WHAT WE DO
Shop Evanston Made Holiday Market
First Saturdays Evanston
Evanston Made hosts a citywide Art Party every month on The First Saturday of the month! Visit art galleries, artist studios, stores and more to experience Evanston's thriving Art Scene.
Check our FSE page for updates.
Maker's Markets
Sell and Shop handmade goods at Maker's Markets, May - October, in the Maple Ave. Parking Garage in Downtown Evanston. Hosted on the First Saturday of each month, 12-5p.
The Studio Tour is Back!
Join us this October 2 and 3, 12-5 p, for the 2021 Evanston Made Studio Tour. Visit artist studios in garages, coach houses, attics and more!
Donate to Evanston Made!
Evanston Made is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization with a mission to connect Evanston Artists and Creatives to the World!
Your contribution supports our mission by funding programming designed to help artists show and sell their work.
Click here to donate.
Evanston Made Group Show
Evanston Made's Annual Group Show featured over 175 pieces of art! Missed it? Visit the preview page, scroll through art and reach out to info@evanstonmade.org to Start your Evanston Art Collection!
Community Calendar
List your event on the Evanston Made Community Calendar. ANYONE can enter an Evanston-based event. Any and all events including art, dance, book signings, poetry readings, trunk shows, writing, theatre, music.
Shop Evanston Made
We have a brand new shop on the Shopify platform! It's called Shop Evanston Made with a new look, new logo, new products, new everything! Just in time for holiday shopping!
Member's Portfolio Page
Every member artist gets a free portfolio page on the website. They can load up to 15 images. They can load their resume, bio, artist statement and any contact links they would want the public to have.
Professional Development
Our Professional Development Workshop series offer expert advice on different aspects of the working artist's life. Past workshops include "Instagram for Artist who don't Love Instagram" and "Photographing Your Work".
Interviews
Although Covid-19 inspired us to begin The Interview Project, we love getting to know our members better and helping YOU get to know them better!
In this section you will find links to videos on YouTube as well as written interviews created by talented volunteers.
Equity & Inclusion
We believe that Evanston Made should meet and exceed The 15 Percent Pledge to have 15% of our members be Black, Brown, Indigenous People of Color. We have work to do.
Full Statement here.
Winter Wonderland at Canal Shores!
This monthlong celebration of winter at the Canal Shores Golf Course was a huge success! Click for the photo gallery.
Art for the Earth
Gather those twigs in your yard! Create a rock mandala! Fashion a wind chime from sticks! Evanston Made is inviting the public to create a natural outdoor art experience throughout the city from. April 1-30!
OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
Go to Artists page to check them out!
FEATURED EVENTS
October 2021
Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »Painting for People Who Think They Can’t Paint
Do you want to paint, but don’t know how to start, what supplies to get, and are anxious about being in a room with other people who might be “better” than you? If that sounds like you, join Janis Post Painting for People Who Think…
Find out more »Fundraiser and Reception w Artist Yeefah Thurman
Multi-media artist Yeefah Thurman will discuss her latest artwork, What You See/What We See. 1100 Florence Gallery, 10/31, 1-3p About this event "What You See/What We See" by artist Yeefah Thurman is part of Terrain Biennial, showcasing front yard art installations. See map for Terrain…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »November 2021
Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Artists Book House presents A House, Haunted
The spirits are stirring. The nights are growing longer. The Harley Clarke Mansion is buzzing with phantasmic vibrations. This October, prepare yourself for a few Tricks and plenty of Treats as Artists Book House resurrects its Halloween fundraiser A House, Haunted. We’ve been toiling till…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Painting for People Who Think They Can’t Paint
Do you want to paint, but don’t know how to start, what supplies to get, and are anxious about being in a room with other people who might be “better” than you? If that sounds like you, join Janis Post Painting for People Who Think…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Mudlark Theater After School Classes
Mudlark Theater is offering after school classes on site or ages 10-17. Classes begin September 14, 2021. Classes include: Creative Improv (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 4:30pm-5:30pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16, 2021 Play Lab (Ages 8-11), Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30pm-6pm, October 18th –December 15th, Sketch Comedy…
Find out more »Poetry Reading at the Gallery and Photography by the P2 Collective
POETRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE P2 COLLECTIVE According to Merriam-Webster ekphrasis is defined as a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art. In practice the description or commentary does not have to be one-sided. A visual work of art can also…
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