Kevin Smith is the musician and recipient of the 2023 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund. His journey is not merely about personal growth but also about transforming the landscape of music education, one beat at a time. Kevin's narrative unfolds against the backdrop of his fervent passion for electronic music. Driven by the desire to unravel [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
In this blog post series, you’ll learn more about Snow City Arts’ incredible 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 actively [...]
Teaching Artist Gabe Andres Receives 2022 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund Award Gabe Andres, who joined Snow City Arts last summer, is a visual artist who blends painting and drawing with a wide range of media, including animation and music. Gabe is also a prolific collaborator with other artists, and believes strongly in the power [...]
