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Arts Paper

As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.

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Open Mic Surgery Keeps It Weird

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Shoreline Jewish Festival Brings Joy to The Guilford Green

Ruby Szekeres Photos.

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Audubon Arts Springs Into Session

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Guilford Art Center Puts Ceramics In The Spotlight

Bianca Turner’s Untitled #11 (Pink Sphere) consists of multiple hollow pink spheres, each holding a smaller sphere within. At their centers, the miniature spheres are spindly and golden brown, disconnected from the shapes that surround them. Around them, speckled blue bowls hold it all together.

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Fireworks, Friendships Fuel A Festive Fourth

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It's Thai Time Cooks Up Something New On Orange Street

Abraham Perez Orozco Photos.

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Meet Our New Crew: Welcoming YAJI 2024!

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A Lamp-Side Stroll Around Spain

The following photoessay comes from Youth Arts Journalism Initiative (YAJI) alum Emma MartinMooney, who graduated from Wilbur Cross High School last year. For the first time this year, a generous grant from the City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism allowed the Arts Council to offer a series of fall mentorship classes, including a six-week photo class with Chris Randall. Here is Emma's final project from that class, using the framing devices that she learned in New Haven while on a trip abroad.

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How Mi Lupita Sweetened Up Grand Avenue

In Mi Lupita’s warm Grand Avenue kitchen, 54-year-old Yolanda Guzman Elias and her sister Batriz Guzman Elias were making culinary magic, cutting fresh strawberries and slicing thin meat before a morning rush. The smell of dough hung low and thick in the air, wafting from the storefront to its street-facing front door and windows. The bakery was ready for another day.

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Conceivable Abandon

The following photoessay comes from Youth Arts Journalism Initiative (YAJI) alum Jayla Anderson, who is currently a senior studying dance at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. For the first time this year, a generous grant from the City of New Haven's Department of Arts, Culture & Tourism allowed the Arts Council to offer a series of fall mentorship classes, including a six-week photo class with Chris Randall. Here is Jayla's final project from that class.

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