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Lucy Gellman Photos. More state funding to their nonprofit organizations. Assurances that creative school programs won’t be cut. Better partnerships between organizations who do community-oriented work. A commitment to changing the line item funding formula so money gets spread a little more evenly.

A Hamlet For (Just About) Anybody

The cast of Hamlet , performances for which run on the Guilford Green through Sunday. Judith L. Barbosa Photo.

“Five White Guys” Tells A Story Of What Change Could Be

Ned Lamont and David Stemerman at Tuesday's forum. Tim Herbst is pictured in the background. Lucy Gellman Photos.

He Won’t Overpromise

Lamont at ConnCAT: Sometimes it's ok to be a black sheep. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Arts Make It Onto The Campaign Trail

More public concerts on city greens. New arts funding in urban school districts. A cut to state line item funding to benefit smaller museums that really need the money.

Sonique Paige Bursts Onto The Scene

One of Sonique Paige's portraits meant to challenge the media norm. “To the people who are looking from the outside in, I would ask them: Are you ever in a place where you don’t see yourself represented?" she said during the interview. Sonique Paige Photos.

“The 48” Gets Ready To Race The Clock

Trish Clark at the 48 Hour Film Project kickoff. Thomas Breen File Photo for the New Haven Independent.

Nasty Women: #MeToo Needs Men, Too

Shane Baber: “I didn’t see straight men stand up and say ‘this happened to me.’” Lucy Gellman Photo.

On Connecticut’s (Mostly Free) Shakespeare Trail

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | Shakespeare | Theater Leah Andelsmith | July 10th, 2018

Ian Eaton as Bottom, Saluda Camp as Titania and Fairies in Connecticut Free Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream five years ago . Judith Barbosa Photo.

Murphy Holds The Line On SNAP

Chris Murphy: “We have a big fight ahead of us." Lucy Gellman Photos.

On The Fourth, An Ode To Immigrants

Culture & Community | Greater New Haven | Immigration Lucy Gellman | July 4th, 2018

Picnic Season in The Sunken Garden

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | Poetry & Spoken Word | Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Ali Oshinskie | July 3rd, 2018

Last summer in the Sunken Garden. Photos Courtesy Hill-Stead Museum.

Azir Breathes Easy Into Summer

“It’s an open conversation between us and the kids,” said Easy Breezy Director Alex Fargeorge. “We still do all the activities other camps do...it’s tailored to their needs.” Karen Marks Photos.

Imaginary Theater Company Searches for Stars

Actor Kelley Knight: . Karen Marks Photos

New Haven Welcomes "Make Music Day"

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | Make Music Day | Music Lucy Gellman | June 22nd, 2018

New Haven based artist Thabisa at a Central Avenue jam spot. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Trap Yoga Comes To The Green

Thema Graves Photos.

“Yoga In Our City” Flows Into Session

Stephannie Salters was one of the first to experience this year's new "Yoga In Our Cities" Initiative, a collaboration between 108 Monkeys and Breathing Room Yoga Center. In the background is 108 Monkeys Founder Peg Oliveira. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Newman-Scott Does New Haven

The result of a site visit: the Office of the Arts is allocating state dollars to New Haven's Westville neighborhood to pilot a new Media Arts Workforce Initiative." Of the project, state culture czar Kristina Newman-Scott said “It’s gotta be replicable, it’s gotta feed into some kind of workforce pipeline, there’s gotta be membership in there, and it’s for the community." Lucy Gellman Photos.

State Preservationists Get A Peek At “NXTHVN”

Jennifer's Top Five - May 16

Greater New Haven | Member Orgs Jennifer Gelband | May 16th, 2018

Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.

CTiffEat Digs In

Tiffany Jones: “To realize that I could experience other people’s cultures through their food … I love experiencing what other people feel to be nostalgic. Doing that through food is doing that in such a fun and gratifying way.” Tagan Engel Photo.

‘Leeway Artists At The Clark’ Travels Memory Lane

Candice is one of the Leeway artists exhibiting at the Clark Memorial Library through next Friday. Lucy Gellman Photos.

“Together, We Can Fight The Stigma”

Nasty Women Say: #MeToo

Louisa de Cossy collects testimonials on Thursday April 5. She and other members of the Nasty Women Testimonials Project will continue collection this Saturday afternoon at the Ely Center. More information here . Lucy Gellman Photos.

Lotta Gets Locally Lit

A winding, narrow road in snowy Pennsylvania, with a curious inn alongside it. A psychiatric hospital in the sticky New York City Summer of 1965. A small family in Poland or Russia, scrambling to finish cooked oil-flecked, gristly angel meat before midnight.

An Historic Is That "Something We Could Never Live Without"

An Historic was shredding, accordion style. In the front of the room, Brian Slattery produced a scream from his fiddle, bending at the waist as An Historic threw his shoulders and head into the music. Behind them, Chris Cretella lowered his face so close to his guitar that it looked as though he might pull at the strings with his teeth. The band was not even two minutes in, and everyone was sweating.

“Enough Is Enough!” Comes To The Capitol

Students came out from all corners of the state for the march. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Madison's Movie Man

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | Madison Art Cinemas | Movies Steve Fortes | March 19th, 2018

Between January and May of 1999, New Havener Arnold Gorlick renovated the Madison Art Cinemas, making adjustments to the seats, sound quality and appearance that he hoped would bring visitors in in droves. Arnold Gorlick Photo.

Rhythm Lager Flows Into Connecticut

Alisa Bowens-Mercado and her husband, John D. Mercado. David Sepulveda for the New Haven Independent.

