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Get to Know SCA Teaching Artist Derra McWilliams

In this blog post series, you’ll learn more about Snow City Arts’ amazing Teaching Artists! Every weekday, our TAs deliver arts education to children and young adults in inpatient and outpatient pediatric units at our partner hospitals. Through in-person and virtual workshops in creative writing, media arts, music, theatre, dance and visual arts, they [...]

By |2024-02-29T14:28:27-06:00February 29th, 2024|Creative, Staff, Teaching Artists|0 Comments

Honoring 25 Years of Creating: Student Success Stories That Define Snow City Arts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcfYqpOg0Kc   Snow City Arts student Olivia first met Teaching Artist Monica Acosta when she was in the hospital, and Monica asked, “Would you like to make art today?” Olivia said yes, and her day got a little brighter. “When someone knocked on our door and asked if she wanted to do an [...]

Celebrating 25 Years of Creativity and Community: A Reflection on Snow City Arts’ Anniversary

In 2023, Snow City Arts reached a remarkable milestone—25 years of fostering creativity and community engagement. This journey of a quarter-century was celebrated in grand style at the much-anticipated Gallery Night, where we invited members from every corner of the Snow City Arts community to share their thoughts on what our organization means to them. [...]

Empowering Children through Art: A Recap of Gallery Night 2023

On October 13, 2023, Snow City Arts hosted hundreds of guests from Chicago’s philanthropic, medical, corporate, and artistic communities at Gallery Night 2023: Past Looking Future! Reflecting on 25 years of inspiring young artists in hospitals, Snow City Arts celebrated our journey filled with workshops, student creations, and cherished memories at Venue West. For a [...]

By |2023-10-26T09:48:48-06:00October 26th, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments

For Malik, Snow City Arts Made Hospital Visits Fun

  2023 marks the 25th year of Snow City Arts! To commemorate this milestone, we are collecting stories from anyone who is—or has been—a part of the Snow City Arts family. You can submit your story here. Leading up to the 2023 Gallery Night on October 13th, we will be sharing stories of Snow City [...]

By |2023-12-19T10:05:26-06:00September 29th, 2023|Artwork stories, Student stories, Videos|0 Comments

“An adventure filled with wonder and curiosity” – Monica Acosta reflects on their Kurcz Fund project

When Teaching Artist Monica Acosta was awarded the 2021 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund grant, they knew they wanted to take a deep dive into the relationship between visual arts and music. The Kurcz Memorial Fund, created in honor of Snow City Arts Auxiliary Board founding member Katie Kurcz, gives Snow City Arts' Teaching Artists [...]

By |2023-08-11T10:45:03-06:00August 10th, 2023|Creative, Teaching Artists|0 Comments

Announcing 2023 Katie Kurcz Awardee – Kevin Smith

Today, we are delighted to announce Snow City Arts’ 2023 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund awardee, Kevin Smith! Kevin is a teaching artist at Rush University Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital University of Illinois. Kevin is also a guitarist, composer, music educator and a father to an adorable toddler named Malcolm! Kevin joined Snow City [...]

By |2023-05-11T15:20:38-06:00May 11th, 2023|Creative, Music, Teaching Artists|0 Comments

Through the Kurcz Fund, Lenny Zieben helps students access a brave new world of digital music

When Snow City Arts teaching artist Lenny Zieben received his 2020 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund Award, he knew he wanted to use it to dig deeper into music technology so that he could learn more—and, in turn, help his students access unique and exciting new ways of making digital music. Created in honor and [...]

By |2023-02-22T16:11:31-06:00February 22nd, 2023|Creative, Music, Teaching Artists|0 Comments

Get to Know SCA Teaching Artist Molly Blumberg

In this blog post series, you’ll learn more about Snow City Arts’ amazing Teaching Artists! Every weekday, our TAs deliver arts education to children and young adults in inpatient and outpatient pediatric units at our partner hospitals. Through in-person and virtual workshops in creative writing, media arts, music, theatre, dance and visual arts, they [...]

By |2023-01-27T13:59:04-06:00January 27th, 2023|Creative, Teaching Artists|0 Comments

Get to Know SCA Teaching Artist Keren Díaz de León

In this blog post series, you’ll learn more about Snow City Arts’ amazing Teaching Artists! Every weekday, our TAs deliver arts education to children and young adults in inpatient and outpatient pediatric units at our partner hospitals. Through in-person and virtual workshops in creative writing, media arts, music, theatre, dance and visual arts, they [...]

By |2023-01-06T15:30:57-06:00January 6th, 2023|Creative, Teaching Artists|0 Comments
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