Evanston Made Studio Tour Group Show
Oct
6
to Oct 8

Evanston Made Studio Tour Group Show

Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour on Saturday, October 7, 12-5p

This is a fantastic event to meet artists in their studio, learn about their practice and start your Evanston Art Collection! Evanston Made's 9th Annual Studio Tour is a self--guided tour of studios throughout Evanston. The Studio Tour Map is available at artist studios, online at evanstonmade.org and at 1100 Florence Gallery, during the pop up exhibit. 

Artist Studios are open Saturday, October 7, 12-5p. Click here to RSVP to the Studio Tour and receive a list of participating artist studios and event updates!

Pop Up Exhibit 

Studio Tour participants will exhibit their art at 1100 Florence Gallery, Oct. 6-8. Join us Friday, October 6, 5-8p, for an opening reception and to pick up copies of the Studio Tour Map. This pop up exhibit is on display 10/6 - 10/8. Click here to RSVP to attend the opening reception. 

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First Saturday Evanston Art Events • Sept. 2
Sep
2
9:00 AM09:00

First Saturday Evanston Art Events • Sept. 2

Evanston Made hosts First Saturday Evanston Art Events, a self-guided exploration of Evanston’s Creative Community, featuring art on display at venues across Evanston.  Shop for handmade goods, meet small business owners, enjoy a delicious meal, learn to sketch and make ART Friends!

Join us Saturday, September 2, check for times per location in Evanston. Google Map at evanstonmade.org.

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More Idols Than Realities: Paintings by Paul Wear
Sep
1
to Sep 24

More Idols Than Realities: Paintings by Paul Wear

More Idols Than Realities: Paintings by Paul Wear on display Sept 1 - 24, 2023 at 1100 Florence Gallery. Opening party, Saturday, Sept. 2, 5-8p

1100 Florence Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201. Gallery Hours; Friday 5-8p, Sat & Sun 12-5p. Viewings by appointment, call 847-544-8205

Photo of Paul in the studio by Joerg Metzner

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Jul
1
to Jul 30

Photo Exhibit: Remission

1100 Florence Gallery presents Remission, a photography exhibit by Christine Huck

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 1, 5-8p

Artist Talk: Sunday, July 9, 3-5p. The Artist talk will be facilitated by Barbara Diener, Collection Manager and Research Assistant in the department of Photography and Media at the Art Institute of Chicago. RSVP here.

Closing Reception: Sunday, July 30, 3-5p

Exhibition Statement

In February of 2022, Christine Huck was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  Christine's treatment included chemotherapy every other week from March through August. In April of that year, following her fourth treatment, she was told she was in remission after a PET scan, and continued the subsequent eight treatments as directed by her care team. This body of work, titled Remission, explores her perspective from the time of diagnosis through treatment and into remission. It contains imagery and text related to her everyday experience while in medical care over this period of time, including after she returned to work in mid-September. 

Since 2013, Christine had sponsored Lizbeth, an Ecuadorian child through Children International. Lizbeth died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 18 in February of 2022, the same month Christine was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s. All artist profits for this exhibition will go to Lizbeth's family.


Christine Huck graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 2003, with a BFA in painting. She also received an MFA in 2009 from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Visual Studies, with a focus in photography, sculpture, and painting. Her primary focus as of late is photography, and she shares much of her work on easily accessible platforms such as Instagram in order to reach audiences both inside and outside of formal art venues.

Summer Gallery Hours; Saturday 12-5p, Sunday 12-5p

Private viewings available, (847)544-8205 or 1100florencegallery[at]gmail.com

1100 Florence Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202

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Program: Personality Crash: The Intersection of Art and Science in PD
Apr
15
10:00 AM10:00

Program: Personality Crash: The Intersection of Art and Science in PD

Join Artist and caregiver, Safi Alia Shabaik, as she shares her father’s end-of-life journey with Parkinson’s disease, dementia and sundowner's syndrome. Saturday, April 15, 10a

On Saturday, April 15, there will be an afternoon of special programming titled Personality Crash: The Intersection of Art and Science in PD,” featuring a presentation by Shabaik and moderated conversations on topics including PD and creativity, family caregiving, patient advocacy, end-of-life care, and dying with dignity. The webinar program, which begins at 10:30 a.m., will be live-streamed, and following the event, the public is invited to visit the gallery in person from 1 – 5 p.m. for an artist meet and greet. The exhibition runs through April 30. 

Click here to register.

Check-in starts at 10 a.m.
Live Stream starts at 10:30 a.m.
View Exhibit and Chat with the Artist from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join Artist and caregiver, Safi Alia Shabaik, as she shares her father’s end-of-life journey with Parkinson’s disease, dementia and sundowner's syndrome. This event will also include conversations with experts and people living with Parkinson’s on topics such as family caregiving, creativity and Parkinson’s, end-of-life care, and dignified death.

The images in this exhibit and the program discussion may generate a wide variety of reactions and emotions. It is one family’s journey and does not reflect everyone’s experience. Our goal is to bring awareness and understanding, through art and storytelling, to topics that may not always be discussed.

There is no charge to attend, but registration is required.

This event is part of the Artist’s exhibit that includes photographs, audio recordings and objects documenting her father’s end-of-life journey with Parkinson’s, dementia and sundowner's syndrome. The exhibit opens on Saturday, April 1 at 3 p.m. and continues through April 30 at 1100 Florence Gallery in Evanston.

Gallery Hours: Wednesdays & Fridays 5-8 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 12-5 p.m. Private viewings at 1100florencegallery[at]gmail.com

Review by Jonathan Blaustein in The New York Times of SAFI ALIA SHABAIK's body of work photographing the end of her father's life. Click here to read.

This powerful work is on exhibit this April, at 1100 Florence Gallery in Evanston during Parkinsons Awareness Month 

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Parkinson’s Foundation.

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Workshop: What A Relief: Simple Relief Printmaking with Jamie Thome
Feb
18
1:00 PM13:00

Workshop: What A Relief: Simple Relief Printmaking with Jamie Thome

What A Relief: Simple Relief Printmaking Workshop with Jamie Thome

Make your own relief prints using simple styrofoam blocks, a ballpoint pen, and your imagination! We will explore basic relief printmaking during this two hour session, and you'll take home an edition of your very own block prints. All materials provided.  Hosted at 1100 Florence Gallery, Saturday, Feb 18, 1-3p, $25/each, tickets here

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