Food Rescue Grows Its New Haven Presence

Lori Martin: "It troubles me every day that there is being food thrown away and we have people that could use food. That match we all can make together." Lucy Gellman Photos.

Co-Op Junior Writes His Way To Bread Loaf

Lucy Gellman Photo.

Connecticut’s “Food Hub” Takes Off

Arts & Culture | Farming | Food & Drink | Greater New Haven Lucy Gellman | March 1st, 2018

Chef Nadine Nelson, founder and director of GlobalLocal Gourmet, at the event. Lucy Gellman Photos.

CWOS Brings Nursing Onboard

Susan Ernst works to intubate her "patient" before it's too late. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Jennifer's Top Five - February 21

Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.

Connecticut Queens Drag Themselves To Yale

The transformation, in process. From Daniel Eugene's 2017 NHV Drag .

On Whitney, GNHCC Grows Its Mission

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Young Voices Take On August Wilson

Remsen Welsh: “It’s a thing where I get transported. There’s a part of her I think I can breathe new life into.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

Jennifer's Top Five - Jan. 31

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | Member Orgs Jennifer Gelband | January 31st, 2018

Is it too soon to think about the weekend? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.

A Message From Our Director

Earlier this week, we watched as a once-heralded artistic director was accused of sexual misconduct and swiftly fired from his organization. We watched as a champion of gender equity and fact-finding missions took charge, calculating the organization’s next steps and guiding it through an opening night performance and continued community programming.

Stories From The March

Tracy Carter: “I’m here because women rock, I’m here for women’s rights.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

Collaborative Eyes Its NEXT Chapter

John Dankosky interviews Mike Mathis of MGM at the construction site of a resort casino in downtown Springfield, Mass. NEXT Producer Andrea Muraskin records the conversation. Photo by Ryan Caron King for NENC.

Labor To Love, Through A Lens

Zane in the NICU at Yale-New Haven Hospital. JoAnn Marrero Photo.

Feed The Beast. Support The Arts Paper.

Culture & Community | Greater New Haven Lucy Gellman | December 22nd, 2017

Lior Trestman and Sawyer Christmann help each other get the hard-to-reach spots earlier this year, as they paint a community mural at the vacant Strong School. For me, this image has always reflected what The Arts Paper stands for: Supporting community members to civically-oriented work—and doing that work ourselves—with small but steady hands. Lucy Gellman Photo.

A Year After Fire, JCC Bounces Back

Judy Alperin, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, led a tour of the permises earlier this week. The room to which she's gesturing will soon be a fitness center and TRX climbing wall. Lucy Gellman Photo.

On Cake Shop, Elm Citizens Search For Right Recipe

The pride flag at a vigil and rally for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Lucy Gellman Photo.

For Quinceañera, ULA Suits Up For A Fight

Culture & Community | Greater New Haven | John Lugo | Unidad Latina en Acción Lucy Gellman | December 12th, 2017

Lugo (fist raised) and Jesus Morales-Sanchez at a ULA protest right before Thanksgiving last month. ULA Photo.

From Syria, A Young Artist Takes Shape

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump's travel ban could take effect, banning immigrants and refugees from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. Because those are all majority Muslim countries, many have called it a backdoor "Muslim Ban." Earlier this fall, we ran this story as part of a triptych in print (here are parts one and two of that) about how recent refugees are growing our creative ecosystem. It felt particularly timely to run.

Meghan Shah Sifts Through The Strata

Maybe it’s the splatters, thinning out like fingerprints, that catch you from one side of the room and urge you to come closer. A pink line cuts through the left side, canvas ceding to it willingly. It’s a sort of ordered maze, pinks and blues whizzing past each other on their way to somewhere off the canvas.

With ARC, Students Get Their Architecture On

Kids in the ARC's first-grade module: "My House: Design Connections Partnership." ARC Photo.

Westville Gets Meowy Holiday Kickoff

The cats fuel up before a day of being watched, petted, and cooed at. Mew Haven Photo.

CAW Kicks Off Celebration of American Crafts

Tammy Chapman never imagined that mixing potions in her kitchen would lead her out of the house, and down Audubon Street. Now, she is making the case for skincare products as handmade crafts for a second year in a row.

Jerk Turkey On The Menu

Nelson at the James Beard House dinner earlier this fall. A one-woman army, she was tasked with appetizers and cocktails. Copyright Clay Williams for the New York Times, with permission from the photographer.

A&I Gets New-Old Leadership Team

Arts & Culture | Greater New Haven | International Festival of Arts & Ideas Lucy Gellman | November 17th, 2017

Griggs, Fisher and Herzog (with former director Mary Lou Aleskie) at an A&I event last year. Photo courtesy Festival of Arts & Ideas.

Jennifer's Top Five - Nov. 15

Greater New Haven | Member Orgs Jennifer Gelband | November 15th, 2017

Is it too soon to think of the weekend yet? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week (and there's a bonus), going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.

Podcasters Board The Dream Train

The cast and crew jump into their session at Baobab Tree Studios. ITC Photo.

Nasty Women Hit The Screen

Their Story Is Our Story

One of Raghida's works. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Jennifer's Top Five - Nov. 8

Greater New Haven Jennifer Gelband | November 8th, 2017

Is it too soon to think about the weekend? How about the end of the week? Arts Council Marketing Director Jennifer Gelband offers her top five arts picks for this week, going into next. These come from our member organizations and are also featured in The Arts Council's weekly newsletter. To subscribe to that, click here.