When you are in close proximity to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and other major public and private collections, your holdings must be unique, offer the community singular experiences in the visual arts, and be used pedagogically. The Block Gallery has no exhibitions scheduled for summer 1997. From June 23 through Aug. 15, the Gallery will host 30 high school students from Evanston for Artskills '97, an Evanston Arts Council art apprenticeship and job training program in the visual arts. The eight-week project, now entering its third year, is sponsored in part by the Summer Youth Employment Program of Evanston, the City of Evanston Recreation Department, the Block Gallery and a generous grant from the Chicago Community Trust. The Block Gallery is located at 1967 S. Campus Drive on the Arts Circle of the Evanston campus.
Facilities are accessible to the disabled.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is free to the Gallery and outdoor sculpture garden.