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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.

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Pride Soars In New Haven, From Mitchell Library To The New Haven Green

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"Stretch It Like Bubble Gum:" Arts & Culture Budget Snapshot

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"Like Cutting Off Air:" As Hunger Rises, Advocates Push For Restored Emergency Food Funding

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Two Poets Laureate Get To Work

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Goffe Street Armory Gets A $6.75 Million State Boost

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Our 2025 Top 10

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A Beloved Community Connector Tapped To Lead Cultural Affairs

Sha McAllister. “New Haven is good soil,” she said. “It shows the richness of its talent, creativity, and art in its people.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

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City's Second Poet Laureate Has A Vision For Youth

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City Boycotts Avelo; PRU Cuts Ties With Avelo As Sponsor

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"This Is Our New Home:" Camryn's Corner At Last Unveiled

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At City Hall, Artists Bring Attention To Mental Health Awareness Month

Lynda Stannard’s painting “Lids Closed." Lucy Gellman Photos; all work by ArtShip artists.

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City Arts Director Tapped To Lead Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs

Adriane Jefferson: "The work we have done together will continue on, and I will always carry this city’s spirit with me. This is not a goodbye—it is a celebration of all we have accomplished and all that is still to come." Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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A Year As Poet Laureate

Sharmont "Influence" Little performs with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in Nov. 2024. Photo by Matt Fried, courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

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Meet New Haven's New City Historian

Morand outside of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Lucy Gellman.

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After Four Years, New Haven Unveils Its Columbus Replacement

Marc-Anthony Massaro (front) and Mike Luzzi (back) reveal Indicando la Via al Futuro (Pointing the Way to the Future). Photos Kapp Singer.

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Elm City Names Its Inaugural Poet Laureate

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City Awards Artists, Arts Orgs Over $675,000 In Federal Funding

Joe Rodriguez, president of Puerto Ricans United. The organization, which is run by an all-volunteer board, received funding for its annual day-long festival on the New Haven Green. "When you invest in the arts, when you invest in arts organizations, when you invest in the community, when you invest in people, we all thrive," he said Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Black Wall Street Makes History On The Green

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"Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem" Grants Spur Inclusive Growth

Yvonne Alston and Joseph W. Williams Jr. Lucy Gellman Photo.

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New City Librarian Leads With Equity Focus

Maria Bernhey, who begins her tenure as City Librarian on July 1. Lucy Gellman Photo.

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Budget Snapshot: Arts & Culture

Adriane Jefferson last summer at a press conference for the city's inaugural Black Wall Street. The event , supported by The Breed Entertainment and the Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism, will be returning on August 19 of this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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$3 Million Summer Literacy Initiative Takes Off

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At City Hall, Community Connecter Tapped To Lead ARPA Arts Allocation

Thabisa at Westville's 2021 Artwalk. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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City Awards $187,200 To 42 Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grantees

Dancers at the Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade on Dixwell Avenue in June 2019. After taking 2020 through 2022 to rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemic, the parade is returning this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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Temple Plaza To Transform Into A Black Wall Street

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Juneteenth Flag Flies High On The Green

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City's Cultural Affairs Director Wins National Recognition

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"Tlaxcala Friendship Day" Opens A Door To Mexico

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Library Backers Boost Expanded Sunday Hours In City's Proposed Budget

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Four Artists Give New Haven A Crash Course In "Street Civics"

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Wooster Square Monument Committee Clears HDC Hurdle

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"Nu" Collective Tapped For Three Underpass Murals

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New Haven's Cultural Equity Plan Arrives

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Youth Funding Becomes Focus In $53M American Rescue Plan Allocation

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First-Time Alder Jumps Into Cultural Affairs Arena

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Co-Op Students Weigh In On Omicron Surge

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"It’s Really Unreal:" Wilbur Cross Students Rattled After Lockdown

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Two New Voices Tapped For Cultural Affairs Commission

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Artists, Athletes Team Up To Get Out The Vax

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Can Pandemic Dollars Close The Racial Wealth Gap?

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At Nathan Hale, A Masked Moana Knows The Way

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Hill Neighbors Weigh In On American Rescue Plan

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New Wooster Square Monument Emerges After Vote

Massaro first presented Indicando la via al futuro (Pointing the Way to the Future) in the July 15 meeting. Screenshot from Zoom.

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Six Visions Pitched For Wooster Square Memorial

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At "Civic Space," Public Calls For Federal Aid To Youth

Roberts, at center. Nia Riles-Mathis and Hyclis Williams are on either side of him. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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City's Cultural Equity Push Goes Public

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"Art Comes In Every Color Of The Rainbow"

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City Taps LGBTQ+ Champion For Cultural Affairs Commission

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Bibliophiles Go To Bat for Mitchell Library

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New COVID-Fighting Initiative Centers, Celebrates "Our Humanity"

The URU The Right to Be Inc. banner hangs outside of the New Haven Fire Department's (NHFD) Grand Avenue headquarters and reads "As a leader in your community, your friends and family believe what you say and follow your example." Arturo Pineda Photos.

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"You Don't Shut Down A Library"

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From Alders To The Arts, City Tackles Racism As A Public Health Crisis

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City Hall Zooms In On Cultural Equity

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In The Name Of Access, Library Goes Fine Free

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Two New Havens Converge On Mayor's Lawn

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Relief Fund Expands To The Region

Rohn Lawrence plays Toad's Place in 2015. New Haven Independent File Photo.

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City Hall Rolls Out Arts For Anti-Racism Toolkit

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Mixed Bag For Arts In Final City Budget

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Juan Castillo Joins "Mask It Up" Crew To Save Lives

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Happy Birthday, New Haven

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Relief Fund Update: $132,225 To 326 Artists

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Public Pushes Back On Proposed Library Cuts

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Alders Get A Crash Course In Cultural Equity

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#TogetherNewHaven Launches With Emergency Relief For Artists

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Cultural Equity Plan Inches Forward

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New Arts Director Has A Vision For Equity

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