Discipline: Visual Arts

Mercedes Inez, a multidisciplinary artist and art educator, attended Loyola University Chicago with a focus in Theatre, Visual Arts, and Music. She works as a performer and teaching artist for …

Students at Haines Elementary not only learned about important scientific issues, but also channeled their knowledge to create wearable art in this 2016 residency program with teaching artist Nicole Beck.

Students at Southside Occupational learned about abstract artists and experimented with abstract techniques in various projects, including an 8 x 20 foot mosaic mural.

K-6th grade students enjoyed the first-ever visual arts program at the Islamic Community Center of Illinois Elementary School, completing abstract art projects and learning about math along the way with teaching artist James Jankowiak.

This Pilsen-based program utilized soft sculpture and installation art to encourage connections between local schools, and to spark dialogue about the neighborhood’s identity.

West Englewood students stepped out of their comfort zones to gain new creative skills in summer 2015, exploring the Caribbean Carnival festival through four different artistic disciplines and a field trip experience.

Urban Gateways’ first creative aging initiative in summer 2015 partnered with Montgomery Place in Hyde Park, linking local teens with senior residents for cross-generational, collaborative art-making.

The second annual World Weavers Project at Stone Academy engaged 6th grade students with the fine art of rug design. Selected student designs will be woven into reality in Afghanistan.

James Jankowiak was born and raised in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Mostly self taught (he studied at Columbia and then SAIC for …

Sonja Henderson received her B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied painting and drawing; she recevied her M.F.A. from the University of California at …