by Charter Oak | May 2, 2022 | News, Teacher & Student Spotlight, Youth Arts
Andrea Cotto-Juarbe is a 13-year-old student at Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, Connecticut. She has been a Youth Arts student for a year and attends the program alongside her sister one night a week. Andrea has a love for music and gymnastics and... 
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 Charter Oak | Sep 20, 2021 | Get Involved, News
Charter Oak Reaches Critical Capital Campaign Milestone In an email to friends and supporters this morning, Charter Oak Cultural Center Executive Director Donna Berman announced that the arts, cultural and social justice non-profit reached the 90 percent threshold in... 
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...