Reinventing the Confessional is a Success
On July 30 Urban Gateways and School of the Art Institute hosted Reinventing the Confessional, a screening featuring fourteen short films created by Chicago high school students. During this 3-week intensive literary and media workshop, as part of Urban Gateways Art Options program, students explored the ideas of gender roles, sex & labor in society as inspiration for their films. See more student films>>
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UG Remembers Founder Dorothy Runner
It is with profound sadness that we send word of passing of Dorothy Runner, one of Urban Gateways' founding mothers. She will be missed by all, but her legacy lives on in the work we do everyday. Read Article >>
CALLING ALL URBAN GATEWAYS ALUMNI!
Share your UG memories!
Urban Gateways is turning 50 in 2011! In light of this momentous milestone, we are gathering stories from former UG students, artists, teachers, donors, supporters, staff and more. We want to know about your experiences with UG and how it impacted you. It's just a quick, online form.
Please help us celebrate UG by sharing your memories>>
UG Awarded Motorola Foundation Grant for Female Gaming Program
Urban Gateways has received more than $30,000 as part of the Innovation Generation grant program from the Motorola Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Inc. Through the grant, Urban Gateways will launch the program Girls Got Game, in which 125 female middle school students in the Chicago-area will design and build a fully-operational PC- based computer game. Read Press Release>>
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