Snow City Arts inspires and educates children and youth in hospitals through the arts.

Working closely with the Family Services and Child Life departments and Chicago Public Schools in-hospital teachers, we deliver one-on-one arts education to children and youth at our Chicagoland partner hospitals:

Rush University Children’s Hospital
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Cook County Health

Meet our teaching artists and administrative staff.

Learn more about our in-person and virtual programming.

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What’s New at Snow City Arts

Walter Li Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund Zine Update

Alex Knapik2026-09-15T12:48:37-06:00September 15th, 2026|0 Comments

Throughout her years of dedication to Snow City Arts, Katie Kurcz showed us how creativity and care go hand in hand to support children and youth. Snow City Arts Teaching Artists carry this spirit with [...]

Announcing Walt for the 2026 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund Award!

Alex Knapik2026-05-13T11:43:26-06:00May 13th, 2026|0 Comments

Snow City Arts is honored to share the recipient of the 2026 Katie Kurcz Memorial Fund Award—an annual initiative established in memory of our beloved Auxiliary Board Member, Katie Kurcz. This award continues to support [...]

It’s Giving Season at SCA!

Snow City Arts2025-12-02T16:30:43-06:00December 2nd, 2025|0 Comments

This giving season, we’re celebrating the transformative power of art by sharing Maia's story. "Just because I carry it well doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy to tell. Still, colors swirl and music plays, turning heavy [...]