Arts Paper
As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.
Kelly Bigelow Becerra during a Zoom call with the Arts Paper.
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When Aleisha Luna started looking at colleges, she didn’t know where to start. For years, her parents had been supportive of her academic career, urging her to “seek horizons beyond anything I could actually see around me.” But when the New Haven student began her search for higher education, it was uncharted territory.
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The typical life of a "Frankenstein," illustrated by Zach Felder in the New Haven Building Newsprint. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Cherry blossoms in bloom on Hughes Place next to Wooster Square Park. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design runs through June 23 at the Yale University Art Gallery. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Martin Hebel at a reception following the concert. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Azhar Ahmed with Elena's Light Award and certificate of special recognition by Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Rachel Peet Photos
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Harvey Gregory, a pastor at Faith Temple Revival Center on Dixwell Avenue. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Quiala talks about all things Arts & Ideas Festival 2024 at the kickoff reception. Markeshia Ricks Photos.
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NHPS' Ellen Maust, who will be retiring this year, receives recognition from NHSO Operations Director Jeremey Lombard. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Photos by Chris Gardner/Courtesy NXTHVN. Lungiswa Gqunta’s quiet voice, pierced by a few soft coughs, narrates a dream as the artist slowly rolls along the clean floor of a large empty room. Spoken in isiXhosa, Gqunta’s words from the video projection fill the back half of NXTHVN’s gallery as she fills her chest with air. She raises her arms above her head, and her body tumbles closer to the viewer before exiting the shot, arms still outstretched overhead, as if bound by the wrist.
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Zion Jones of Gather New Haven and Nyzae James of BAMN Books curated a discussion of Leah Penniman's Black Earth Wisdom at Possible Futures. Danielle Campbell photos.
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Lucy Ann Hurston is an author and niece of Zora Neale Hurston. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Emalie Mayo. Blaq Pearl Photography for Elm City LITFest.
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Dillon: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (left) and Tamara Torres (right) by Grace Graupe-Pillard.
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The members of the New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. staged a lighthouse themed brunch based on Steve Pemberton's book The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have Extraordinary Impact in the World to honor five organizations that serve as beacons of light in their community.
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Adrienne Kane on a recent Sunday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Sharmont "Influence" Little was inducted as New Haven's first poet laureate during a ceremony at City Hall. Markeshia Ricks Photo.
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Left to right: Vi (Mary Lou Rosato), Sally (Sandra Shipley), Lena (Rita Wolf), and Mrs. Jarrett (LaTonya Borsay) in the Yale Repertory Theatre's production of Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone. Joan Marcus photo, courtesy of Yale Repertory Theatre.
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From left to right: Michael Massey, Desiree Aidoo, Devonne Canady, Tanahe Edwards, Michael Martin Jr., Casey Ogman and Sean Reeves Sr. Danielle Campbell photos.
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Trina Mace Learned speaks at the opening of Alchemy of Art: Ann P. Lehman and Creative Arts Workshop in December 2023. File photo Kapp Singer.
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Designer Tea Montgomery is joined by his family, from left to right: his father David Edwards, his brother Devon Edwards, Montgomery, his mother Rachelle Edwards, and his son Haiven. Montgomery launched a new project called ETHOS at The Third Space. Mindi Rose Englart photos.
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Laila Kelly-Walker as Dorothy, Aaron Steed as the Tinman, Jayla Bosley as the Cowardly Lion and Dakarai Langley as the Scarecrow in Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School's production of The Wiz. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ariel (June Lampher) and Prince Eric (Jahlil Coleman) at Thursday's production of The Little Mermaid. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Picking out the perfect piece. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Bill Frisch, founder of East Rock Breads, readies a batch of bagels for proofing. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Everyday Angels (from left to right) Erica G. Bradley, Kia Levey Burden, Dori Dumas, Juanita Sunday Austin, Regina Mullings and Shaunda Holloway at Possible Futures. Karimah Mickens Webber phots.
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Barnum Festival 2024 Ringmaster Dr. Camelia Lawrence at a screening of the Bob Marley biopic "One Love." Markeshia Ricks photos.
