by Jacques Lamarre | May 2, 2022 | News, Teacher & Student Spotlight
Charter Oak’s Youth Arts Institute APRIL TEACHER OF THE MONTH is HENRY OLIVO a.k.a. Savage Henry Henry Olivo, also known as Savage Henry in the dance world, has been Breakdancing and competing for 15 years as well as teaching dance for 8 years. Actively training... 
by Jacques Lamarre | Mar 25, 2022 | News, Teacher & Student Spotlight, Youth Arts
MEET NATALIA, OUR MARCH 2022 Y.A.I. STUDENT OF THE MONTH! Natalia Reyes is a 12-year-old student at Renzulli Academy in Hartford, Connecticut. She has been a Youth Arts student for four years and continues to attend the program two nights a week. Natalia is... 
by Jacques Lamarre | Nov 26, 2021 | News
George Gould spent 26 years in a Connecticut prison after being wrongly convicted of a murder he didn’t commit. Working with Community Partners in Action’s Prison Arts Program, Charter Oak Cultural Center has commissioned Gould to create a moving memorial... 
by Jacques Lamarre | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Charter Oak Cultural Center, Free Center and Levo International invite you to LOVING HAITI: A BENEFIT FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NEED Wednesday, August 25 at 6:30pm EDT Join us Wednesday evening for a conversation with visual artists Pierre Sylvain and... 
by Jacques Lamarre | Jun 4, 2021 | News, Teacher & Student Spotlight, Youth Arts
Two of our Youth Arts Institute students – Saagariha and Sarvariha Sunoj – were winners of the Be a Friend Lip Sync Contest! Their mother sent Charter Oak a nice note: My daughters got an opportunity to participate in a lip sync battle organized by Be A...