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.
Trish Clark presents at the kick-off event for last year's 48 Hour Film Project New Haven. (Thomas Breen photo)
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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John Keefer's "Airstrike" installed at Giampietro Gallery. Stephen Urchick Photo.
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Children whose families fled the aftermath of Hurricane Maria were welcomed as part of a new family Saturday — the New Haven family.
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Briana Bellinger-Dawson and Denise Cox role play a customer being followed by a security guard. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Laua Hurwitz, in Koffee?'s commercial kitchen on East Street. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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"There are other times that I’ll go out, and I’ll want to take pictures of people." Monica Bunton Photos.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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John Dankosky interviews Mike Mathis of MGM at the construction site of a resort casino in downtown Springfield, Mass. NEXT Producer Andrea Muraskin records the conversation. Photo by Ryan Caron King for NENC.
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“My ribcage is a hothouse harboring a bloom next to you,” Elizabeth Trojanowski sings on “Still Water,” the opening song to Pageant Dove’s recently released self-titled EP. An acoustic guitar lays down a bluesy flat-seven chord to anchor the twists in the melody, but then goes elsewhere, sounding not quite settled, even when a string section joins in. When the drums emerge, we feel like we’re somewhere. But where is it?
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Zane in the NICU at Yale-New Haven Hospital. JoAnn Marrero Photo.
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Lior Trestman and Sawyer Christmann help each other get the hard-to-reach spots earlier this year, as they paint a community mural at the vacant Strong School. For me, this image has always reflected what The Arts Paper stands for: Supporting community members to civically-oriented work—and doing that work ourselves—with small but steady hands. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Kennya Adams-Martin and Camille Ansley at a "Cedar Hill Paint Party" earlier this year. It was there that they decorated the first little free library. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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An image that Rodgers posted in 2015, when The Space was in financial trouble. Steve Rodgers Photo.
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Judy Alperin, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, led a tour of the permises earlier this week. The room to which she's gesturing will soon be a fitness center and TRX climbing wall. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Southern Connecticut State University’s first “social justice” president wants to know more about the community in which his university is located—and is asking the community to learn more about SCSU in return.
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The pride flag at a vigil and rally for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Thabisa strolled from the back of Kehler Liddell Gallery in Westville with a megaphone in her hand, already singing. The people in the audience, seated on the gallery floor — many on blankets and pillows — fell quiet as soon as they heard her voice...
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Pinos' wife, holding their son Brandon: Thank you so much. Kelly and Nelson Pinos pictured in back. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Artist Amen Ra puts the final touches on the pop-up. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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A detail of Um Shaham's miniature home, with exposed piping and wire filaments, and a singed car in the background. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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The gallery is now open! Friday, NHPC Director Patrick Dunn released an open call for proposals for six exhibitions in 2018, open to multimedia LGBTQ+ artists from across Connecticut. November, which is Trans Awareness Month, is open only to Transgender artists. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 15. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nelson Pinos and Jesus Morales Sanchez at the event Thursday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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"One will never forget their first Sally’s tomato pie!" Bart Conners Szczarba Photos.
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Max Wolkowitz and George Guidall. T. Charles Erickson Photo.
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Lugo (fist raised) and Jesus Morales-Sanchez at a ULA protest right before Thanksgiving last month. ULA Photo.
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The winners at the ceremony. Art Perlo Photo.
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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's travel ban could take effect, banning immigrants and refugees from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Because those are all majority Muslim countries, many have called it a backdoor "Muslim Ban." Earlier this fall, we ran this story as part of a triptych in print (here are parts one and two of that) about how recent refugees are growing our creative ecosystem. It felt particularly timely to run.
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Soto advocates for Yale University to become a sanctuary campus at a protest last year. Paul Bass for the New Haven Independent.
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Francesca Fernandez McKenzie and James Udom in the foreground, Sohina Sidhu behind them. Setariki Wainiqolo, Curtis Williams and Sean Boyce Johnson are in the background. T. Charles Erickson Photo.
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Maybe it’s the splatters, thinning out like fingerprints, that catch you from one side of the room and urge you to come closer. A pink line cuts through the left side, canvas ceding to it willingly. It’s a sort of ordered maze, pinks and blues whizzing past each other on their way to somewhere off the canvas.
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Joseph Saccio, Great Striding Woman , Multimedia sculpture. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Jerod Haynes and Jason Bowen in Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, directed by Seret Scott. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2017.
