Summer Youth and High School Art Programs
Evanston Art Center, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
About
Summer Youth and High School Art Programs include hands-on activities such as 3-D printing, digital fabrication, and woodworking. The program uses a Maker Lab for teens and adults for 3-D printing and digital fabrication, and a woodworking studio for adults and youth. Participants also have access to four galleries and additional studios.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during daytime hours (see detailed daily times)
The program takes place within the Evanston Art Center, whose galleries are free and open to the public. The Evanston Art Center is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences through classes, exhibitions, interactive arts activities, and community outreach. The organization offers both online and in-person classes and has a Teen Board, a Maker Lab for teens and adults, and a woodworking studio for adults and youth, with financial aid and payment plans available.
The Evanston Art Center’s leadership team includes President & CEO Paula Danoff; Director of IT & Administration Larry Boswell; Director of Education Ellie Hazlett; Director of Development & Exhibitions Emma Rose Gudewicz; Manager of Special Projects Katie O’Neill-Sneed; Youth Fine Arts Coordinator & Marketing Manager Catie Bryant; and Exhibitions Assistant Erica McKeehen. Members of the leadership and staff hold degrees in fields such as art, arts management, business, English, photography, and digital practices, and several have prior experience at arts organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago and One River School of Art and Design.
The Evanston Art Center began in 1929 following a gathering to discuss memorializing arts teacher Julia Ferguson and has operated in several locations since 1930, with a move into its current facility in 2015. By 2024, the Evanston Art Center had served 3,064 adult students and 2,145 youth students, presented 31 major exhibitions, and represented 450 total artists, with its fifth Curatorial Fellowship underway. From September 2023 to August 2024, the Evanston Art Center collaborated with 39 community partners and served 1,470 outreach students, and its Curatorial Fellowship encourages BIPOC curators to create exhibits that build ties to historically underrepresented groups and introduce new curatorial and artistic perspectives.
Last updated January 9, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Open Monday–Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during daytime hours (see detailed daily times)
The program takes place within the Evanston Art Center, whose galleries are free and open to the public. The Evanston Art Center is dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the arts among diverse audiences through classes, exhibitions, interactive arts activities, and community outreach. The organization offers both online and in-person classes and has a Teen Board, a Maker Lab for teens and adults, and a woodworking studio for adults and youth, with financial aid and payment plans available.
The Evanston Art Center’s leadership team includes President & CEO Paula Danoff; Director of IT & Administration Larry Boswell; Director of Education Ellie Hazlett; Director of Development & Exhibitions Emma Rose Gudewicz; Manager of Special Projects Katie O’Neill-Sneed; Youth Fine Arts Coordinator & Marketing Manager Catie Bryant; and Exhibitions Assistant Erica McKeehen. Members of the leadership and staff hold degrees in fields such as art, arts management, business, English, photography, and digital practices, and several have prior experience at arts organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago and One River School of Art and Design.
The Evanston Art Center began in 1929 following a gathering to discuss memorializing arts teacher Julia Ferguson and has operated in several locations since 1930, with a move into its current facility in 2015. By 2024, the Evanston Art Center had served 3,064 adult students and 2,145 youth students, presented 31 major exhibitions, and represented 450 total artists, with its fifth Curatorial Fellowship underway. From September 2023 to August 2024, the Evanston Art Center collaborated with 39 community partners and served 1,470 outreach students, and its Curatorial Fellowship encourages BIPOC curators to create exhibits that build ties to historically underrepresented groups and introduce new curatorial and artistic perspectives.
Last updated January 9, 2026.
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