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EyeShow: A Virtual Exhibition Begins

by Stephen Kobasa | Feb 2, 2012 12:21 pm | Comments (2)

Welcome to a new show of original New Haven art—not up on the walls of a physical gallery, but here online.

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Winfred Rembert Goes To Washington

by Melissa Bailey | Feb 1, 2012 3:07 pm | Comments (11)

As Winfred Rembert’s career takes off, the Newhallville leather carver is heading to the nation’s capital to present a new documentary about his life—and, he hopes, deliver a special present for Michelle Obama.

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It’s A WRAP!

by Michelle Turner | Jan 31, 2012 12:16 pm

Close to 30 people, surrounded by good food and good vibes, crammed into Yummies Restaurant on Dixwell Avenue this past Saturday evening to enjoy an open-mic coffeehouse sponsored by the Winchester Revitilization Art Project,  or WRAP.  A live band backed audience members as they either sang, performed spoken word, or both. Classically-trained opera singer and city schools’ music teacher Dana Fripp performed a tribute to Etta James, her classic “At Last.”

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“Integrity Artist” Makes Strides

by David Sepulveda | Jan 30, 2012 10:52 am | Comments (13)

A well-attended art exhibit reception was held on Jan. 19 at the Ives Memorial Library, the city’s main branch overlooking the New Haven Green. It was but one of many recent events that have aligned to catapult the up-and-coming career of 34-year-old New Haven artist Gordon Skinner.

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Cascades Of Romance

by Stephen Kobasa | Jan 27, 2012 10:36 am | Comments (1)

Insook Hwang

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A “Sonic” “Grace”

by Staff | Jan 17, 2012 12:15 pm | Comments (3)

Ever wondered what “Amazing Grace” sounds like uptempo—with steel drums and strings mixed together?

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Flamenco Flies

by David Sepulveda | Dec 28, 2011 1:14 pm | Comments (4)

The Eli Whitney Museum is steeped in the history of the region’s industrial revolution, and is within view and earshot of a cascading man-made waterfall on the picturesque Mill River. True to its present iteration and mission as a museum and workshop in experimental learning, it is a place where thousands of children from across Connecticut experience new ways of hands-on designing, constructing and problem solving each year.

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Look Here: New Work by Nearby Artists (22)

by Staff | Dec 12, 2011 12:39 pm

Laura Litvinoff

Chris Alexiades

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Prosthetic Limbs & A 1-Man Salsa Band

by Neena Satija | Dec 9, 2011 11:58 am

The small band of artists and admirers who piled into a little room at the Erector Square watched three beautifully-paced, modern works of art that weren’t quite finished yet. That was part of the point.

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The Hands Of Gar Waterman

by Peter Lu | Dec 8, 2011 1:56 pm | Comments (4)

After 35 years, Gar Waterman has made so many sculptures that he has nowhere left to store them. Hence the “Dumpster Clause” in his will.

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