Devon VanHouten-Maldonado
Director of Programs, SkyART
Devon VanHouten-Maldonado is Director of Programs at SkyART, a nonprofit providing free art programs and art therapy for youth on Chicago’s South and West Sides. SkyART programs reach more than 3,500 children every year through studio spaces in South Chicago and Humboldt Park, schools and youth detention facilities. Devon first began doing art programs with incarcerated youth in 2010, before moving to Mexico City and working as a journalist until 2018. His writings have been published online and in print for Frieze, Flash Art, the BBC, Hyperallergic and Even Magazine, among many others.
Participating in
Healing the Divide | Visualizing a Lead-Free Environment: How Art Intersects with Community Activism
Multi-disciplinary artist Mel Chin (S.O.U.R.C.E. Studio) joins Cheryl Johnson (People for Community Recovery) and Devon VanHouten-Maldonado (SkyART) for a conversation on how art and process-based learning intersect with community activism in Chicago. The one-hour program will take a look at Mel Chin’s ongoing Fundred Dollar Bill Project, a creative campaign that raises awareness about the […] More information →