UG Students Help Wrigley Field Celebrate its 100th Birthday
Michigan Avenue strolls are a trademark of Chicago summers, and at the moment we can give you a pretty good reason to check out the Mag Mile the next time […]
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Wacker Elementary’s Artistic Makeover (feat. Wrigley Seats)
A visual arts residency with teaching artist Jonathan Franklin at Wacker Elementary in Washington Heights transformed school hallways, stairwells, ceilings – you name it – into an artistic haven. Jonathan
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Urban Gateways Teaching Artists Collaborate on New Children’s Book: JITTERBUGS!
We’d like to introduce you to Margot Toppen and Karen Light, two of our teaching artists, also the author and illustrator of a new children’s book: Jitterbugs! We love this
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Art for All Gala a smashing success – Check out photos, video!
We are thrilled to report that a fabulous evening of live performances, live auction, and ART resulted in $280,000 raised for arts education in Chicago! The 2014 Art for All
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#ThrowbackThursday in honor of tomorrow’s Art for All Gala
Urban Gateways’ 2014 Art for All Gala is TOMORROW, Friday March 21 at the Art Institute! Hopefully you’ve heard all about it (if not, read more HERE), so we’ll keep
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“Ruby Bridges, Ruby B”: Debut single from Woodson School
From Amy Lowe, the teaching artist who inspired the student song “Zoologist” (an Urban Gateways office favorite), comes a new track that will prompt you to marvel at Amy’s lovely
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Richards students put a foot down on bullying
Really though. Check out their mural below. High school students at Ellen Richards Career Academy in Englewood are in the midst of painting a mural with visual artist Diane Green,
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Q+A with Chicago Dance Crash: Promoting Art for All, from Schools to the Modern Wing
The Art for All Gala is three weeks away (which we can hardly believe), and as we highlighted last week, we’re offering an incredible lineup of entertainment at this year’s
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“I wish I was a butterfly so I could see the world” [Literary Arts at Leland]
Today we take you to Leland Elementary in South Austin, where teaching artist Amy Eaton tackled a theater and literary arts residency with students ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade.
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Kalapriya Indian Dancers enchant Wescott students
What’s pretty adorable about this particular touring performance is that students at Wescott School in Northbrook dressed up for the occasion (see first picture below). But every show with Kalapriya