Category: Urban Gateways Staff
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 …
The Top 14 of 2014
Happy New Year! 2015 dawns full of exciting things for Urban Gateways – we’re participating in Turnaround Arts: Chicago, we’re hosting our annual Art for All Gala on March 20 …
Urban Gateways T-shirt Makes Worldwide Debut
We have brand-new, Chicago-themed, Urban Gateways T-shirts available, and we have challenged our Board of Directors, artists, staff, etc to show off their new shirts in faraway locations and send …
Comedy: The Forgotten Art
From television to movies, comedies have only grown in popularity from year to year. Still, most people would not necessarily consider comedy to be an art form. Since it has …
Meet Jill LeCesne Potter, Director of Programs
Jill Potter, Director of Programs, has had a big year at Urban Gateways. Not only was it her 10-year work anniversary this summer (congratulations, Jill!), but this year she was …
Urban Gateways staffers become student artists for a day
As administrative staff, those of us who work in the Urban Gateways office sometimes see entire weeks slip by without direct engagement with an arts education experience. We try, we …
Staff Q&A: Welcome Dee Dee Pacheco!
We are very excited to welcome a new employee to the Urban Gateways family! Dee Dee Pacheco is someone who has always had an appreciation and passion for performing and …
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 …
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 …
Top 13 of 2013
2013 was a busy and fruitful year for Urban Gateways. We successfully merged with A.R.T., we served nearly 70,000 students, we added incredible new teaching and touring artists to our …