Academy alumni Zaccai Curtis is the 2025 Grammy Award winner for his album “Cubop Lives.” The award is in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album. The album is on Curtis’ own record label “Truth Revolution.”

Design and Production students spent the afternoon with film costumer Taryn Walsh. Taryn Walsh has worked as an onset wardrobe and as a wardrobe supervisor with nearly 40 years of experience. She has worked in the costume department for film, television, and music videos.

Open Studios has returned in 2024. This year, the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day Program took part in the city-wide gallery consisting of multiple Hartford venues. This year, Academy students, faculty, and alumni