First Saturday Evanston Art Events • December 7

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! Visit evanstonmade.org for citywide art event listings! 

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FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

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.

HOLIDAY MARKET(S)

• Evanston Made Holiday Pop-Up Market: 924 Davis St., 10a-6p
• Studio3 Holiday Bazaar: 617 Grove St., 1-4p
• Evanston Art Center Winter Expo: 1717 Central St, 9-4p

CENTRAL STREET

Art on Exhibit

• Evanston Art Center – Woven Rhythms: Textile, Music, Motion | Qianwen Yu, 2nd Floor & Atrium Galleries, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Evanston Art Center – Creative Colorful Connections: CJE SeniorLife Adult Day Services, 2nd Floor Gallery, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Prairie Joe’s WEST: Aydin Dincer, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  
• Storm Print Studio: Charles Taylor, J.Futhey, Mary Claire Griffin, 2601 Prairie Ave., 11a-5p

Art in Venues

• Backlot: Evanston Made Group Show, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: Junko Yokota Photography, 1939 Central St., 11a-5:30p  

NOYES ST.

Artist Open Studios

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Socorro Mucino Open Studio, 927 Noyes Street, Studio #221, 12a-5p

Art Mixer

• Coffee Lab: Emerging Artist Mixer! Meet emerging artists and make Art Friends. Free to attend w RSVP here, this event helps artists practice artist talks and includes a “Show and Tell” plus booze. 910 Noyes St., 6-9p

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Fountain Square: Holiday Tree Lighting, 4:30-7p

Shop for Original Art

• Artem Pop Up Gallery: 1627 Sherman Ave., 12-4p
• Creative Coworking: Artist Talks – Larry Geni & Robyn McMurray Hurtig, 922 Davis St., 2-4p
• The Grove Gallery, An International Scope Exhibition: Wines of the World Event, 1889 Maple Ave. 2N, 12-5p.

Shop our Partners

• Ten Thousand Villages, 1509 Chicago Avenue, 10a-6p. 

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Art Openings

• Perspective Photo Gallery: Urban Perspectives featuring Steve Geer and Kurt Kramer, 1310 Chicago Ave., 5-7p
• SPACE 900 Gallery: Deep Play - Works in Wood, 816 Dempster St., 2-5p
• Open Studio Project: Maira Egan | Natura Manufactus – Artist Reception, 901 Sherman Ave., 6-9p
• A Bright Night for the Arts: Evanston Arts Council Presents Mayor’s Award for the Arts, 1934 Dempster St., 6-8p. RSVP Required.

Make Art! 

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

Art Exhibit plus Food & Drink

• Evanston Pour: See new works by Jean Cunningham. 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
• Village Farmstand, 810 Dempster, 10a-5p 
• Evanston Pour, 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p
• 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

• Secret Treasures, 605 Dempster St., 11a-3p

WEST VILLAGE

Art Awards 

• A Bright Night for the Arts, Evanston Arts Council Mayor’s Awards for the Arts, Studio5, 1934 Dempster St., 6-8p

Art on Exhibit

• Heartwood: Meet artists Alice George and Julie Fleps, group show includes work by Corinne Peterson, Alicja Pulit, 1818 Dempster St., 1-3p

Artist Open Studios

• Jack Kraig Photography Open Studio, 1532 Crain St., 10:30a-5p

Art in Front Yards

• Licky Lab & Alpaca Free Little Art Gallery, 1227 Dewey Ave., 24/7 

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FIRST SATURDAYS in 2024

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

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.com or (847)544-8205