Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

"New Haven, Through New Haven's Eyes"

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Visual Arts  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | June 3rd, 2026

Salsa & Soul, As A Dance Dynamo Celebrates 25 Years

Alisa's House of Salsa  |  Arts & Culture  |  Community Heroes  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  West Haven  |  Westville  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Jarelis Calderon | September 23rd, 2025

Drag Queen Story Hour Brings Magic To Mitchell Library

Arts & Culture  |  Books  |  Culture & Community  |  LGBTQ  |  Literacy  |  New Haven Free Public Library  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | September 4th, 2025

The MixOff: DJs Take Over New Haven

Arts & Culture  |  Citizen Contributions  |  Culture & Community  |  Lotta Studios  |  Musicians  |  Westville Sebastian Wilds | August 27th, 2025

Steve Snaps Photos Courtesy of The MixOff.

Salsa Shines Beneath The Stars

Alisa's House of Salsa  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Education  |  Westville  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Jarelis Calderon | August 21st, 2025

Alisa Bowens-Mercado teaches in Westville. Jarelis Calderon Photos.

Westville Arts Market Blooms Into Year Four

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Westville  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Keira Anderson | August 12th, 2025

Keira Anderson Photos.

Marley Magic Reaches The Elm City

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  Westville  |  Westville Music Bowl Shaunda Holloway | August 1st, 2025

Shaunda Holloway Photo.

A Westville Mural Project Steps “Out of Line”

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  EastWall Westville  |  Public Health  |  Visual Arts  |  Westville Emiliano Cáceres Manzano | July 30th, 2025

Emiliano Cáceres Manzano Photos. The photo below, of Suzan Shutan in her studio, is contributed by the artist.

MASH Band Plays A Perfectly Imperfect "A+"

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Mauro Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School  |  Music  |  New Haven Public Schools  |  Westville Lucy Gellman | May 26th, 2025

Amelia Matthews and Adrianiz Lopez Martinez, both seventh graders at Mauro-Sheridan Interdistrict Magnet School. Lucy Gellman Photos.