Urban Gateways Artists

“Ruby Bridges, Ruby B”: Debut single from Woodson School

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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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Jacob Watson and the Heroes of Piccolo Elementary

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“Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.” – CS Lewis   What makes a […]

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Q+A with Chicago Dance Crash: Promoting Art for All, from Schools to the Modern Wing

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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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Art for All Gala Entertainment Announced!

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By Abby Csanda, Associate Director of Individual Giving When planning the Art for All Gala, we try to put together a diverse showcase that highlights much of our programming while […]

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Kalapriya Indian Dancers enchant Wescott students

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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 […]

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Top 13 of 2013

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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 […]

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Fairy Tale Remix: A Professional Development Q+A with Ashley Winston

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Fairy tales aren’t just for kids anymore. October 4th was all about fantasy, as instructors for several ASPIRA schools participated in a professional development workshop led by teaching artists Ashley […]

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Student Voices: Q+A with Cam Harris

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GO WITH YOUR GUT. BE CREATIVE. BREAK THE RULES. SHOW PEOPLE YOUR WORLD. The other week we told you all about Art Options, our summer arts apprenticeship program for high […]

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Redefining media at Art Options: Q+A with Eunsong Angela Kim

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“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.”   […]

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These artists know how to swing, slam, and get the pARTy started

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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 […]

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