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Ordinary Manager Ben Zemke and Owner Tim Cabral under the glow of vintage Christmas lights that are part of the Atomic Era vibes. Mindi Rose Englart photos.
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New Haven-based band Love N'Co. Photo courtesy Love N'Co.
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Destination Moon by Karen Hammer. Photos Kapp Singer.
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New Haven and Hartford jazz icons and future musical legends unite at NXTHVN for Black History Month. Mindi Rose Englart photos.
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Lions and dragons, oh my, at Lunarfest 2024. Linda-Cristal Young Photos.
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Lauren Canalori's third grade class at L.W. Beecher with LaundroMax's Chris Walker. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Ross Gay in conversation with Yale University Chaplain Maytal Saltiel at Battell Chapel. Dominic Warshaw photos.
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Leaders of the Network Without Borders for Survivors of Violence from left to right: Ana Hernandez, Camila Guiza-Chavez, Caterina Passoni and Denisse Cruz-Contreras at the organization's launch. Lisa Reisman Photos.
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Andy Rubenoff, who managed the design for the Mardi Gras event. Photos Kapp Singer.
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"Shining Light on Truth" at the New Haven Museum. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Melanie Tohom Cruz sings Sam Cook's "A Change is Gonna Come." Kapp Singer photos.
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Beauty and the Beast being performed at Legacy Theatre in Branford last year. Photo courtesy Legacy Theatre.
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Marlene Johnson places a ring on Donovan Johnson's finger while Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett officiates. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Protesters criticize U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro before IRIS's Run for Refugees 5K. Photos Kapp Singer.
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People dance at a Club C*nt in December. Photos courtesy Zoe Jensen.
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The set of Long Wharf Theater's forthcoming production of A View from the Bridge. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Kids at the “Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us” workshop at the Ives Main Library on Saturday. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Top photo: Kim West0n. Bottom photo: Fethi Meghelli and Weston in front of “Man with Oud” by Palestinian artist, Mohamed Saleh Khalil, during the opening reception of "Made Visible: Origins in Belonging at Creative Arts Workshop. Mindi Englart Photos.
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Frank Mitchell, Fiona Vernal, and Camesha Scruggs (from left to right) discuss the impact of African American Connecticut Explored at the New Haven Museum on Thursday. Photos Kapp Singer.
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The former Saint Aedan’s Parish school building, where the Westville Performing Arts Center was located until last month. File photos Lucy Gellman.
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From left to right: Arati Pandit, Julie Greenwood, Randi Rubin Rodriguez, Linda Lindroth, Ilona Somogyi, and Hope Chávez at the Yale University School of Management for the "Women in Charge: A Conversation about Leadership." Mindi Englart Photos.
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Diana Henderson singing "Happy Birthday." Photos Kapp Singer. Diana Henderson carried a big chocolate cake covered with sparklers. With gusto, she sang “Happy Birthday” to all those born in January in the room.
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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges with William Johnson, director of educational strategy for the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, and Yale senior, Stephanie Owusu, at the 2024 Yale MLK Commemoration event. Lisa Reisman Photos.
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Austin Traver in The Shop's recording studio. Photos Kapp Singer.
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From left: Frank Brady, IfeMichelle Gardin, Royale Jamison, and Tea Montgomery (on the far right) with The Table & Gallery owner, Sonal Soveni, for the Chapel Street gallery's first immersive art and fine dining event of 2024. Mindi Rose Englart photos.
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Danielle Chapman (right) and the Rev. Jack Perkins Davidson at Best Video Film & Cultural Center.
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Zinesters of all ages gathered at Possible Futures for the most recent New Haven Zine Scene meetup . Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Bananas, Bananas, Bananas by Howard el-Yasin. Photos Kapp Singer.
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New Haven Academy dance students perform at the Winter Arts Showcase. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Recent editions of Latincolors Magazine. The 27th edition launched in late December. Lisa Reisman photos.
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Victor Rodgers (aka Slangston Hughes). Photos Kapp Singer.
