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.

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…

The Eyes of Who?

As I arrive in Greenwich Village,  I walk quickly to Columbus Street and finally find the address.  The building…

A Summer Day at Cherry Lane

Sarah Cameron’s translation and direction of Jon Fosse’s A Summer Day, presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater at the Cherry…

It’s All About the Instrument

An explosion of sound echoes through MoMA as Faustin Linyekula’s What Is Black Music Anyway…/Self-Portraits fills the atrium during the…