The Journal of Art and Reviews (JAR) is a blog which features creative content by young people participating in ArtsConnection Teen Programs. With content for teens by teens, we hope to create an online space that inspires, empowers, and enlightens youth by sharing information, highlighting artists, and creating an online community in the realm of arts and culture.

Revisiting Airplane

The movie Airplane is a comedy in which a contagious illness strikes during a plane ride, and knocks out…

America: We are One

New York Theatre Workshop’s current performance, A Civil War Christmas, depicts a nostalgic recollection of America’s history in the…

Pleas for a Dollar

I am at the Harlem Stage Theater waiting for Kyle Abraham’s Pavement to start. I sit in the purple cushioned…

Giant at the Public

If you are a fan of excess in a play then Giant is surely for you. That title might…

Changing Hands at MAD

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation in the exhibition title alone implies alteration and re-creation through human influence. This new…

Christmas Carols and a War

On Christmas Eve in 1864, Several lives intertwine on the Potomac River in Paula Vogel’s A Civil War Christmas,…

The History of Many

A Civil War Christmas, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Tina Landau, which runs at the New York…

March Madness in November

A cold Saturday night couldn’t deplete the warmth of an intimate setting at the Abingdon Theatre Company for a…

Burton vs. Nolan

In two versions of the comic hero Batman, Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan tackle the vibe of the portrayed…