Norah Diedrich

Evanston Art Center executive director leaves for position at Newport Art Museum

April 2, 2015

The former executive director of the Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan Road, has been appointed the new executive director of the Newport Art Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, the museum announced Wednesday. Norah...

Evanston Art Center breaks ground at new location

February 27, 2015

After three years of fundraising and searching for a location, the Evanston Art Center board broke ground Thursday at its new location at 1717 Central St. Builders from The Dobbins Group, the architecture...

Aldermen vote to let art center stay in Harley Clarke Mansion until May

December 3, 2014

Aldermen voted Monday to recommend to City Council extending the Evanston Art Center's lease of the Harley Clarke Mansion, allowing it to stay an extra four months until the end of May 2015. In...

Evanston Art Center finalizes purchase of new location

November 4, 2014

Following three years of searching and planning, the Evanston Art Center closed a deal Monday on the purchase of a new location. The art center bought the building on 1717 Central St. for $2 million,...

Art center retracts request for $500K loan from city

September 26, 2014

The Evanston Art Center withdrew its request Thursday for a $500,000 loan from the city to help fund its move to a new building. The center has obtained the money it needed from another source, city...

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