Urban Arts
College and Career through Game Design
By Amy Patterson, Chief Program Officer, Urban Arts Teachers, here’s a new call to action. Your quest. Your mission. Your… permission? You should play more video games. We know the video game stereotypes: glazed eyes and sullen kids, the steady drumbeat of gunfire and blast of siren behind ...
By Philip Courtney, CEO of Urban Arts Each Fall, I follow American Education Week, listening to the stories of schools and educational organizations doing inspiring things to help young people reach their potential. How did National Education Week come about? Originated in 1921, it launched ...
At the beginning of FY23, we were working in two states—New York and North Carolina. By the end of the year, we had built partnerships with schools in seven new states: Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, Texas, and Washington State. URBAN ARTS IS IN NINE STATES! How did this happen? ...
Urban Arts is thrilled to announce the latest addition to our advisory council—Renee Gittins, the driving force behind the indie studio, Stumbling Cat, based in Seattle. Renee brings with her an impressive multidisciplinary background, boasting expertise in business operations, software engineering, ...
Urban Arts Receives Multiple Nominations for Women in Tech Awards Congratulations to Soliat and Joelle for being chosen as finalists for the Women in Tech North America Awards!Soliat Adeboye is an Urban Arts alum and now a first-year at Clarkson University, majoring in Computer Science. Joelle ...
Cocktails & Bytes with Urban Arts | September 21 You’re Invited! On September 21st, we will be hosting an event at Paramount’s Lodge space in NYC. Join us for a drink and lite bytes (bytes! get it?). We'll have alumni speakers, videos and artwork displayed around the room, stations to ...
