Urban Arts
College and Career through Game Design
NYC Summer of Games New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced the launch of “NYC Summer of Games”—a citywide celebration of New York City’s booming digital games community featuring marquee events, expos, tournaments, exhibits, workshops, and programs across all five boroughs from ...
Urban Arts Receives National Award Urban Arts' CEO Philip Courtney spoke at The NEA Foundation's annual Salute to Excellence in Education gala in Washington, DC tonight, May 5th. The NEA Foundation honored Urban Arts with the 2023 FNBO Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education. This ...
Thank You Volunteers! This National Volunteer Month, Urban Arts would like to thank all of our volunteer mentors! For this Spring 2023 cohort, we have mentors from #NBCUniversal, #Roku, and #Take-TwoInteractive. The impact of mentoring cannot be overstated. From Urban Arts mentee and Nagler ...
On March 8th, Urban Arts and sponsor partner Microsoft threw the illest party in Manhattan—the Urban Arts Color Ball. We raised $650,000 to support our programming and level the digital playing field. Enjoy our “Best Of” Image Gallery and a play-by-play of the evening! For more photos, click the ...
The Color Ball is unlike any gala you've attended. Dynamic, powerful, high-energy, colorful and stacked with powerbrokers from tech, finance, art, and media. Dress code? Color is a must! A bright green ball gown, a Zelda costume, or your favorite Hawaiian shirt—they've all graced the red carpet in ...
I remember being 18 and starting college with the far-off knowledge that I’d one day have to pay off debt. I remember not worrying about it. I was told I’d graduate in time, get a good job, have lots of support from my parents and their peers and use my many (very expensive) hobbies to beef up my ...
