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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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Imaginary World Building Camp (Ages12-14)
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Have you ever read a book or played a video game with an imaginary world so elaborate and fascinating that it felt real? Have you ever wanted to create a unique fictional world of your own? Now you can! We will create concept art, environmental designs, and character sheets perfect for your own future graphic novel, animation, or videogame! Some drawing experience recommended.
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Colored Pencil: Garden Harvest
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Create a still life of different fruits and vegetables, from life or from photos, to celebrate the variety of colors and textures found in a garden. We will work on a single drawing across all six classes, giving you a chance to either begin in colored pencils or take your understanding of the medium further. You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and meeting ID, to join the class 1 day before the start of the class....
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Continuing Italic Caligraphy
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For students who have completed the beginning Contemplative Calligraphy class and would like to continue in perfecting their Italic hand. Savor the beauty of this graceful broad-nib style along with the peaceful rhythm that it brings to your calligraphy. Historical examples and rich context will accompany the detailed instruction in rendering these letterforms, including decorative flourishing in various imaginative layouts. Prerequisite: Beginning...
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Colored Pencil Study Hall
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Have a dream project in mind that you have been putting off? This class will help you bring it to life, working from the initial drawing, to choosing the right paper, color mixing, and other materials that might be useful. Just bring your big ideas, along with any references, and let’s get to work. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: www.zoom.us...
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Art Journaling for Self-Care
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Begin your journey into art journaling as a creative form of self-care. Learn to capture memories, express emotions, and explore your artistic side using watercolor, ink, and other materials. This class provides a supportive foundation for developing a personal journaling practice that fosters both creativity and mindfulness.
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Zentangle® Art: Big, Bold & Botanical
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Unwind and explore the art of Zentangle® by drawing structured, repetitive patterns in a supportive setting. Learn step-by-step techniques to create intricate designs, incorporating bold, botanical elements into your compositions. Perfect for enhancing relaxation and creativity through easy-to-learn strokes.
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Art as Inquiry: A Ritual Approach
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Discover a stress-free approach to artmaking through personal rituals and Intentional Creativity. Learn to tap into your intuition, using simplified techniques and accessible materials to create art that reflects your unique energy and intention. This class emphasizes inquiry and self-discovery, guiding you to unlock inner wisdom through the creative process.
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Step-by-Step Lettering -- Zentangle©-Inspired Letterform
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Discover the joy of drawing beautiful letterforms with easy, guided instruction in a supportive and relaxed setting. You’ll learn to enhance your designs using elemental strokes and simple, meditative patterns inspired by the Zentangle© method. Perfect for building both skill and creative confidence.
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Step-By-Step Everything -- Zentangle©-inspired Drawing
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Relax and enjoy a supportive creative journey as you learn to draw with simple, step-by-step instructions. Enhance your designs with elemental strokes and basic, repetitive patterns inspired by the Zentangle® method. This structured yet freeing approach helps you build confidence while creating intricate and beautiful artwork with ease.
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Art Seminar: Film Appreciation
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Explore the rich history of world animation, delving into hand-crafted techniques from diverse artists. Analyze how cultural contexts and filmmakers' backgrounds influence animation styles, from Soviet stop motion to Japanese folklore anime. Discover the artistry and innovation behind some of cinema's most captivating animated works.
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Drawing with Oil Pastels
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Discover the expressive power of oil pastels as you experiment with rich textures and vibrant color techniques. This course introduces optical and physical blending, soft washes, impasto, and sgraffito to help you create compelling works across still life, landscape, and portrait subjects.
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Paint Your Travels: Watercolor or Acrylics
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Explore the art of landscape painting by examining how artists capture mood, space, and texture in their environments. Each week introduces a new focus—like atmospheric perspective or the play of light on water—designed to sharpen your observation and technique. Build confidence and skill while developing your own visual voice.
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Color Theory for Dry Media (Ages 16+)
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Explore the complexities of color through engaging drawing exercises designed to strengthen your understanding of hue, value, and saturation. Work with pastels and colored pencils while creating still-life, landscape, and portrait studies. Develop skills in color mixing, blending, contrast, and capturing light and shadow.
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Colored Pencil: Little Landscapes
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Explore colored pencil techniques through a series of small landscape drawings. Practice layering, blending, and color mixing to depict details such as grass, water, and clouds. Discover approaches ranging from abstract to realistic while developing your own artistic style.
