Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Amidst Federal Funding Challenges, A&I Celebrates 30 Years With Pearls

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas  |  Lighthouse Point Lucy Gellman | September 10th, 2025

Anne Tyler Calabresi and Roslyn Milstein Meyer, the ladies of the evening. Judy Sirota Rosenthal Photos.

New Haven Pride & The Necessity Of Queer Joy

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  LGBTQ  |  New Haven Pride  |  New Haven Pride Center  |  Ninth Square Lucy Gellman | September 8th, 2025

Teach, Play, Love: Shubert Announces New Season, $1.2M Education-Focused Gift

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  Musical Theater  |  Shubert Theatre  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | September 5th, 2025

Drag Queen Story Hour Brings Magic To Mitchell Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  LGBTQ  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | September 4th, 2025

A Food Justice Dream Takes Root On Shelton Avenue

CPEN  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Environment  |  Food Justice  |  Nature  |  Newhallville Lucy Gellman | September 3rd, 2025

A "Hero of the Classroom" Gets A Moment In The Spotlight

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | September 1st, 2025

Robert Esposito, who students lovingly refer to as "Espo," on the first day of school last week. Lucy Gellman Photo.

On First Day Of Class, Ms. Sumiah Comes Full Circle

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Musical Theater  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | August 29th, 2025

Sumiah Gay and Robert "Espo" Esposito on Thursday morning. The two started their day teaching acting to a group of seniors together. Lucy Gellman Photos.

GRAMMY-New Haven Collab Lights The Back-To-School Spark

Arts & Culture  |  Audubon Arts  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth Lucy Gellman | August 27th, 2025

"Beholder" Is A Celebration Of Blackness & Beauty

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  ConnCORP  |  Culture & Community  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | August 25th, 2025