Evanston

The Evanston Community Associates of The Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1973 and includes members from Evanston, Skokie, Chicago, and other North Shore suburbs. Currently there are 75 members.

The Evanston chapter promotes membership in the Art Institute of Chicago and provides insight to a variety of the visual arts. Educational programs at the Art Institute, tours of local and regional cultural institutions, and views of private collections are frequently featured on the group's calendar of events. All programs are coordinated through the Art Institute.

Members reside in the following zip codes: 60201, 60202, 60091, 60643, 60062, 60203, 60093, 60025, 60077, and 60118.

Unless otherwise noted, programs are for Community Associates members only.

(G) Program is for Community Associates members and their guests. 
(M) Program is for Community Associates members only.

For more information, e-mail CAcoordinator@artic.edu.

Upcoming Programs
2013-2014
 

Day Trip: Women of Influence and Inspiring Beauty—50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair (G)
September 10, 2013

Docent-led tour at the Chicago Architecture Foundation and self-guided tour at the the Chicago History Museum
Graceland Cemetery and Chicago History Museum

Day Trip: Powhatan Apartments and Logan Center
October 8, 2013

Tour of University of Chicago
Lunch: Hyde Park

Artist Lecture: Body of Work (G)
November 4, 2013

Nick Cave, artist
Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute

Film Screening: Bigger than Life (G)
December 1, 2013

Ron Falzone, film critic
Film screening and discussion

Day Trip: Art and Appetite—American Painting, Culture, and Cuisine (G)
January 7, 2014

Annie Morse, Art Institute

Performance: Contemporary Choreographers (G)
February 20, 2014

Joffrey Ballet

Day Trip: Modern and Contemporary Prints (G)
March 11, 2014

Margaret Farr, Art Institute
Art Institute and Anchor Graphics

Art and Music Seminar: Spain in the Golden Age—Art and Music at a Cultural Crossroads (G)
April 8, 2014 

Jeff Nigro, Art Institute
Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute

Day Trip: Bronzeville (G)
May 7, 2014

Tour

Day Trip: 900 North, Ragdale, and Private Art Collection (G)
June 10, 2014

Lake Forest