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

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

The Daily Northwestern

Paintings hung on walls of a studio.

Chicago artist Susan Cua integrates Asian heritage into her art

November 15, 2021

In Manila, 11-year-old Susan Cua crafted a “The Merchant of Venice” drawing for her elementary school art exhibit. After years of art shows and open houses, Cua said she’d never thought she’d...

A brown vase with chains on it sits on a table. The vase has green spots.

Ceramics inspire creativity and businesses for NU students

November 8, 2021

A&E This past summer, Weinberg sophomore Jane Clarke started crafting pottery at the Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. Today, she continues to engage with pottery on campus at ARTica Studios.  Clarke...

Cherie Lockett sits surrounded by 14 pieces of her pottery, holding an orange ceramic mask of a cat that she created.

Evanston potter Cherie Lockett crafts historically inspired ceramics

November 3, 2021

When Cherie Lockett throws wet clay on a wheel, she thinks of it as meditation — putting her entire mind and body into shaping each piece. “Centering (the pottery) requires a really cool vibe —...

A photo of Indira Freitas Johnson.

Evanston-based sculpturist Indira Freitas Johnson centers community in her art, draws on Indian influences

October 25, 2021

For Evanston-based sculpture artist Indira Freitas Johnson, art and nonviolence have always been intertwined.  Growing up in Mumbai, she was influenced by her parents’ work. Her mother started a...

A pencil drawing of a Kenyan woman. She wears colorful beads around her neck and a colorful headband, but the rest of the drawing is black and white. Her hand sits in front of her mouth holding a stick.

Evanston Made to showcase local artists in annual art exhibit

May 25, 2021

Evanston Made’s Annual Members Group Show is returning in-person this year, featuring over 175 contemporary art pieces, according to the organization’s website. The in-person exhibit will take place...

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