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.
Top row: Vanesa Suarez lights a candle in memory of Roya Mohammadi; NHIC members Kiana Cintron and Ambar Santiago-Rojas; Sun Queen leads an open mic at Strange Ways in Downtown New Haven. Middle row: Students at the Board of Alders advocate for their teachers after the 129 proposed student-facing staff budget cuts; St. Luke's Steel Band conductor Kenneth Joseph; and Kica Matos at a fundraiser in the Hill to support a family affected by ICE. Bottom Row: Ward Nine Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith speaks at the New Haven Pride Center, second grader Olivia David at Hill Central Music Academy; Ruby Melton and Gail McAvay. Lucy Gellman File Photos.
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Top: Artist Mahsa Attaran. “My family, they are okay now. But I have 90 million family members and I am worried about every single one of them,” she said at an opening reception last month. “I have cried for each of them.” Lucy Gellman Photo. Bottom: Attaran’s 2024 Under The Shows We Exist installed at Ball & Socket. Yakov Binyamin Photo.
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Had you stepped out your door on a recent Saturday night, you might have changed your mind and stepped right back inside. But if you pressed on, past the wind and the frigid temperatures, you would have discovered the rewards of love down at Firehouse 12.
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Stefania Munzi Watercolor.
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Mohamed Elsankary and his mom, Hanan Elkamah. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Contributed Photo.
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