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Archives for November 2010

November 9, 2010 ::

UG Awarded Motorola Foundation Grant for Female-focused Gaming Program

ArtsEd Digest - Chicago's Urban Gateways has received more than $30,000 as part of the Innovation Generation grant program from the Motorola Foundation. 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 Full Article >>>


November 4, 2010 ::

Guthman Fund Supports UG Community Journalism Program

The Leo S. Guthman Fund has awarded a $25,000 grant to Urban Gateways to support a Digital Audio/Community Journalism Program in a South Side Chicago neighborhood.

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November 4, 2010 ::

UG Student Murals Traveling the Country

Two murals created by sixth graders at Locke Elementary School during an Urban Gateways artist residency are currently traveling across the country as part of the touring exhibit Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan.

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