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SUMMARY:Keynote Conversation: Maverick Carter in discussion with Titus Kaphar
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 12\, 2026\n12PM—1PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \nWe are honored to have the esteemed entrepreneur\, CEO and art patron\, Maverick Carter\, in conversation with Titus Kaphar\, world-renowned artist and NXTHVN’s founder and president. In addition to Carter’s great success in sports\, media\, and business\, Carter and Kaphar will focus on his journey as an art collector and the meaning and importance of contemporary art patronage. \nRegistration is encouraged to attend this free\, in-person event. Seats will be available on a first come\, first serve basis. Doors open at 11:30AM. \nABOUT MAVERICK CARTER\nMaverick Carter\, a forward-thinking entrepreneur\, investor and CEO\, has significantly impacted the intersection of sports\, media\, and business to help usher in a new era of storytelling and athlete empowerment. As Co-Founder of The SpringHill Company\, Carter channeled his passionate curiosity and business savvy into building brands that develop authentic\, award-winning content across several platforms and notable experiences\, all with a common thread of empowering others. In 2024\, The SpringHill Company and its distinguished brands including UNINTERRUPTED\, SpringHill\, The Shop\, and The Robot Company\, merged with Fulwell 73 Productions to form a leading global entertainment company\, Fulwell Entertainment. \nWith an extensive background in marketing and business development\, Carter was instrumental in building LRMR Ventures and in securing James’ lifetime deal with Nike\, the first in the company’s history. Building on a long-time partnership with Fenway Sports Group\, Carter became a partner in the historic company in 2021. Carter also provides strategic insights to leading companies and nonprofit organizations\, serving on the Board of Directors for Live Nation Entertainment\, Equinox Group\, the Boston Red Sox Foundation\, and the LeBron James Family Foundation that is committed to creating generational change in his hometown of Akron. \nABOUT TITUS KAPHAR\nTitus Kaphar is the founder and president of NXTHVN. He lives and works in New Haven\, CT with his family. Kaphar is an artist whose paintings\, sculptures\, and installations examine the history of representation by transforming its styles and mediums with formal innovations to emphasize the physicality and dimensionality of the canvas and materials themselves. His practice seeks to dislodge history from its status as the “past” in order to unearth its contemporary relevance. Kaphar’s commitment to social engagement has led him to move beyond traditional modes of artistic expression to establish NXTHVN. \nKaphar received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and is a distinguished recipient of numerous prizes and awards including a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship\, a 2018 Art for Justice Fund grant\, a 2016 Robert R. Rauschenberg Artist as Activist grant\, and a 2015 Creative Capital grant. Kaphar’s work\, Analogous Colors\, was featured on the cover of the June 15\, 2020 issue of TIME. Kaphar’s work has been included in solo exhibitions at Seattle Art Museum\, The Studio Museum in Harlem\, MoMA PS1 and National Portrait Gallery in Washington\, DC\, among others. His work is included in the collections of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art\, Bentonville\, AR; the 21C Museum Collection; Detroit Institute of Arts\, Detroit\, MI; The Art Institute of Chicago\, Chicago\, IL\, The Museum of Modern Art\, New York\, NY; Brooklyn Museum\, Brooklyn\, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, NY\, The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York\, NY; and Yale University Art Gallery\, New Haven\, CT\, amongst others.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/keynote-conversation-maverick-carter-in-discussion-with-titus-kaphar/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN Open Studios 2026
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 11\, and Sunday\, April 12\n1PM–5 PM \nWe welcome you into the studios of our Cohort 07 Fellows and Tower residents for a glimpse of the work they are making at NXTHVN! \nCohort 07 Studio Fellows include: Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo\, Alexandra Bell\, Benita Nnachortam\, Masud Olufani\, Haejin Park\, Chayse Sampy\, and Kristopher Wright\, with Curatorial Fellows: Tara Fay Coleman and Juanita Sunday. \nTower residents include: Anindita Dutta\, Blake Eason\, Kwamé Azure Gomez\, Napoles Marty\, Edgar Serrano\, and more.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-open-studios-2026/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T200000
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN Performs: Black History’s NXT Future
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nNXTHVN Performs: Black History’s NXT Future\nSaturday\, February 21\n6PM-8PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \nJoin us for an evening of spoken word featuring New Haven Poet Laureate Yexandra Diaz and live music featuring students from Music Haven. This year\, our annual high school apprentice-led program invites performers to share poetry\, short stories\, and music that honor their ancestors. \nThis is a free\, teen-centered program. All ages are welcome. \nTo sign up to perform\, fill out this form. \nPerformers: Consider the impact of those who came before you and how you will impact the generations that come after you. Feel free to respond to these prompts: “to my ancestors…” or “when I am an ancestor…” This theme is inspired by our summer-fall 2025 exhibition\, Reverence: An Archival Altar\, which celebrated everyday Black New Haven greats.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-performs-black-historys-nxt-future/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN Holiday Market + Toy Drive
DESCRIPTION:  \nNXTHVN has partnered with Sweets & Sounds and Deadby5am for a second year to bring you our holiday market + toy drive! Join us in the heart of the Dixwell neighborhood for a warm and festive celebration of creativity and craftsmanship\, featuring the unique products of artisans and entrepreneurs from New Haven and the surrounding communities. Please bring a new\, unwrapped toy\, which will be given to local families through The Q House.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-holiday-market-toy-drive/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:Reverence Closing Celebration with Artist & Family Talk
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 23\n3PM-6PM \nJoin us as we bring our beloved exhibition\, Reverence: An Archival Altar New Haven\, to a close. Make art in memory of loved ones: write a letter to future generations; collage on canvases\, memory boxes\, and church fans; print out family photos from your phone to include in your artworks. Hear from artists and families who participated in the exhibition on what it meant for them to publicly share their stories of a family “great” and create and see artwork that memorializes that loved one. All ages are welcome. \nThis program is part of the nation-wide Fall of Freedom weekend. Across the nation\, artists and community organizers are gathering November 21-22\, 2025 as part of an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Through a wave of creative resistance\, venues of all kinds are hosting exhibitions\, performances\, and public events that celebrate the experiences\, cultures\, and identities that shape the fabric of the nation.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/reverence-closing-celebration-with-artist-family-talk/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T190000
