Inside the Rehearsal Studio with Breakdancing Shakespeare
During their final week of rehearsals, Greater Hartford Arts Council volunteer, Lindsey Hopper got to sit down with a few of the members of Breakdancing Shakesp...
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Keeping an Eye on Video with Real Art Ways
Tucked in the back room of Real Art Ways are ten hopeful filmmakers quietly working on their films. Headphones in and necks craned close to their computer scree...
3 Reasons Why These Teen Filmmakers Rock
Their trailers make you wish you didn’t miss the Eye on Video Film Festival this summer! Sorry to break it to you, but you missed it! Apprentices arranged the...
Gift Guide: Shop Local this Holiday Season
To say that the holidays are our favorite time of year is an understatement. From festive theater like Christmas on the Rocks to dozens of Nutcracker performanc...
Replanting the Wishing Tree
The Learning Corridor has a new home for the most extraordinary tree on its campus. Tash Taskale’s The Wishing Tree (2007), a 23-foot tall steel sculpture...
One-on-One with Executive Director Dayna Snell
1. How did you become involved with Queen Anne Nzinga Center? I began working at my full time job at DCF in 1988. I was new to the department and part o...
Art Around Town: Young@Art CT
Open mic nights, poetry slams, fine art studios for teens. This all exists at Young @ Art CT in downtown Manchester. Y@A CT provides a space for teens to congre...
Art Around Town: Farmington Valley Art Center
I recently found a little piece of Vermont right here in Greater Hartford. I paid a visit to the Farmington Valley Arts Center (FVAC), a community art center an...
15 Things We Loved from Open Studio Hartford 2015
If you follow us on Instagram you noticed we were enamored with the local art at Open Studio Hartford this past weekend. We also launched our Snapchat (add us: ...
Art Around Town: Southington Community Cultural Arts
Vacant buildings can spark creativity. That’s exactly what happened in Southington after town offices moved to a new municipal center and the Town Hall an...