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.
Top: Faisal Saleh. Lucy Gellman Photo. Bottom: Nabil Anani, In Pursuit of Utopia #7, 2020. The piece now hangs in Edinburgh. Photo courtesy Ziad Anani, Zawyeh Gallery.
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Top: Ruba Al Behery (sketch by Amal Abu Hussain), "Palestinian henna party حفلة الحنة الفلسطينية". Bottom: A traditional Palestinian embroidery sampler woven by Nawal Ibrahim Al-Ahmad (on blue background) and a "Hellenistic Rooster" inspired by the Marisa Tomb Paintings and embroidered by Alia Abu-Rabia. Lucy Gellman Photos; all art by refugee artists in the Palestinian History Tapestry Project.
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At first, the tone of the song is solemn and intense, with a slow intro that pulsates. A drum rises, overwhelming the audio, and immediately things feel more hopeful. A voice enters the fray.
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Doron Wolf with his painting Vanitas (2018). Photos Kapp Singer. All work by Doron Wolf.
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The Art of the Palestinian Thobe runs through the end of this year. Pictured is a thobe from the collection of artist Renate Ghannam, who first encountered the garments through her husband's family. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Nabil Anani, In Pursuit of Utopia #7, 2020. Photo courtesy Ziad Anani, Zawyeh Gallery.
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“You don’t know how strong you are until you have no choice to be strong,” Bri Lachappelle tells the audience at the beginning of the show. Karen Marks Photos.
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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.
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