We felt this image captured all the wonderful feelings associated with this holiday, love, friendship, loyalty and joy!  “My Loyal Friend” by Lizbeth, age 16 ...

Enjoy all the snow! The young artist describes his scene, “A few good friends and I built a big snowman. Under the blue sky we ...

Our partner class from India at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Educare in Tamil Nadu showing their USA partner art during their live videoconference ...

This article about our Rainforest ArtLink program was featured in a local paper created by a partner teacher, Ms. Lesbia Bedoya from Escuela Oficial Rural ...

He describes his piece, “The scene depicts a Dabbawala giving lunch to a school student. The man is carrying many tiffin boxes in his cycle.  ...

We are racing to get all the art work to our partners around the world. This is an exciting time at Creative Connections, as all ...

We are thrilled to feature this beautiful image from Brazil in this year’s collection of art cards we will be reproducing and making available through ...

Joyful holiday art work created by children from Poland, Latvia, Cyprus and India. We wish you all a very merry holiday season and a Happy ...

It is a very exciting time here in our office, the art work created in this year’s ArtLink program is beginning to arrive. We have ...

Here is another example of art work arriving in our offices. This piece is from our partner in China. The young artist describes her piece,“There are ...

Thank you to all the students around the world who have shared their art work and their cultures through the years and to our partner ...

A Deep Study About Mayan Culture by Students in Brooklyn, NY. Students in Guatemala were fascinated during their videoconference when students at P.S. 15 in ...

We were thrilled to welcome three Nigerian student artists to our offices yesterday, (left to right) Goodness O. Otun, Busola D. Ogunnowo and Ayomide E. ...

The word inspiration is defined as. The stimulation of the mind or emotions to a high level of feeling or activity. The condition of being ...

One of the most joyous days in the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr or Eid, is a celebration that marks the ...

Illuminate! Bringing My Culture to Light Art Exhibit up on our web site: 2012-2013 Art Collection Enjoy! The young artist, a participant in last year’s ...

“Illuminate! Bringing My Culture to Light” is still on display at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and will remain until September 3rd located in the ...

This photo was taken by Christi Rose during her recent trip to Guatemala. She shared, “These students from the school of El porvenir in Peten, ...

Tolland Middle School in Tolland, CT was partnered with The Oxford School in Amman Jordan last year. Please enjoy this news coverage of our ArtLink ...

  Today two classes met and talked about their art work and their lives, their differences and more importantly their similarities. A group of students ...

Abantu Mu Buntu’s colorful costumes, beautiful voices and vibrant dancing transported our Gala (May 9, 2013) guests to their homelands of Uganda, a land rich ...

On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, students from Greenwich, Connecticut enjoyed an hour long conversation with their partner class in the rainforest of Guatemala.This USA class ...

Last night we held our opening reception to honor all the young artists whose art was selected this year from our ArtLink programs.  It was ...

Tonight (5.30.13) from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in the lobby of the IMAX theater. Share this: on Twitter on Facebook ...

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which falls on the last Monday in May.Memorial Day is a day of remembering and honoring the ...

Our 2013 Art Partners of the Year! International Art Partner: The Baldone School in Latvia Teachers: Talis and Ieva Muzikante Featured here is a piece ...

On Thursday May 9, 2013 we held our annual Gala at Stepping Stones Museum for Children. We were thrilled to honor Lynn Straus. She is ...

We want to thank all the teachers who make our programs so meaningful and successful; we are honored to work with each and every one ...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Christina Rose as Executive Director.  Ms. Rose will be responsible for managing the operations of the organization ...

This beautiful work of art was created in our ArtLink program this year and comes from Russia. The medium is watercolors and pencil. The young ...

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We convened a jury this week to review and select art work from our Rainforest ArtLink program. This program features the formation of unique classroom ...

Art from this year’s ArtLink program is currently up in the halls of a school in CT. This collection of art is from partnerships with Latvia ...

The dictionary defines Easter eggs as: 1. A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter. 2. A hidden feature, for example in computer software, ...

This beautiful art work was created by a young artist from Nigeria. His class was partnered with a class from Scofield Magnet Middle School in ...

We are thrilled to present this gifted group of young students from Uganda. From April 29th through May 11th they will be performing in our ...

Illuminate! Light the way Gala Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:30 pm Stepping Stones Museum for Children Norwalk, CT 06850 International Children’s Art Exhibit Opening Reception Thursday, May ...

Today two of our partner schools met across the divides of many miles to talk about each other’s art work and cultures. A classroom here ...

FAMILY ART WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013 2:00PM – 3:30PM The Museum of Arts and Culture New Rochelle ...

