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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

A person tilts down an orange bucket filled with candy for a child wearing a lion costume to reach.

Bloomers, ‘90s punk and wigs, Oh My!: Noyes Cultural Arts Center hosts Costume Swap and Showcase

October 2, 2022

A mannequin sported a vintage dress embroidered with spiderwebs and a multicolor argyle cardigan. Hanging next to a nearby Princess Anna dress, a custom “Hellfire Club” t-shirt with iron-on patches,...

A woman leans over a yellow table to touch a framed artwork.

Art finds a new home: Art Swap provides space for community to exchange art

October 2, 2022

Holly Walters and her mother Shirley Swift don’t necessarily consider themselves professional artists — but on Saturday, Walters’s canvas, glossed in resin and covered with swirls of glistening blue...

A large hallway with art hung up on the wall

‘It’s enlightening’: Noyes Cultural Arts Center hosts spoken word open mic for local artists

October 2, 2022

Weinberg freshman Cathy Apolot confidently stepped up to the stage — a small makeshift lectern in front of a few seats filled with attendees — and began to proudly recite her poem off of her iPhone.  Apolot...

A brown mixed-media sculpture sits on a pedestal in a gallery.

New Noyes Cultural Arts Center installation ‘Areito’ explores Caribbean cultural practices and folkloric traditions

April 12, 2022

More than 20 years after leaving Evanston, Miami-born and based Yanira Collado is returning and reconnecting with the city. The artist has returned with “Areito: Allusions of Sacred Geometry and Diaspora,”...

A close up photo of Maggie Weiss’ quilt, showing quilted portraits of faces and a large sun featuring words such as “play” and “sing.”

Community-centered quilt to become permanent addition to Noyes Cultural Arts Center

April 4, 2022

Evanston youth visiting the Noyes Cultural Arts Center can see themselves portrayed in fabric images they helped create. Becoming one of the few permanent pieces at the center, the hand-crafted quilt...

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