The Evanston Art Center is an

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offering classes, lectures, exhibitions, and

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. It is among the oldest and largest arts centers in

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History

The Evanston Art Center was founded in October, 1929. It was officially incorporated as a

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in 1942. The center was originally located in the basement of the

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until it began leasing the historical Harley Clarke Mansion at Lighthouse Beach in 1966. The center rented additional studio space at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in the 1980s. In 2015, the center moved to its current location at 1717 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois, a 20,000 sq. ft. former office building, which considerably expanded the available space. The move was funded by a capital campaign that raised $2.5 million.

Notable people

Artists and students

Artists who were students or who exhibited at Evanston Art Center: * Jane Fulton Alt,

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, painter,

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, and poet * Fay Peck (1931–2016), American

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painter and printmaker

Teachers

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(1919–1999), painter and

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faculty *

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(1904–2002), Polish-American painter and professor at

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and later at the

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* Corey Postiglione (born 1942), American abstract artist *

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(1860–1955), poet; co-founder of the Evanston Art Center * Paul Wieghardt (1897–1969), German-American painter and professor

Exhibitions

Past exhibitions held at the Art Center include: * 2018 – ''Multiple Perspectives'' featured photography-based works by

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faculty member Fred Camper and two other artists. * 2018 – ''Catching Light: The Art of Architecture'', which featured works by Heather Hancock and Jack Nixon, was "an exhibition that considers the architecture and design of our intertwined natural and manmade landscapes." * 2017 – ''Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad'', a

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exhibition including

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by Jeanine Michna-Bales. * 2017 – ''New Work'', which featured abstract pieces by Annette Turow and Linda Robinson Gordon. * 2017 – ''Undefinable: Women’s Health in America'', curated by Chicago artist Caren Helene Rudman and including works by herself and nine other female artists, featured commentaries on women's health in the

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. * 2011 – ''Dimensional Lines: Art + Dress'' featured a collaboration between artists and

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curated by SAIC’s Fashion Resource Center Director Gillion Carrara.

References

External links

Official website
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