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April 25, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Candid Candace Blogs about Art for All Gala
Candid Candace (Candace Jordan) covered the Urban Gateways Art for All Gala extensively on her well-known society blog. The Gala took place on March 30, and Candace wrote in detail about the event's live performances and notable guests. She also covered the Gala for the Chicago Tribune on April 6.
April 11, 2012 :: Media Mentions
UG Supports New Home for Arts High School
The current Malcolm X College building will house the Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) starting in 2015. Read about it in Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Sun-Times, and ENews Park Forest.
Read more »April 9, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Candid Candace Covers UG Gala for Chicago Tribune
Candace Jordan, or Candid Candace, wrote about UG's Art for All Gala on March 30 for the Chicago Tribune. Her article focused specifically on the evening's outstanding performances and included photos of prominent guests. Read all about it here>>
April 3, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Art for All Gala Featured in Chicago Business
Shia Kapos of Crain's Chicago Business wrote about the Art for All Gala (March 30), quoting UG's Executive Director Eric Delli Bovi on what the CPS extended school day means for arts education. Kapos also featured several Urban Gateways board members in the article. Read it here!>>
April 2, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Chicagoist Features Art for All Gala
Julia Weeman covered Urban Gateways' Art for All Gala on March 30 for Chicagoist; her article highlighted the evening's lineup and UG's mission, with special praise for the Gala's featured performers, who brought a special spark to the event. Read the Chicagoist article here>>
February 15, 2012 :: Media Mentions
ArtsEd Digest Features New UG Executive Director
The February 14, 2012 issue of ArtsEd Digest, a publication of the Arts Education Partnership, featured Eric Delli Bovi's appointment as the new Executive Director of Urban Gateways. Read this issue of ArtsEd Digest here>>
February 3, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Catalyst Quotes UG Staff Member on Ingenuity Inc. Arts Ed Map
In a recent Catalyst Chicago article, Jordan LaSalle of Urban Gateways weighed in on the impact of Ingenuity Inc.'s new interactive arts education map.
Read the Catalyst article here!
Read more »January 26, 2012 :: Media Mentions
Chicago Business features Mayor Emanuel and Art for All Gala
Crain's Chicago Business featured an article about Rahm Emanuel serving as Honorary Chair for Urban Gateways' Art for All Gala on March 30, 2012. Read the article here!
April 29, 2011 :: Media Mentions
Chicago Tribune features Urban Gateways change in leadership
Julie Simpson, the executive director of Urban Gateways, a 50-year-old arts education nonprofit, has resigned her post, the organization's Board President Thomas Abrahamson announced in a letter to supporters Wednesday. Read story here >>
April 13, 2011 :: Media Mentions
NBC features Urban Gateways
NBC features Urban Gateways and Ella Jenkins at a recent visit to Murray Language Academy. See how Urban Gateways has evolved over the years and continues to make an impact in the lives of Chicago youth today. Click here to watch the video>>
April 4, 2011 :: Media Mentions
Urban Gateways gala performers featured in CRAINS Chicago
The 400-plus attendees at Friday night's Urban Gateways gala saw firsthand the fruits of the organization's 50 years of labor when pianist Reginald Robinson and trumpeter Orbert Davis performed on stage at Venue One on Randolph Street. Read full story>>
April 4, 2011 :: Media Mentions, Urban Gateways News
Ella Jenkins and Urban Gateways featured in the New York Times
Unlike her fellow pioneers in arts and science, Ms. Ella Jenkins performs regularly, with a zeal unsurpassed by artists one-third her age. In February she released “A Life in Song” on Smithsonian Folkways Records, the same label on which she recorded her debut 55 years ago. And on Friday night she sang for her second favorite audience — adults, many of whom grew up on her records — at a gala for the 50th anniversary of Urban Gateways, the Chicago arts-education organization.
www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/us/03cncmusic.html
November 9, 2010 :: Media Mentions
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 >>>
August 11, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Dorothy Walker Runner, 1920-2010
Chicago Tribune - 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.
