Category: Urban Gateways Artists
“Ruby Bridges, Ruby B”: Debut single from Woodson School
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 …
Jacob Watson and the Heroes of Piccolo Elementary
“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 …
Q+A with Chicago Dance Crash: Promoting Art for All, from Schools to the Modern Wing
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 …
Art for All Gala Entertainment Announced!
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 …
Kalapriya Indian Dancers enchant Wescott students
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 …
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 …
Fairy Tale Remix: A Professional Development Q+A with Ashley Winston
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 …
Student Voices: Q+A with Cam Harris
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 …
Redefining media at Art Options: Q+A with Eunsong Angela Kim
“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.” …
These artists know how to swing, slam, and get the pARTy started
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 …