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.

Dancing in Their Seats

The International Body Music Festival Concert: The Americas was a free, outdoor event produce by Lincoln Center Out of…

Tradition With a Twist

New York City is universally known as “the Melting Pot,” for it is a perfect blend of races, religions,…

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Traditional Shakespearean theatre made use of male actors for both male and female characters—The Two Gentlemen of Verona, performed…

Lust + Love = Shakespeare

The Judith Shakespeare Company, founded in 1995, did a great job putting on this production of Two Gentlemen of…

Sight and Sound

While I sat in the performance room of Christian Marclay‘s musical exhibit at the Whitney Museum and listened to…

Christian Marclay: Festival

Music and noise are different things.  The Christian Marclay exhibit at the Whitney Museum explored that.  The sounds of…

Christian Marclay: Festival

The Christian Marclay: Festival exhibit currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art is a multimedia performance…

Christian Marclay: Festival

Christian Marclay ‘s “Festival” at the Whitney Museum of Art is an experiment of the “fusion of image and…

Christian Marclay: Festival

Following the footsteps of many modern works, Christian Marclay’s Festival is more of a novelty than actual art.  Festival,…