2ND ANNUAL UNRELEASED GAMES đ„
March 16, 2024 We had our 2nd annual Unreleased Games Arcade at CCNY, in partnership with the Gaming Pathways initiative. At UGA, high school game design students playtested games in various stages of development presented by local college and indie game developers. Students then vote on their favorite games to win one of four awards: Best Visual […]
SPAWN, SPRINT AND EDUCATE
New York, NYâUrban Arts, a STEAM nonprofit serving underrepresented students nationally, is expanding into middle schools with Creative Coders, a rigorous curriculum in partnership with Minecraft Education. Supported by a highly competitive $4M Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Urban Arts will partner with 70+ schools and 3,450 students […]
Third Time’s a ($12M) Charm
Urban Arts has earned its third highly competitive $4M Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. New York, NYâUrban Arts, an arts and technology nonprofit serving underrepresented students nationally, has earned its third highly competitive $4M Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This third […]
Expanding with a Pickaxe
By Philip Courtney, CEO of Urban Arts With our third USDOE EIR grant win, weâre amplifying what we do best with middle schoolers nationally. At Urban Arts, weâre really good at teaching computer science through game development to high school students from low-income communities. We get them into college with well-crafted digital portfolios and we […]
URBAN ARTS đŸ YEAR đ IN REVIEW âĄïž 2023 đ€©
At the beginning of FY23, we were working in two statesâNew 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? Read our Review đ to […]
The Pixel: Urban Arts Newsletter – March
On March 8th, Urban Arts and sponsor partner Microsoft threw the illest party in Manhattanâthe Urban Arts Color Ball. We raised $650,000 to support our programming and level the digital playing field. Enjoy our âBest Ofâ Image Gallery and a play-by-play of the evening! For more photos, click the button below. Urban Arts and Microsoft […]
The Pixel: Urban Arts Newsletter – February
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 shirtâthey’ve all graced the red carpet in years past. Celebrated illustrator Timothy Goodman will […]
The Pixel: Urban Arts Newsletter – December
I remember being 18 and starting college with the far-off knowledge that Iâd one day have to pay off debt. I remember not worrying about it. I was told Iâd 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 […]