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SUMMARY:Monuments\, Memory\, and Black Futures Panel Discussion convened by Nikesha Breeze
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 22\n5PM-7PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \nMonuments\, Memory and Black Futures is a panel facilitated by international interdisciplinary artist Nikesha Breeze\, in dialogue with artists Dario Camese\, Dominic Chambers\, and Kwadwo Adae\, exploring how artists\, memory keepers and cultural workers are creating and holding space for Black memorials and Black futurity in public life. Together they will examine and explore how they have used material\, technology\, and space to uplift and imagine Black liberation in the present and future. \nThis program is part of the nation-wide Fall of Freedom weekend. Across the nation\, artists and community organizers are gathering November 21-22\, 2025 as part of an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Through a wave of creative resistance\, venues of all kinds are hosting exhibitions\, performances\, and public events that celebrate the experiences\, cultures\, and identities that shape the fabric of the nation. \nABOUT NIKESHA BREEZE\nNikesha Breeze is an internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture\, installation\, painting\, performance\, dance\, and film. Rooted in African diasporic and Afro-Futurist practice\, Breeze creates immersive\, multi-sensory environments that honor ancestral memory and reclaim erased histories. Through layered materiality and process\, their work bridges archival research\, storytelling\, and embodied ritual\, engaging themes of grief\, power\, remembrance\, sanctuary\, and Black futurity. Breeze’s practice is both research-driven and experiential\, constructing spaces for reflection\, dialogue\, and transformation. They live and work in the high desert of Taos\, New Mexico\, on the unceded land of the Taos Pueblo People.Born In Portland\, Oregon Nikesha is an African American descendant of the Mende People of Sierra Leone and Assyrian American immigrants from Iran. \nABOUT DARIO CALMESE\nDario Calmese is an artist\, creative director\, and design theorist whose work interrogates how identity and history are constructed through image\, design\, and cultural systems. His multidisciplinary practice spans photography\, fashion\, performance\, and critical theory\, with a focus on reclaiming narratives and reimagining the lived experience. In 2020\, Dario made history as the first Black photographer to shoot a cover for Vanity Fair\, capturing the iconic Viola Davis. As the founder of the Institute of Black Imagination\, he is pioneering a global platform for Black creativity and futurism\, redefining how history is preserved\, how culture is produced\, and how imagination shapes the world we inherit. Through his groundbreaking projects—from archiving the cultural voids of the past to designing speculative futures—Dario is ensuring that the next generation has not only a seat at the table but the blueprint for a new world. \nA 2023 Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design\, Dario also teaches at Parsons School of Design and served on the global advisory board for Estée Lauder Companies. His creative direction spans partnerships with Alvin Ailey\, Adobe Lightroom\, Esquire\, Rolling Stone\, Vogue Mexico\, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. \nABOUT DOMINIC CHAMBERS\nBorn in St. Louis and residing and working in New Haven\, Conn.\, Dominic Chambers creates vibrant paintings that simultaneously engage art historical models\, such as color-field painting and gestural abstraction\, and contemporary concerns around race\, identity\, and the necessity for leisure and reflection. A writer himself\, Chambers is often inspired by literature ­and has cited Magical Realism\, alongside writings by W.E.B. Du Bois\, Ralph Ellison\, and James Baldwin\, as significantly influential to his practice. Chambers received his B.F.A from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design\, Milwaukee\, WI in 2016\, and his M.F.A. from Yale University School of Art\, New Haven\, CT in 2019.\n \nABOUT KWADWO ADAE\nKwadwo Adae is a New Haven based\, Ghanian-American visual artist and muralist. After earning his Masters Degree in painting from New York University in 2005\, he founded the Adae Fine Art Academy; an independent art school specializing in the individualized instruction of drawing and painting in all levels and media to children\, teenagers\, and adults. In his fervent explorations in the medium of oil paint Adae experiments through multiple genres of visual language; from figurative and floral works created from live observation\, to purely non-objective works of art that push the boundaries of painting and sculpture in thickly textured artworks that echo the high vibrancy of cultural aesthetics from the Ashanti tribe of Ghana. Adae is strongly committed to contributing to the discourse of public art that amplifies the voices of the underserved by focusing his investments and public artistic endeavors in local communities that were subjected to discriminatory redlining policies.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/monuments-memory-and-black-futures-panel-discussion-convened-by-nikesha-breeze/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN Food Drive 2025
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of the holiday season\, NXTHVN is pleased to open our doors again this year to receive new and unopened non-perishable groceries to be distributed to families in our neighborhood in need this season. \nFood will be accepted:\nWednesday – Sunday\, November 1 – 19\, 2PM – 6PM \nDonations Accepted:\nNew and unopened canned/boxed foods and non-perishable items such as: canned fruit\, vegetables\, and soup; dry pasta\, rice and beans; packaged peanut butter\, flour\, and sugar; boxed mashed potatoes\, cake mixes and corn bread mix; and bottled juices. Grocery gift cards are also welcome. Thank you for your support!
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-food-drive-2025/2025-11-01/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Community Remembrance Practices: A Hands-on Workshop in Living Memory with Nikesha Breeze
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 1\n2PM-4PM\nFree RSVP Here (on Eventbrite) \nTaught by international artist and educator Nikesha Breeze\, this two-hour\, hands-on workshop invites participants into a shared exploration of memory\, loss\, and collective remembrance. Through group exercises\, discussion of global remembrance traditions\, and a collaborative sculptural process\, we will create a communal artwork that honors personal and ancestral stories. This workshop is in collaboration with Yale C.A.R.E.  \nPlease bring a small object\, image\, or artifact that symbolizes remembrance for you to contribute to the shared piece.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/community-remembrance-practices-a-hands-on-workshop-in-living-memory-with-nikesha-breeze/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Reverence Sip & Print
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 2 \n6PM-8PM \n$30 Tickets on Eventbrite \n  \nCome create a custom printed and painted canvas in honor of a loved one! Bring a photo of a loved one (or yourself) on your phone to print on photo transfer material. You will learn how to transfer these images on pre-screenprinted canvases courtesy of Deadby5am. You will then get to paint on your custom canvas! Wine and soft drinks will be provided while supplies last.  \nThis is an adult-centered event in conjunction with our current exhibition\, Reverence: An Archival Altar. You must be 21+ to drink.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/reverence-sip-print/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T180000
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SUMMARY:Reverence: An Archival Altar