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Penelope Stewart. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Cara Santino is the founder of the Little Lion Collective. Mindi Rose Englart Photo.
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Lara Morton, co-founder of Fuse Theatre of CT, leads a chant outside West Haven City Hall. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Zulay Rodriguez at the Wilson Branch Library. Photos Lisa Reisman.
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A traffic box on Chapel Street painted by Elizabeth Taylor. Photos Kapp Singer.
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The following photoessay comes from Youth Arts Journalism Initiative (YAJI) alum Emma MartinMooney, who graduated from Wilbur Cross High School last year. For the first time this year, a generous grant from the City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism allowed the Arts Council to offer a series of fall mentorship classes, including a six-week photo class with Chris Randall. Here is Emma's final project from that class, using the framing devices that she learned in New Haven while on a trip abroad.
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In Mi Lupita’s warm Grand Avenue kitchen, 54-year-old Yolanda Guzman Elias and her sister Batriz Guzman Elias were making culinary magic, cutting fresh strawberries and slicing thin meat before a morning rush. The smell of dough hung low and thick in the air, wafting from the storefront to its street-facing front door and windows. The bakery was ready for another day.
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Photo courtesy of Orchestra New England.
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The following photoessay comes from Youth Arts Journalism Initiative (YAJI) alum Jayla Anderson, who is currently a senior studying dance at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. For the first time this year, a generous grant from the City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism allowed the Arts Council to offer a series of fall mentorship classes, including a six-week photo class with Chris Randall. Here is Jayla's final project from that class.
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Harmony The Valkyrie at Pride New Haven, a block party in the Ninth Square that took place in October. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Some of the artists who made waves this year. Top row: Martha Lewis, Semilla Collective, Eric March. Middlr Row: Vanesa Suarez, Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez, Alasdair Neale and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Bottom: Black Lives Matter New Haven's Ala Ochumare-Harris, MiAsia Harris, and Sun Queen, Roya Mohammadi, Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Anthony McDonald: Let's make sure the Shubert is here to stay. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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American Modern Opera Company musicians Jonny Allen, Doug Balliett, and and Miranda Cuckson (left to right) in Danielle Storey's chorus class at Wilbur Cross High School. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Maya McFadden, founder of The Kids Newsroom. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The cast during intermission at a recent performance. The school's next show, a junior performance of The Wiz, is set for May 2024. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Maestro Alasdair Neale and musicians of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at the organization's opening concert earlier this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Doron Wolf with his painting Vanitas (2018). Photos Kapp Singer. All work by Doron Wolf.
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Ale Cruz and Jaylah Jones in the world premiere of Heart. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Artist Kwadwo Adae: “There is gold in each neighborhood. This city is full of kindness. So whatever your favorite thing is, whatever type of organization speaks to you, please patronize those businesses.” Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The Tyshawn Sorey Trio. Photo courtesy Firehouse 12.
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A picture of Lehman welding mounted next to her artwork. All work by Ann Lehman. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Pastor Sampson Denny, who is a faith leader in Stratford. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tony Kosloski's "Equation of Death" at 51 Chestnut St. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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HSC teacher Amy Brazauski and her foster son, Alex Lopes. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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The Art of the Palestinian Thobe runs through the end of this year. Pictured is a thobe from the collection of artist Renate Ghannam, who first encountered the garments through her husband's family. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Jamiah Green Photos. The words crawl in every direction across the figure’s coffee-colored skin, marking her arms and exposed torso in neat black lettering. It’s not a big deal, reads a phrase that stretches up her shoulder. You are the kind of woman your father would have thrown away, state three lines of text by her right breast, hovering just over the nipple. Which lifetime hurt you so bad? asks a sentence on her left arm.
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Members of the Tapacamino Colectivo include Fernando Guadarrama, Gregorio Quiros, Sinuhé Padilla-Isunza, Maria Puente, and Ik' Balam. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Cayetana Navarro, who now works as the inaugural program manager in the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Yale School of Medicine. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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A page from Vie Privée et Criminelle d'Antoine-François Derues. Kapp Singer Photos.
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Artist Kwadwo Adae. Anna Fountain Photos.
