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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.

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At ConnCAT, Students Tap Into The Past To Shape Their Present

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Juneteenth Joy, As First Haven Opens Its Doors On Dixwell Avenue

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For Five Women Entrepreneurs, A Moment In The Spotlight

Solé Scott Photos.

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Listen: ConnCORP's Annual Toy Giveaway

Daniel Hunt and Elaine Roper at ConnCORP's annual backpack giveaway earlier this year. Gio Roper File Photo.

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ConnCORP Gets In The Spooky Season Spirit

Daniel Hunt, community liaison at the LAB at Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP), submitted the following citizen contribution this week following the organization's annual Halloween celebration. "A fun and safe event for the kids," he said. Over 130 people attended. Photos by Gio Roper.

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History Honored At ConnCAT Jazz & Gospel Brunch

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"Beholder" Is A Celebration Of Blackness & Beauty

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Live From Newhall Street, A Funk You Can Dance To

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In Photos: ConnCORP's Backpack Giveaway

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With "In Our Hands," A Curator Makes Room for Expression

Preservation; Safekeeping. Emiliano Cáceres Manzano Photo.

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Maraczek’s Is Nvitya, As Long Wharf Stages "She Loves Me"

Curtis Brown Photography.

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ConnCAT Takes It Back To The Harlem Renaissance

Shiloh Peterson. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Orchid Gallery Blooms Into Being

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Long Wharf Toasts A Season Of Partnerships

Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Culture Bearers Gather At The Orchid Gallery

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In Hamden, Artists Keep Breonna Taylor's Legacy Alive

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New Haven Travels To The 6th Dimension

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The Elements Bring The Future To The Green

Santana Brightly, who later took first place in the "Afro Future, Afro Chic" fashion show. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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At ConnCORP, Black Excellence Returns To The Runway

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ConnCAT Students Bring 50 Years Of Hip Hop To Life

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ConnCORP Readies New Cafe With A Black Biz Flourish

A detail of Adae's mural. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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At ConnCORP Juneteenth, It's All In The Family

ConnCORP's Juneteenth & 5 Year Anniversary Committee. Jayla Anderson Photos.

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"We're Coming Home:" Arts & Ideas Lifts Up Food Justice In Visionary Leadership Awards

Lucy Nalpathanchil and Leah Penniman. Judy Sirota Rosenthal Photo.

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ConnCORP, Stetson Close Out Black History Month In Style

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Crowns Held High At Black Hair Care Event

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Black Haven Takes A BITE Out Of History

Cutting the ribbon on the celebration. From left to right: BLOOM Owner Alisha Crutchfield, City Economic Development Administrator Mike Piscitelli, Stetson Branch Manager Diane Brown, Black Haven Founder and Director Salwa Abdussabur, State Senior Development Specialist Lindy Lee Gold, Filmmaker and Musician Kolton Harris, and City Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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ConnCORP Holiday Bazaar Centers, Celebrates Black Business

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At First Summit, KIDS Put Public Health Center Stage

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Fashion Show Brings Black Excellence In Style

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Student Artists Take Center Stage At ConnCAT Summer Showcases

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ConnCAT Celebrates 10 Years, Looks To The Future

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In Photos: Dixwell Parties In The Plaza

The Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT) and Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) hosted “Thank You Dixwell Community” Block Party last Saturday in the parking lot behind Dixwell Plaza. The location builds on a budding relationship between Stetson Library, which was located in the plaza for years and is now moving to the Q House, and ConnCAT. Sam Hadelman tells the story in photos from the event.

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Orchid Cafe Makes It Official Downtown

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