Category: Blog
Why Students Need the Arts as a Break
Image: imgkid.com Just last Thursday, my residence hall at the University of Illinois at Chicago held its biannual Coffeehouse event for a predominantly freshmen audience. Some of the best Resident …
Getting Inspired with Contemporary Dance: Creativity in Motion
BY PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS MANAGER TARAH DURNBAUGH On Thursday, March 26th, Urban Gateways presented two packed performances of an original matinee performance for students called Creativity in Motion. The show featured …
Four Layer Players to Rock the House of Blues
A performance at the House of Blues would be a dream come true for any aspiring musician. In the case of EPIC Academy’s Four Layer Players, it’s a completely atttainable …
Let Kids Fail in Order to Succeed!
This blog was written by Urban Gateways Executive Director Eric Delli Bovi (pictured below right) and was originally published on ARTSblog by Americans for the Arts. See the original post …
Art for All Gala Raises over $310,000 for Arts Education
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, donors, and sponsors, not to mention the performers, event staff, and volunteers who made the evening as fabulous as we had hoped it …
Exploring Diversity through Dance
BY TEACHING ARTIST ZINEB CHRAIBI During the month of February, our morning program “Reading with the Arts” for kindergarten through 2nd graders at Greeley Elementary celebrated Black History Month by …
Art for All Gala Performers to Light Up the Artistic Spectrum
One of my favorite elements of Urban Gateways’ annual Art for All Gala is the performances. Over the past several years we’ve seen incredible live ballet, hip hop, spoken word, …
“Kingsman: The Secret Service” Does the Spy Genre Justice
(Since movies are such a widely consumed art form – see a previous blog post on this subject – Urban Gateways staffers have decided to try a foray into movie …
Arts and Community Mental Health: Improvement of Self-Worth and Management
There’s a reason why arts programs are beneficial to Chicago communities and our youth. A 2013 study published in the Journal of Health Psychology shows individuals with long-term mental health …
Board of Directors Spotlight: A Conversation with Bill Kahn
Urban Gateways aims to incorporate diverse artistic perspectives in its online content – including the voices of teaching and touring artists, students, parents, teachers and administrators, staff, supporters, and our …