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.
Cover art by author Rohanna Ssanyu and graphic designer Jessy Montoya.
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Danielle Sekas, teen librarian at the Hamden Public Library, at her desk. Samir Iydroose Photos.
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Annie Sailer in her Erector Square studio during City-Wide Open Studios in October 2021. Charlotte Hughes File Photo.
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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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Kun-Yong Kim and her daughter, teen card contest winner Jessica Park. Kim, who immigrated from Korea, now works in a genetics lab at Yale. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Preservation; Safekeeping. Emiliano Cáceres Manzano Photo.
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Raizine (Rai) Bruton and Jules Larson in 2022, at the first screening of BVFCC's “Portrait of a Cinema on Fire: Feminist Filmmakers" series. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Olivia Gaspard, a sixth grader at Bear Path Elementary School. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Joe and Betty Lou Blumberg with a friend. Grayce Howe Photos.
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Annie Sailer Dance Company members Sandra Kopell, Lynn Cooley and Yoko Kawai Kurimoto. Maxim Schmidt Photo.
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Maxim Schmidt Photo.
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Alicia Brown and Lanaya Pickett. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Fatman Scoop performing Friday night, before suffering a medical emergency on stage. Danielle Campbell Photos.
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Adrienne Kane on a recent Sunday. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Marlene Johnson places a ring on Donovan Johnson's finger while Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett officiates. Photos Kapp Singer.
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Austin Traver in The Shop's recording studio. Photos Kapp Singer.
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The artist Darnell “Sain’t” Phifer. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Javier Villatoro, who also performs music under the moniker Ene de Nadie. Kamini Purushothaman Photos.
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Artists Elizabeth (Liz) Scott, Rosemary Serfilippi, Brenda Burt and Sharon Morgio, who formed a planning committee to make the show happen. Not pictured is Jeannette Wimmer, who was unable to be present Thursday but helped bring the show into being. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nicole and Amber Bartholomew-Gordon are the super wife-duo behind Denim Designs. “I’ve always been a DIY person. I like to do things myself. I love creativity and I kind of dragged her into it and it happened by accident,” said Nicole. “We do a lot. So, anything in the name of creativity, basically, is what we do.” Danielle Campbell Photos.
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A detail of Adae's mural. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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ConnCORP's Juneteenth & 5 Year Anniversary Committee. Jayla Anderson Photos.
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Patricia C. Vener, who stepped in to help organize when polymer clay artist Nancy Nearing needed an extra set of hands. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Mildred Ruiz-Sapp in Live From The Edge. The show runs at the Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St. in Hamden, Thursdays through Sundays through May 21. T. Charles Erickson Photos.
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Saddi Khali Photo Courtesy of UNIVERSES.
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Sculptor Robert Taplin and artist Ridha Ali. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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From left to right: Matthew Cabahug as Carlos, Emily Hortillo as Cruella De Vil, Imani Okech as Maleficent, and Natalia Frangipane as Grimhilde. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Welcome to the Winter White Ball, a fundraiser for the New Haven Pride Center hosted by New Haven drag legend Tia Lynn Waters—or as she is affectionately known and loved, Bubbles—at the American Legion Hall in Hamden last Sunday. By the end of the night, attendees had raised over $1,000 for the Center.
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Isabel Chenoweth/SCSU Photos.
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Jocelyn Pleasant and Mamady Kouyaté at Best Video. Daniel Shoemaker Photos.
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Marsh in her home, which is also her studio, on a recent Monday. Lucy Gellman Photo.
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Luiza Karnas and Alexis Robbins. Leah Andelsmith Photos and Video.
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Officer Angela Vey was making a new kind of house call. She leaned back on the couch and took in her surroundings. On her lap sat Ky, a six-year-old Maltese-Yorkie mix with big, wet eyes. Two girls in matching pajamas pressed into her sides. One of them played with the book on her lap.
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Isabella Maddelena, Charlotte Martinez, and Myra Gupta get ready for the movie. Ariel Shearer Photos. A gaggle of children bounced and swayed on stage at Hamden Town Center Park while a crew hurried to inflate a giant outdoor movie screen before sunset. Top 40 tunes rang out over the field as more families arrived, hauling wagons filled with colorful blankets and coolers, nudging their children to join those on stage for the chance to dance and win prizes.
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10-year-old twins Ayana and Maquas Baldwin. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Artist Kwadwo Adae: “If our mothers, sisters, daughters are oppressed, how are any of us free?” Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Lucian Addario, Jr. “If you really want to tap into the heart of the neighborhood, I believe their should be some men. Men and women work together to make America better.” Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Adae's rendering. Photo courtesy Kwadwo Adae.
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Hewad Hemat, an Afghani who came to the U.S. with his family in 2014, on a Special Immigrant Visa. 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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Ana María Rivera-Forastieri and Mario before the packed house. Courtesy Immigrant Bail Fund/Brett Davidson.
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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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