DESCRIPTION:  \nKulimushi “Kuli” Barongozi\, Sydney “Syd” Bell\, Marquis Brantley Sr.\, Shaunda Holloway\, Marsh John\, Jasmine Nikole\, and Mel Phillips \nJune 28–November 23\, 2025\nOpening Saturday\, June 28\, 1PM–5PM \nReverence: An Archival Altar is an art-based project that celebrates the unique stories of the everyday person held as the “greats and giants” within the local Black community of New Haven. Through the memory work of story collection\, Reverence brings together the power of archival preservation and the sacred practice of ancestor veneration through altars. Archives are altars and the act of altar building is a deeply powerful practice that grounds viewers in the belief that all Black folks deserve to be witnessed and revered. \nAs a love offering\, artist and curator Arvia D. Walker connected families from New Haven\, Connecticut\, with local artists to transform their loved ones’ legacies into commissioned works. Many artists in the project chose to honor their own family’s great or giant. Artworks range from large-scale portraits to mixed-media pieces. These artworks capture the essence of each individual represented and are transformed into unique altar spaces created by Walker. \nWe thank the families of the giants who are featured in the exhibition: Mrs. Syla Alexandria Artis Branch\, Mr. James Brantley Sr.\, Ms. Juanita Keen Cooper\, Mrs. Elizabeth Fain\, Mrs. Annie Huckaby\, Mrs. EllaNora Price\, Mr. Douglas McClure\, and Mr. Edward Gillespie Benedict Miller III. \nNXTHVN is proud to host Reverence\, guest curated by Arvia D. Walker. \nThis project was made possible with the support of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven\, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, and CEIO (Co-creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations). \nGallery Hours: Wed-Sun\, 2PM-6PM\nFor inquiries\, please email exhibitions@nxthvn.com\nFor updates\, please follow us on IG @_nxthvn_ \n  \nDetail image: Arvia D. Walker
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/reverence-an-archival-altar/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T203000
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SUMMARY:FACES OF THE INCARCERATED AND LIBERATED
DESCRIPTION:June 13\, 2025\n7:00-8:30 PM \nStep into a powerful experience where art meets truth. Face of the Incarcerated and Liberated is more than a performance—it’s a bold exploration of justice\, struggle\, and freedom through the voices of young artists.  \nThis original production invites audiences to witness deeply personal and creative interpretations of incarceration and liberation. From painted canvases to powerful monologues\, each piece is both a visual and emotional testament to stories that often go unheard—stories of pain\, resilience\, hope\, and transformation.  \nProduced and performed by NXTHVN Apprentices\, Andre Ennis\, Cupid Garcia\, Allana Herbert\, Isaiah Hampton\, Nia Jackson\, Luca Rivera\, Basmina Noorbadshah\, and Shaista Noorbadshah\, this immersive anthology combines theater\, visual art\, and personal narrative to shed light on the systems that confine and the spirit that breaks free.  \n The Art is the Stage. The Stories Are Real.  \nVisit nxthvn.com or scan QR code for more information \nFor updates\, please follow us on IG @_nxthvn_
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/faces-of-the-incarcerated-and-liberated/
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SUMMARY:This is Not a Retreat! NXTHVN Through the Years
DESCRIPTION:Hosted at Ford Foundation Gallery\n320 E 43rd St\, New York\, NY 10017 \nOn View: June 5-August 2\, 2025\nOpening Event: June 5\, 2025 | 5-7pm\nGallery Hours: Monday-Saturday | 11am-6pm \nCurated by Marissa Del Toro \nSince 2018\, NXTHVN has catalyzed the careers of 41 artists and 12 curators through a 10-month intensive Fellowship Program of mentorship\, professional development\, and hands-on training. Co-founded by Titus Kaphar and Jason Price\, NXTHVN is a space where creatives expand their skills\, network\, and confidence. This presentation of artworks created by NXTHVN alumni artists is a reminder of the strength and power of network\, camaraderie\, and support founded through art education and residencies. At a time when initiatives and support for the arts are being eliminated\, NXTHVN stands firm in supporting the work of talented artists and curators from around the world.  \nTHIS IS NOT A RETREAT! underscores the work and history of NXTHVN as an arts model that empowers artists and curators through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem. Each year at the beginning of the fellowship program\, Kaphar advises the newly admitted fellows that their time at NXTHVN will be quick but special with a reminder that “this [experience] is not a retreat.” Instead\, it is a space where artists and curators learn to fortify themselves with entrepreneurial knowledge\, deeper creative purpose\, inspiration\, and greater community. This exhibition honors the individuals who have contributed\, experienced\, supported\, and made NXTHVN into a prominent institution where access\, knowledge\, independence\, excellence\, artistic liberation\, and innovation flourish.  \nThis presentation brings together a grouping of NXTHVN’s alums from Cohort 01 to 05 through a selection of artworks from supportive collectors who have acquired significant pieces from these artists. Presented in ode of a salon hang\, the included artworks converse on a variety of topics and styles\, from repetitive vibrational healing energy to expressive strokes of subconscious world-building. Through a range of media\, including painting\, large-scale drawing\, sculpture\, and photography\, THIS IS NOT A RETREAT! highlights the distinct impressions of these artists within contemporary art. \nExhibiting artists: Felipe Baeza\, Layo Bright\, Allana Clarke\, Alexandria Couch\, Kenturah Davis\, Anindita Dutta\, Daniel Tyree Gaitor-Lomack\, Merik Goma\, John Guzman\, Eric Hart Jr.\, Fidelis Joseph\, Alyssa Klauer\, Africanus Okokon\, Esteban Ramón Pérez\, Jamaal Peterman\, Alexander Puz\, Patrick Quarm\, Athena Quispe\, Daniel Ramos\, Ilana Savdie\, Alisa Sikelianos-Carter\, Vaughn Spann\, Capt. James Stovall V\, Warith Taha\, and Vincent Valdez. \nImage detail: Patrick Quarm\, So We Dey\, 2024\, Mixed media: acrylic and oil on African print fabric\, wooden cornice\, 75 x 58 x 30 inches\, 3 layers. Courtesy of the artist. \nAbout the Curator \nMarissa Del Toro is Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Programs at NXTHVN in New Haven\, CT. Since 2021\, Del Toro has also worked with Museums Moving Forward\, a data-driven initiative to support greater equity and accountability in art museum workplaces. Previously\, she served as 2021-2022 Curatorial Fellow at NXTHVN and as the 2018-2020 Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative (DAMLI) Curatorial Fellow at Phoenix Art Museum. She holds an MA in Art History from the University of Texas at San Antonio\, and is originally from Southern California\, where she received her BA in Art History from the University of California\, Riverside. \nAbout NXTHVN \nNXTHVN is a groundbreaking institution that combines the best of arts and entrepreneurship. Through access\, education\, programming\, and impact investing\, NXTHVN launches the careers of artists and curators and strengthens the livelihood of its local community. Located in the historically African American Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven\, CT\, the expansive adapted-reuse campus houses gallery\, studio\, library\, office\, coworking\, performance\, and living spaces in addition to a forthcoming storefront cafe. Cornerstone programs include a renowned fellowship to educate and accelerate emerging and underrepresented artists and curators\, paid arts apprenticeships for local high school students\, and business incubation to nurture cultural and capital value in the neighborhood. Co-founded in 2018 by acclaimed visual artist Titus Kaphar and private equity investor Jason Price—both longtime residents of New Haven—NXTHVN represents a new national arts model for developing an equitable society. Learn more at www.nxthvn.com. \n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/this-is-not-a-retreat-nxthvn-through-the-years/2025-06-09/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:The Things Left Unsaid
