Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Co-Op Students Sing, Play Their Way To All-State Festival

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | March 27th, 2026

Zakai Henderson. Lucy Gellman Photo.

In The Hill, Four Middle Schoolers Rise To Regional Music Recognition

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | March 23rd, 2026

Clockwise, from top: Noreishka Rivera, Naiden Alfredo Cervantes, Kenzie Harsono and Gregorio Ordaz. Lucy Gellman Photos.

New Haven Students Shine In All-State Band Competition

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  John C. Daniels Interdistrict School of Internatio  |  Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | March 2nd, 2026

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In Wonderous Winterfest, Students Talk Back To A World On Fire

Arts & Culture  |  Betsy Ross Arts & Design Academy  |  Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | December 22nd, 2025

How A Student Jazz Band Learned To Listen

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | December 18th, 2025

Lucy Gellman Photos.

In Winter Concert, Cross Choir Pays Tribute To A Student Gone Too Soon

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Wilbur Cross High School Lucy Gellman | December 18th, 2025

Choir Director Danielle Storey, a 25-year veteran of the New Haven Public Schools who has been at Cross for two decades, with the choir. Lucy Gellman Photo.

With An Assist From The Bard, The Kids Are All Right

Arts & Culture  |  Common Ground  |  Education & Youth  |  Educational Center for the Arts  |  Elm Shakespeare Company  |  New Haven Academy  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Waterbury Lucy Gellman | December 16th, 2025

A Hillhouse Art Teacher Opens Up New Worlds

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | December 15th, 2025

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