Rio de Janeiro is the most famous place for carnival in Brazil. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723. During the carnival different ...

This art work will be included in this year’s International Children’s Art Exhibit 2013, “Illuminate, Bringing my Culture to Light!” The exhibit will open on ...

This original Valentine’s Day poem was written in 1784 and is from a collection of English nursery rhymes found inGammer Gurton’s Garland. The rose is ...

From New York to New England snow accumulations of two feet or more were reported about this February 2013 blizzard known as Nemo which began ...

These are examples of the extraordinary art work being created in the ArtLink Program this year. Oak Bluffs School in the USA is partnered with ...

This is an exciting time; art work is arriving in classrooms all over the world. There is so much enthusiasm, joy and sharing going on; ...

First Night Danbury was a celebration of the New Year,a family-friendly event that took over downtown Danbury from 4 to 8 p.m. on New Year’s ...

Our jury members have spent the last few days reviewing art from around the world created in our ArtLink program. We have seen over 2300 ...

“Light of Praying” was created by a young artist, Monta, age 10 from Latvia. She describes her scene, ” I trust praying can make the ...

We just received this powerful image of Cambodian children praying for the children and families in Newtown, CT. This picture is so beautiful and so ...

“HOPE is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops—at all” ~Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) “I ...

Some Thanksgiving History… 1621: The Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving ...

This piece of art is from the Sichuan Province in China, it is titled, “Peking Opera” by Li, age 13. The Peking opera or Beijing ...

Students from the Veronica Junior School in Kampala, Uganda are working on their art work to share with their USA partner schools. This picture was ...

A young artist from the St. Patrick’s National School in Ireland displays his art work. His class is currently participating in our ArtLInk program.  The ...

Megan describes her piece,“In the autumn season in CT, it is a tradition for families to go to pumpkin farms and pick out a few ...

A special family‐friendly workshop led by Creative Connections at the “You Are Not Alone” exhibit of the Hammond Museum featured Japanese and American art that ...

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“9-11 And Me” by Gary A., age 13 from Stamford, CT USA, describes his art work, “I drew a picture of me and the Twin ...

This beautiful piece of art is entitled, “Hope” it was created by a young artist in Cambodia.  His name is Mey Y., he was 13 ...

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on the 21st of September. The United Nation’s General Assembly has declared this ...

There will be a full Moon Saturday night.  But not just any full Moon.  This Saturday September 29, 2012 at 11:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, ...

Michael Phelps (USA) wins 19th medal, becomes most decorated athlete in Olympics history! The art work below highlights the dreams of many young Americans to ...

Raksha Bandan means “bond of protection” in Hindi. August 2, 2012 a day to celebrate the special bond between brothers and sisters! To celebrate this ...

We are all around the globe! Over the past 20 years we have worked with over 40 countries. We have partner schools all across the ...

The Onam Festival is a traditional Hindu ten day harvest festivalcelebrated by the people of Kerala, in southern India. It’s a festival rich in culture ...

Hurry! The 2012 International Children’s Art Exhibit, “Putting Myself in the Picture” currently at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk will be open for 12 more ...

Christina describes her art work, “…  it’s the fourth of July holiday and I’m with my family  watching the fireworks in Glen Island, a local ...

The artist describes her piece,”My drawing is depicting a Latvian tradition, Midsummer Night… my family members are around the campfire and the table with food. ...

We are pleased to announce this year’s art show; “Putting Myself in the Picture” is being given an extended run at the Maritime Aquarium in ...

During sunset over the past two days the buildings of Manhattan were lit up with the beauty and colors of the setting sun. This happens ...

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!  We hope everyone enjoys their travel plans! The young artist, Daniel, describes his art piece, “Me and ...

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Our 2012-2013 academic year will begin in September 2012. We are all looking forward to another year of meaningful, diverse and insightful art work from ...

We are thrilled to be embarking on our third year with our partner schools in Jordan through INJAZ. INJAZ was established in 1999 as a ...

The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (青森ねぶた祭り, is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Japan and is counted among the three largest festivals in ...

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We are happy to announce next year’s ArtLink program theme will be, “Bringing My Culture to Light: Illuminate!” The art work featured is from a ...

We have been working on a special ArtLink project for the last several months involving students from classes in our area with students from Japan ...

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We are thrilled to announce the 2012 USA and International Art Partner(s) of the Year for outstanding work in this year’s ArtLink programs. 2012 USA ...

This year’s ArtLink Teacher Handbook cover features art created by a young artist from Sri Lanka.  The name of the art work is “Fishing on ...

Our opening artists’ reception will be held on Thursday May 17, 2012 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT. The ...