Urban Gateways Artists
By Anna Joranger: Continued from Part 1. …How can writing and art help empower young women recovering from addiction? This question proved crucial to the combined mission of Urban Gateways […]
Read MoreThe following article by Anna Joranger will be presented in four parts, each Thursday through July. Italicized portions of the article represent writing excerpts from anonymous participants in this Urban […]
Read MoreOh, how we love our artists! They have truly been rocking the Urban Gateways world lately with their amazing documentation & eagerness to share, not to mention their always-awesome work […]
Read MoreBy Jamie Kostecki Okay, so how awesome is Urban Gateways artist Judy Petacque? Not only is she a great teaching artist, but she also put together this super creative scrapbook […]
Read MoreBy Sherre Cullen, Urban Gateways Director of Development Sonja Henderson, long-time Urban Gateways Teaching Artist, showcased the work of her students at Gallery 37 at a reception on May 24. […]
Read MoreBy Anna Joranger On Thursday, May 31, Fairfield Academy students traveled to the River North offices of law firm Jenner & Block, corporate sponsor of the school’s Urban Gateways arts […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreUrban 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 […]
Read MoreWhat: 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 […]
Read MoreWhat: Visual Art residency for 8th grade students Where: Greeley Elementary School in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood Urban Gateways teaching artist Sonja Henderson challenged these eighth graders to look at themselves […]
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