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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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Frankensteins and 5-over-1s

The typical life of a "Frankenstein," illustrated by Zach Felder in the New Haven Building Newsprint. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Historic Heritage Among Blooming Blossoms

Cherry blossoms in bloom on Hughes Place next to Wooster Square Park. Photos Kapp Singer.

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At YUAG, A Career of Feminist Graphic Design

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design runs through June 23 at the Yale University Art Gallery. Photos Kapp Singer.

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Sound & Sculpture Echo at NXTHVN

Photos by Chris Gardner/Courtesy NXTHVN. Lungiswa Gqunta’s quiet voice, pierced by a few soft coughs, narrates a dream as the artist slowly rolls along the clean floor of a large empty room. Spoken in isiXhosa, Gqunta’s words from the video projection fill the back half of NXTHVN’s gallery as she fills her chest with air. She raises her arms above her head, and her body tumbles closer to the viewer before exiting the shot, arms still outstretched overhead, as if bound by the wrist.

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Of Grounding, Wisdom in a Black Earth

Zion Jones of Gather New Haven and Nyzae James of BAMN Books curated a discussion of Leah Penniman's Black Earth Wisdom at Possible Futures. Danielle Campbell photos.

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Finding Zora in a Connecticut Niece

Lucy Ann Hurston is an author and niece of Zora Neale Hurston. Danielle Campbell Photos.

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The Institute Library Opens Up the Look Book

Dillon: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (left) and Tamara Torres (right) by Grace Graupe-Pillard.

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New Haven's First Poet Laureate Has Influence

Sharmont "Influence" Little was inducted as New Haven's first poet laureate during a ceremony at City Hall. Markeshia Ricks Photo.

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CAW Taps Learned As New Executive Director

Trina Mace Learned speaks at the opening of Alchemy of Art: Ann P. Lehman and Creative Arts Workshop in December 2023. File photo Kapp Singer.

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Threads by Tea Launches Sartorial Journey with ETHOS

Designer Tea Montgomery is joined by his family, from left to right: his father David Edwards, his brother Devon Edwards, Montgomery, his mother Rachelle Edwards, and his son Haiven. Montgomery launched a new project called ETHOS at The Third Space. Mindi Rose Englart photos.

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