By Anna Joranger “Students transform the confidence [that they gain in the arts] to other places. I see it all the time. They bloom in art and think ‘I can […]
The next meeting of the New Arts Forum, Urban Gateways’ Junior Board, is Wednesday, June 6 from 6-8pm at Columbia College (600 S. Michigan, Room 401). In addition to providing
“I have definitely seen an impact on career aspirations. Students come up to me regularly in awe of a particular trip they went on or a project they are working
A good time was had by all at Art See, a New Arts Forum event at Gallery KH on May 17. Hors d’oeuvres, drinks, art, spoken word, and an exciting
A pARTy for a cause. Looking around for ways to spend your Thursday evening that involve good drinks, good people and good entertainment? You’re in luck, because ART SEE also
On May 3, students at Carson Elementary unveiled an outer space mural and presented visual art, poetry, and music during a culminating event for the school community. UG teaching artist
Urban Gateways is proud to have Elements Contemporary Ballet as one of our in-school touring groups, and we’re thrilled about Elements’ upcoming show at the Athenaeum Theatre: Elements Contemporary Ballet
What: Theatre residency for students in grades 5 through 8 Where: Anderson School in Chicago’s East Ukrainian Village neighborhood During this theatre residency Urban Gateways Teaching Artist Jen Green, in
Art, drinks, good company and a good cause…what better way to celebrate spring and support arts education? What: ART SEE, a fundraiser by the New Arts Forum (UG’s junior board)
By: Anna Joranger April 16-17 (this past Tuesday and Wednesday) marked the 25th Annual Arts Advocacy Day, when advocates and leaders from arts organizations across the country convened in Washington,