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Every year, I fall victim to the December cookie infatuation that sweeps through our country. It doesn't matter that Christmas is not my personal holiday. Any month-long celebration of a food group (Yes! I consider cookies to be a food group!) can't be ignored. Food for me is an expression of love. The beauty and diversity of cookies, and the sheer number that it is possible to bake, make them the perfect vehicle for spreading the love far and wide.
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Salmon with the piece on Wednesday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Cunningham as Callie and Byron as Sara. SCSU Photo.
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Kids in the ARC's first-grade module: "My House: Design Connections Partnership." ARC Photo.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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Marc Camille: Albertus will be a meaningful partner. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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The cats fuel up before a day of being watched, petted, and cooed at. Mew Haven Photo.
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Rubin: Should the city pay for a rehab? Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Tammy Chapman never imagined that mixing potions in her kitchen would lead her out of the house, and down Audubon Street. Now, she is making the case for skincare products as handmade crafts for a second year in a row.
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Nelson at the James Beard House dinner earlier this fall. A one-woman army, she was tasked with appetizers and cocktails. Copyright Clay Williams for the New York Times, with permission from the photographer.
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Allison McDermott and Rob Grimm. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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The Lineage Group co-founder Malcolm Welfare: We want to elevate black artists. Naomi Santiago photographs.
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Veronica and J.D. are getting a little lovey dovey. In the middle of a high school hallway—lockers to one side, classrooms ostensibly to another—the two link hands and sing, staring into each other’s eyes.
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City Librarian Martha Brogan out on the library's Ives Branch patio, which faces out toward Elm Street and gives an elevated view of the city. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Hair, demoing the spritz cookies. The evening included both spritz and chocolate chip cookies. Lucy Gellman photos.
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Griggs, Fisher and Herzog (with former director Mary Lou Aleskie) at an A&I event last year. Photo courtesy Festival of Arts & Ideas.
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It wasn’t clear exactly when bar started singing along. One moment, Sinthea Sinatra was really feeling the guitar as it climbed up a four-chord progression. Before her, Ivan Sheth lifted up the microphone, channeling the band 4 Non Blondes.
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Is it too soon to think of the weekend yet? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week (and there's a bonus), going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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A photograph from last year's vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting. No photographs were allowed at Tuesday's event. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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The cast and crew jump into their session at Baobab Tree Studios. ITC Photo.
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Baristas Xiaoxiao “Connie” Kang and Rose Zeng. The Wangs, who own the cafe, asked not to be photographed. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Diane Brown on her way to receive an "I Love My Librarian" award. Markeshia Ricks for the New Haven Independent.
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A detail from Sooo-z Mastropietro's Boob-Tube. Photo courtesy City Lights.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? How about the end of the week? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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Detail from a piece by artist Mohamad Hafez chronicling the destruction of Syrian buildings. In the past two years, Hafez has not only documented the destruction in his artwork, but worked with several refugees who are new to New Haven, including the family in this article. Lucy Gellman Photo
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Five pounds of all purpose flour. Three eggs. One teaspoon of baking soda and the juice of one quarter lemon, squeezed at the peak of freshness. Three sticks of butter. A basement kitchen safe from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, with enough vegetable oil to feed a small army.
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Riggins, as Lincoln, and Davis as Booth. The play runs weekends through Nov. 19. Mike Franzman for I Love New Haven Photos.
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Suarez leads the charge. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Reverend Kevin Ewing has spent his life laying down thick, fast-growing roots. Harold Shapiro Photo.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? How about the second half of the week? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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Majesty Whitaker, Venovia Charon, and Phoenix Clare. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Wordmaster Tom Zingarelli hands out prizes to The Stellar Spellers, as well as several other recepients. Lucy Gellman photos.
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Bust Op , a one day affair that Saunders said may repeat. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Wisdom in the Orange Street shop last week. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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David Perry, Clarinetist and Founder; Sam Bobinski, Bassist and Marketing Director Yevgeny Yontov, Pianist and Artistic Director. Matthew Fried Photo.
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Judith Ivey and Jane Alexander. T. Charles Erickson Photo.
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If you're jonesing for a cup of coffee in the next time you're in Wooster Square, you may not have to go back downtown. Come November, you can pick it up on 516 Chapel St., where another signature brew was once handed out by the cupful.