DESCRIPTION:The Things Left Unsaid \nMay 8 – June 21\, 2025\nOpening: Thursday\, May 8\, 6PM-8PM\nArtist Panel: Thursday\, May 29\, 6PM-8PM \nJames Cohan\n291 Grand Street\, New York\, NY \nJames Cohan and NXTHVN are pleased to present The Things Left Unsaid\, a group exhibition that explores interconnected questions of belonging\, adaptation\, absence\, and resilience. This culminating exhibition features the work of NXTHVN’s Cohort 06 Studio Fellows Baris Göktürk\, Kwamé Azure Gomez\, Patrick Henry\, Kristy Hughes\, Christopher Paul Jordan\, Reeha Lim\, and Napoles Marty\, curated by Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna.   \nUtilizing wood\, repurposed objects\, process-based paintings on traditional and nontraditional surfaces\, and mixed media installations\, the artists navigate boundaries of perception and redefine space by examining the physical and emotional relationships with their environments. Formal gestures\, concealment\, and strategic omissions prompt viewers to engage with the unspoken narratives shaping our world. Through abstraction and material transformation\, the artists reclaim agency and emphasize unspeakable and unresolved aspects within their subjects\, inviting reflection on how personal experiences influence our understandings of history\, culture\, spirituality\, and memory. \nThe Things Left Unsaid showcases each artist’s distinct process while tracing the connective threads of transformation. Baris Göktürk fragments and layers historical documents and archival imagery onto canvas\, revealing charged ambiguities where personal memory and collective political history collide. Kwamé Azure Gomez navigates the emotional and psychological terrain of migration through expressive abstract paintings\, allowing what cannot be fully seen or articulated to linger. Gestural marks become proof of existence. By rearticulating everyday objects into sculptural\, metaphorically layered forms\, Patrick Henry reinterprets mythical and social Haitian narratives by constructing meaning from what is built\, broken\, and becoming. Kristy Hughes transforms overlooked and discarded quotidian materials into vibrant voluminous sculptures that reclaim joy and identity\, rooted in her personal history of invisibility. Christopher Paul Jordan hijacks conservation techniques\, extracting and re-embedding murals to reveal how loss transforms and what history cannot hold. Reeha Lim’s large-scale silk paintings engage the body’s negotiation of architectural boundaries\, highlighting themes of displacement through spatial interventions. Lastly\, Napoles Marty channels memory and myth through carved\, charred figures that blur reality and fiction in his representations of cultural symbols and rituals. Collectively\, these artists create a space for contemplation\, where absence speaks and the unspoken is registered through material presence. \nFor press inquiries\, please contact Sarah Stengel at sstengel@jamescohan.com or 212.714.9500. 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/the-things-left-unsaid/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:Keynote Conversation: Pepón Osorio in discussion with Marissa Del Toro
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 1\, 2025\n6PM—7PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \nFor our annual Keynote Conversation on May 1st\, we are honored to have the esteemed multidisciplinary artist\, Pepón Osorio\, in conversation with Marissa Del Toro\, NXTHVN’s assistant director of programs and exhibitions. Puerto Rican born\, South Bronx developed\, and now Philly based\, Osorio was informed by his background in theater and performance as well as his experiences as a child services case worker and professor to pioneer artmaking prioritizing social engagement. For over 35 years\, Osorio has advanced critical conversations surrounding race\, gender\, and identity as well as structural inequalities in the United States healthcare\, education\, and prison systems. Join us as we discuss Osorio’s origins\, ideology\, process and newer projects. \n \nSeats will be available on a first come\, first serve basis. Doors open at 5:30PM.  \n\nABOUT PEPÓN OSORIO \nBest known for his large-scale installations\, Pepón Osorio merges conceptual art and community dynamics. Osorio’s work emphasizes the exhibition space as an intermediary between the social architecture of communities and the mainstream art world.  He has worked with well over 25 communities across the U.S. and internationally\, creating installations based on real life experiences. For over three decades\, Pepón Osorio has been presenting work in unconventional places prior to exhibiting in a museum setting\, thus exploring the subjectivity of meaning in art and the multiple meanings that these installations achieve depending on their location. Osorio is Carnell Professor at the Tyler School of the Art\, Temple University in Philadelphia\, PA. His work has been exhibited in El Museo del Barrio\, New York (a retrospective); 1993 Whitney Biennial at Whitney Museum of American Art\, NYC; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, San Francisco\, CA; Museo Alejandro Otero\, Caracas\, Venezuela; Africus Institute for Contemporary Art\, Johannesburg Biennale\, South Africa; Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico\, Santurce\, PR; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico\, Santurce\, PR.; PS1\, NYC; Menil Collection\, Houston Texas; Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wilfredo Lam\, Bienal de Cuba\, Habana\, Cuba; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía\, Madrid\, Spain; Institute of Contemporary Arts\, Philadelphia PA.; the 27th. Sao Paulo Bienal\, Sao Paulo\, Brazil; Museum of Modern Art in NYC\, New Museum in New York City and storefronts\, department stores and homes in many locations throughout the world. Osorio is the recipient of numerous distinctions including the 2001 Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture\, an Alpert Award in the Arts-Visual Arts\, 1999; and a John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation Fellowship\, 2018 United States Artists Fellowship and 2022 Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Artists Fellowship among others.  \n  \nABOUT MARISSA DEL TORO \nMarissa Del Toro is the Assistant Director of Programs and Exhibitions at NXTHVN in New Haven\, CT. In both her professional and personal life\, she continues to work towards the promotion and advocacy for diverse narratives within art. Since 2021\, Del Toro has worked with Museums Moving Forward\, a data-driven initiative to support greater equity and accountability in art museum workplaces through coalition-building\, research\, and advocacy. She is currently co-curator of the traveling exhibition Xican-a.o.x. Body with Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Gilbert Vicaro; she has guest curated and written for several institutions including the Latinx Project at NYU\, Gagosian 2022 Fall Quarterly\, Lehmann Maupin in New York City\, and the Mission Cultural Latino Center in San Francisco\, CA. She was most recently a 2021-2022 curatorial fellow at NXTHVN\, where she co-curated two exhibitions and worked alongside the studio fellows in developing their professional practice. She previously held positions at Phoenix Art Museum from 2018-2020; Santa Barbara Museum of Art from 2017-2018; the Getty Research Institute as a Graduate Intern from 2016-2017; UTSA Art Gallery as the Curatorial Assistant Intern from 2014 to 2015. In July 2015\, she participated in the Latino Museum Studies Program at the Smithsonian Latino Center. She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with her MA in Art History and is originally from Southern California\, where she received her BA in Art History from the University of California\, Riverside. \n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/keynote-conversation-pepon-osorio-in-discussion-with-marissa-del-toro/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Open Studios 2025
