Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Hip Hop Conference Finds Community In Music History

History  |  Juneteenth  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  hip hop Lucy Gellman | June 20th, 2023

Dancer Reina Pelle. Lucy Gellman Photos.

HSC Student Film Breaks Through Mental Health Stigma

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Film  |  High School in the Community  |  History  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Public Health Lucy Gellman | June 2nd, 2023

High School in the Community (HSC) freshman Jonaily Colón, who is headed to National History Day finals in Washington, D.C. this month. Lucy Gellman Photo. The image below of Colón with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is courtesy HSC.

Freddy Fixer Cleanup Crew Makes Dixwell Avenue Shine

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade  |  History  |  Newhallville Lucy Gellman | May 22nd, 2023

New Q House Show Shines A Light On Judge Motley

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Dixwell Community Q House  |  History  |  Visual Arts Marie Sanford | March 23rd, 2023

Marie Sanford Photos.

At Last, Lucretia Gets Her Due

Arts & Culture  |  Black History Month  |  Community Heroes  |  Culture & Community  |  History Lucy Gellman | February 27th, 2023

In "What Could Have Been," New Haven's Past Haunts Its Present

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Film  |  History  |  New Haven Museum  |  Yale University Lucy Gellman | February 23rd, 2023

Tubyez Cropper Wednesday night. Lucy Gellman Photo.

At SCSU, Seven Artists Turn The Lens On Black Experience

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Black History Month  |  Culture & Community  |  History  |  Southern Connecticut State University Lucy Gellman | February 20th, 2023

On the left: Jamel Shabazz' "Father's Day" (1990) and "Honoring The Ancestors." Right: Katrina Goldburn's Lucretia Was Here, 1638 series.

With Bonding Funds Secured, Institute Library Looks Ahead

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Downtown  |  History  |  Institute Library Lucy Gellman | October 10th, 2022

IL Executive Director Jan Swiatek and architect Joe Banks, who has long supported the IL and is also a former board member at the New Haven Preservation Trust. Lucy Gellman Photo.

Dixwell UCC Celebrates Two Centuries And Counting

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Dixwell UCC  |  History  |  News From The Pews Lucy Gellman | September 26th, 2022

Tracey Twitty-Philpot and Michael Twitty. Lucy Gellman Photos.