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Summer 2011 Classes June 13 – August 21 Evanston Art Center ADULT CLASSES Ceramics Digital Arts Drawing and Painting Express Figure Sculpture and Sculpture Immersion Week Jewelry and Metalsmithing Metal Sculpture Photography Printmaking Workshops YOUTH AND FAMILY Preschool Middle School High School Family Workshops Summer Camps June 13 – August 26 Summer 2011 Classes 2603 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201 June 13 – August 21 847.475.5300 www.evanstonartcenter.org ear Friends, MISSION This is my last letter to you as EAC president, and, guessing The Evanston Art Center, founded in 1929, is that you might not remember all the things I have said and dedicated to fostering the appreciation and written over the past four years, please allow me a bit of expression of the visual arts among the diverse repetition and a bit of reminiscing. audiences of the North Shore and Greater D Chicago areas. The Evanston Art Center achieves its mission through studio art classes, When I retired from the world of symphonies and operas I breathed a sigh exhibitions, outreach activities, educational of gratitude for the wonderful world I had inhabited for forty-fi ve years programs, and publications, all of which are (can you imagine actually getting paid for conducting “La Boheme” ), and, designed to engage and enrich the individual I breathed another sigh of relief for fi nally being done with organizational and the community. fi nancial anxiety. Let someone else worry about the budget In carrying out this mission, the Evanston Art Center strives to encourage lifelong learning I innocently knocked on the doors of the in the arts and to make the art of our time an Evanston Art Center, and signed up for a accessible and integral part of people’s lives. painting class with Eleanor Spiess Ferris. My lifelong passion for painting could fi nally be THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EVANSTON ART pursued on a more active level. Soon after that CENTER was a direct result of civic and cultural sign-up I innocently accepted an invitation leaders working together to realize the goal to join the Board of Trustees. It didn’t take long to discover that the same of a community center where the arts could fi nancial challenges facing the performing arts also faced the visual arts. I be experienced, appreciated, discussed, and was right back in all too familiar territory. practiced. Our Art Center has continued to be a vital part of the community for over 80 years, serving artists, teachers, students of all To put it briefl y and plainly, the doors of the Evanston Art Center remain ages, curators, collectors and connoisseurs, open through thick and thin of the national economy because a good philanthropists, volunteers, work-study number of people contribute money. School tuition does not cover all costs. students, schools, art galleries, cultural institutions, and nonprofi ts. Our community I was listening to the NPR fund raiser in early March. It always surprises me outreach and scholarship programs help us that such a small percent of listeners contribute. They listen to the station reach underserved audiences. We continue everyday; they hear the pleas, over and over, and they simply ignore to off er our constituents new and meaningful them. It’s as if NPR is a divine right and someone (else) will always provide. ways to engage in the arts. The Evanston That just isn’t fair. I am convinced that the Art Center will be here for my Art Center has always been connected to its grandchildren and great grandchildren, but I give money to support that community roots and this bond will remain a conviction, because I know perfectly well that if people don’t give.....EAC guiding force for the Art Center well into the won’t be here. Some people give large gifts; some give small gifts; each gift 21st century. counts. Some can aff ord only a few dollars; some can aff ord a few hundred, DONATE TODAY or thousand, dollars. EACH GIFT COUNTS. We need your ongoing support if we are to sustain our very important mission of It has been an honor to serve you and the Art Center in the capacity of making the visual arts available to the various board president. We certainly haven’t accomplished all we hope for, but we communities we serve. We are happy to HAVE accomplished some good things, and there is a spirit of optimism in accept large gifts and small. We can direct facing the many challenges that lie ahead. your support to programs that speak to your specifi c interests. We can help you enroll in the Now all I have to worry about is painting, and if I keep making that annual Alice Riley Society, which will help us grow our gift, the classes will keep meeting. endowment and sustain our future. We urge you to make a tax-deductible contribution today. Thank you. Full speed ahead...... Visit our website at www.evanstonartcenter.org Harold Bauer and click on Donate