Thank you to all the artists and patrons who joined Evanston Made at the Evanston History Center for the Mother’s Day Paint Out! And thank you to our collaborators at the Evanston History Center for the visibility for plein air painting and July’s Plein Air Festival. 

Congratulations to artist Ben Kress Argenta for winning First Place by judge Deborah Kasindorf, Executive Director of Evanston History Center.

Competing artists; Kerstin Alischoewski, Laura Camuñas, Andrea Cook, Abdoulaye Conde, Molly Cranch, Maureen Crowley, Kelly Dawson, Alice George, Mark Hudson, Kandi Jameison, Laurie Kennard, Ben Kress, Robin Langer, Robin Morgan, Morgan Murphy, Rob Summerlin, Claire Tarnacki, Don Yang, Sherry Smith

Scroll down for a slide show of the paintings submitted for judging.

 

Call for Artists! 4th Annual Evanston Plein Air Festival • July 16 -20, 2025

Evanston Made presents the 4th Annual Evanston Plein Air Festival: July 16-20, 2025. This citywide summer arts festival invites the community to plein air art events and competitions hosted in every neighborhood, accessible and free for all! INFO.

Call for Artist! Click here to register to compete.