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 5 and Sunday\, April 6\, 1-5PM \nWe welcome you into the studios of our Cohort 06 Fellows and Tower residents for a glimpse of the work they are making at NXTHVN! \nYouth & Family Program\nSaturday\, April 5\, 2PM \nChildren and families are invited to participate in an activity related to the exhibition\, All At Once | Reflected Through Glass. \nAll At Once | Reflected Through Glass Walkthrough\nSunday\, April 6\, 2PM \nNXTHVN’s Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna will be available in the gallery to talk to guests about his current exhibition\, All At Once.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/open-studios-2025-2025-04-06/2025-04-06/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T170000
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SUMMARY:Open Studios 2025
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 5 and Sunday\, April 6\, 1-5PM \nWe welcome you into the studios of our Cohort 06 Fellows and our Tower residents for a glimpse of the work they are making at NXTHVN!  \nYouth & Family Program\nSaturday\, April 5\, 2PM \nChildren and families are invited to participate in an activity related to the exhibition\, All At Once | Reflected Through Glass. \nAll At Once | Reflected Through Glass Walkthrough\nSunday\, April 6\, 2PM \nNXTHVN’s Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna will be available in the gallery to talk to guests about his current exhibition\, All At Once.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/open-studios-2025/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:ALL AT ONCE | REFLECTED THROUGH GLASS 
DESCRIPTION:Salvador Jiménez-Flores\, Nopales seductores\, 2023\, Blown color glass\, 28 × 16 × 16 inches\, Courtesy of the artist. \nAngela Babby\, Layo Bright\, Cheryl Derricotte\, Einar & Jamex De la Torre\, Timo Fahler\, Salvador Jiménez-Flores\, Titus Kaphar\, Patrick Martinez\, Perla Segovia\, and more. \nMarch 8–May 18\, 2025\nOpening Saturday\, March 8\, 1PM–5PM \nSaturday\, April 5\, 2PM\nYouth & Family Program \nSunday\, April 6\, 2PM\nCuratorial Walkthrough \nAll At Once\, Reflected Through Glass showcases the artistic practice of glass as a medium of resistance. Utilizing the medium for critical and transformative storytelling\, the artists’ works reflect on social issues and inequities while connecting with personal and collective histories\, creating a space for dialogue within a complex multicultural world. Together\, these textured expressions invite viewers to engage with their respective messages\, consider their broader social context and challenge the traditional\, predominantly white narratives of glassmaking. \nThis exhibition revisits the industrial legacy of New Haven’s Dixwell neighborhood\, centering on NXTHVN’s campus. Once home to H. Puddicombe & Company (a manufacturer of art and leaded glass from 1920 to 1945) and the Macalaster Bicknell Company (a key producer of laboratory equipment and glassware from the 1940s to 2012) this building is a relic of Dixwell’s manufacturing past\, before its adaptive reuse and establishment as an arts incubator in 2019. Blending the history of glass production with NXTHVN’s mission to disrupt the art world’s status quo\, this exhibition highlights resistive and radical art-making through glass.    \nCurated by NXTHVN 2024-2025 Curatorial Fellow Rigoberto Luna. \nGallery Hours: Wed-Sun\, 2PM-6PM\nFor inquiries\, please email exhibitions@nxthvn.com\nFor updates\, please follow us on IG @_nxthvn_
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/all-at-once-reflected-through-glass/2025-03-08/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T200000
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SUMMARY:BLACK HISTORY NXT FUTURE:  “Spoken Word Magic”
DESCRIPTION:FEATURING “Haus of Black”\nSATURDAY\, FEBRUARY 22\n6PM–8PM\nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \nWe are pleased to present our fourth annual Black History Month spoken word event\, Black \nHistory NXT Future: “Spoken Word Magic”\, hosted by NXTHVN Apprentices: Allana Herbert\, Luca Rivera\, Nia Jackson\, Basmina Noorbadshah\, Shaista Noorbadshah\, Isaiah Hampton\, Andre Ennis\, Cupid Garcia\, and featuring the debut reading of the powerful podcast series “Haus of Black” – a bold exploration of untold stories\, resilience\, and innovation. This open mic celebration showcases how Black poets have used the written and spoken word to assert the beauty and complexity of our culture and makes way for new voices and new realities. \nFor updates\, please follow us on IG @_nxthvn_
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/black-history-nxt-future-spoken-word-magic/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T200000
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN Performs: The Lost Tribe
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 13\, 2025\n6:00PM-8:00PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \n  \nIn honor of our Dixwell neighborhood’s rich music history\, we invite you to join us for a night of sounds by the Connecticut-based\, drum-centered\, Afro-funk fusion ensemble\, The Lost Tribe. \nJoin us for energizing vibes and complimentary wine. Bring your loved ones to be serenaded by these soul-stirring musicians on the eve of Valentine’s Day.  \n  \nABOUT THE LOST TRIBE \nThe Lost Tribe is an Afro-funk fusion ensemble\, led by multi-percussionist Jocelyn Pleasant. Their sound winds through many genres that are rooted in West African rhythms and sensibilities; blending tradition with innovation and keeping the drum at the forefront. \nFor inquiries\, please email exhibitions@nxthvn.com\nFor updates\, please follow us on IG at @_nxthvn_
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-performs-the-lost-tribe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241214T130000
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN HOLIDAY MARKET + TOY DRIVE
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Creativity & Community \nSaturday\, December 14\, 2025\n1PM-5PM \nThis holiday season\, immerse yourself in the spirit of giving back and celebrating local talent at the NXTHVN Holiday Market\, in partnership with Sweets & Sounds. \nJoin us in the heart of the Dixwell neighborhood for a warm and festive celebration of creativity and craftsmanship\, featuring the unique products of artisans and entrepreneurs from New Haven and the surrounding communities. This vibrant market is your one-stop destination to shop local and support small businesses while discovering a curated selection of handmade goods. \nCome shop with: African fashion collabo\, Bluemenclothing\, D. Douglas\, Deadby5am\, Eve’s Creations\, Gleaming glow\, Heaux Bag Co.\, KaydrawsyArt\, Lauren Zielinski Art\, Little Lion Collective\, MALDI\, Narelle Ankh Khepera Creations/K Cookies\, Paint Syrup\, PatchworkPagani\, RAREFORM VINTAGE\, Sugar Sweet Vegan Bakery\, and Survival 815. \nIn this season of giving\, we invite you to bring a new\, unwrapped toy. We will be donating toys to local families in partnership with The Q House. \nCome out to shop\, celebrate\, and make a difference this holiday season! \nFor updates\, please follow us on IG @_nxthvn_ + @sweetsandsounds_