Today. President, Board of Trustees 2 IMPORTANT DATES ADULT Adult Classes June 13 – August 21, 2011 Workshops 4 Immersion August 29 – September 2, 2011 Express 5 Youth Classes June 13 – August 25, 2011 Ceramics 6 Summer Camps July 25 – August 26 Digital Arts 7 Drop-off and mail-in Ongoing Drawing and Painting 8-10 Phone-in & walk-in Begins April 25 Figure Sculpture and Sculpture 11 Adult Make-up week August 22 – August 28 Jewelry and Metalsmithing 12 Metal Sculpture 13 Photography 14 EAC MAIN FACILITY Printmaking 15 2603 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201 Tel 847-475-5300 Fax 847-475-5330 YOUTH AND FAMILY www.evanstonartcenter.org Preschool 16 Middle School 16 EAC AUXILIARY CAMPUS NOYES CULTURAL ARTS CENTER High School 18 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201 Family Workshops 18 Lower Level Summer Camps 19 PARKING There is a public parking lot adjacent to the Faculty Bios 20-21 building at 2603 Sheridan Road. There is also Immersion Classes 22 street parking on Central Street and Lincoln Street. At Noyes Cultural Arts Center there Registration Info 24-25 is a public lot adjacent to the building and Concentrics 26-29 metered street parking on Noyes Street. Staff and Board of Trustees 29 EAC GALLERY & CLASS REGISTRATION HOURS Monday thru Thursday: 9 am - 10 pm Friday: 9 am - 5 pm MEMBERSHIP Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm, Sunday: 1 - 4 pm Many of our classes require a student Galleries are free and open to the public. 1st fl oor galleries are membership, which is $40. Of course, there are handicapped accessible. a host of other membership levels available NOYES GALLERY HOURS including individual, family and business. Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm As a member of the Evanston Art Center you GALLERY INFORMATION will be one of our most valued supporters. Galleries are free and open to the public. 1st fl oor galleries are Student membership contributions help to handicapped accessible. defray some of the expenses of running a high-quality Art School and all membership HOLIDAYS levels help enable us to fulfi ll our mission and The EAC is closed for the following holidays: New Year’s Eve, Memorial Day, continue our community commitments. Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. In return, we connect our members to the vibrant art scene of Chicago and Chicago’s North Shore with special access to collection tours, art openings, public programs, Art Store discounts, and more. 3 ADULT WORKSHOPS AND EXPRESS CLASSES MEMBERSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED 9633 2 DAYS EXPRESS CLASSES FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASSES SUMI-E Kay Thomas E1011 5 WEEKS Saturday, June 18 12pm – 3:30pm FRENCH BEADED FLOWERS 9362A, 9362B 1 DAY Saturday, June 25 12pm – 3:30pm Lindsay Obermeyer WIRE JEWELRY Location: 2 North EAC Monday 1pm – 4pm beginning June 13 Margo Jankiewicz Explore Sumi-e, the ancient art of Japanese ink Location: Library EAC 9362A Sunday, July 10, 10am – 1pm painting. Learn the history of this art form and how to Beaded fl owers capture the essence of nature’s 9362B Sunday, August 7, 10am – 1pm use the special painting tools. Paint beautiful pictures fragile beauty. Learn the basic techniques necessary Location: EAC Jewelry Studio using simple brush strokes. Individual instruction for to make your own. Arrange them in a bouquet, This wire-wrapping workshop will allow participants students at all levels. No experience required. shape them into a wreath or add them to your to learn about wire gauges and fl exibility, methods EAC member $45/non-member $60 sculptural projects. The possibilities are as varied of wire manipulation and coiling, making ear wires, Class size limit 12 as fl owers themselves. Each student will need to including a post, clasps and fi ndings from diff erent purchase the items on the supply list prior to the fi rst styles for bead wire wrapping. Good for all skill levels 9113 2 DAYS class. We will begin with the daisy. and ages 14 and up. RADICAL WATERCOLOR/LANDSCAPE EAC member $140/non-member $155 EAC member $25/non-member $40 Class size limit 6 Class size limit 10 Sue Sommers Saturday, June 25 10am-4pm Sunday, June 26 1pm-4pm E0116 5 WEEKS 9403 1 DAY Location: 2 South EAC and EAC environs (RETURN TO) PAINTING AGAIN SILK SCREEN 101 Leave preconceived notions of watercolor at Cynthia Vaicunas Maggie Weiss home and come with a spray bottle, a few favorite Monday 1pm – 3pm beginning June 13 Saturday, June 25, 10am – 3pm colors and a few favorite brushes. Work small (no Location: YFA South EAC Location: Noyes Studio 221 larger than 7” x 7”) and be prepared to break down Plenty of demonstrations and lots of support for the Check out this intriguing method for creating a silk concepts of how you think you should paint with painter who stopped painting at any time and wants screen in only seconds and you’ll be hooked.
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