Evanston Art Center
Kristin August (Frownfelter) is an experienced art educator and ceramic artist with a robust career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as an Art Teacher at the Evanston Art Center and the Lillstreet Art Center since 2015, Kristin has also worked as a Teaching Artist with ArtReach at Lillstreet since 2011, where efforts include monthly clay projects for members of Gilda's Club. Additional teaching roles have included long-term substitutes at Leyden High School District 212 and Highland Park High School, as well as various elementary schools and educational institutions. Kristin holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, complemented by an IL certification for K-12 education. As a ceramic artist, Kristin specializes in sculptural and functional ceramics and maintains an independent practice since 2004.
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.