Creative Voices of New Haven Youth

by Sarah Ficca, Yale Schwarzman Center

Fifty-three young artists living in the New Haven community will present their work in five dynamic exhibitions at Yale Schwarzman Center [168 Grove St., where Woolsey Hall is]. All exhibitions are free and open to the public. The colorful exhibitions highlight creative work from New Haven high school students, Yale undergraduate students, and Yale graduate students. These artists bring a wide range of experience from professional to self-taught, and their works encompass a wide array of mediums and art practices. Curated by the Schwarzman Center’s Associate Director of Venues and Exhibitions Carlynne Robinson, the exhibitions open April 7. https://schwarzman.yale.edu/exhibitions

• Call-to-Connect – Interactive sculpture featuring old-fashioned phone booths, phone books, and audio recordings, on display in the Rotunda.
• The View from Here: Accessing Art Through Photography – Photography by New Haven high school students who completed a course of instruction and produced work using smartphone cameras, and on display in the Presidents’ Gallery. A collaboration with Yale Schwarzman Center and Yale British Art Center.
• West of the River – Photography for a Yale MFA thesis exploring themes of place and on display in The Well Gallery extension.
• Rooted in Heritage: Art Across Yale’s Cultural Centers – Two-dimensional artworks by professional and self-taught student artists, selected by Yale’s Cultural Centers and on display in The Well Gallery.
• Storyboard: Poetry and the Everyday – Digital exhibition focused on the theme of poetry, showcasing audio, video, written work, and visual arts, on display in the virtual gallery on the Schwarzman Center’s website.

“We are immensely proud to spotlight the depth and variety of more than 50 students with different interests, backgrounds, and artistic styles,” said Associate Director of Venues and Exhibitions, Carlynne Robinson.

These exhibitions encompass extraordinary work by talented artists on our campus, as well as throughout our New Haven community. The vision for these wide-ranging exhibitions speaks directly to our mission and goals.” added Executive Director of Yale Schwarzman Center, Rachel Fine.

Yale Schwarzman Center is a center for student life and the arts at the historic heart of the Yale University campus. Yale Schwarzman Center produces programs and collaborative arts experiences geared toward audiences within and beyond the Yale campus. Plan your visit today by reaching out to sarah.ficca@yale.edu https://schwarzman.yale.edu/location-hours.