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Pantochino Productions Presents: How To Be A Good Witch | Oct. 20-29 | Center for the Arts, Milford
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Faith isn’t developed on the shore, but faith is developed on the stormy seas. — Pastor Kelcy Steele, Varick Memorial AME Zion Church
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Ana María Rivera-Forastieri and Mario before the packed house. Courtesy Immigrant Bail Fund/Brett Davidson.
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Connecticut contra dance legend Billy Fischer gathered up his microphone’s cable. He waded out into the crowd milling on the dancefloor of the Whitneyville Cultural Commons in Hamden.
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The class, scheming in the Armory. Artspace Photo.
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The following is a citizen contribution submitted by Esther Rose-Wilen, garden education coordinator at the New Haven Land Trust.
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Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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This is a good cartoon. We want your bad cartoons. Seriously. REINALDO GOEYENECHEA for LA VOZ HISPANA.
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In a living room nestled deep in New Haven’s Dwight neighborhood, a financial plan was hatching. M. smoothed out pink polar fleece and checked a sequin to see if it was sewn on tight enough. Beside her, Elizabeth Nearing googled prices on beds for infants, drawing out a sort of list in the air with her second finger. She checked Etsy, then Pinterest, then Etsy again. $150 seemed like a reasonable number.
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Rabbi Herb Brockman with Nury Chavarria earlier this year. Paul Bass for the New Haven Independent.
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Making music is a great way to feel my cultural identity in ways I don’t get from going to a synagogue. I’m always reaching out for new people to play! - David Chevan
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Is it too soon to think of the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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"The queen with no pants" performs at Partners Cafe. Daniel Eugene Photo.
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Is it too soon to think of the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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Before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, there was 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, a wisp of a girl easing herself into a seat and refusing to budge when a white passenger demanded her place. Sitting her ground for the greater good.
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A still from last year's season at CCT. Courtesy CCT.
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Hausladen with Kassandra Leiva and Misha Semenov. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Is it too soon to think of the weekend yet? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.
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Rendering for Brainwashed . Courtesy Artspace and Zeph Farmby.
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A detail of Maher's piece of "baggage" and accompanying recording. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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These top Arts Council picks come from some of our member organizations. From the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History to College Street Music Hall, there's a lot going on in this city. If you're looking for something to do in New Haven, chances are you might find something here!
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Banks performing at Dragapalooza earlier this year. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Soto advocates for Yale University to become a sanctuary campus at a protest last year. Paul Bass for the New Haven Independent.
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The candidates in place. Christopher Peak for the New Haven Independent.
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A new citywide film festival is seeking to get very nasty — and cede the floor to female and immigrant voices in the process. As Trump repealed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Tuesday, it was making the case for greater diversity and more local voices in Connecticut filmmaking — and hoping to hear from more New Haven artists.
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Andrew Burbank looked out on his fellow Chapel Haven students, staff, and community members.
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The Decemberists perform at College Street Music Hall. Photo courtesy College Street Music Hall.
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Jamison and Johnson as the titular characters in The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet . Mike Franzman Photo.
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Jazz legend Jesse Hameen II with some of the summer fellows. Site Projects Photo.
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Upson pulling CED VideoDiscs at The Archive. (Thomas Breen photos)
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On Thursday night, Elm Shakespeare will open its signature summer show in Edgerton Park, bringing William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to life for thousands of New Haveners.
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You're a party planner at Yale University, in search of a new caterer for your next event. You’d love for them to be a fresh face, reflective of the diverse city in which you live. So you go online to a google map, and search all of the city’s restaurants owned by people of color, until you’ve found just the right one.
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Abduladhim Al-Ani, with Vivian Smith and Herb Mermelstein. Lucy Gellman photos.
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Pastor Juhye Hahn at Sunday night's prayer vigil for Marco Antonio Reyes Alvarez. Lucy Gellman photo.
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Norman Clement leads attendees to First and Summerfield UMC.
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Jim Goldberg, US-1 , 2014. Archival pigment print. © 2017 Jim Goldberg. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, and Casemore Kirkeby, San Francisco
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McComic: Coffee as a sign of things to come/Lucy Gellman Photos
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Several folks have asked for a copy of the remarks Arts Council Executive Director Daniel Fitzmaurice gave at the AC's annual meeting on July 26. Here they are, in full.
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