Katie Kurcz September 24, 1982 – May 12, 2017 "Katie dedicated her career to building awareness for arts organizations and cared deeply about the role of artists in our world. We are so happy in this moment to be able to honor her memory by supporting the work of four amazing Snow City Arts [...]
How do you feel when I make art? Curious, Engaged, Challenged. Curious where the ideas and materials will lead me. Engaged in wondering what part of my brain will I need for this? My math brain, my science brain? Food Server? Tour Guide? Bike Mechanic? Teaching Artist? Challenged in regards to what might I do [...]
How do you feel when you make art?Wow... it seems to change every time I enter its domain. I have the opportunity to make functional art where I am recording or learning material for a class or performance or I am creating spontaneously because I sampled a cool sound or effect and want to modify [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2020 Contact: Deirdre Harrison Director of Development, Snow City Arts 773-793-8096, deirdre@snowcityarts.org Snow City Arts Launches Virtual Learning Initiative! Chicago, IL: On Friday, April 24, Snow City Arts began rolling out its Virtual Learning initiative to fulfill its mission to “inspire and educate children and youth in hospitals through [...]
The greatest “art gift” I ever received was a penmanship exercise. Let me explain. In the fourth grade, to practice our cursive writing, my teacher assigned us the task of copying out a poem in cursive. We were sent to our small school library one-by-one and looked for a poem to copy out. I saw [...]
How do you feel when you make art? When I make art, I feel just about everything at one time or another. Giddy. Bored. Hungry. Connected. Desperate. Graceful. Awkward. Like anything is possible and nothing is possible. It’s all moment to moment. I hate writing but I love having written. I love editing. Rehearsal is [...]
Snow City Arts' Teaching Artists are at the core of our work with students in the hospital. As our new Virtual Learning initiative rolls out this week, anyone who engages with our publicly accessible workshops will want to get to know these exceptional artist-educators. Over the Spring, we will be re-introducing Snow City Arts' ten [...]
Among arts organizations, Snow City Arts is uniquely affected by the COVID-19 crisis because of the nature of our work in a hospital setting. While schools across the country are closed, and many are providing virtual learning opportunities for their students, SCA’s programs are still governed by HIPAA regulations, making the implementation of virtual learning [...]
Steppenwolf and Lagunitas Events Postponed To practice social distancing and ensure the safety of our larger community, SCA and its community partners have come to the difficult decision of postponing our two upcoming public events: our student showcase at Steppenwolf 1700 on April 3 and 4, and our Auxiliary Board Fundraiser at Lagunitas Brewery [...]
The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting our work and personal communities. Snow City Arts (SCA), always concerned for the health and wellbeing of children and youth who are medically vulnerable, is acutely aware of COVID-19’s impact and the further isolation it brings to our students as our hospital partners respond. Working in collaboration with each of [...]
