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

The Daily Northwestern


Cultural arts coordinator Jennifer Lasik, right, talks at an Evanston Arts Council meeting in 2014. The Council awarded funding to 21 groups on Wednesday.

Evanston Arts Council announces 2020 Cultural Fund Grant recipients

October 21, 2020

The Evanston Arts Council announced its recipients of the 2020 Cultural Fund Grants on Wednesday. The program directs money from the city’s general fund to support a variety of art organizations across...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) at a City Council meeting. Council discussed possible changes to the city’s amusement tax.

City Council discusses potential amusement tax changes

January 28, 2020

City Council discussed possible changes — including removing the nonprofit exemption or establishing a seat-number minimum — to the amusement tax, a tax on entertainment events. Aldermen also...

Architect Andy Tinucci walks the Evanston Arts Council through his design for the new Robert Crown Community Center. Tinucci will negotiate with artist Marc Fornes on a lower-cost piece.

Arts Council confirms artist for Robert Crown installation

January 16, 2019

The Evanston Arts Council voted Tuesday to select internationally recognized artist Marc Fornes for a public art installation in the Robert Crown Community Center. Fornes, an internationally known sculptor,...

Cultural arts coordinator Jennifer Lasik, right, talks at an Evanston Arts Council meeting in 2014. The Council awarded funding to 21 groups on Wednesday.

Evanston Arts Council announces cultural fund grant awardees

May 31, 2018

The Evanston Arts Council awarded grants to 12 recipients Friday as part of the 2018-19 cycle of its Cultural Fund Grant Program. According to a Friday news release from the Arts Council, the program’s...

Architect Andy Tinucci walks the Evanston Arts Council through his design for the new Robert Crown Community Center. The council met Tuesday to discuss potential public art displays in the future building.

Evanston Arts Council evaluates plans for Robert Crown Center

April 11, 2018

The Evanston Arts Council discussed plans for public art displays at the new Robert Crown Community Center development during a meeting in the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Tuesday. Engineering...

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