Category: Urban Gateways Staff

This blog was written by Urban Gateways Executive Director Eric Delli Bovi (pictured below right) and was originally published on ARTSblog by Americans for the Arts. See the original post …

Happy New Year! 2015 dawns full of exciting things for Urban Gateways – we’re participating in Turnaround Arts: Chicago, we’re hosting our annual Art for All Gala on March 20 …

We have brand-new, Chicago-themed, Urban Gateways T-shirts available, and we have challenged our Board of Directors, artists, staff, etc to show off their new shirts in faraway locations and send …

From television to movies, comedies have only grown in popularity from year to year. Still, most people would not necessarily consider comedy to be an art form. Since it has …

Jill Potter, Director of Programs, has had a big year at Urban Gateways. Not only was it her 10-year work anniversary this summer (congratulations, Jill!), but this year she was …

As administrative staff, those of us who work in the Urban Gateways office sometimes see entire weeks slip by without direct engagement with an arts education experience. We try, we …

We are very excited to welcome a new employee to the Urban Gateways family! Dee Dee Pacheco is someone who has always had an appreciation and passion for performing and …

By Eric Delli Bovi, Executive Director I recently set out to DuBois Elementary where Urban Gateways is serving every student with residencies in music, visual arts, theater, and dance through …

We are into Part 2 of the Polar Vortex of 2014, so while you cozy up at home under a pile of blankets [for all the Chicagoans out there], take …

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 …