPACE900 Artists. SPACE900, 816 Dempster St., 12-6p  
• Julie Cowan and Julie Meridian, “Lincoln and Alice” Opening Reception, Perspective Photo Gallery, 1310-1/2B Chicago Ave., 4-7p
• “David Anthony Geary: Experimental” and “Adria Arch: Better Angels” Exhibition Openings. Exhibition Opens. Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Evanston Made Group Show: Fiber & 3D Art. 1100 Florence Ave. Opening Reception 5-8p. 

 

Events by Neighborhood

Downtown Evanston 

Galleries

• Artem Pop Up Gallery, 1627 Sherman Ave., 11a-6p 
• Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, 12:30p
• Iliana Cordona and Sarita Kamat. Creative Coworking, 922 Davis St., 4-6p
• Studio 3 hosts Free Open Art Studio for All Ages! Studio 3, 617C Grove St., Alley Entrance, 12-2p

Shop Evanston Made Partners

• Alley Gallery, 1712 Rear 2, Sherman Ave, 10a-4p
• Ayla’s Originals, 1511 Sherman Ave, 11a-4p

Food & Drink 

• Table23 Fundraiser at Koi! Koi Evanston’s “Table23” donates 23% of the total check to Evanston Made. Dine in: reserve table23 at one of these times; 4:30p, 6:30p or 8:30p, call (847) 866-6969.

 

Main Dempster Mile 

Sketch at Sketchbook

• Free sketching workshop with artist Lisa Haskin at Sketchbook Evanston. Discover the joys of sketching with a beer in one hand, pencil in the other. Free art materials included. Sketchbook Brewery, 821 Chicago Ave., 1-2:30p

Galleries

• Small Works Show by SPACE900 Artists. SPACE900, 816 Dempster St., 12-6p  
• Julie Cowan and Julie Meridian, “Lincoln and Alice” Opening Reception, Perspective Photo Gallery, 1310-1/2B Chicago Ave., 4-7p

Food & Drink & ART

• Visit Evanston Pour to see new paintings on display by Martina Nehrling and enjoy delicious small plates, coffee drinks and adult beverages. Mention “First Saturday” and 10% of sales will go to help fund Evanston Made programs. 528 Dempster St., 7a-9p

Art in Venues

• Ben Blount Prints, Wine Goddess, 702 Main St., 12-9p
• Adian Dillon paintings, Evanston Pour, 528 Dempster St., 7a-9p

Shop Evanston Made Partners

• Kombucha Brava, 717 Custer Ave., 10a-3p
• Nice Lena & Friends, 1235 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
• Secret Treasures, 605 Dempster St., 11a-3p
• Modern Vibe, 611 Dempster St., 11a-4p

 

Central Street 

Art on Display

• “David Anthony Geary: Experimental” and “Adria Arch: Better Angels” Exhibition Openings. Exhibition Opens. Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Olga Masevich, Backlot Coffee, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• John Liberty paintings, Gracie’s 1939 Central St., 11a-5p
• Frolic & Detour, 1909 Central St., 11a-5p
• The Sari-Sari Shop, 2601 Prairie Ave., 12-3p
• Aydin Dincer, Prairie Joe’s WEST, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p
• Gallery 1925, 1925 Central St., 12-5p
• Reclaiming Cultural Treasures, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, 3001 Central St., 10a-5p

 

West Village 

Galleries

• Evanston Made Group Show: Fiber & 3D Art, Opening Reception 5-8p. 1100 Florence Ave., 12-8p

Art in Front Yards

• Licky Lab & Alpaca Free Little Art Gallery, 1227 Dewey Ave.
• Terri Michaels, Little Art Gallery, 1512Crain St.

Shop Evanston Made Partners

• RetroFit, 1620 Greenleaf St., 12-5p

Food & Drink & Shopping

• SmittyTown Market with local vendors, delicious beer and snacks! Temperance Beer Co. 2000 Dempster St., 2-7p

 

SAVE the DATES • First Saturdays in 2023

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

 

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