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.
Regal Lady
This painting is in response to two pieces of art at the Brooklyn Museum: the centripetal spring chair (ca….
The Afro Goddess Does Not Care
Inspired by the painting Afro Goddess with Hand Between Legs from the Museum of Harlem.
The White Lady’s Salon
A short story in response to the video clip in the Brooklyn Museum about how hair identifies an African-American…
Humane, Not Indecent
“The purpose of theatre is to wound our memory so we can remember,” writes Paula Vogel in the Playbill…
Two Queens, an Artist and a Poet
I had received the invitation in the mail, no return address, no specific sender. Its only directions: The Dinner…
Why is it Indecent?
Context: This is a monologue based on the play Indecent, written by Paula Vogel. The person speaking is Sholem…
The Lost Thoughts of the First White Writer to Write a Black Character Inspired by Arise! By Fred Wilson
In three minutes it will be two hours that I have been sitting awake before the crack of dawn,…
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