Neighborhood Studios Prepares Local Teens for a Career in the Arts and Beyond
If you aren’t familiar with our nationally-recognized, award-winning 6-week summer arts apprenticeship program, Neighborhood Studios, you should be. In it...
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One-on-One with 2017 Featured Artist, Edward Santos
There are a few words that come to mind when you see Edward Santos’ photography for the first time. Beautiful. Complex. Stunning. Not only is Santos an im...
The Art of Taking the Perfect Selfie
Selfies. Everyone takes them whether they admit it or not. And yet, the practice of taking the best selfie is still so elusive. Short of adding a Valencia filte...
Neighborhood Studios Part 3: Self-Expression, Self-Reflection
This post is the third in our Neighborhood Studios blog series to share the journeys of seven people who have participated in Neighborhood Studios, the Greater ...
This Is My Story: SNAP! Photography Photo Exhibition
The ten apprentices at Snap! Photography have worked tirelessly over the past six weeks to create a photo series that coincides with the Amistad Center’s exhibi...
One-on-One with Photographer Jack McConnell
Whether we’re rushing to get to work on time or heading to the latest musical, it’s not often that we stop and appreciate the beauty that is Hartfor...
Behind the camera lens with the Amistad Center
During the summer of 2015, ten incredibly talented teen photographers were hard at work in the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s Neighborhood Studios Snap! Photog...
How A Neighborhood Studios Alum Got Her Dream Career
Not everyone can look back at their summer work experience and say it helped their career, but for Neighborhood Studios alum, Molly McGuire it opened doors to h...
One-on-One with New England Photographer Ray Lamoureux
When artist turned photographer Ray Lamoureux showed his Portraits of New England exhibit last fall, attendees were more than enamored – and for a good re...
Neighborhood Studios Q&A: Amistad Center for Art & Culture – Snap Photography
As one of the most diverse metropolitan areas, Hartford offers a piece of culture for everyone. The Amistad Center for Art and Culture, a fixture in Wads...