Category: In the Classroom
Hear from a volunteer: Photographing an Urban Gateways dance residency
By volunteer photographer Alayna Kudalis Have you ever tried to learn a specific style of dance? Hip hop, ballet, jazz, folk or anything else? Well, I can tell you …
Any kid is a fire that just needs to be lit! Gail Wolf starts the spark with St. Elizabeth students
Take a look at how these students learned about the role of the individual in creating vibrant communities, and displayed their ideas in vivid visual art. Gail Wolf‘s students at …
Working Together to Bust a Move
What do you get when you combine hip hop, bachata, and matching sweatshirts? The KP Dance Crew of Kelvyn Park High School, who took teamwork and dance to a new …
Top 13 of 2013
2013 was a busy and fruitful year for Urban Gateways. We successfully merged with A.R.T., we served nearly 70,000 students, we added incredible new teaching and touring artists to our …
Community Mural to be Unveiled Tonight in Humboldt Park
We’re heading out to Humboldt Park tonight to witness the unveiling of one formerly bland school hallway’s brand new facelift! At Maternity BVM School, 3rd, 4th and 8th graders worked …
Beautiful films, blossoming careers: Art Options 2013
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 …
“Turn soft and lovely any time you have a chance.”
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 …
The Adventures of Super Cleanup Man (Copyright 1994)
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 …
Green Thumbs at Greeley
I see huge benefits…to the society that teaches its young people to think, dream, create, and imagine something new. -Teaching artist Sonja Henderson Who knew that Greeley Elementary was full …
“You’ve got a friend in me”
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 …