June 22, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Chicago Schools Pushing Big Bucks for Mentorship, Safe Passage, Culture of Calm
WBEZ - This article highlights the expected decision by the Chicago Board of Education to approve nearly 25-million dollars in federal stimulus funds for a district-wide violence prevention initiative. Urban Gateways is among the organizations to receive funding through part of this initiative known as Culture of Calm. Read Full Article>>>
March 8, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Making music, with a mission - ONLINE EXTRA
NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams - A continuation of the Making a Difference segment entitled Making music, with a mission about the national MusicianCorps program with testimonials from founder Kiff Gallagher and Chicago MusicianCorps Fellows Vernon Lloyd and Cyndy Fyke, as well as their students.
March 8, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Making music, with a mission
NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams - This news segment features MusicianCorps - the national “musical Peace Corps” that was piloted in 2009-10 in four cities nationwide including Chicago. Urban Gateways partnered with MusicianCorps to bring six fellows to Chicago and managed the program locally. The piece features Chicago MusicianCorps fellows Cyndy Fike and Vernon Lloyd, and their students.
January 11, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Chicago Tonight - MusicianCorps
WTTW's Chicago Tonight featured a segment about Musiciancorps, the new "musical Peace Corps" launched by Music National Service in four cities nationwide and being managed in Chicago by Urban Gateways. They interview Chicago MusicianCorps Fellow Vernon Lloyd and Urban Gateways Executive Director Julie Simpson. Watch Video>>
January 1, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Urban Gateways Brings an Arts International Exchange Program to Auburn Gresham
Greater A-G Devel. Corp.
Auburn Gresham had an opportunity to work alongside multiple traveling teaching artists. Grace Gachocha, Maia Morgan and Shawn Wallace participated in an exchange program that allowed both artists to share their experiences through a final production entitled "You Feel Me?"
January 1, 2010 :: Media Mentions
Urban Gateways Launches Arts Education Blog Featuring Local Artists
Urban Gateways Launches Arts Education Blog Featuring Local Artists
1/1/2010
It’s an article that focuses on Urban Gateways new blog entitled "Urban Gateways Artists Wired" which gives firsthand accounts of the teaching artist’s experiences during the program.
November 9, 2009 :: Media Mentions, Urban Gateways News
Urban Gateways & MusicianCorps featured on Vocalo 89.5 FM - LISTEN
MusicianCorps is a new, national “musical Peace Corps,” which Urban Gateways partnered with to bring six fellows to Chicago. Recently, Urban Gateways Executive Director Julie Simpson and MusicianCorps Fellow Jamie Topper discussed MusicianCorps in an interview on Vocalo 89.5FM. LISTEN NOW>>
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September 29, 2009 :: Media Mentions
Non-Profits work in harmony to provide arts programs for CPS students
Medill Reports
9/29/2009
This is just a look into how non-profit organizations are collaborating and working together to find the financial means to provide arts programs and shows in public schools such as Kenwood.
July 29, 2009 :: Media Mentions
Non-profits Counter the Economy with Creative Events that Really Count
PRLog Free Press Release
7/29/2009
Through ENHANS, Urban Gateways was able to provide a new fundraising experience that embodied Urban Gateways. The event nearly raised $140,000 in donations, and it was clear that ENHANS made an impact through high quality event planning.
July 7, 2009 :: Media Mentions
Chicago Winners In the Recovery Grant Game
Chicago winners in the Recovery grant game
7/7/2009
The National Endowment for the Arts released a list of 631 direct Recovery Act grants to arts organizations nationwide. Urban Gateways was amongst the Chicago winners.
June 14, 2008 :: Media Mentions, Urban Gateways News
Urban Gateways Featured on Chicago Public Radio
Urban Gateways was recently on Chicago Public Radio in a discussion about No Child Left Behind and its impact on the Arts in public schools.
July 27, 2006 :: Media Mentions
Urban Gateways Adopts CTA’s Midway Station on the Orange Line
Chicago Transit Authority
7/27/2006
Through the Adopt-A-Station program Urban Gateways was able to collaborate with the CTA to create a beautiful atmosphere for travelers to admire artwork by Students in the Chicago Area.