The Urban Legend

Quantifying creativity: should Urban grade art classes?

Eliot Solomon, Staff Writer • Oct 16, 2021

Art is subjective, so naturally, it is difficult to grade. Since its founding, Urban has been well known for the arts and has a wide range of art classes. Therefore, grading art is taken very seriously....

Alumni pursue careers in the arts

Katherine Weltzien, Editor of News • Oct 24, 2017

Alums of The Urban School, Jenny Assaf (‘16) and Shannon Finnegan (‘07) have worked to pursue careers in the visual arts since graduating high school. Both women developed interests in visual arts...

Urban School’s Artists prepare for annual Winter Art Show

Sarah Maccabee • Feb 6, 2011

The Urban Art Show is always an eagerly anticipated school event, and this year’s Feb. 10 show is no exception. With 26 students taking part in the Advanced Visual Arts Seminar, this year’s show has...

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