Arts Council of Greater New Haven Blog

Omigod You Guys! “Legally Blonde” Is Coming to Audubon Arts!

Arts & Culture  |  Audubon Arts  |  Musical Theater  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Olivia Tapia Ko | July 3rd, 2025

Robin Weiss, Cora Lloyd, Cole Nelson, Atticus Persinger, Molly Davis. Olivia Tapia Ko Photos.

Juneteenth Joy, As Hip Hop History Comes Alive

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dance  |  Graffiti  |  Juneteenth  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Visual Arts Lucy Gellman | June 20th, 2025

Piano Lessons Come To Stetson

Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Dixwell  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  New Haven Free Public Library Lucy Gellman | April 14th, 2025

Tahj Robinson. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Crowning Four Champions, "The Word" Weaves Poetry Into Power

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word Abiba Biao | March 18th, 2025

Audubon Arts Springs Into Session

Arts & Culture  |  Audubon Arts  |  Culture & Community  |  Education & Youth  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Magda Lena Griffel | July 16th, 2024

New Haven's Jazz Legends Get Their Flowers

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Audubon Arts  |  Jazz  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School Elena Unger | November 14th, 2023

James "Dinky" Johnson, who owned and ran Dinkie's Jazz Club, with a new bust celebrating his imprint on New Haven jazz history. Coral Ortiz Photos.

Hip Hop Conference Finds Community In Music History

History  |  Juneteenth  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  hip hop Lucy Gellman | June 20th, 2023

Dancer Reina Pelle. Lucy Gellman Photos.

At NMS, A New Studio Amplifies Arts Equity

Arts & Anti-racism  |  Arts & Culture  |  Culture & Community  |  Music  |  Neighborhood Music School Lucy Gellman | May 4th, 2023

City Cultural Affairs Director Adriane Jefferson, Thabisa, Noah Bloom, and Eben Pariser. Hannah Hurwitz for The Narrative Project.

Student Poets Find Their Voices At “The Word”

Arts & Culture  |  Education & Youth  |  Neighborhood Cultural Vitality Grant Program  |  Neighborhood Music School  |  Poetry & Spoken Word  |  The Word  |  Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Abiba Biao | March 28th, 2023

Theo Constantinescu, writing down feedback from Tarishi Shuler. Abiba Biao Photos.