Category: See Our Impact

Students at Mt. Vernon Elementary School definitely have some literary chops – and what better way to show them off than through a compilation poetry book? Created with the help …

These younguns at Barbara Vick Early Childhood Center are…okay, first of all, adorable. But also talented artists and dedicated students – just look at that focus! Working with Urban Gateways …

By Carrie Rosales, Urban Gateways Measurement & Documentation Manager This spring, Urban Gateways formed a collective with several Washington Park organizations, teachers, artists, and youth to produce a community based …

That was our first thought here in the UG office when we glimpsed this photo from a theater residency at Clara Barton School: At Clara Barton, teaching artists Yolanda Pittman …

…should learn theatre with teaching artist Maia Morgan, according to Ethan: Maia (a literary/theatre teaching artist) shared this with us; we wanted to pass along the love. Maia has taught …

How an arts residency helped one student change his ways This story was shared with us by teaching artist Karen Light about one of her recent visual arts residencies with …

March is, among many other things (Women’s History Month, Music in Our Schools Month, spring if we’re lucky), Youth Arts Month! What better moment than now to make you an …

So we’ve been posting all these thought-provoking interviews lately, and don’t get us wrong, the input of our artists and partners can’t be beat for poignancy. But we thought it …

As promised: Highlights from our panel discussion at the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association Conference on Friday, February 8, “Innovation through Arts Partnerships.” Many thanks to our Horace Greeley Elementary …

That’s right, even more videos and photos of Urban Gateways dance residencies. Just in case you weren’t already feeling antsy in your seat today! This time around we’re visiting our …