The Forgotten Lives Project

Name: The Forgotten Lives Project
Start: 2025-10-04T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-02T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Evanston Art Center

Schedule

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 02 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Evanston Art Center | Evanston, IL

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to The Forgotten Lives Project

“I’m a digital collage artist and photographer and a collector of early portrait photography—daguerreotypes tintypes and cabinet cards from the 1800s. I’m fascinated and sometimes saddened by these mysterious and haunting photographs of long-forgotten people and I’m driven not only to preserve their memory but to awaken it. My work intertwines 19th century photographs with whimsical objects and animals creating playful surreal and haunting worlds. Titled The Forgotten Lives Project these reimagined images aim to bring life to long-lost souls and tell a new story.” -David Bender

The Forgotten Lives Project will be exhibited in the Lobby Gallery of the Art Center. The opening reception is free and open to the public. This exhibition is partially funded by the Illinois Arts Council a state agency and the EAC’s general membership.

Evanston Art Center a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences. The Art Center offers extensive and innovative instruction in broad areas of artistic endeavor through classes exhibitions interactive arts activities and community outreach initiatives.

Evanston Art Center is located at 1717 Central St. Evanston IL. Evanston Art Center Gallery Hours: Monday–Thursday 9 am–6 pm; Friday 9 am–5 pm; Saturday & Sunday 9 am–4 pm. First and second-floor gallery spaces are accessible. Limited free parking is available.

For more information please visit us online at www.evanstonartcenter.org or contact Emma Rose Gudewicz Director of Development & Exhibitions at (847) 475-5300 or [email protected].

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