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"Art is Business

"Visions of our 44th President" is a collection of work complied from 44 prominent Black artists to commemorate the first Black president, President Barack Obama. The exhibit is now open at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and will run until September 14, 2013.

Soulworks: Virtual Celebration

https://www.evanstonartcenter.org/exhibitions/soulworks

Virtual Celebration: Thursday, June 18 from 6-8pm 

(see below for the full recording of the event)

Curator Fran Joy, and Rose Cannon

SOULWORKS COMES TO THE EVANSTON ART CENTER!

June 15 - July 5, 2020

Rose Cannon of Cannon Fine Art in collaboration with Artist and Curator, Fran Joy, is bringing ‘Soulworks’, a collection of art by artists of color, both renowned and emerging, to the Evanston Art Center. The group show includes Black American, Creole, African, Caribbean, and Japanese artists, exhibiting an eclectic and exciting array of artwork, which includes original oil and acrylic pieces on canvas and wood, framed giclee prints of watercolor, digital prints, carved wood, and banana tree leaves, and functional designer wood screens. 

The purpose of the art show is to showcase inclusion, diversity, and equity with artists of color in the creative world. 

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Alpha M. Bruton, Baz Cumberbatch, Michel Delgado, David Anthony Geary, Myah Grinnell, Tadaaki Hatta, Fran Joy, David Johnson Niari, William Kwamena-Poh, Suanne Rayner, Debra Salter, and Jevoid Simmons

Learn more about the participating artists.

Learn more about the curators.

View installation images.

Virtual Celebration Recording:

GALLERY HOURS & VISITOR INFORMATION FOR COVID 19 PHASE 3 GUIDELINES

This exhibition will be held in the First Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). When arriving at the EAC during our Gallery Hours, please wait outside and call us at (847) 475-5300 for entry. All visitors are required to wear masks and take their temperature upon entry using provided gloves, and share results with an EAC staff member. Please adhere to 6' social distancing requirements when in the gallery space. 

Gallery Hours

Monday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday: 12 pm - 4 pm

HOW TO PURCHASE ARTWORK

If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact Cara Feeney, Director of Exhibitions, at cfeeney@evanstonartcenter.org(link sends e-mail) or (847) 475-5300 x 107.

Top Image: Michel Delgado, Confused Circus, 2018

Date: 

Monday, June 15, 2020 - 9:00am to Sunday, July 5, 2020 - 4:00pm

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