Evanston Art Center
Janet Trierweiler is a dedicated fine artist and educator with extensive experience in teaching and creating art. Currently serving as a Faculty Artist at the Evanston Art Center since January 2009, Janet teaches various painting courses, including Beginning Acrylic Painting and Multi-Level Abstract Painting Studio. Since September 2019, Janet has also been a Faculty Artist at the North Shore Art League and has provided private and group art classes since January 2012. With a rich artistic background dating back to 1989, Janet’s work explores themes of artistic and spiritual growth, reflecting the interplay between material and immaterial aspects of life. Previous teaching roles include Lead Teacher at the Chicago Waldorf School from April 2014 to June 2017. Janet holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting & Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Feng Shui Design certificate from the New York Institute of Art & Design.
Evanston Art Center
Founded in 1929, the Evanston Art Center has become one of the largest community art centers in Illinois and a leading provider of quality arts education and community outreach. Created through the efforts of 20 civic organizations, from 1929 to 1943 the Art Center was housed in the basement of the old Evanston Library. In 1942, the Art Center was incorporated as a nonprofit. Since 1966, the Art Center has lived and grown in in the Harley Clarke House on the shores of Lake Michigan. In May 2015, the Evanston Art Center is officially moving to its new home at 1717 Central Street. The new location allows the Art Center to expand beyond the visual arts and additionally offer programming in culinary and language arts, design, digital fabrication, film, movement, music, performance and more. At its new home, the Evanston Art Center will serve more people in more ways, offering a variety of services to a diverse community.