Gallery Night 2019
Thank you to all who came to Gallery Night 2019 to celebrate another amazing year with Snow City Arts! This year’s Gallery Night featured a sit down dinner catered by Food for Thought, a silent auction with amazing packages, and an extended program emceed by NBC’s Lisa Parker with live performances by Snow City Arts teaching artists. This year’s theme was Creativity in Context. The large scale exhibition of student work highlighted the process of art making in the hospital and [...]
Monica Acosta: A Teaching Artist Profile
What do you enjoy most as a teaching artists? I enjoy observing a student move from apprehension to confidence. Then the student connects with a lesson and takes it to a level far greater than I would have imagined. Monica is the newest member of the Snow City Arts teaching artist team and so we thought we'd take some time to learn more about their artistic practice and initial experience teaching in a very unique environment. Monica is our visual artist-in-residence [...]
A Special National Endowment for the Arts Audio Feature on Snow City Arts
For years, Snow City Arts has been proud to receive support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). That’s why we were thrilled when Adam Kampe, a media specialist with the NEA Magazine, asked to do a special feature on Snow City Arts. The first issue of 2019 was going to be on “the healing power of the arts” and Snow City Arts was a natural fit. “At the National Endowment for the Arts, we believe the arts have [...]
The Awesome Darius
“Wow. I. Am. Awesome!" Darius posing for his self-portrait. This was 18 year old Darius' response as the frame was peeled back from the white t-shirt, revealing the silk screen print he had just made. The image, a detailed silhouette of himself that he had composed and printed in black ink onto a fresh t-shirt, led teaching artist Jon Stein to question if he meant the awesomeness of the print, his artistic abilities, or just himself in general. [...]
Bears Coach Wears Snow City Arts Shoes!
Bears coach Matt Nagy wore Snow City Arts branded shoes at the game on December 5th, 2019 as part of their My Cause My Cleats initiative. Check it out on the Bear’s website AND on NBC Sports!