Evanston artist Julie Cowan said her most recent exhibit embraces a simpler purpose of art: beauty. “I’m very interested in art offering people some kind of respite into beauty,” Cowan said. “I...

Dozens of community members gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to Bookends & Beginnings’ beloved Bookman’s Alley location.  The bookstore will begin relocating to 1620 Orrington Ave. on Saturday,...

“Cutting-edge,” “dynamic” and “contemporary” are not generally words associated with Evanston’s art scene, said Lisa Degliantoni, the executive director of Evanston Made. She said outsiders...

Two children walk into the Alley Gallery, charts in hand, eager to find the four-inch tall “Where’s Waldo?” figure. One boy peeks behind paintings stacked against the wall as his sibling and mom...

Alley Gallery is a custom framing business established in 1985 by Chris Molloy. Besides framing, the shop sells posters, exhibits local artists’ works and even houses a pet parrot. Until recently, Alley...