PLEASE NOTE: The information below is for our fall 2024 season, which is now complete. Check back for details on our next season of Night Visions coming in spring of 2025.
Adaptation by Melanie Deal
Night Visions Fall 2024
When: Thursdays, 7:00–8:30 pm, October 24 and November 21, 2024
Where: Artist studios in Evanston; addresses provided prior to programs
Member Price: $25 per session
Non-Member Price: $30 per session
Flexible pricing is available for anyone who inquires. Please email sarah@artencounter.org for our “pay what you can” registration form.
Night Visions is back this fall with two new sessions! Treat yourself to an adventurous evening with program leader Sarah Packer as we meet exceptional Evanston artists in their homes and studios to explore their work, discover their artistic journeys, and view demonstrations of their craft. Join us this October and November to meet Ren Picco-Freeman, a dance and fine art photographer, and Melanie Deal, a mixed media collage artist.
Ren Picco-Freeman, Dance and Fine Art Photographer
(original date was October 21, 2024)
Join us for a fascinating fall evening in the lovely Evanston home of dance and fine art photographer Ren Picco-Freeman. Discover Ren’s unique perspective while we learn about the special techniques she uses to capture the human body in motion and the beautiful feats of ephemeral athleticism that inspire her work. While Ren shares her artistic vision, we’ll see how she creates a range of emotionally evocative photographs: from joyful, colorful, gravity-defying dancers to black and white images of soulful, dark figures in urban settings. Ren will also discuss her rising career, including her work as the in-house photographer for Moonwater Dance Project and her photo that was chosen as the Chicago Reader’s June 27th cover.
PLEASE NOTE: REN PICCO-FREEMAN PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
Artist Ren Picco-Freeman at work
Photography by Ren Picco-Freeman
Melanie Deal, Mixed Media Collage Artist
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Gather in the charming Evanston apartment and home studio of artist Melanie Deal for a delightful evening exploring the art of paper and mixed media collage. Using a precise process and a keen eye for pattern and structure, Melanie creates visually-stimulating and intricately-made pieces of art. We’ll hear how her career in publishing gave her access to a wide variety of printed materials, influencing not only her choice of medium but also the themes that inspire her subject matter. Hidden within the organized patterns of shape and color, we’ll discover the humor, wit, and nostalgic references that harken to her childhood love of comics, paper dolls, and pop culture. At the end of the evening, Melanie will explain and demonstrate her process for planning and implementing the designs for her highly-unique collages. This program is located on the second floor of a walk-up apartment building.
Melanie is an artist/member of Evanston Made, a partner organization of Art Encounter.
Artist Melanie Deal and her work
Mixed Media Collage by Melanie Deal