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/nxthvn-holiday-market-toy/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241123T130000
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SUMMARY:Youth & Family Workshop: Bomba with Proyecto Cimarron
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 23\, 2024\n1PM\nFree and open to the public\nRSVP here \n  \nJoin us for a youth and family-centered workshop on Puerto Rican bomba with New Haven-based group\, Proyecto Cimarron. Participants will learn about the history of bomba\, the instruments and dance\, and practice basic dance steps and rhythms. Please dress comfortably. \n  \nABOUT PROYECTO CIMARRON \nProyecto Cimarron is a Puerto Rican bomba performance group based in New Haven\, CT. The members were brought together by their love of Afro-Latino culture\, a shared commitment to preserving and sharing bomba rhythms\, and utilizing bomba as a gateway for advancing social justice. \n  \nABOUT BOMBA (excerpt from Proyecto Cimarron) \nPuerto Rican bomba is a traditional dance and music style which evolved in the island during the island’s history of African slavery while under Spanish rule over 400 years ago. For the enslaved and their ancestors in the sugar plantations\, bomba was a source of spiritual expression through which enslaved Africans could share future plans of insurrections\, mark events\, and momentarily feel the freedom of expression using their instruments: their voices\, their drums\, maracas\, cua and the dancers’ piquetes (improvised dance steps). Bomba remains rooted in resistance and is often used as a cultural means to fight for racial justice and social justice. \n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/youth-family-workshop-bomba-with-proyecto-cimarron/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Public Performance with Awilda Sterling-Duprey
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 26\, 2024\n2PM\nFree and open to the public\nRSVP here  \nJoin us for a public performance with Awilda Sterling-Duprey presenting her series “…blindfolded\,” where she blindfolds herself and makes abstract marks on papers in response to a musical score. For this special performance\, Sterling-Duprey will be in dialogue with local New Haven and CT-based musicians providing improvisational sounds that draw from jazz and Caribbean influences. She will allow her body to feel and translate the music into rhythmic bodily movements articulated into bright pastel markings\, lines\, and textures onto black construction paper. Accompanying musicians include Jesse Hameen II (drums)\, Johnathan Moore (cello)\, Nelson Bello (Barril)\, Michael Carabello (keys)\, Morris Trent (bass)\, and Stephen Gritz King (saxophone). \n  \nABOUT AWILDA STERLING-DUPREY \nAwilda Sterling-Duprey (b. 1947- San Juan\, PR) is an experimental\, independent\, and multidisciplinary artist that works and lives in San Juan\, Puerto Rico. Sterling-Duprey’s work explores identity\, gender\, diaspora\, language\, and migration\, challenging conventional notions of cultural\, national\, and gendered boundaries. Her work intertwines marginalities of self-representation and resistance\, confronting the silencing and invisibilizing of Afro-Caribbean women. Working with multidisciplinarity and feeding from Yoruba Caribbean traditions\, Sterling-Duprey transgresses the boundaries between drawing\, painting\, and performance through a decolonizing practice that challenges conventions in Puerto Rican fine arts traditions. \nShe is a founding member of Pisotón\, the first experimental dance collective in Puerto Rico. Recent group exhibitions include Puerto Rico Negrx\, curated by Marina Reyes Franco & María Elena Ortíz\, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MAC)\, San Juan\, PR; no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria\, curated by Marcela Guerrero\, Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, US; Whitney Biennial: Quiet as It’s Kept\, Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, US; Cimarronas: artistas negras y afrodescendientes\, Museo Casa Escuté\, Carolina\, PR; Untitled II\, Kilometro 0.2\, San Juan\, PR. \n  \nMUSICIANS: \nJesse Hameen II  \nDrummer Jesse Hameen II is a New Haven bred musician with a mission. He is dedicated to entertaining\, teaching\, being beneficially involved in the Greater New Haven community and inspiring others to attain a higher level of spiritual consciousness. Driven by his desire\, he encourages others to know that life’s conditions can be changed and improved. Jesse is a “Human Excellence Advocate.” Jesse has performed\, traveled and recorded with many jazz legends during his professional music career\, which spans over 60 years. He is also a recipient of the prestigious 2023 “Ellington Fellows Award” for Jazz Masters\, from Yale University School of Music. Hameen has worked with an extensive list of musicians including: Ruth Brown\, Charles Brown\, Grover Washington Jr.\, George Benson\, Lena Home\, Ms. Irene Reid\, Gloria Lynne\, Freddie Cole\, Stanley Turrentine\, Curtis Mayfield\, & The Impressions\, Ru­by & The Romantics\, Charles Earland\, Jimmy McGriff\, Jimmy Witherspoon\, Hank Crawford\, Lou Donaldson\, Etta Jones\, Tommy Flanagan\, Rodney Jones\, Leon Thomas\, Pharaoh Sanders\, Little Jimmy Scott\, Blue Mitchell\, Kenny Burrell\, Brook Benton\, Arthur Prysock\, Jimmy Pon­der\, Melvin “Sparks” Hasan\, Major Holly\, Doug Carn\, Curtis Fuller\, Bobby Watson\, Harold Vick\, Freddie Hubbard\, Jamil Nasser\, Dr. Lonnie Smith\, David “Fathead” Newman\, Kenny Baron\, George Adams\, Benny Powell\, Curtis Fuller\, Rueben Wilson\, George Adams\, Talibe Kibwe\, Paul Brown\, Christian Sands\, Donald Smith and others. \n  \nJohnathan Moore \nJohnathan Moore was born in New Haven\, CT. As a child\, he was a part of a musically inclined family. Johnathan Moore attended Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School\, where he began to grow his roots on the cello. After middle school\, he then attended Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School. During his junior year of high school\, Johnathan received 1st Place in the Yale School of Music Solo Competition in 2014 off his original piece\, “Journey” before graduating. He then attended Southern Connecticut State University where he majored in music. Throughout his years of college\, he was awarded with multiple scholarships through the Stutzman Family Foundation\, along with performing in partnership with New Haven Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in locations such as the Shubert Theatre and the Arts & Ideas Festival. He then graduated Southern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s degree in music along with achieving the Mike Moss Memorial Award For Excellence Music. Johnathan Moore has displayed his gift in venues such as the Guggenheim Museum on 5th Avenue\, New York & Alice Tully Hall on Broadway. Johnathan’s goal as a musical artist is to give the listener a refreshing experience through his gift in music. \n  \nNelson Bello \nHartford\, Connecticut native Nelson Bello is a percussionist\, recording artist\, and educator with a career that spans 20 years and beyond. He has received music education from Guakia\, The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts\, and The Hartford Conservatory. Although Nelson would consider his “main instrument” to be the congas\, he is well-versed in all auxiliary percussion instruments\, which include\, but are not limited to the bongos\, timbales\, cowbell\, guiro\, chekere\, maracas and many other noted Puerto Rican and African instruments. He plays in various ensembles that transport musicians from jazz to latin jazz and beyond. Nelson’s vast musical knowledge has allowed him to cross paths with such musical icons as Cheo Feliciano\, Ismael Miranda\, Tony Vega\, Charles Flores\, the aforementioned Andy Gonzalez\, Curtis Brothers Nelson is the co-founder of “TROMBEATZ”\, alongside trombonist Hommy Ramos. “TROMBEATZ” recently released their debut album\, “A Caribbean Thing”\, in conjunction with Truth Revolution Recording Collective and The Innovative People. \n  \nMichael Carabello \nCalifornia-born\, Hartford\, CT bred pianist Mike Carabello is a multi-talented musician in the tri-state area. Carabello is a product of the Artist’s Collective Youth Jazz Orchestra under master artist in residence Rene McLean as well as the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz. Mike has worked with bassist Nat Reeves\, drummer Ronnie Burrage\, saxophonist Rene McLean\, trombonist Steve Davis\, Bassist Matt Dwonszyk\, and has studied piano under pianists Rick Germanson\, Andy Laverne\, and Alan Palmer. He has performed at The White House for First Lady Michelle Obama\, The Ninth Note Jazz Club\, Black Eyed Sally’s Jazz Club\, The Side Door Jazz Club\, and The New Haven “On The Green” Jazz Festival to name a few. He is also the pianist for a few projects in the Connecticut area including Erica T. Bryan and the New Mosaic\, and The Lost Tribe. \n  \nMorris Trent \nMorris Trent is a bassist (double bassist) and guitarist born and raised in New Haven\, Connecticut. Morris made makeshift guitars using two pieces of wood and rubber bands as a child with a neighborhood friend. Morris’s mother\, Nannie Trent\, was a pianist\, noticed his continued interest in music and bought him his first guitar at the age of twelve. At the age of fourteen\, he started playing with local bands in the New Haven area; establishing his musical foundation of R&B and funk. At the age of seventeen\, one of his older musician friends introduced him to two world renowned musicians known as the Buster Brothers; Eddie & Bobby Buster and worked with them for 26 years. At that time\, organist and pianist Eddie and Bobby Buster just returned home to the Bridgeport/New Haven area after performing in Chicago with the legends Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons. Morris has earned a name for himself as a talented musician in New Haven area. Morris has collaborated with other respected musicians such as Dickey Meyers\, Hank Bolden\, William Fluker\, Kalim Zarif\, Jesse Hameen II and Michael Coppola. \n  \nStephen Gritz King \nStephen “Gritz” King is a Connecticut born and raised alto saxophonist\, keyboardist\, and producer. He has played on various stages from New York’s Brooklyn Bowl & Rockwood Music Hall\, to New Haven music staples such as Cafe 9 and The State House\, along with many other places. His sound has the influence of soul\, r&b\, gospel\, Black American music\, Neo-soul with a hint of Broadway. As a creator\, Gritz has produced all of his released music\, music for children’s books\, and has created and tracked horn parts for various artists. His goal in music is to create authentic sounds that make the listener feel. \n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/public-performance-with-awilda-sterling-duprey/
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SUMMARY:Awilda Sterling-Duprey: Aesthetics of dis-order
DESCRIPTION:Awilda Sterling-Duprey: Aesthetics of dis-order\nSeptember 28 – November 24\, 2024 \nGallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday\, 2PM-6PM \nOpening Saturday\, September 28\, 2024\n1PM – 5PM\nFree and open to the public \nPublic Performance with Awilda Sterling-Duprey\nSaturday\, October 26\, 2PM \nYouth & Family Program: Bomba with Proyecto Cimarron\nSaturday\, November 23\, 1PM  \nNXTHVN is thrilled to announce Awilda Sterling-Duprey: Aesthetics of dis-order\, a solo presentation of works by NXTHVN’s visiting artist\, Awilda Sterling-Duprey. In conjunction with the exhibition\, a public performance featuring her “…blindfolded” work is set to premiere on Saturday\, October 26. For this performance\, Sterling-Duprey will be in dialogue with local New Haven musicians providing improvisational jazz and bomba acoustics while she allows her body to feel and translate the music into rhythmic bodily movements articulated into bright pastel markings\, lines\, and textures onto black construction paper.  \nAesthetics of dis-order is the first exhibition to focus on Sterling-Duprey’s exploration of abstraction from the 1970s to present. Included works range from paintings and drawings\, to newly recovered archival and ephemeral materials. Highlights in the exhibition include Sterling-Duprey’s 35mm (Kodak Ektachrome E100 Film) slides that present her study of abstraction in the natural and ubiquitous environments of San Juan\, along with visual records of her earliest abstract studies created on cardboard. Sterling-Duprey’s exploration of abstraction has resulted in an intuitive and electric corporeal response; most notable in her “…blindfolded” performances.  \nIn December of 2023\, Awilda Sterling-Duprey was awarded the Visiting Artist Prize. This partnership between NXTHVN and Untitled Art debuted this prize for the 2023 edition of the Miami Beach art fair\, awarding Sterling-Duprey with a $15K stipend and two-month residency as NXTHVN’s next Visiting Artist\, as well as her solo exhibition with NXTHVN.  \nABOUT THE ARTIST:\nAwilda Sterling-Duprey (b. 1947- San Juan\, PR). is an experimental\, independent\, and multidisciplinary artist that works and lives in San Juan\, Puerto Rico. Sterling-Duprey’s work explores identity\, gender\, diaspora\, language\, and migration\, challenging conventional notions of cultural\, national\, and gendered boundaries. Her work intertwines marginalities of self-representation and resistance\, confronting the silencing and invisibilizing of Afro-Caribbean women. Working with multidisciplinarity and feeding from Yoruba Caribbean traditions\, Sterling-Duprey transgresses the boundaries between drawing\, painting\, and performance through a decolonizing practice that challenges conventions in Puerto Rican fine arts traditions. \nShe is a founding member of Pisotón\, the first experimental dance collective in Puerto Rico. Recent group exhibitions include Puerto Rico Negrx\, curated by Marina Reyes Franco & María Elena Ortíz\, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MAC)\, San Juan\, PR; no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria\, curated by Marcela Guerrero\, Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, US; Whitney Biennial: Quiet as It’s Kept\, Whitney Museum of American Art\, New York\, US; Cimarronas: artistas negras y afrodescendientes\, Museo Casa Escuté\, Carolina\, PR; Untitled II\, Kilometro 0.2\, San Juan\, PR. \nNXTHVN’S VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM:\nNXTHVN’s Visiting Artist Program is designed to enrich its arts ecosystem by inviting world-class artists to be in dialogue with our fellows\, apprentices and broader New Haven community. The Visiting Artist engages with the NXTHVN community and beyond through fellow studio visits\, workshops and community talks.  \n“We are excited to host Awilda Sterling-Duprey’s expansive work in the NXTHVN space\,” said Kalia Brooks\, interim executive director at NXTHVN. “The artist’s boundary-pushing exploration of culture and identity will bring a fresh perspective to our gallery space. Her insights into her artistic career over the years will prove invaluable to our Fellows and wider community during her time as a Visiting Artist.” 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/awilda-sterling-duprey-aesthetics-of-dis-order/
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SUMMARY:Sip & Paint Night
