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The Glory of Home

In "Reverence," A History Of Hometown Heroes

At NXTHVN, DiasporaCON Swoops Into Its Fourth Year

In "Don’t Diss-Connection," Filmmaking Meets Public Health

Dr. Yusuf Ransome and Josh Bibbey.

Glass as a Medium of Resistance In “All At Once”

Arts & Anti-racism | Arts & Culture | NXTHVN | Visual Arts Jacquelyn Gleisner | March 27th, 2025

“Spoken Word Magic” Brings Poetry, Power, & Ancestral Connection To NXTHVN

From left: Jeremiah Craggett as Jeremiah Black, Jonah Craggett as Johan Black, Brandon Hutchinson as Alfira, and Gail Staggers as the narrator performing the first episode of the audiodrama “Haus of Black” at NXTHVN. Aster Rhys Photos.

With "The Mercy Velvet Project," Dancers & Musicians Tap Into Connection

Top: Robbins, Maria Clara Laet and Isabella Serricella. Bottom: Robbins and Echols. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Sterling-Duprey’s Performative Practice

Awilda Sterling-Duprey: Aesthetics of dis-order. Photo by Chris Gardner. Courtesy of NXTHVN.

Summer Dreaming At NXTHVN

Arts & Culture | Dixwell | NXTHVN Jacquelyn Gleisner | June 21st, 2024

Isaac Bloodworth's installation. Chris Gardner Photos Courtesy of NXTHVN.

"Super" John Tournament Keeps His Memory Alive

Jazz Greats Pass the Torch at NXTHVN

New Haven and Hartford jazz icons and future musical legends unite at NXTHVN for Black History Month. Mindi Rose Englart photos.

Collab Cohort Centers Creativity In Fall Showcase

Maya McFadden, founder of The Kids Newsroom. Lucy Gellman Photos.

On Henry Street, Dispatches From Another Universe

Arts & Culture | Dixwell | NXTHVN Jacquelyn Gleisner | November 9th, 2023

Chris Gardner Photos.

“Into The Afroverse” Lifts Off At NXTHVN

Chef Keem Hughley and Babz Rawls-Ivy. Danielle Campbell Photos.

At Stamp Unveiling, A Civil Rights Champion Remembered

Rich Arts Collective Lifts Off

From left to right: Charlie Rich, Rania Das, IfeMichelle Gardin, Thabisa Rich, Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diop, Kim Weston and Malakhi Eason. Lisa Kaston Photos.

All Eyes on NXTHVN

Goffe Street Courts Honor A Basketball “Super” Star

Top: Cousins Jazmine and Nijonn Williamson. Bottom: Games unfolded all afternoon. Lucy Gellman Photos.

NXTHVN Opens Its Studios

Curatorial fellows Cornelia Stokes and Kiara Cristina Ventura. Abiba Biao Photo.

With A Spoonful Of Storytelling, Eight Food Businesses Blossom

Synovia and Andrew Gibson with their sauce, Runny Novs. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Sweets & Sounds Shares The Knowledge

The "Boss Up" Panelists. From left to right: Onyeka Obiocha, Renee Loren, Petah “Jay” Johnson, Leonard Brown, Mercy Quaye and Joshua Jenkins. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Love is the Message In "Not For Sale"

Arts & Culture | Dixwell | NXTHVN | Visual Arts Jacquelyn Gleisner | March 16th, 2023

Sweets & Sounds Returns To Its New Haven Roots

When Angel Dahfay wanted to design her own website, establish a business and organize her first event, she had to learn how to do it completely on her own. Now, she's trying to take what she has learned, invite fellow creatives, and open up that body of knowledge for her peers in Connecticut.

“Unsung Heroes” Get Their Due At NXTHVN

Ryan Sands, William Frank Mitchell, and Jesse Hameen II. Delores Greenlee, the daughter of Monterey owner and proprietor Rufus Greenlee, joined virtually. Marie Sanford Photos.