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The Chicago Sun-Times on December 13 wrote about Chicago-area organizations that were included in the latest list of National Endowment for the Arts grant recipients; check out the Sun-Times post here. On …

We were excited to be featured alongside 17 other worthy charitable causes in the Crain’s Custom Media 2016 Giving Tuesday Guide. Giving Tuesday fell on November 29, 2016, and between …

The Association of Fundraising Professionals featured Urban Gateways in its September 7, 2016 national newsletter under “Philanthropy in Action.” Thanks to AFP for helping spread the word about our programs! …

The Hyde Park Herald today published this article about the re-opening of Dyett High School, which will now be an arts-based school, and students’ excitement surrounding the new curriculum. Partnerships with …

A May 12 Chicago Tribune article featured Chicago arts organizations and projects that have received National Endowment for the Arts spring 2016 Art Works grants; Urban Gateways is one of …

Broadway World posted this article about the Arts Alliance Illinois Voices of a Creative State benefit luncheon, which will honor Urban Gateways Board Member Kay Mabie and her husband James …

Thomas Lester of Furniture Today published a story about rugs as educational tools, and how Evanston’s Minasian Rug Company partnered with Urban Gateways and Stone Academy to teach 6th grade …

We saw our name come up recently in this article from the Arkansas Times, which highlighted Urban Gateways teaching artist Aquil Charlton‘s participation in a panel at the Clinton School for Public …

Congratulations to Shari Runner of the Urban Gateways Board of Directors, who has been appointed as President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League! Read about it here. >>

We’re going to go ahead and toot our own horn here: One of our primary goals is to inspire Chicago students with the realization that they themselves can be artists, …