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.
Tarishi Shuler, Michael Peterson, Phil C. Alexander & Yexandra Diaz. Photo Courtesy Verbal Slap. Albuquerque
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Sun Queen and her goddaughter, Ka'meya Ingram, at a Black History Month open mic at the Hill Museum of Arts in February 2023. Ingram's sweatshirt is part of Sun Queen's "Black Girls Are Sunshine" brand. Lucy Gellman File Photo.
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Halfway through their reading, poet Whitney Graham faltered. They had been weaving a story of blistering injustice, from Palestine to Sudan, but they were unable to remember their next line. As if on cue, audience members started snapping their fingers, clapping, and cheering, encouraging Graham to go on. With a shaky laugh, they got out their phone and completed their poem to thunderous applause.
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Sharmont "Influence" Little performs with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in Nov. 2024. Photo by Matt Fried, courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
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Photo by Matt Fried, courtesy of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
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The artist Darnell “Sain’t” Phifer. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Theo Constantinescu, writing down feedback from Tarishi Shuler. Abiba Biao Photos.
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Sun Queen and her goddaughter, Ka'meya Ingram. Ingram's sweatshirt is part of Sun Queen's "Black Girls Are Sunshine" brand. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Lyrical Faith during the performance. “When everything goes into flames, everybody looks to the artists," she said. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Ángel Martinez and Carlos Raúl Dufflar. Marie Sanford Photos.
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The poet Sun Queen sits on the steps of City Hall, dressed in white with pops of yellow at her crown and feet. The pages, drawn in electric blue lettering, flap in the wind. She begins to flip through them, revealing a deconstructed poem that is also a prayer.
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Briana Williams with Clifford Schloss on guitar and Fernanda Franco on keys. Lucy Gellman Photos.
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Prints of Fredrick Douglass' address at the Beinecke. Karen Marks Photo.
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Last summer in the Sunken Garden. Photos Courtesy Hill-Stead Museum.
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ConnCAT's Steve Driffin flowing from emcee to poet back to emcee. Karen Marks Photos.
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Joy Donaldson: “What were my people given? A form of Christianity—not true Christianity as we know it today." New Haven Museum Photo.
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The Lineage Group co-founder Malcolm Welfare: We want to elevate black artists. Naomi Santiago photographs.
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It wasn’t clear exactly when bar started singing along. One moment, Sinthea Sinatra was really feeling the guitar as it climbed up a four-chord progression. Before her, Ivan Sheth lifted up the microphone, channeling the band 4 Non Blondes.
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