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.

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…

Paul Taylor Dance Company

I was very excited to see Paul Taylor Dance Company perform again. Last year’s program featuring the brilliant yet…

Douglas Dunn & Dancers

The Ailey Citigroup Theater was the place to be on Thursday, February 26, 2009. A Harkness Dance Festival performance…

The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, headed by the charismatically delicious Arturo O’Farrill, definitely deserve their recent Grammy win, as…

Illyria

Illyria, a new musical by the Prospect Theater Company, was saddled with understudies in three central roles at the…

Excellence in Education

Excellence in Education, presented in the Isaac Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall, was arranged in order of least “educated”…

Excellence in Education

On Sunday, February 15th, an eclectic compilation of ensembles performed at Carnegie Hall in a program entitled Excellence in…