Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Amid Anti-ICE Strike, Small Businesses Raise Funds For Immigrant Rights

Arts & Culture  |  Culinary Arts  |  Culture & Community  |  Economic Development Lucy Gellman | February 2nd, 2026

Clockwise, from top: Reinaldo Sánchez in his Whitney Avenue storefront last summer; Bill Frisch at East Rock Breads in March 2024; Lauren Anderson with writer Quartez Harris, the poet Kortney Morrow, and ConnCAT President and CEO Erik Clemons at Kulturally LIT Fest last year; and Meg Fama in summer 2025. Lucy Gellman and Kapp Singer File Photos.

At Long Wharf, "English" Doesn't Mince Words

Long Wharf Theatre  |  Southern Connecticut State University  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | February 2nd, 2026

Citywide Read Delivers A Lesson In American History

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Literacy  |  MLK Day  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Yale University Lucy Gellman | January 29th, 2026

"It's About Humanity:" An Artist Responds To ICE Terror

Arts & Culture  |  Cheshire  |  Culture & Community  |  Erector Square  |  Painting  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | January 28th, 2026

"He Was Only Five," which is oil on canvas and stands at 24 x 24. Lee Massaro Photo.

Possible Futures Nears Day Nine With No Heat

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Possible Futures  |  Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hills Lucy Gellman | January 28th, 2026

Anderson with NHPS students waiting for their school bus, which never showed up, on Tuesday. Possible Futures Photo.

At The New Haven Museum, Ava Gets Her Day

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  New Haven Museum  |  Visual Arts Solé Scott | January 27th, 2026

Ava Orphanoudakis with her own work. Solé Scott Photo.

"Art Without A Home" Shines A Light On A Housing Emergency

Arts & Culture  |  Community Heroes  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  U-ACT  |  Visual Arts  |  housing Lucy Gellman | January 26th, 2026

"Freedom Songs" Creates A Sonic Roadmap For The Present

Arts & Culture  |  Black-owned businesses  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  |  Music Abiba Biao | January 26th, 2026

King Kenney. Abiba Biao Photos.

At The Peabody, MLK Day Of Service Blends Past & Present

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  Yale Peabody Museum Lucy Gellman | January 21st, 2026

Dancers from New Haven Academy make the mineral galleries their own. Lucy Gellman Photos.