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HOME GROWN ARTISTS
The Arts are Growing in Evanston
Come see the best of Evanston's artists at the Farmers' Market
Home Grown Artists began in 2005 as a showcase for Evanston artists and their work at the busy and thriving Farmers' Market. In order to avoid competition with the existing artists fairs, participation is limited to Evanston residents, employees of Evanston businesses and participants at Evanston studios and galleries. The artists sell their own work.
In 2005 a survey funded by the Illinois Arts Council and the Evanston Community Foundation determined that Evanston has ten times the national average of artists living and working here. Ten times! 75% of them support themselves with their art. And in the year of the survey, artists generated $25 million in the Evanston economy.
In 2008, the City Council approved legislation to make Home Grown Artists a permanent part of the Farmers Market.
The Farmers' Market is located at University Place between Railroad and Maple Avenues, north of the municipal garage that serves the Century movie theaters at Church and Maple. It is one block south of Emerson Street/Golf Road and east of Green Bay Road and Ridge Avenue. The hours are Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from May 16 through November 7, 2009.
A portion of the proceeds from renting spaces is used to provide art scholarships.
The artist participation dates for summer 2009 are:
- July 25, 2009
- August 8, 2009
- August 22, 2009
- September 12, 2009
- September 26, 2009
- October 3, 2009
If you are interested in participating in the Home Grown Artist program, CLICK HERE.
For more information, please email Zollie Webb at zwebb@cityofevanston.org or call (847) 448-8138 or the main line at (847) 866-2920.
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