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.

reasons to be truthful?

Before I saw Neil LaBute’s reasons to be pretty, I was warned that it would be “harsh.” Indeed, the…

33 Variations

Diane Walsh is a fantastic pianist. As the lights go down in the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, Walsh begins her…

The Third Mind @ The Guggenheim

Gold Byars. Surely, you think, the Spellcheck on my computer is dysfunctional, offering yet another series of quirky alternatives…

reasons to be pretty

I settle down into my seat and stare up at the looming ceiling of the stage. Tall shelves filled…

End Days

End Days occurs in the trough between the shockwaves of 9/11 and America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. The characters…

DanceBrazil

The Capoeira style performance of DanceBrazil at NYU’s Skirball Center was truly beautiful and invigorating. The first piece, Ritmos,…

Ryan McGinnes Works

Imagine standing in a room full of your dreams, thoughts and hallucinations all at once — this room would…

reasons to be pretty

“Every beautiful woman has a man who is sick of f*#@!ng her.” Although this quote may seem very trivial…

Journeys and Elegies

After stepping into the Church of Holy Trinity, angelic intonations ensue. One can close the eyes and be almost…

Yevgeny Stubin, Piano

As I walked into the venue where I would be seeing Yevgeny Sudbin, an acclaimed pianist who has performed…