Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

A Dynamic Duo Asks: What Does The Library Mean To You?

Arts & Culture  |  Black-owned businesses  |  Culture & Community  |  Kulturally Lit  |  Mardi Gras  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | January 19th, 2026

Filmmaker and photographer Lydia Douglas tears up the dance floor during the Cupid Shuffle at NHFPL Mardi Gras in 2023. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

Legacy Theatre Taps New Artistic Director

Arts & Culture  |  Branford  |  Culture & Community  |  Legacy Theatre  |  Musical Theater  |  Theater Lucy Gellman | January 16th, 2026

Keely Baisden Knudsen and Eric Santagata outside the theater. Legacy Theatre Photo.

Drum & Dance Finds A Heartbeat On Park Street

African Drumming  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Downtown  |  Yale University Lucy Gellman | January 13th, 2026

At Anti-ICE Rally, Artists Weave Culture Through Calls To Action

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Immigration  |  New Haven Green Lucy Gellman | January 12th, 2026

Goffe Street Armory Gets A $6.75 Million State Boost

Architecture  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Elicker Administration  |  Goffe Street Armory  |  Whalley/Edgewood/Beaver Hills Lucy Gellman | January 12th, 2026

In "You Will Be the Mirror," Memory & Materiality

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Gateway Community College  |  Visual Arts Jacquelyn Gleisner | January 9th, 2026

Patrick Garcia Photos.

En Route To Bethlehem, Three Kings Find Themselves On Atwater Street

ARTE Inc.  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Fair Haven  |  Junta for Progressive Action  |  Three Kings Day Lucy Gellman | January 7th, 2026

Arts & Ideas Bids Farewell To Interim Director, Launches Leadership Search

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  International Festival of Arts & Ideas Lucy Gellman | January 6th, 2026

Three Kings Arrive Early In The Hill

Arts & Culture  |  Casa Otoñal, Inc.  |  Culture & Community  |  Puerto Ricans United, Inc.  |  The Hill  |  Three Kings Day Jarelis Calderon | January 5th, 2026