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James "Dinky" Johnson, who owned and ran Dinkie's Jazz Club, with a new bust celebrating his imprint on New Haven jazz history. Coral Ortiz Photos.
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Vanesa Suarez with one of the posters from artist Jisu Sheen.
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Kiana Flores on Election Day, outside of the Ward 1 polling place. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Frances "Bitsie" Clark, who turned 92 on Oct. 30. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Silvana Deigan, an artist and activist who has participated in ULA's Día de los Muertos parade for the last four years. In January, her work was featured in El Arte/El sueño/La Realidad de Migrar (The Art/The Dream/The Reality of Migration) at the New Haven Peoples' Center. Elena Unger Photos.
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Destiny White, Erin Michaud and Jeremy Thanes. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Jamie Guite as Beverly Frasier. Fairview runs at CCT through Nov. 19. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Fior Rodriguez as Melosa. Behind her are Rafael Feliciano-Roman (filling in for Joel) and as Gentile as Debra. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From the blog post "Balagan in Twaneh, July 15, 2023." Text and Photographs by Margaret Olin.
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Shawn and Charlie Lockett. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nohra Bernal, a children's author, reads from "Que Viene El Lobo.” Elena Unger Photos.
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Chef Keem Hughley and Babz Rawls-Ivy. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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The artist Darnell “Sain’t” Phifer. Abiba Biao Photos.
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A performer from the Braata Folk Singers at the 2022 Caribbean Heritage Fest. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Christopher Samuels as Blue. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Dramaturg Amy Boratko and Director Sivan Battat (ECA Drama Chair Ingrid Schaeffer is to their right). Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Anita Abdinezhad, Bahar Beihaghi, Shadee Vossoughi, Vaneh Assadourian, and Ava Lalezarzadeh in a scene from Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Sivan Battat. Yale Repertory Theatre, October 5–28, 2023. Photo © Joan Marcus.
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Graphics and animation by Carla Costanza.
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Alisa Bowens-Mercado: "If you can get a kid up and they're dancing, that gives you an opening to have fun and embrace different cultures." Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: ASA Member Joné Mwape, AfroMixer attendee Jeana Noel, and ASA Member Danielle Addy.
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Percussionist Ches Smith and members of We All Break stood before the audience, conjuring that sweet spot where Haitian Vodou drumming and jazz come together. Looking out onto the space, the group began with a melodic a cappella, combining vocal chants from Daniel Brevil with the trio of vocalists at the center.
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Normand Methot in 2014 at the Yale University Art Gallery Mabel Brady Garvan American Decorative Arts Collection, admiring a reinstallation using his original 1970 system for mounting the chair. The photograph lower in the story shows Methot with Nathan Coste, the first Norm Methot Design Apprentice at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. Sally Hill Photos.
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Graduate assistants Brandon Iovene and David Perez, SCSU junior Jae'la Rivera, Sapphire Bills, senior Elijah Ortiz and Xiomarie LaBeija. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Esthea Kim's cube and two photocollages from the artist Ed Gendron. Blocks and Bridges: World Building in New Haven runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 29 at Creative Arts Workshop at 80 Audubon St. in New Haven. Kapp Singer Photos.
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State Rep. Dominique Johnson. Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir, which is next to her, is the most banned and challenged book of 2022. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Joyce Yang Thursday night. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Streets on Sunday morning. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Peter Noble and Gloribell Lopez. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Riggins at Bregamos Community Theater. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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New Haven Pride Center Board President Hope Chávez, Executive Director Juancarlos Soto, and Communications Coordinator and Co-Producer of PRIDE New Haven Laura Boccadoro at the Center's 84 Orange St. offices on Saturday afternoon, after getting the all-clear to enter the building. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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A string of cymbals reverberated through Firehouse 12, spreading a euphoric haze over the room. It began with a crescendo, rising softly into a boom! Beneath them, drums tap-tapped like raindrops and thunder during a heavy storm. The audience may have been inside, but suddenly the air was alive and electric.
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Yale College sophomore Amelia Lee. Abiba Biao Photos.
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