Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

West Rock/West Hills Celebrates An Early Summer

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas  |  Neighborhoods  |  West Hills  |  West Rock Lucy Gellman | May 27th, 2025

Jordan Cunningham and Alder Honda Smith, who he will forever call "Ms. Honda," a term of respect, no matter how old he gets. Lucy Gellman Photos.

MASH Band Plays A Perfectly Imperfect "A+"

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | May 26th, 2025

Amelia Matthews and Adrianiz Lopez Martinez, both seventh graders at Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School. Lucy Gellman Photos.

For A New Haven Playwright, Rite & Ritual At Last Take Center Stage

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Collective Consciousness Theatre  |  Culture & Community  |  Downtown  |  Incarceration  |  Long Wharf Theatre  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | May 22nd, 2025

Curtis Brown Photography.

"Art Is Our Bread & Butter," As Two Businesses Put Down Westville Roots

Arts & Culture  |  Crafts  |  Culinary Arts  |  Economic Development  |  Visual Arts  |  Westville  |  Westville Renaissance Arts (WRVA) Lucy Gellman | May 21st, 2025

With “Annie, Jr.,” A Curtain Closes On Wexler-Grant

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Musical Theater  |  Wexler-Grant Community School Lucy Gellman | May 20th, 2025

Will The Library Ever Get To 1% Of The City Budget? Maybe, But Not This Year.

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | May 19th, 2025

City Librarian Maria Bernhey in July 2023, on day one of her tenure as city librarian. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

A Whirlwind Week At The Shubert, From STEAM Education To Making Fetch Happen

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Shubert Theatre Lucy Gellman | May 16th, 2025

Young Artists Dazzle In District-Wide Show

ARTE Inc.  |  Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | May 15th, 2025

WineDown CT Curates A Vibe

Artwalk  |  Westville  |  Westville Renaissance Arts (WRVA)  |  WineDown CT Lucy Gellman | May 13th, 2025