Alumni in the News

Design work by Polly Robbins was featured at the Museum of Modern Art as part of the exhibition Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. The exhibition showcased a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Award-winning film earlier this spring. Following her success with Pinocchio, Robbins worked on the stop-motion children’s show Shape Island on Apple TV. She's currently working with House Special as the lead scenic artist on an upcoming film short.

The workshop brings together a cohort of 17 adults from multiple communities to build relationships and learn from each other in Chicago's Southwest Side. Spont-Lemus received a Neighborhood Access Program grant (from the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events). Spont-Lemus will work with cohort participants to produce a limited-edition, trilingual (English-Spanish-Simplified Chinese) book of their writings, which will be distributed locally and for free in late 2023 through community events.

Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch and featuring Tony Award Winner Frank Wood, Juan Castano, b, and Abubakr Al.

The award will support their alternative education program, Sculpture School.

Sweet Pass’ project is among 1,130 projects across the country, totaling more than $31 million, that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2023 funding. 

This award was given to Schnitzer in recognition and support of his work as Artistic Director of Density512 (Austin, TX) and Assistant Conductor of The Missouri Symphony. The award is granted to career-ready conductors in the early stages of their development, thereby helping to continue the art form.