Pictured here: Urban Gateways artist Mirtes Zwierzynski works to install a mosaic mural at Pershing West Middle School. Urban Gateways artists have frequently developed community- and school-based art pieces; the […]
Social messages in public art take the mainstage at Fairfield Fairfield Academy in Marquette Park has hosted Urban Gateways artist-in-residence programs for four full years now, and visual artist James
As we undergo an intensive office cleanup here at Urban Gateways (discarding 30-year-old chairs and sorting through boxes of photos from the 80s), we are discovering some true gems. Presented
Featuring dogs, cartwheels and a young guitarist (1:06), this photo slideshow by student Angie at Stevenson School could best be described as happy-go-lucky. It also utilizes technical photography skills by
This post features teaching artist Maia Morgan’s 2nd grade class at Sherman School of Excellence. During this literary/theater residency, students read ocean poetry and wrote their own “Ocean Lullaby”, below.
We post thousands of pictures featuring students creating art, but it’s a special treat when we can show you photos actually taken BY students. Below, digital photography by Alejandra, a
Remember Kim Schomburg? We recently posted this about the awesome spectrum of her dance residencies in Chicago schools, which cover everything from hip hop to ballet. She shared with us
Hailee Moore contributed to this story. “I learned that everybody can help improve [this community] in their own way.” –Nicholas, 16, Imagine Main Street student Two weeks ago, intern Carrie
After participating all year in an after-school music production program, these students were ready to rock and roll when Tribeca Flashpoint Academy offered them a recording session at their downtown
That’s correct. It happened with teaching artist Ewa Bloch at South Shore Fine Arts Academy! Ewa worked with 15 kindergarten students to expand on their in-class discussions about DNA…by making