First Saturday Evanston Art Events • October 4, 2025

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! INFO 

Everyone is invited to host an Art Event on the First Saturday of the month in Evanston and Evanston Made will promote! to fill out the host form. 

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. 

FREE Parking! First Saturday Free Three-Hour Parking Pilot Program. The first Saturday of every month through the end of the year, metered parking will be free, 6-9p

FIRST SATURDAY ART EVENTS LISTINGS BY NEIGHBORHOOD

CITYWIDE

Artist Studio Tour • Open 12-5p

• Bonnie Katz, 927 Noyes St., Studio #219
• Anne Sills, 927 Noyes St., Studio Basement
• Socorro Mucino, 927 Noyes St., Studio #221
• Maggie Drouillard, 1309 Chicago Ave.
• Darren Oberto, 1712 Sherman Ave., Rear #2
• Ross Martens, 712 Sherman Ave., Rear #2
• Mark Collins, 1718 Sherman Ave., #305
• Carol Hammerman, 1119 Hinman Ave.
• Craig Jobson, 1726 Ashland Ave., Bldg. B
• Hive Center for the Book Arts, 840 Custer

• Nina Weiss, 930 Pitner Ave., Ste. 10
• Alice George, 2308 Lee St., 2nd Floor
• Julie Rivera, 1618 Dempster St.
• Darin Walsh and John Eliasik, 1516 Greenleaf St.
• Holly Greenberg, 1522B Greenleaf St.
• Joanna Kramer, 1100 Florence Ave.
• ​​Ben Blount, 1123 Florence Ave.
• Beth Adler with Edge of Time Jewelry, 1125 Florence Ave.
• Janice Fleckman, 1129 Florence Ave. 
• Jack Kraig, 1532 Crain St.
• Deborah Puntenney, 408 Ridge Ave., Unit 18-2
• Elizabeth O’Connor-Bolich, 1110 Austin St.
• Madeline Usher, 537 Custer Ave., Suite 6

MAIN DEMPSTER MILE

Art Openings

• Perspective Gallery: Photography by Suzanne Metzel and Kaushik Sunder Rajan. 1310-1/2-B Chicago Ave., Opening reception 5-7p
• Open Studio Project Gallery: Visibility: Artists of Search Inc. Five artists from Visibility Arts, a community-based nonprofit serving Chicago’s north side and northern suburbs, present a group exhibition.  901 Sherman Ave., 2-4p
• Space 900 Gallery: MEMORY: Work by Colleen Conley, Clark Ellithorpe, Judy Solomon, and Annie Trincot. 816 Dempster St., 3-7p

Studio Sale

• Alley Cat Studio: Bowls and mugs super sale. 100% proceeds are donated to World Central Kitchen. 821 Main St., 12-5p

Make Art! 

• Sketching at Sketchbook Brewing Company. Sketchbook teams up with Evanston Made to offer sketching tips and free materials. Hosted at Sketchbook Brewing Co. in Evanston, Guest Artist Andrew Walker III will be on hand with sketching tips and a variety of materials are provided! FREE to attend. RSVP here. Sketchbook Brewery, 821 Chicago Ave., 1-2:30p

Shop our Partners

• The Brothers K Coffeehouse, Art by Iliana Cardona, 500 Main St., 7a-5p
• Stumble & Relish, 1312 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
• Nice Lena & Friends, 1235 Chicago Ave., 11a-5p
• Evanston Pour, Julie Cowan, 528 Dempster St., 8a-9p
• Modern Vibe, 611 Dempster St., 11a-4p
• Secret Treasures, 605 Dempster St., 11a-3p
• Luna Delgado, 800 Dempster St., 11a-5p
• Crafted, 822 Dempster St., 10a-5p
• Wine Goddess, 702 Main St., 12-9p   
• Masterpiece Framing + Imaging, 714 Main St., 10a-5p

DOWNTOWN EVANSTON

Art Exhibitions

• Grove Gallery: Folk Songs: Acoustic Guitarist, Jared Kimball. 619 Grove St., 2-4p
• Saw Room Gallery: See works by Alley Gallery Staff Artists; Avram Eisen, Ross Martens, Darren Oberto and Alicja Pulit.1712 Rear 2, Sherman Ave., 10a-5p
• Block Museum of Art: Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper is curated by Stephanie S.E. Lee, 2024–25 Art History Graduate Fellow and Corinne Granof, Academic Curator, at The Block Museum of Art. 40 Arts Cir Dr., 12-5p

Shop for Original Art

• Artem Pop Up Gallery, 1625-1627 Sherman Avenue, 11a-6p
• Alley Gallery, 1712 Rear 2, Sherman Ave., 10a-5p

CENTRAL STREET 

Art Exhibition

• Juried by Debra Favre, CSI | Materiality in Sculpture: A Dialogue Between Substance and Form explores the interplay of materials in the realm of sculpture, showcasing works that challenge, celebrate, and redefine our understanding of material substance through freestanding and wall-hung sculptures as well as installation and video. Forty members of Chicago Sculpture International have been selected for this exhibition. Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central St., 9a-5p   

Art in Venues

• Backlot: Ana Kim tiger paintings. 2006 Central St. 7a-5p
• Gracie’s: John Liberty paintings, 1939 Central St., 11a-5:30p  
• Great Harvest: Watercolor originals and prints by Peter Jablokow. Free Coffee with Great Harvest Bread purchase! 2126 Central St., 6a-5p

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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 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

1712 Sherman Ave, 1712 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, United States