Homegrown Artists
The Arts are Growing in Evanston!
Some of the best Evanston artists are at the Farmers' Market
Homegrown Artists began in 2005 as a showcase for Evanston artists and their work at the busy and thriving downtown Farmers' Market. In order to avoid competition with the existing art fairs, participation is limited to Evanston residents, employees of Evanston businesses and participants at Evanston studios and galleries. The artists sell their own work.
The Downtown Farmers' Market runs Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Homegrown Artists displayed and sold their artwork on six consecutive Saturdays in 2011, from July 9 through August 13. Check this page in Spring 2012 for an updated schedule.
Homegrown Artists will display and sell their artwork at the Holiday Bazaar from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2011. the Bazaar will be held at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston. For more info., please call 847-448-8138.
Click here>>> for a Homegrown Artist Holiday Bazaar Application
Background
In 2005, a survey funded by the Illinois Arts Council and the Evanston Community Foundation determined that Evanston has ten times the national average of artists living and working here. Ten times! In addition, seventy-five percent of them support themselves with their art and in the year of the survey, artists generated $25 million in the Evanston economy.
In 2008, the City Council approved legislation to make Homegrown Artists a permanent part of the Farmers' Market.