FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2015 Jen Payne- "A unique turning of tables, Kehler Liddell Gallery’s member artists have invited 23 of their favorite fellow artists to a group exhibit entitled ARTIST AS CURATOR 2. This invitational show features accomplished, New England artists working in a variety of media including collage, drawing, handmade paper, painting, photography, print making, and sculpture. The show runs from July 9 through August 30, with an Opening Reception on Sunday, July 12.
Monday | June 22, 2015
The Da Silva Gallery in Westville is proud to present the works of artist Angeles Martinez. Born and raised in San Jose, Uruguay, Martinez is the first artist in residence to come to New Haven to paint local scenes as well as works from New York City.
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Tuesday | June 16, 2015
June 12, 2015, The New Haven Independent, by Paul Bass - "The old-fashioned telephone poles and power lines are crisscrossing the landscape, but they are arrested in their headlong racing.
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Monday | June 15, 2015
June 12, 2015, The New Haven Independent, by Paul Bass - "Nature erupted outside outside another New Haven school Friday, where fourth-graders Kamiyah Emery and Sasha Cohen Cox spread the word about the right time to taste the nectar from the honeysuckle they’re tending. Kamiyah and Sasha shared their wisdom at the opening of an urban wildlife habitat that opened outside Edgewood School. It was the second such habitat opening this week.
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Friday | June 5, 2015
West River Watershed is Designated a CT “Greenway” SATURDAY JUNE 6, 9:30 AM The West River Watershed Coalition is very excited to announce that the Connecticut Greenways Council has accepted the nomination of the West River Greenway as a Connecticut Designated Greenway. We thank the signers of the application: the governments of Bethany, Hamden, New Haven, West Haven, and Woodbridge, the South Central Regional Water Authority and the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority. We appreciate the support of all of the members of the West River Watershed Coalition.
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Thursday | June 4, 2015
June 3, 2015, The New Haven Independent, by Freesia DeNaples - "A crew erected not a tent, but a huge inflatable movie screen in Edgewood Park—in preparation for a summer of “Friday Night Flicks” in parks across town. Martin Torresquintero, outdoor adventure coordinator for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees, directed the efforts of the seven-member crew Wednesday in the skating rink outside Edgewood’s Coogan Pavilion. As the screen slowly rose up into the air, one of the crew members noted little kids might want to jump on the base of the screen, which is almost identic
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June 4, 2015, by David Sepulveda - "It was in the abandoned factories where the graffiti artist known as REO frequently went to ply his aerosol craft, and where he first encountered many of the found objects and elements that now comprise “Another Man’s Trash." That’s the title of REO’s debut, solo exhibit at Westville’s Keys on Kites Tattoo and Gallery at 869 Whalley Ave. REO’s graffiti pseudonym was given to him by his cousin and mentor, Seme, who early
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June 3, 2015, The New Haven Independent, by Stephanie Addenbrooke-"When lawmakers voted on New Haven’s new city budget, someone had reason to cheer: City Librarian Martha Brogan, whose team’s lobbying efforts-a mixture of social media and old-fashioned bring-out-supporters-in-person-led to the creation of four new full-time positions. It was the library system’s first budget increase after years of cutbacks.Brogan (pictured above) said the new four positions will
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Tuesday | June 2, 2015
May 29, 2015, The New Haven Independent, by Markeshia Ricks - “Do not smirk,” snapped the developer. “I sat here and respectfully listened to your presentation, Matt.” “I’m not smirking,” responded the city’s development chief. “Yes, you are.” “Look, this design is a generic unit B that I can find 800 times when I search Google images and it is an insult. I apologize for smirking, but somebody missed the boat here.” That kind of frank interaction usually takes place in private government offices.
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