Offsite Partnerships
Charter Oak’s nationally-recognized Youth Arts Institute is made possible by collaborating with over a dozen institutions and organizations across Hartford and through the generosity of a diverse community of sponsors. We recognize and celebrate them here.
For more information or to register
BrennaH@CharterOakCenter.org
(860) 310-2589
Shared Ability Arts
Taken from a segregated classroom, these students with multiple and severe disabilities meet weekly to dance and create artwork, and are paired with their typically developing peers.Classes are held with a physical therapist present, so students are able to stand with assistance and special equipment.
Youth Arts Institute Sponsors
Aetna
P.K. and Phoebe Allen
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Barnes Foundation, Inc.
Russell Bell and Rachel Gates-Bell
J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc.
James Brodey
Celeste Polley Burns
Christ Church Cathedral
City of Hartford – Grants Management
Adam Cohen
Common Sense Fund
Creative Music Center
Barbara O. David
Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut
The Fund for Greater Hartford
Tiffany Glanville
Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Charitable Trust
Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Fund
Francine and Robert Goldfarb
Greater Hartford Arts Council
The Gryphon Fund
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Elwyn V. Harp
Albert Honegan
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal
Andrew and Joyce Mandell
Joshua Michtom
Kinder Morgan
Musical Club of Hartford, Inc.
The Phoenix Insurance
Charles Nelson Robinson Fund
Tricia Samuels
Amy Selzer Memorial Fund
SpreadMusicNow
Travelers
Michael Wilder
Jane Zande and Jeff Smith
April 2022 Student of the Month: Andrea Cotto-Juarbe
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...
Youth Arts Institute April Teacher of the Month
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...
March 2022 Student of the Month: Natalia Reyes
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...
Charter Oak’s Got Talent
https://youtu.be/_ykaU6-dr6w 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:...
Spring 2021 Youth Arts Institute Student Showcase
Watch our Youth Arts Institute Spring 2021 students share what they’ve learned by clicking on the video below! https://youtu.be/qOjt_BVRpj4
Charter Oak Cultural Center Announces Acquisition of Historic Property, Expansion of Youth Arts Campus, and Capital Campaign
Arts, Culture and Social Justice Non-Profit to Expand and Upgrade Downtown Campus, Serve Double the Number of Hartford Youth Charter Oak Cultural Center unveiled today the acquisition of an...
Here Comes the Poetry Bus!
Charter Oak Cultural Center is proud to present The Poetry Bus, a CT Transit vehicle featuring excerpts from poems written by our Youth Arts Initiative students. Working with YAI teaching artist and...
Lip Sync Battle!
Calling all youth! Be A Friend Project is hosting a lip synch battle competition to raise awareness around social bullying. Broadway judges and awesome prizes await your entry!...