Ifeanyi Awachie recently joined the Artspace team to begin a new poetry initiative, under a planning grant from Connecticut Humanities. Ifeanyi is a Nigerian-American writer and curator of contemporary African arts and culture festival AFRICA SALON. A graduate of Yale University, Ifeanyi founded AFRICA SALON while working as a presidential fellow on the Yale Africa Initiative. With […]

The Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University is pleased to announce the acquisition of the archives of Artspace, New Haven’s vibrant non-profit organization for contemporary art. Artspace is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the archive will preserve its legacy of connecting contemporary artists, local audiences, and community resources. Artspace will deed […]

Artspace one of 64 National Endowment for the Arts Our Town projects selected nationwide We are proud to announce that Artspace is the recipient of a NEA Our Town grant in support of this year’s City-Wide Open Studios “GAME ON!” The Our Town grant program supports creative placemaking projects that help to transform communities into lively, beautiful, […]

Julie Bernblum is an attorney and partner at the Real Estate firm of Bernblum and Bernblum, which is headquartered in downtown New Haven. She joined the Artspace Board in 2015. What excites you about the evolution of Ninth Square and how is Artspace making a difference. What is Artspace’s role in the community? I remember […]

4/28/2016, CRG@CGP. “The Modern Equivalent of Jim Crow”: Arresting Patterns and the Fight to End Police Brutality

Artspace’s exhibition Arresting Patterns will travel to Philadelphia to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. The exhibition runs April 21- September 11 and will expand to include work by Felandus Thames,  Martine Syms, and the anonymous Philadelphia artist Avtomat Kalashnikova. Several public programs are planned over the course of the summer: An opening reception takes place on May 5th. A Town Hall & […]

I began as the PR Coordinator at Artspace right at the start of CWOS 2013. If you received an email, an invitation, a tweet or a Facebook post from Artspace in the last two and a half years, I probably had a hand in it. I also handle some small design projects and help with all […]

This March, we’re celebrating the arrival of archivist Magee Lawhorn, who is taking on the new role of Research Manager/Archivist to assist in the organizing of its 30 years of archives, as part of our 30th year anniversary campaign. Tell us a bit about the role of an archivist? What led you to pursue this field? What’s […]

2016 will be a year of newness, surprises and change for Artspace. This February, we’re celebrating the arrival of Christopher O’Flaherty to our staff! Chris will replace Shelli Stevens as our new Gallery Manager and Volunteer Coordinator. Friends of Artspace may already know Chris through his involvement in City-Wide Open Studios, Artspace’s Annual Gala, his inclusion in the current […]

In 2016, we are debuting a monthly feature to take you behind the scenes to meet the team that brings you Artspace. Each month we’ll be speaking with one of the members of our staff, board and artists serving on the curatorial advisory board. We kick off here to introduce you to Matt Maleska, who […]

“I like to wake up in the morning and look at beautiful things all around me” says Ellen Eisenberg, about the art-filled Woodbridge home she shares with husband Neal Feigenson “Looking at art, going to galleries, and to the annual International Print Fair are the things we love to do together”. Ellen grew up in a family who appreciated […]

On Thursday, October 29, from 7-8pm, 107 performers gathered to form a long receiving line on the front steps of the New Haven Museum. The line started at the museum’s double doors and extended to the sidewalk on Whitney Avenue. The performance was viewable to casual street traffic and individuals arriving on foot to celebrate the Opening Reception […]