Saturday, September 7

Evanston Made hosts First Saturday Evanston Art Events, a self-guided exploration of Evanston’s Creative Community, featuring art on display at venues across Evanston.  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 info

Evanston Art Map

The Evanston Art Map is 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.

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FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

SOUTH EVANSTON

Open Studio

• Madeline Usher, 537 Custer Ave., Suite 6, 12-5p

CENTRAL STREET

AMY O. WOODBURY'S 24TH ANNUAL FRONT YARD ART SALE

One Day Only: 9/7, 9a-5p (rain date 9/8 9a-5p). 1931 Colfax St. all new, utah made paintings by amy o. woodbury will be on sale with prices starting at $50. cash, check, paypal 

Art on Exhibit

• Evanston Art Center: “Migrations in Black and White 2.0” curated by Makeba Kedem-DuBose. First Floor Gallery, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p 
• Evanston Art Center: “Defying the Laws,” Sarah Smelser. 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Evanston Art Center:  “Sincerely, Earth: A Wagner Farms Series” by Amy Sobin. 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
• Prairie Avenue Gallery: StormPrintCity, 2601 Prairie Ave., 12-6p 
• Prairie Joe’s WEST: Aydin Dincer, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  

Artist Reception

• Backlot Coffee: Meet Artist Cie Bond, 2006 Central St., 2-4p

Art in Venues

• Backlot Coffee: Cie Bond, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: John Liberty Paintings, 1939 Central St., 11a - 5:30p  
• Beer on Central: Jay Ryan, 1930 Central St., 12 - 10p

Shop for Original Art

• Gallery 1925, 1925 Central St., 12-5p 

NOYES ST.

Open Studio

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Spirit of Place, Upstairs Gallery, 927 Noyes St.,10a-6p
• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Please Be Seated, 2nd Floor 927 Noyes St.,10a-6p

Art Mixer

• Coffee Lab: Emerging Artist Mixer! Meet emerging artists and make Art Friends. Free to attend, this event helps artists practice artist talks and includes a “Show and Tell” plus booze. 910 Noyes St., 6:30-8p, RSVP for free here

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Workshop

• Studio3: Empowered Storytelling: Recollecting our Pasts, Shaping our Future - An Art Workshop with Ria Unson. 617C Grove St., 3-5p, RSVP required here

Art on Exhibit

• Juana Fernandez Hamer, Ten Thousand Villages, 1509 Chicago Ave., 10a-6p

Shop for Original Art

• Alley Gallery, 1712 Rear 2, Sherman Ave, 10a-4p
• Artem Pop Up Gallery: Meet artist Victoria Reeves, 1627 Sherman Ave., 12-4p
• cloth + home: Meet designer Dunja of The Blue Passion, 1503 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p

Food & Drink 

• Table23 Fundraiser at Koi! Koi Evanston’s “Table23” donates 23% of the total check to a local non-profit. Dine in: reserve table23, call (847)866-6969 or Resy.com, a percentage of the bill will go to Evanston Made! Be sure to say “table23” and “evanston made”!

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Art Openings

• Perspective Photo Gallery: Opening reception, "Wandering the Sahara," and "The World in the Bark of a Tree." Fine art photographers Doug Haight and Verna Todd exhibit two approaches to the natural world. 1310 Chicago Ave., open 12-6p. Opening Reception, 5-7p
• SPACE 900 Gallery: “DWELLING” featuring work by Clare Byrne, Cat Chi, Ryan Oskin, Rosalina Perez, and Annie Trincot. 816 Dempster St., 12-6p
• Open Studio Project: ‘Still At It' celebrates Evanstonian's over 75 who are still passionately engaged in their lives. 903 Sherman Ave., 3-5p

Make Art! 

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

Art Exhibit plus Food & Drink

• Evanston Pour: See new works by Helena Scholz-Carlson and Elya Stumbaugh. 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

Open Studio

• Mill Creek Miniatures, Judith Lewin, 1127 Florence Ave., 12-4p

Art on Exhibit

• Xiao Space Gallery, 1522 Greenleaf St., 12-6p

Art in Front Yards

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

Sip ‘n Shop

• Temperance Beer Tap Room: Smittytown Market, the home of your favorite local artisans. Bonus: you can enjoy a beer as you browse and buy! 2000 Dempster St., 1-5p

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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, Executive Director of Evanston Made at evanstonmade@gmail.com or (847)544-8205