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! RSVP here for event updates.

Call for Hosts! Anyone can host First Saturday Art Events! Fill out the host form here and be added to promotions.

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. 

FREE Parking! First Saturday Free Three-Hour Parking Pilot Program. The first Saturday of every month through the end of the year, metered parking will be free from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

SOUTH EVANSTON

Art & Craft Fair

• Art Makers Outpost; Local Artists, Bakers & Makers. All ages. 609 South Blvd., 12-4p

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Studio Sale

• Neal Stamell (Neal's Wheel Pottery) and Josh Chernoff (Suitable Fabrications):  Open studio pre-Mother's Day pop-up sale featuring Neal's unique functional pieces made from brown clay and porcelain, and Josh's accessories, home decor and art quilts made from upcycled menswear textiles. 1037 Hinman Ave., 12-4p  

Art Openings

• Perspective Gallery: Student Perspectives 2025 Opening Party & Awards, 1310-1/2B Chicago Ave., 5-7p

Art Exhibition

• Alley Cat Studios: Ceramics Art Event featuring Jane Szabo & Kathe Stoepel, 821 Main St., 6-8p
• Space 900 Gallery: New works by painter Joanna Pinsky. 816 Dempster St., 1-6p

Art Exhibition plus Food & Drink

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

Make Art! 

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

Make Books!

• Hive Center for the Book Arts: OPEN STUDIOS: Bindery, where we will gather to work side by side on our own individual bookbinding projects. $25, register here. 840 Custer Ave., 10a-12p

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Farmers Market

• Evanston Made at Evanston Farmers Market. We’re popping up with Homegrown Artists! Shop a curated collection of Evanston Made merchandise! University Avenue at Oak Street (behind Hilton Garden Inn), 9a-1p.

Art Openings 

• Grove Gallery: Inside/Out Exhibition plus May Wine Night–the AI Controversy, McCormick School of Engineering Professor, Luis Amaral and Artist James Deeb share their perspectives. 619 Grove St., 5-8p

Artist Talks

• Creative Coworking: Art & Wine Night with artists Virginia O. Roeder and Komal Wadhwa, 922 Davis St., 4-6p

Exhibition

• Block Museum of Art: Woven Being | Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland, 40 Arts Circle Dr., 12-5p
• Dittmar Memorial Gallery: Archive as Action, Archive as Discourse,  Norris University Center, First Floor, 1999 Campus Dr., 10a-10p

Shop for Original Art

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

WEST VILLAGE

Open Studios

• Beth Adler, Guest Artist: Edge of Time Jewelry, 1125 Florence Ave., 12-5p
• Mill Creek Miniatures by Judith Lewin, 1127 Florence Ave., 1-4p
• Melissa Blount, 1811 Greenwood St., #2, 12-4p
• Julie Cowan, 1121 Ashland Ave., 12-5p
• Alice George, 2308 Lee St., 2nd Floor, 12-5p
• David Rubman, 2308 Lee St., 1st Floor, 11-5p
• Jennifer Turner, 2306 Lee St., 12-5p
• Nina Weiss, 930 Pitner Ave., Suite 10, 12-5p

NOYES ST.

Exhibition

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Monica Sageman. 927 Noyes St., 9a-6:30p

Art Mixer

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

CENTRAL STREET

Art on Exhibit

• Evanston Art Center: CAVA | 2025 Later Impressions, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Prairie Joe’s WEST: Aydin Dincer, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  
• Storm Print Studio: 2601 Prairie Ave., 12a-6p

Art in Venues

• Backlot: 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: 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.