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Contemplative Calligraphy – the Italic Hand (Ages 16+)
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Explore the elegant Italic hand through contemplative calligraphy practice using a broad-nib pen. Develop greater consistency in letterforms and spacing while learning basic principles of composition and layout. The techniques are well suited for envelopes, quotations, poetry, and other calligraphic artwork.
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Extreme Embroidery Workshop
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Embroidery, or hand stitching, is appearing everywhere in contemporary art. We may think of embroidery as a decorative art practiced in the drawing rooms of Downton Abbey. But today, hand stitching is used by multimedia artists and crafters to create a huge range of images, forms, and ideas. Discover the exciting (radical?! subversive?!) possibilities of stitch! Here's the list of required materials.
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Creative Drawing at Home (Ages 8-12)
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A fun and creative drawing class using basic supplies you have around the house. Learn how to render everyday objects, some basics of cartooning, shading, perspective, and exciting exercises to help you grow your confidence and skills.. This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. Please download Zoom prior to your first class: (www.zoom.us) You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and meeting ID, to join...
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Botanical Art: Zoom in, Zoom out
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Refine your observation skills in Botanical Art: Zoom in, Zoom out. Explore the intricate details of plants, from petal folds to bark texture, gaining deeper insights into form and color. Guided by expert instruction, transition seamlessly from close-up studies to capturing the broader essence of botanical beauty using your preferred medium.
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Sketching and Painting: From Nature to Cityscapes
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Unlock your creativity as you learn a variety of techniques to transform your drawings into stunning artwork. From botanicals to cityscapes, this intermediate-level online course at Evanston Art Center will guide you through the use of different media and provide creative challenges to enhance your skills. Join us and discover the joy of bringing your sketches to life.
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Paint and Embrace Your Travels
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Capture the essence of your travels through painting and drawing in this inspiring class. Explore light, composition, and texture as you experiment with techniques tailored to different environments. Whether sketching bustling cityscapes or serene landscapes, you'll discover versatile ways to express and preserve your unique memories.
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Reviews of Evanston Art Center
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Gelli Printing
It was a fun class. The instructor was knowledgeable and clear in her instruction. I would definitely recommend if you are new to gelli printing. -
Evening Figure Sculpture
It was great Mike very good teacher Thank you -
Intro to Darkroom Photography
If you’re looking to learn the basics, this is it. -
Paper Remix-Inspired Collage
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Garment Making Basics
Instructor communicated well and was knowledgeable. -
Screen Printing
I had a great experience in the screen printing class! Duff is a great instructor who is very knowledgeable and always kind and helpful. The environment he's curated there is very supportive and welcoming to everyone enrolled. I'd recommend Duff's class to anyone wanting to learn screen printing. -
Intro to Darkroom Photography
I really enjoyed the class, I feel like Brenan was very kind and effectively showed us how to develop our photos. I liked the cadence of the class, and Brenan's instruction was very flexible and catered to each student well -
Turn a Bowl in a Day
The class was well organized and a lot of fun. Bob is very knowledgeable and hopeful. Would highly recommend! -
Screen Printing
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Pen & Ink Watercolor
Great teacher. The space is also wonderful. Love the brightly lit room and going to class in a building filled with art. -
Metalsmithing Techniques for Jewelry
The Instructor Kathy Cunningham was great! She is patient and always willing to help and full of knowledge willing to share all she knows. -
Introduction to Observational Drawing
On a scale of 1-10 I would say it was 6, the teacher was great, I love the facility and room, I just wish I had more people my age that attended it was mostly filled with people with at least a 30 year age gap so it was hard to relate to anyone. -
Bookbinding: Basics & Beyond
Jamie is a great teacher. Enjoyed the class and learned a lot. -
Watercolors: Materials, Composition & Technique
Couldn’t be happier with this class. Great pace. Great teacher. Love that there is free parking! -
Pen & Ink Watercolor
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Introduction to Perspective Drawing
Duffy is an engaging instructor and the class is thorough and relaxed. Learned what I was hoping to and had a chance to practice it. -
Paper Remix-Inspired Collage
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Screen Printing
Duffy O’Connor conducts this screen printing class with an abundance of patience and is an excellent creative resource. I really enjoy this class and find the other students to be a great deal of fun and always willing to provide assistance. -
Beginning Mosaics
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Pen & Ink Watercolor
Pen, Ink and Watercolor has proven a wonderful art experience encompassing teaching of technique, skill and medium as well as sharing up to date information on the current art world. Michelle Kogan is a notable teacher and artist, supportive of student growth and experimentation. I have signed on again for another session.
