Evanston Art Center
Retail Art SuppliesIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
Founded in 1929, the Evanston Art Center is a mid-sized nonprofit in Evanston, Illinois that serves as a major community arts organization. It has grown into one of the largest community art centers in Illinois, focusing on arts education and community outreach. Since 1966 it has occupied the Harley Clarke House on the shores of Lake Michigan, and in 2015 it moved to 1717 Central Street to expand programming beyond visual arts into areas such as culinary and language arts, design, digital fabrication, film, movement, music, and performance. The center collaborates with local institutions and hosts exhibitions and programs to broaden access to arts and learning, including a 2025 partnership with the Evanston History Center for Picturing Community: Stories in Photographs. Its programming has included exhibitions like The Process of Discovery (2024) and the biennial EAC Studio Exhibition (2022), reflecting its role as both an educational hub and a presenter of contemporary art.