About this Event
Evanston Made presents First Saturday Evanston Art Events. This self-guided tour invites patrons to see art on display, shop for art and handmade goods, learn to sketch and make ART Friends!
Everyone is invited to join this art initiative and host an Art Event on a First Saturday and we’ll promote! Click here to fill out the host form.
- Click here for a Google map to plan your art-filled Saturday.
FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
MAIN DEMPSTER MILE
Art Openings
- Perspective Gallery: 1310-1/2B Chicago Ave.
Art Exhibit
- Shop Evanston Made: Small Works. Evanston Made Members Group Show. 822 Dempster St., 12-5p
- SPACE900: 816 Dempster St., 12-5p
- HIVE Center for the Book Arts – On our Walls Gallery: 840 Custer Ave.,10a-6p
Make Art!
- Sketching at Sketchbook Brewing Company. Sketchbook teams up with Evanston Made to offer sketching tips and free materials. Bob & Hilda will be on hand with sketching tips and a variety of FREE materials are provided! FREE to attend. RSVP here. Sketchbook Brewery, 821 Chicago Ave., 1-2:30p
Art in Business
- Brother’s K: Studio Tour Artist: Joyce Elias, art on exhibit and for sale. 500 Main St., 7a-5p
- Evanston Pour: Studio Tour Artists; Alice George & Beth Adler, art on exhibit and for sale. 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p
- Luna Delgado Botanicals: Sunhouse Craft and Topanga Window. 800 Dempster St., 11a-5p
- Windfree Solar Cafe: Studio Tour Artist: Jean Cunningham, art on exhibit and for sale. 517 Dempster St., 8a-6p
DOWNTOWN EVANSTON
Art Opening
- Saw Room Gallery: "All That Remains" - Paintings by Peter Jablokow & Stephen Siegle 1712 Sherman Ave., 11a-5p
Art Openings
- Grove Gallery: 619 Grove St., 2-5p
CENTRAL STREET
Art on Exhibit
Art in Business
- The Famous Taco Burger: Robert Potter Journey to Guanajuato, Mexico. 2901 Central St. Meet the Artist, 11a-12:30p
- Great Harvest: Val Zee mulit-media paintings. Free Coffee with Great Harvest Bread purchase! 2126 Central St., 8a-2p
- Curt’s Cafe: Studio Tour Artists; Alice George, Bonnie Katz, Craig Jobson, Ken Krimstein, art on exhibit and for sale. 2922 Central St. 8a-3p
- Backlot: Studio Tour Artist: Kristen Neveu, art on exhibit and for sale. 2006 Central St., 7a-5p
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FIRST SATURDAYS in 2026
January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 4, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5
About Evanston Made
Started as an 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.
Event venue & nearby stays
822 Dempster St, 822 Dempster Street, Evanston, United States
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