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Illinois Creative Recovery (B2B Arts) Grants!

The application deadline is Wednesday, May 10! Don’t make any assumptions about your eligibility for The Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s #B2BArts program (link to program - https://dceo.illinois.gov/smallbizassistance/b2b.html). Talk to the @Arts Alliance Illinois help desk, watch helpful webinar recordings, and more at artsalliance.org/creativerecovery/.

Meet your City of Evanston, Cultural Arts Coordinator

Joyy Norris (she/her) is a native Chicago writer, creator, creative consultant, and arts programmer. She is the Cultural Arts Coordinator for the City of Evanston. Before joining the City of Evanston, she worked as a Co-Producer and Artist Facilitator with Soham Dance Space, Operations and Programs Manager with Sisters in Cinema, Programming Associate with Chicago International Film Festival, Interim Theatre and Performing Arts Program Manager with the University of Chicago’s Arts and Public Life Initiative, and Operations Manager for the Rebuild Foundation. She serves on the Advisory Board for Chicago Made Shorts and is a Committee Member with the Chicago International Film Festival Black Perspectives Committee. She received an B.A. in Cinema Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.F.A in Documentary Media from Northwestern University. In joining the City of Evanston team, Joyy is excited to support the needs of Evanston artists and the local arts community and collaborate on programs that highlight the breadth of talent and vision within the Evanston community.

Noyes Art Center

CURRENTLY

Reflections on the Holocaust, Leo Segedin exhibit is currently in the upstairs gallery.

NEXT UP ...

RAW HOPE is a collection of fiber art wall hangings largely crafted from reclaimed coffee bags, combined with bandage gauze and embroidery thread.

Opening Reception, June 2 from 4 to 7p.m.

Runs from June 2 to August 9

Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Mon-Sat and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday

For more information call, 847-448-4311.

Early Childhood Arts Camp

Want to start your favorite tot on the Arts? Sign up for Early Childhood Arts Camp at Noyes by contacting Angela Allyn at, 847-448-8263.

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

Pinqy Ring and her band are performing a FREE concert for the Evanston community at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center (1655 Foster Street Evanston, IL 60201)! She just finished her 30 concert tour of district 65 schools performing her "50 years of hiphop" program with human beatboxer Yuri Lane. This concert is for the general community to come check out what all the kids are raving about.

The show is family friendly and all ages!

For ticket information, see the link.

Community Calendar

Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market, 5/13

Umbrella Arts Festival, 5/13

Evanston Arts & Craft Beverage Crawl, 5/18

Celebrating 50 Years of HipHop, 5/28

Arts Council Cultural Fund Grantee Announcement, Coming Soon