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Evanston Art Center
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The Evanston Art Center, a non-profit visual arts organization in Evanston, IL, has been a cultural cornerstone for over 80 years. Established in 1929, its mission is to integrate visual arts into community life through education, outreach, and events, fostering a vibrant cultural environment for all ages. EAC's extensive offerings include classes, exhibitions, lectures, and youth outreach, embodying its commitment to nurturing creativity and cultural enrichment.
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Intro to Patchwork Quilting
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Discover the timeless craft of patchwork quilting, where tradition meets modern expression. From mastering precise cuts to stitching intricate quilt blocks, delve into the artistry of creating your own mini-quilt sampler. Whether on your own machine or one provided by the center, embark on a journey of skill and creativity, crafting pieces that blend craftsmanship with personal flair.
New Explorations
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Embark on a transformative journey into the realm of abstract 3D art forms in our dynamic course. Explore non-objective, organic, and figurative themes using stoneware clay, metal, glass, and found objects. Perfect for those with some sculpture experience, delve into slab and coil building techniques to unleash your creativity and bring your artistic visions to life with stability and finesse.
Painting the Still Life in Oil
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Experience the beauty of oil painting as you master the art of capturing still life compositions. Explore step-by-step techniques, honing your skills in drawing accuracy and delving into color theory and composition. Join us to unlock the secrets of creating depth and dimension on canvas under expert guidance.
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Basic Woodworking for Adults
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unlock the world of woodworking with a thorough introduction to essential tools and techniques. From hand tools to joinery, explore the fundamentals under expert guidance. Craft your own woodworking project while gaining hands-on experience and mastery in this engaging adult class.
Helping Hand Sew & Quilt Studio
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Join a supportive community of sewing and quilting enthusiasts in the Helping Hand Sew & Quilt Studio. Whether tackling unfinished projects or starting anew, benefit from expert guidance from Fiber Artist Erika Mulvenna. Embrace a collaborative atmosphere as you hone your skills and bring your creative visions to life alongside fellow makers.
Going Abstract
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Dive into the principles of abstraction and discover innovative techniques to create captivating and thought-provoking artworks. Elevate your artistic skills and bring a fresh perspective to your creations.
The Artist Studio
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unleash your creativity and explore your artistic skills under the guidance of experienced instructors. Join a vibrant community of artists and immerse yourself in a supportive and inspiring environment.
Winter Wreaths
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Join Lake Forest Flowers’ Eileen Weber, AAF for a hands-on floral workshop educating you on design techniques in creating a winter holiday wreath. Create an indoor/outdoor seasonal wreath using fresh winter greenery, berries, pine cones, and adorn it with ribbon to take home. Please bring garden pruners/clippers. All materials and professional instruction included.
$165
Mixed Media Encaustic Painting
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This one-day workshop will cover a wide range of encaustic painting techniques from mark making, mixed media collage with wax, shellac burn, to textural impressionistic painting. All supplies are included and each student will leave with a minimum of one completed painting. The translucent, seductive qualities of layering wax will engage you to create unique one-of-a-kind paintings. Skill Level: All Levels
$180
3D Printing from Start to Finish
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Whether you have an idea in your mind or want to learn more about digital sculpting, this workshop will help you get started with 3D printing. We will explore the free online software TinkerCAD and walk through the process of 3D printing from design to print.
$160
Beginning Mosaics
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Discover the art of creating stunning mosaics with stained glass in a supportive and friendly environment. Unleash your creativity as you learn glass cutting, color theory, and design clarity under expert guidance. Join us for an unforgettable journey into the world of mosaics.
Introduction to Perspective Drawing
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Unlock the secrets of drawing realistic space in this comprehensive course at Evanston Art Center. Discover the principles of linear perspective and develop the skills to create accurate visualizations of three-dimensional spaces. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this course offers valuable techniques and exercises to enhance your drawing abilities.
The Painterly Print: A Monotype Workshop
Spontaneous, direct and expressive: monotypes are a painterly printmaking process that create unique one of a kind images using a variety of experimental contemporary techniques. You will be instructed in a variety of printmaking approaches, including drawing, reductive and additive applications, the use of stencils and utilitarian tools that can be used to create personal expressive marks and images. This process can be used for simple line drawing,...
Introduction to Interior Design (Ages 16+)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This class will cover the basics of space planning, materials and sources, and color theory. The goal will be to upgrade a room in your home by adding new, purging old, re-using and re-purposing existing. Learn how to add value and transform your space within your scope, schedule and budget. Online tools such as Pinterest and room designing computer software will be taught to create dynamic concept boards and drawing spaces. Reference guides...
Studio Jewelry Making and Enamels
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Create in silver, copper and brass! Learn Basic and intermediate level contemporary metalsmithing and design. Start with simple techniques, and learn through demonstrations to expand your skillsets in various stone setting techniques, soldering, shaping metal through forging, and adding color to metal with glass enamel. Creative linkage, etching and hollow form boxes will also so be explored.
Intro to Narrative Game Design (Ages 13-17)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Take your written stories to the next step with Twine, a free online interactive text tool used in many game studios and game jams. Through creating choose-your-own-adventure stories, we’ll learn the basics of programming language, narrative design and the creative process. Workshop ideas with your peers during group critiques, whether you choose to create adventure games, poetry, informative experiences, or anything else you can dream ...
Game Arts: Design and Programming (Ages 9-14)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Bring your ideas to interactive life with video games! Get grounded in the basics of coding using Scratch, and become familiar with the foundations of game design, all to create your very own simple computer games. Scratch is a free software available online, so students can bring what they learn in class home.
Animation (Ages 12-16)
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Bring your characters and stories to life through animation! Build a foundation in hand-drawn animation with the 12 principles of animation, and then explore further skills in designing cartoon characters, story-boarding, and the creative process. Group critiques and discussions will help you hone your techniques and ideas with your peers.
Mixed-Media Drawing and Painting
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
This studio class focuses on creativity, and on being inventive with the use and combination of various mediums and tools, combining traditional painting techniques with unconventional materials. Practice drawing, painting and printing in unusual ways and discover how to create with your own unique voice. Supply List: Colors: Acrylics/oils Bone black, Titanium white, Titanium buff, Cadmium yellow light (imitation), Cadmium red medium (imitation),...
Sashiko and Non-Traditional Stitching
Evanston Art Center @ 1717 Central St, Evanston, IL
Historically women in Japan collected fabrics and stitched them together using Sashiko, a hand sewing technique meaning “little stabs” to make their families’ clothes and interior decorations. Savor the therapeutic nature of quiet repetition through the Sashiko stitching process as we each create a stitched coaster and a sachet. The kit (Sashiko pattern and fabric, Sashiko needles and thread) will be available for purchase from the instructor...
$130
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