City of Evanston Arts Council met Sept. 16
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. CALL TO ORDER/DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approval of the July 15, 2025, Arts Council Meeting Minutes
4. SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS
A. The Evanston Arts Council is requested to consider Jules Williams’ proposal for Special Project Grant funding. The requester is seeking $1,500 to create a 15-minute short film called “Yves et Yvette”. Yves et Yvette is a dark romantic experimental horror story exploring such themes as love, blackness, queerness, adolescence, spirituality, haunting, pain, healing, and the breaking of generational curses.
Remaining Special Project’s Budget
Special Project Grants Amount Allocated as of September 2025
Music Theater Works $ 1,400.00
Unseen Roots $ 2,000.00
Christine Mando $ 2,000.00
Carolyn O’Brien $ 2,000.00
Dsign Evanston $ 2,000.00
First Congregational Church $ 2,000.00
Kirsten Hedegaard $ 2,000.00
Total $ 13,400.00
15,000
Amount Remaining $1,600.00
5. DISCUSSION
A. Special Grant and Cultural Fund Grant Planning for 2026
B. A Bright Night for the Arts Preparation
Possible Dates
• Wednesday Nov 12
• Thursday Nov 13
• Monday November 17
• Wednesday Nov 19
C. Gallery Selection Committee: Arts Council Member Requested
The committee will meet in August/September 2026. More Information:
https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/parks-andrecreation-department/facilities/noyes-cultural-arts-center/the-noyesart-gallery/noyes-gallery-selection-committee
D. Project Update – Juelle
6. PUBLIC ART
A. ‘Attached’ by Janet Austin: donation offer.
B. Public Art archive on the EAC Google Drive
Public Art Balance
Modern Metals $ 900.00 Paid Shorebird
Modern Metals $ 4,500.00 Paid The Conversation
CSI $ 6,000.00 Pending Sculpture Renewal
Placque $ 500.00 pending Sea of the Ear Sculpture
C. Foster/Maple gateway mural.
D. Public Art at the Civic Center update
E. 2025 Maintenance Projects Update
• Maintenance: Ruth Ann Frazier’s Eco-Center piece Shore Bird.
• Maintenance: oil and wax of The Conversation.
• Maintenance: The Sea of the Ear by Takashi Soga. Plaque.
F. Thank You to James, Public Art Working Group chair transition, and some parting thoughts
7. CONSIDERATION
8. COMMUNICATIONS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
10. ADJOURNMENT
https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/429902/?printPdf=true
