2012 International Young Performers Tour
Friday, January 27, 2012 10:43 AM
Creative Connections is proud to announce this year's International Young Performers Tour will feature
"Tigh Na Coille", the Irish Youth Folklore Troupe from Country Clare, Ireland.
The dates for this tour will be from April 1, 2012 through April 14, 2012. The troupe will be appearing in a number of schools and venues in the tri-state area.
Please go to this link to see this very talented group of young artists in rehearsal -
http://vimeo.com/35384541
For more information about booking this troupe please call 203.803.4376 ext 1.
A party! Save the date!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:40 AM
Please plan to join us in celebrating our 20th anniversary! On Thursday, April 12, 2012 for our annual Gala. It will be held at The Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. There will be a delicious dinner, an exciting performance and a wonderful silent auction.
We hope to see you there!
Art Piece: "The Crazy Party of Relatives" by Aleksandra R. from the Baldone Art School in Latvia.
Happy Holidays!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:04 AM
We want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season and a Happy New Year!
The title of this art work is, "Happy Childhood". The artist is Chen K. from Chengdu, China.This young boy describes his piece in the following way, "My father and mother like me very much. I have a good family. A few good friends and I built a big snowman. Under the blue sky we play with snow.
We are so happy that we laugh and jump all the time."
Joy!
Art Selection- Jury Week
Friday, December 16, 2011 11:04 AM
We wish to thank everyone who served as member of our jury this week. It has been an extraordinary experience working with all of you. We are very excited about the collection that has been put together for our 16th International Children's Art Exhibit. This year our art show will be held at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT USA starting mid-May 2012.
Pictured here are two of our jury members Amola Smith on the left with Cherie Burton seated. Along with Amola and Cherie we wish to thank Dod March, Kevin Carter, Miki Porta, Pamela Hovland, Amanda Innes, Susan Newbold, Jennifer Knebel, Ann Weiner, Gail Johnson, Hanneke Goedkoop and Wouter Goedkoop. This year’s exhibit will be extraordinary because of their special points of view, backgrounds and thoughtful care.
Come Fly Away!
Friday, December 9, 2011 12:00 PM
It certainly feels like we are on a wonderful journey, every day we receive more and more astounding art work from our participating ArtLink classes around the world. This piece is from the Middlebrook School in Wilton CT USA. The artist is Pippa G., the title of her piece is “My Plane”. Her class is partnered with a class from Vienna, Austria.
Art from Uganda
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 8:31 AM

This beautiful art work was done though our current ArtLink program, Tender Talents Magnet School in Kampala, Uganda is partnered with Sutherland Elementary in Chicago, IL USA.
The title of the art piece is "Introduction Ceremony" by Kawaki A. age 14. They young artist describes his piece, " It's an introduction ceremony. I and my sister are escorting the bride to the groom to be introduced to the parents. People are drumming and singing and the man on the side is welcoming and giving a gift".
The most wonderful time of the year!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 11:02 AM

Enjoy this wonderful holiday season! We wish to thank everyone who has participated and who supports the wonder of our ArtLink programs.
This beautiful piece of art was created by a Russian student who participated in ArtLink many years ago. The title of the piece is, "Traditional Winter Games" by Elena A. from St. Petersburg, Russia.
This piece can be seen at the Darien Library as part of our exhibit, “Seasons and Celebrations: Children's Art From Around the World."