Evanston Art Center- Since its inception in 1929, the Evanston Art Center (EAC) has been a major force in bringing people, art, and ideas together. One of the oldest and largest visual art centers in Illinois, the Evanston Art Center is dedicated to making the visual arts an integral and accessible part of the lives of the diverse audiences in Evanston, Chicago, and the surrounding communities. The Art Center fulfills this mission through an extensive offering of visual arts classes, public lectures, changing exhibitions, youth outreach activities , and publications, all of which are designed to engage and enrich the individual and the community.