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Current Cultural Arts Initiatives

Noyes Gallery ExhibitionsEvanston Arts Council

Arts & Business Committee Community Relations Committee Public Art Committee

Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival

Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival

Summer Arts Camps

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Starlight Concert Series & Starlight Movie Series

Partnerships with Community

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Noyes Gallery ExhibitionsThe Cultural Arts Division host a dozen exhibitions at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center each year, showcasing both emerging and established artists from the region and beyond.

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Evanston Arts Council

Arts & Business CommitteeBackStage Evanston performance art preview Art Under Glass storefront windows coming to Howard StreetLeadership Award provides recognition and encouragement for businesses that support the arts

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Evanston Arts Council

Community Relations CommitteeEvanstonArtsBuzz.com: online calendar of Evanston cultural events

Cultural Fund Grant Program provides small grants to Evanston arts organizations

Quarterly Cultural Connections Lunches

Student Arts Gallery planned for Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center

Arts & Humanities Month in October

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Public Art CommitteePercent for Art project in Washington National TIF #4 district

Community mural project proposals

Bringing public art bike racks to Evanston?

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Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival27th annual festival celebrating diverse cultures takes place July 21-22, 2012 in Dawes Park

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Evanston Lakeshore Arts Festival40th annual fine arts festival August 4-5 in Dawes Park

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Summer Arts Camps16 thematic camp offerings serving 400 area children June 11 through August 31

Camps located at Noyes Cultural Arts Center and Orrington School

Thematic camps also offered during spring and winter breaks

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Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Three mainstage productions

Three reading series presentations

Two summer camps

Two summer concerts

Summer kids matinee series

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Starlight Concert Series

16 concerts in 6 park locations. June 14 through August 21.

Starlight Concerts and Movies

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StarlightStarlight Movie Series

8 movies in 7 park locations. August 8 through September 8.

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Shakespeare in the Park by Muse of Fire

Citizens’ Greener Evanston Green Arts Showcase

Faces of Evanston Photo and Video Contest Reception

Art Encounter Intergenerational Exhibition

and more…

Partnerships with Community