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 [...]

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 [...]

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Feel The Beat With Nylah

Nylah has always had a passion for music, and her palette includes everyone from Rihanna to Elton John. Her love of music began in childhood, when she would listen to the radio while cleaning alongside her grandmother. She also fondly remembers watching music videos, and being so inspired to dance that she leapt up [...]

Zen Principles in Art Making: A Painting Workshop

Teaching Artist and painter Monica Acosta led a packed virtual house on October 17, 2020, in this intergenerational painting workshop with our partner Wheaton Public Library.  The lesson is online and can be completed with some basic materials at home! This was the third Arts Dupage Month celebration we have participated in and was made [...]

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