Events

Announcing a mini Virtual Teen Arts Leadership Summit on Saturday, June 27 (2-4pm on Zoom)! FREE and open to any teen (ages 13-19) interested in the arts & leadership. Register today!

2021 is Urban Gateways' 60th Anniversary and we're ready to get the party started! Join us Thursday, January 28 at 7pm CST for a kick-off celebration to spark inspiration, highlight our history & mission, and set the stage for a year-long calendar of events.

ART & Storytelling is the first event in a six-part speaker series (ART &), part of Urban Gateways' 60th Anniversary celebration in 2021. Learn how artists across disciplines use storytelling to enhance and transform their work.

Educators & school partners: Join us on Thursday, April 8 via Zoom Webinar to learn about how Urban Gateways has worked with artists to adapt one of our hallmark programs, live performances, to the virtual space.

ART & Race is the second event in a six-part speaker series (ART &), part of Urban Gateways' 60th Anniversary celebration in 2021. Join us for an impactful conversation about disrupting racism through the arts and within the arts sector.

Join us Thursday, April 29 for an exciting Virtual Gallery Opening that takes a deep dive into one of our residency programs: The World Weavers Project! Get to know this program as well as its partner, the Minasian Rug Company. Eight student-designed rugs will be available for sale, and proceeds support Urban Gateways programs.

A guided wine tasting, a Charcuterie Board Contest, and a virtual concert by MacArthur Genius and Urban Gateways alum Reginald Robinson. All to celebrate our 60th Anniversary and support our arts programs!

ART & Resistance is the third event in a six-part speaker series (ART &), part of Urban Gateways' 60th Anniversary celebration in 2021. Join us for a conversation highlighting how artists are challenging society’s norms and bringing awareness to issues that call for justice.

ART & Healing is the fourth event in a six-part speaker series (ART &), part of Urban Gateways' 60th Anniversary celebration in 2021. Join us for a conversation around art as therapy, trauma-informed expression, and how the arts can heal, rejuvenate, and strengthen our communities.

Teen leaders from Chicago’s arts sector engage in a virtual panel about the lives and needs of young people as we imagine the other side of one of the most challenging periods in recent history.