Urban Gateways Artists
Artists of Urban Gateways
Urban Gateways calls on the creative expertise of well-trained, professional artists to engage participants in high quality artistic journeys. Urban Gateways' roster artists embrace a wide range of cultural and stylistic traditions and offer instruction and expertise in multiple arts disciplines.
Artists bring unique perspectives and skills to the learning process that catalyze young people's development and appreciation for the arts.
Dance
- Amaniyea Payne
- Ayodele
- BAM!
- Barbara Silverman
- DanceWorks Chicago
- Don Jackson
- Elements Contemporary Ballet
- Elisa Foshay
- Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater
- Jamaican Ensemble
- Leida "Lady Sol" Villegas
- Lin Shook
- Margot Toppen
- Ming-Yan Davis & Olinda Chang
- Montserrat Alsina
- Nahui Ollin
- Riley Wimes Jr.
- Salvador Cisneros
- Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre
- Soli Performing Arts Company
- Swingin Through History
- Tarima Son
- Vershawn Sanders
- Zineb Chraibi
Literary
Media
Music
- Amy Lowe
- Ayodele
- Barbara Silverman
- Carol Weston
- Don Jackson
- Edgar Gabriel’s StringFusion
- Jamaican Ensemble
- John Knecht
- Keith Baumann and The Hard Times Bluegrass Band
- Kevin Brown
- Lubriphonic
- Michael Riendau
- Michael Taylor
- Mike Dangeroux
- Motown Alive!
- Nahui Ollin
- Nelson Sosa
- Pulse Beat Music
- Sisai
- Soli Performing Arts Company
- Tarima Son
- The Chamber Brass Players Quintet
- The Ralph Wilder Orchestra
- Third Coast Percussion
- Tom Sharpe
Theatre
- Ashley Winston
- Chicago Improv Festival Productions
- Filament Theatre Ensemble
- Gina Stebbins
- Hot Silk Productions
- Jennifer Green
- Jenny Avery
- Maia Morgan
- Mark Nichols
- Nikki Zaleski
- Oak Park Festival Theatre
- Roots Theatre Ensemble
- Sarah Charipar
- Scott Ferguson
- The Puppet Place
- The Spellbinder
- Walter King Jr.
Visual Arts
- Baltazar Castillo
- Diana Stezalski
- Dominique Enriquez
- Erin Foley
- Gamaliel Ramirez
- James "Casper" Jankowiak
- Jeff Abbey Maldonado
- Judy Petacque
- Karen Light
- Montserrat Alsina
- Nicole Beck
- Sonja Henderson
- Victoria Kowalczyk