Category: Blog
Richards students put a foot down on bullying
Really though. Check out their mural below. High school students at Ellen Richards Career Academy in Englewood are in the midst of painting a mural with visual artist Diane Green, …
Jacob Watson and the Heroes of Piccolo Elementary
“Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.” – CS Lewis What makes a …
Q+A with Chicago Dance Crash: Promoting Art for All, from Schools to the Modern Wing
The Art for All Gala is three weeks away (which we can hardly believe), and as we highlighted last week, we’re offering an incredible lineup of entertainment at this year’s …
Art for All Gala Entertainment Announced!
By Abby Csanda, Associate Director of Individual Giving When planning the Art for All Gala, we try to put together a diverse showcase that highlights much of our programming while …
Teaching Artist for a day: Executive Director Eric assists at DuBois School
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 …
“I wish I was a butterfly so I could see the world” [Literary Arts at Leland]
Today we take you to Leland Elementary in South Austin, where teaching artist Amy Eaton tackled a theater and literary arts residency with students ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade. …
Black History Month: Simple ways to get involved
Anna Joranger also contributed to this post. Just yesterday a few Urban Gateways staffers visited an assembly by Soli Performing Arts at Burbank Elementary (Soli is one of our touring …
Kalapriya Indian Dancers enchant Wescott students
What’s pretty adorable about this particular touring performance is that students at Wescott School in Northbrook dressed up for the occasion (see first picture below). But every show with Kalapriya …
Hear from a volunteer: Photographing an Urban Gateways dance residency
By volunteer photographer Alayna Kudalis Have you ever tried to learn a specific style of dance? Hip hop, ballet, jazz, folk or anything else? Well, I can tell you …
Staff Q+A: Get to know Kristy, Associate Director of Institutional Giving
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 …