Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

The Bitsie Fund Announces 2024 Grantees

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  Musicians The Bitsie Clark Fund for Artists | October 9th, 2024

"An Icon & An Inspiration," As Hamden Prepares To Honor Fatman Scoop

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Hamden  |  Music  |  Musicians Lucy Gellman | September 5th, 2024

Fatman Scoop performing Friday night, before suffering a medical emergency on stage. Danielle Campbell Photos.

In Edgewood Park, Seeing Sounds Hits Its Stride

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Edgewood Park  |  Music  |  Musicians  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | July 8th, 2024

Farayi Quartet Kicks Off MAC Jazz Series

Jazz  |  Milford Arts Council  |  Musicians Shaunda Holloway | February 5th, 2024

Young Musicians Take A Page From The Pros

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Musicians  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School  |  Yale Schwarzman Center Kapp Singer | December 19th, 2023

American Modern Opera Company musicians Jonny Allen, Doug Balliett, and and Miranda Cuckson (left to right) in Danielle Storey's chorus class at Wilbur Cross High School. Photos Kapp Singer.

NHSO Plays On, Even As Strike Threat Looms

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  Musicians  |  New Haven Symphony Orchestra Lucy Gellman | December 16th, 2023

Maestro Alasdair Neale and musicians of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at the organization's opening concert earlier this year. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

New Haven Helped Him Find His Rhythm

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Musicians  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Dontae James | June 23rd, 2023

Escoffrey (at stage right) plays at the Shubert Theatre in downtown New Haven during a concert from Monty Alexander in April 2022. Maya McFadden/New Haven Independent File Photo.

With "The Uplift Project," A Young Artist Takes Flight

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Music  |  Musicians  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Shekinah Murray | May 19th, 2023

"We Are All Human"

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Citizen Contributions  |  Music  |  Musicians  |  Yale Schwarzman Center  |  Yale University Thabisa Rich | May 8th, 2022