ArtsConnection

05/15/2026

✨Our Gala Recap Page is LIVE!✨
Check out all the photos and press coverage from a masquerade. 🎭🪭Thank you again for showing up, showing love, and supporting a great cause: the impactful work of arts education for NYC students. You did it with great masquerade style!

Catch the full recap and even more photos here: https://wp.me/P4xVDT-2Rk

📸 Photos by Brian Hatton & Fadi Kheir
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05/07/2026

You turned up on Tuesday...for a great cause! ✨🎭
Huge thanks to everyone who showed up and made the Golden Hour: The ArtsConnection Masquerade at Prince George Ballroom an unforgettable celebration.

From interactive artmaking and inspiring cultural performances to the glitter & bass afterparty, Golden Hour was full of the energy and joy that comes from supporting arts education for NYC youth.

There's still time to make a donation: https://bit.ly/gldnhrdonate

📸 Photos by Brian Hatton & Fadi Kheir. Official website recap coming soon!

05/01/2026

Last Chance to RSVP! ✨🎭
Don’t miss our internationally flavored masquerade - the spring event of the year! Your Cinco de Mayo plans are set.

🎟️ Grab your tickets before they’re gone: https://bit.ly/gldnhrwebpg

04/30/2026

✨In-School Programs Highlight!✨
We sat down with I.S. 235Q Principal Evelyn Mosquea to discuss our partnership and the powerful role that arts education plays in boosting literacy. 📚🎨

Then stopped by SJ’s puppetry residency. Don’t miss the full interview with Principal Evelyn Mosquea, plus a bonus feature with Assistant Principal Laura Antones, now live on our YouTube page!

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/TXzwCp9qZ7M

04/28/2026

04/24/2026

Our Executive Director Rachel Watts joined the "What's on your Desk?" trend to give a sneak peak of our Golden Hour Benefit Masquerade invites ✉️✨Check your mailbox you might have something special waiting! We're just ONE week away. RSVP or donate to support arts education.

📍 Tues, May 5th | Prince George Ballroom
🥂 Soirée & Program: 6–8:30 PM
🎉 After Party: 8:30–10:30 PM

Tap our Event Highlight to RSVP
🎟️ Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/gldnhrwebpg

04/22/2026

It’s always a great time at the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Face 2 Face conference. 📸 of Rachel Watts, ArtsConnection Executive Director, on the “We are All Warriors for Good Trouble” panel. 💬 And of Erin Orr, Kyla McKoll, and Tiffany Roxanne Barrett leading the “Artistic Bridges to Literacy: Be It! Make It! Play It!” workshop!

🔗Explore more arts and asset-based approach to literacy on: Teachwithartsconnection.org

04/17/2026

Become the art the world admires at the ArtsConnection’s Golden Hour Benefit Masquerade. 🖼️🎭🪭

📍 May 5th | Prince George Ballroom
🥂 Soirée & Program: 6–8:30 PM
🎉 After Party: 8:30–10:30 PM

Tap our Event Highlight to RSVP
🎟️ Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/gldnhrwebpg

04/10/2026

Step into your main-character energy at the Golden Hour ArtsConnection's Benefit Masquerade! ✨🎭 RSVP for an unforgettable night of live performances, interactive art, food, and open bar.

Ticket purchases and donations help fund arts education for NYC students!

Don't miss out! Masks are optional but highly encouraged!
🎟️ Tickets available now: https://bit.ly/gldnhrwebpg

04/02/2026

NYC is a vibrant cultural hub, and our masquerade is no exception!
✨🎟️Your ticket includes a night of live performances featuring ArtsConnection’s incredible roster of artists. Experience the magic of a bubble show by Laine Barton, a classical string set by the West Village Quartet, a cultural performance by Mexico Beyond Mariachi, and captivating works from the NYC Chinese Cultural Center.

But wait, there's more! This wouldn't be an ArtsConnection event without interactive artmaking. Get a blind contour portrait by Ian Sklarsky, watch live painting by Student Art Program alum Gabrielle Vazquez, and create your own mask with Nehprii Amenii and Lake Simons! 🎭

End the night at our afterparty with a DJ set from NY Liberty's own Ty-Michelle! 🎶

Masks encouraged. Tickets are available here: https://bit.ly/gldnhrwebpg