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Castro is an artist who is based in Chicago. She creates illustrations from traditional tattoo iconography to create tattoo flash traditional, digitally, and hand-painted skate decks. “My practice explores dance …

Nicole Castro is an artist who is based in Chicago. She creates illustrations from traditional tattoo iconography to create tattoo flash traditional, digitally, and hand-painted skate decks.

“My aim when teaching drumming is to create a safe, welcoming, and creative environment for students to express themselves, develop a sense of community and learn more about the world …

I am a Queer artist-art therapist from the South Side of Chicago who graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in fine art and …

Em Beckert is a Chicago poet and somatic artist who aims to help their students notice and remark on the beauty, injustice, spirituality, music, and heart in themselves, in this …

My practice as both artist and educator intertwines my love for teaching creative expression to people of all ages and identities with my commitment to open and responsive growth in …

Leah Damte is a Minnesota raised, Chicago based, sound artist and community curator. After leaving her home state in 2018, she attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she …

Born and raised in Chicago, Kennan Carnegie is the granddaughter of Mrs. Dorothy Runner, one of Urban Gateways founders. While working in human resources and event management, she specializes in …

Michael Rangel is an artist, writer and clinician in Chicago, IL. Michael currently is the Youth Support Manager of Project Impact at SkyART and therapist at For Real Therapy. Michael …

Sydney Murphy (she/they) is the Operations and Grants Associate at the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. She previously served as the Administrative Coordinator for the Chicago Cultural Alliance where she …