First Saturday Evanston Art Events

First Saturday Evanston Art Events • January 4

Evanston Made presents First Saturday Evanston Art Events, a free self-guided tour of Evanston’s Creative Community. See art on display, shop for art and handmade goods, meet small business owners, enjoy a delicious meal, learn to sketch and make ART Friends! Visit evanstonmade.org for citywide art event listings! 

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FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

Evanston Art Map

Updated the First Saturday of every month, scroll this Google map for locations to see and shop for art in Evanston. Double check open hours before going to venues. 

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Art Openings

• Perspective Photo Gallery: 1310 Chicago Ave., 5-7p
• SPACE 900 Gallery: Small Show | Work by Space 900 members – Todd Anderson, Colleen Conley, Clark Ellithorpe, Judith Roston Freilich, Bob Magrisso, Joanna Pinsky, Beth Shadur, Judy Solomon, and Annie Trincot, 816 Dempster St., 1-6p
• Open Studio Project: 901 Sherman Ave., 6-9p

Shop for Original Art

• Compass | Allie + Julie Team: Original work by Mina Hsing on display and for sale, light refreshments, 814 Dempster St., 2-5p

Make Art! 

• Alley Cat Studios, Paint your own pottery! Free pot, cup or bowl - after fired, it is yours to keep!, 821 Main St., 6-8p
• Sketching at Sketchbook Brewing Company - Artists will be on hand with sketching tips. FREE w RSVP here. Materials provided! Sketchbook Brewery, 821 Chicago Ave., 1-2:30p

Art Exhibit plus Food & Drink

• Evanston Pour: See new works by Jean Cunningham. Enjoy delicious small plates, coffee drinks and cocktails. 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p

Shop our Partners

• Stumble & Relish, 1312 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
• Luna Delgado, 800 Dempster St., 11a-5p
• Village Farmstand, 810 Dempster, 10a-5p 
• 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

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Make Art!

• Studio 3: FREE Open Studio to Create Art that Welcomes the New Year with Intention. Open to all ages including littles with adult supervision. Donations to Cover Materials are Welcome and Appreciated, 617C Grove St., 1-3p

Shop for Original Art

• Artem Pop Up Gallery: 1627 Sherman Ave., 12-4p
• Creative Coworking: 922 Davis St., 2-4p

Shop our Partners

• Ten Thousand Villages, 1509 Chicago Avenue, 10a-6p. 

NOYES ST.

Art on Exhibit

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Bonnie J Katz | Retrospective, 927 Noyes Street, First Floor Gallery, 9a-5p

Make Art!

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Explore mixed media drawing and printmaking with Bonnie Katz and Socorro Mucino, 927 Noyes Street, Room #106, 1-3p

Artist Open Studios

• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Bonnie Katz Open Studio, 927 Noyes Street, Studio #219, 3-5p
• Noyes Cultural Art Center: Socorro Mucino Open Studio, 927 Noyes Street, Studio #221, 3-5p

Art Mixer

• Coffee Lab: Emerging Artist Mixer! Meet emerging artists and make Art Friends. Free to attend w RSVP here, this event helps artists practice artist talks and includes a “Show and Tell” plus booze. 910 Noyes St., 6-9p

CENTRAL STREET

Art on Exhibit

• Prairie Joe’s WEST: Aydin Dincer, 2608 Prairie Ave., 12-5p  
• Storm Print Studio: Russell Muits, 2601 Prairie Ave., 11a-5p

Art in Venues

• Backlot: Evanston Made Group Show, 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: John Liberty, 1939 Central St., 11a-5:30p 
  

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FIRST SATURDAYS in 2025

January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6

About Evanston Made

Started as a Artist Studio Tour in June 2014, by a group of volunteer art advocates, Evanston Made has grown into a 400+ member organization with year round events and hyper local online shopping portal - shopevanstonmade.org

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 Degliantoni, Co-Director of Evanston Made at [email protected] or (847)544-8205

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