Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

District Tries To Beat The Heat

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | May 21st, 2026

Teachers David Herndon and Kirk Vamvakides. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Hillhouse Students Dazzle In Inaugural Arts Showcase

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education & Youth  |  James Hillhouse High School  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | April 15th, 2026

Andrea Landsbach

GRAMMY In The Schools Collab Takes Flight

Arts & Culture  |  Co-Op High School  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Metropolitan Business Academy  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools Lucy Gellman | April 8th, 2026

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

Our 2025 Top 10

Alisa's House of Salsa  |  Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Collective Consciousness Theatre  |  Elicker Administration  |  Festival Puertorriqueño  |  Kwadwo Adae  |  New Haven Board of Alders  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Unidad Latina en Acción Lucy Gellman, Abiba Biao, Jarelis Calderon, Nelani Mejias & Shaunda Holloway | December 31st, 2025

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.