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Florence Avenue Block Party

  • 1100 Florence Gallery 1100 Florence Avenue Evanston, IL, 60202 United States (map)
Florence Avenue Evanston Block Party

Explore the West Village Arts District and tour its heart, Florence Avenue!

Florence Avenue will be closed from Crain to Greenleaf, 12-6p, Saturday, Sept. 5, as part of Evanston Made's First Saturday Evanston Art Events. Click here for citywide event listings.

Explore the heart of the West Village Arts District, Florence Avenue! See art, buy art, make art! Free and open to the public, masks and social distancing required! Click here to RSVP.

  • Snap:Collab. Alice George and some of her Four Hands Collaboration group will be on hand to share their love for quick collaboration. Easy—but intriguing—assignments will be available for pairs of adventurous folks wanting to create something over the course of 20 minutes. 1123 Florence Ave.

  • Beth Adler Print Sale, 1125 Florence Ave. 

  • Ben Blount Print Sale, 1123 Florence Ave.

  • Janis Post Painting Sale

  • Melissa Blount Fiber Art, 1129 Florence Ave.

  • Black Lives Matter Merchandise Sale, MAKE, 1123 Florence Ave.

  • Mardy Sears Ceramics Sale

  • Baz Cumberbatch Maui Art Sale, 2:30-6p

  • Retro*Fit Evanston DIY Sustainable Fashion Sale 

  • Artists Book House presents: Everything on Wheels by Regin Igloria.These interactive stations house a variety of handmade books intended to create dialogue with passersby. Responses to the question prompts are anonymous and encourage continuous discussion by and for the public. Designed by North Branch Projects, the books on display are handbound and the pedestals are made using refurbished and recycled materials. See more work at reginigloria.net. 

  • Dave Ford Truck Drawings at 1100 Florence Gallery, Sidewalk Gallery, 1100 Florence Ave. 

  • Destiny Wesley fashion for good by The Ready Generation, thereadygeneration.org

  • Porch Concert by "Can't Let Go", 1102 Florence Ave., 3-6p

  • Urban Sketching Workshop with Shruti Vijay, 1123 Florence Ave., 1p, Click here for tickets

  • Amanda Evanston's Garage Mural Starring Abraham the Dog, Dempster & Florence

This event is free and open to the public! Family Friend!y!

Earlier Event: August 1
Exhibit: Truck Drawings by Dave Ford
Later Event: October 3
Exhibit: Julie Cowan: Lithographs