First Saturday Art Events

First Saturday Evanston Art Events

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 handmade goods, meet small business owners, enjoy a delicious meal, learn to sketch and make ART Friends!

Evanston Art Map (aka Google Map) is updated the First Saturday of every month, scroll this Google calendar for locations to see and shop for art in Evanston.

Join us Saturday, April 6, check for times per location in Evanston.

Click here to fill out the form to host an event on First Saturday!

 

LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

CENTRAL STREET

Art on Exhibit

  • Exhibition: Perceptions of Flow “Movement”. “Movement” is one component of a two-part exhibition that examines how an artist physically interacts with the conceptualization process of a creative idea. Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
  • The Process of Discovery.  In The Process of Discovery, Julie Rotblatt Amrany embarks on a captivating exploration of mark-making under the auspices of “process work,” beginning with the kinetic energy inherent in the motion of the materials. As each mark takes shape, a moment unfolds ripe with potential for further exploration and expansion. Through this profound exploration of artistic expression, she invites viewers to embrace the transformative power of the present moment and the boundless potential it holds while delving into the multifaceted dimensions and limitless wonders of space. Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., 9a-4p
  • StormPrintCity, 2601 Prairie Ave., 12-6p 
  • Aydin Dincer, Prairie Joe’s WEST, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  

Art in Venues

  • Al Gabor photos, Backlot Coffee, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
  • John Liberty paintings, Gracie’s 1939 Central St., 11a - 5:30p  
  • Gallery 1925, 1925 Central St., 12-5p
  • Jay Ryan, Beer on Central, 1930 Central St., 12 - 10p 
  • Frolic & Detour, 1909 Central St., 11a-5p 

 

NOYES ST.

Art 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. Coffee Lab, 910 Noyes St., 6-8p, RSVP for free

Open Studio

  • Socorro Mucino hosts open studio; Printmaking and Alternative Processes, 927 Noyes St., Studio 221, 12-5p
  • Open Studio Portrait session with Jennifer Schuman of Horizon Photography. Noyes Cultural Arts Center, studio 211

 

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Art on Exhibit

  • Actions for the Earth, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, 12-5p
  • Creative Coworking, 922 Davis St., 4-6p
  • Studio 3, 617 C Grove St., 3-5p

Shop for Original Art

  • Alley Gallery, 1712 Rear 2, Sherman Ave, 10a-4p
  • A Toast to Five Years - Relaunching our ‘Meet the Artist ‘ series with Shelby Koester of Whimsy Beadworks. While you’re at Artem, shop for original art by more than 20 artists! Artem Pop Up Gallery, 1627 Sherman Ave., 12-4p 

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

  • c1993/Hide n Seek, Art Installation. c1993/Hide n Seek delves into the multifaceted nature of concealment and discovery. This recent body of work is predominantly paintings derived from photographs of forgotten and neglected sites in Chicago much like those navigated during my “side quests” in addiction. My undirected exploration revealed a fascination that carried through into sobriety with the parts of the city where the refuse of life is funneled, the alleys and empty lots where the boundary between the abandoned and the claimed is weakened. From the skeletal remains of industrial architecture to abandoned trucks and repurposed plywood, these seemingly insignificant remnants of human activity became the focal point of my artistic exploration and have been brought into the space through the installation of tarps. Typically used for obscuring materials or unfinished construction from view, tarps are often symbols of ownership and worthiness, materials or objects to be protected or made inconspicuous, but they are also used to hide things unfinished, or that have fallen into unsightly disrepair. It is this dichotomy between covering to denote value and covering to forget that these works investigate. SPACE 900 Gallery, 816 Dempster St., open 4-9p
  • Opening Reception: Nelson W. Armour's "Good Gates Make Good Neighbors". Perspective Photo Gallery, 1310 Chicago Ave., 5-7p

Make Art! 

  • Workshop! 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
  • Open house! Pottery wheels open to the public! Alley Cat Studios, 821 Main St., 2-6p

Art Exhibit plus Food & Drink

  • See new works by artist John Wangendo at Evanston Pour and enjoy delicious small plates, coffee drinks and cocktails, mention “First Saturday” and 10% of sales will go to Evanston Made! 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p. 

Galleries

  • TremainART, 838 Custer Ave., 8a-3p

Shop our Partners

  • Ten Thousand Villages, 915 Chicago Ave., 10a-6p
  • Stumble & Relish, 1312 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
  • Luna Delgado, 800 Dempster St., 11a-5p
  • Village Farmstand, 810 Dempster, 10a-5p 
  • John Wangendo drawings, 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 on Exhibit

  • Xiao Space Gallery, 1522 Greenleaf St., 12-5p

Open Studios

  • Artist Open Studio & Screening: Alice will share new work, much of it informed and inspired by her mother's death in December. Imagine boats and ferries, chakras and skeletons, humor and deep shit. A monitor will be screening Alice's short-short films. 2308 Lee St., 12-5p
  • David Rubman Open Studio, 2308 Lee St. 12-5p

Art in Front Yards

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

Sip n Shop

  • Every FIRST SATURDAY of the month, the Temperance Beer tap room is where you’ll find Smittytown Market, the home of your favorite local artisans. Bonus: you can enjoy a beer as you browse and buy! 2000 Dempster St., 2-7p


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About Evanston Made

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

 

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