“One thing that is clear is that Chicago students have unique stories to share, and that we, the adults, should be active allies in producing and facilitating their stories.” […]
This week, we’ll take a look at an artistic discipline that our students use, that we use to document our students, and that you probably use more frequently than you
As the temperature drops, now seems an appropriate time to indulge in a little summer throwback. What better way than to re-visit one of our favorite summer programs? This was
We hope that you’ve taken this week to recover from your Halloween festivities, because ARTini is back in a big way – and who doesn’t want to party for a
Co-written by Anna Joranger and Ilona Polinovsky Ever walked by a mural painted on the side of an El station, a sculpture gracing a street corner in your community, an
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
“It is only in the gripping prose of a well-written tale, the quiet harmonic tickling of a sonata, the bold brush strokes of a watercolor, or in the tracks of
Many of us take the internet service we have at work, home, or school for granted. We are so used to having it available almost everywhere we go that we
Reasons why we love Chicago in October: Chicago Artists Month (which is in full swing – take a look at their calendar of events), crisp fall air (sweatshirt weather!), and
When we look at a painting, most of us try to find patterns, organize the idea in our mind, and give a structure to lines and colors. In many art