Evanston Art Center’s 23rd Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo – Preview Party
The Evanston Art Center is proud to present the 23rd annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo featuring one-of-a-kind pieces of work by over 160 selected artisans.
EXHIBITION: 23rd Annual Winter Arts & Crafts Expo
DATES: November 22nd – December 20th 2025
PREVIEW PARTY: Friday November 21st 6-9pm
HOURS: 9am-6pm Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am-4pm Saturdays &
Sundays (closed Thanksgiving)
The Winter Arts & Crafts Expo includes original handmade works of jewelry ceramics fiber metal glass painting photography mixed media and more. All proceeds from the Expo will benefit the ongoing exhibition education and outreach programs at the Art Center. The Winter Expo is also the perfect opportunity for families to shop for everyone on their holiday gift list.
General Shopping – November 22nd – December 20th 2025 9am-6pm Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am-4pm Saturdays & Sundays (closed Thanksgiving)
Preview Party – November 21st 6-9pm
Shop before the general public!
Tickets are $40 for early registration and $50 at the door
Silent Auction – November 21st – November 23rd closes at 4pm
Featuring artworks donated by participating Expo artists
EAC Student Expo – December 7th – December 20th
Handcrafted items made by our very own Art Center students!
The Winter Expo is free and open to the general public from November 22nd – December 20th 2025.
Upcoming Events
Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
David Epstein
Science writer and best-selling author
Megan Twohey
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Post-event reception in ETHS’s Alumni Hall, open to all.

Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It
Claude M. Steele, Ph.D.
Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, at Stanford University
Marcus Campbell, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston, IL
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection
Nicholas Epley, Ph.D.
John Templeton Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavior Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
David Brooks
Staff writer for The Atlantic and the inaugural Senior Presidential Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs
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