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 9\, 2024\n5PM—8PM\nRegister for free here \nRelease your creative spirit by painting on canvas\, guided by New Haven-bred artist Candyce “Marsh” John\, and inspired by the Deserve What You Dream exhibition themes of dreaming\, joy\, and rest. Art supplies and wine provided as supplies last. This is an adult-centered program and participants must have a valid ID showing at least 21 years of age to imbibe.  \nSpaces are limited\, so registration is required to attend this free\, in-person event.  \n  \nABOUT CANDYCE “MARSH” JOHN \nCandyce “Marsh” John is an otherworldly artist with an extraterrestrial moniker and spiritually provocative existential style hailing from one of the nations most polarized cities\, New Haven\, CT. Daughter of a single mother and grandmother\, Marsh largely attributes her ethic and success to them and they double as a muse for her work. After losing her late grandmother and her own close brush with death\, Marsh delved into art as a way to transform her pain and plight productively while communicating her experience and sharing the lessons endowed to her with the world. With a unique style and extensive repertoire\, Marsh utilizes wood\, textiles and canvas\, acrylic\, watercolors and spray paint for a world of mixed media works. Marsh has an expansive artistic journey from her early self development as a child cartoonist to graduating from Gateway Community College in Fine Arts. She has been an arts instructor\, published illustrator\, muralist\, tattoo artist and more. She has shown her work in various exhibitions in New York and Connecticut. 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/sip-paint-night/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T170000
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SUMMARY:Family Night: Puppet Show + Vivo Movie Screening
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 26\, 2024\n5PM—8PM\nRegister for free here \nJoin us for a fun-filled family night at NXTHVN inspired by our summer exhibition\, Deserve What You Dream. We will kick off the evening with a puppet show by exhibiting artist\, Isaac Bloodworth\, and then watch Sony Picture Animation’s first musical film\, Vivo (2021). Popcorn and beverages will be provided as supplies last. Guests are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats\, blankets\, and even lawn chairs for this casual and relaxing event. Chairs and yoga mats will be provided for those that need them.\n  \nPlease register here to attend this free\, in-person event. \n  \nABOUT ISAAC BLOODWORTH \nIsaac Bloodworth is a New Haven native and Black artist. He is a graduate from the University of Connecticut’s Puppet Arts Program. Bloodworth’s works center around his blackness and the experiences of the black community in America. He envisions a world in which his original characters not only survive\, but thrive. An experienced muralist\, Bloodworth collaborated with Citywide Youth Coalition to paint a permanent installation at their Black and Brown Power Center on Chapel Street. His latest mural was installed by The City of New Haven’s Department of Arts Culture and The Town Green Special; Services District at City Hall. One of his favored methods of storytelling is through puppetry\, using a style called “Crankie.” He has performed his puppet works for the Lineage Group at Art Space and at City-Wide Open Studios. Through his murals and puppet performances\, he hopes to inspire youth in the black community to see themselves in a positive light and help them understand their lived experiences. \nABOUT VIVO \nFrom Sony Picture Animation and Netflix – Vivo (2021\, rated PG) is an animated musical adventure featuring all-new songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda\, the Tony\, Grammy\, and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Hamilton and In the Heights. Vivo follows a one-of-a-kind kinkajou (a rainforest “honey bear\,” voiced by Miranda)\, who spends his days playing music to the crowds in a lively square with his beloved owner Andrés (Buena Vista Social Club’s Juan de Marcos). But when tragedy strikes shortly after Andrés receives a letter from the famous Marta Sandoval (three-time Grammy-winning Latin pop legend Gloria Estefan)\, it’s up to Vivo to deliver a message that Andrés never could: a love letter to Marta\, written long ago\, in the form of a song. Yet in order to get to Marta\, Vivo will need the help of Gabi (newcomer Ynairaly Simo) – an energetic tween who bounces to the beat of her own offbeat drum to fulfill his owner’s wishes. Enjoy this heartwarming movie about family\, love\, dreams\, and perseverance.   
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T170000
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SUMMARY:Double Down
DESCRIPTION:DOUBLE DOWN\nJune 29 – October 27\, 2024\nGallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays 12-5PM \n  \nThe Campus\n341 NY-217 Hudson\, NY 12534 \nNXTHVN is thrilled to present Double Down. Continuing a tradition of collaborating with New York-area galleries on a culminating exhibition for our fellowship year\, James Cohan and The Campus are partnering with NXTHVN to present Cohort 05’s annual exhibition.  \nDouble Down features the work of Studio Fellows Adrian Armstrong\, Alexandria Couch\, Eric Hart Jr.\, Fidelis Joseph\, Jamaal Peterman\, Eugene Macki and Alex Puz and is organized by Curatorial Fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick.  \nDouble Down joins presentations from Bortolami\, James Cohan\, kaufmann repetto\, Anton Kern\, Andrew Kreps and kurimanzutto for the inaugural exhibition at the galleries’ new shared upstate space\, The Campus. The Campus exhibition connects new and historical works by more than 80 artists. Embracing a collaborative model\, the galleries have turned an abandoned former school building into a platform for dynamic cultural exchange. Vacant since the ’90s\, the 78\,000-square-foot building of the Ockawamick School\, built in 1951 and largely unrenovated\, has been ripe for reanimation. Colorfully painted classrooms\, mid-century architectural details\, and generous natural lighting create a compelling context for artists to engage with the space\, the original purpose of the structure\, and one another.  \n“We’re thrilled that our Fellows will be part of the inaugural exhibition at The Campus. At NXTHVN\, we strive to provide our Fellows with education\, access and programming opportunities that nurture and advance artist careers. Exhibiting alongside established artists at an extraordinary new art space\, Double Down is a fitting closing show for our Fellows\,” said Dr. Kalia Brooks\, NXTHVN’s interim executive director. \nDouble Down will be on view from June 29\, 2024 to October 27\, 2024 at The Campus (341 NY-217\, Hudson\, NY 12534).\nGallery Hours are Saturday and Sunday\, 12-5PM \nFor press inquiries\, please contact carrie@olucompany.com
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/double-down/2024-06-29/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:NXTHVN & cARTie Present The Legacy Mobile Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:June 22–August 13\, 2024\nFree and open to the public. \n \nNXTHVN and cARTie are excited to announce their collaboration in launching New Haven’s first Mobile Museum\, centered around the theme of “LEGACY.” The upcoming mobile exhibition\, touring the greater New Haven area from June 22–August 13\, will feature artistic contributions from NXTHVN’s 2023-2024 Apprentices: Assiata Ayinla\, Lauriann Burt\, Bri Doctor\, Isaiah Hampton\, Allana Herbert\, Issac Perry\, Luca Rivera\, Ryan Rugarema\, and Loretta Tam\, as well as residents of the Hanna Gray home that highlight the concept of generational legacy.\n\n \nCurated by NXTHVN’s Apprentices\, The Legacy Mobile Exhibition aims to engage the community and offer residents the opportunity to sign the bus and share their perspectives on what legacy means to them. \n \nPlease join us for the opening on June 22 at NXTHVN and stop by each location this summer.\n \n \n \n \nGenerous support for NXTHVN’s Apprenticeship Program provided\, in part\, by The Avangrid Foundation and Pincus Family Foundation.\n\n \nhttps://www.cartie.org/\n \nFor inquiries\, please email exhibitions@nxthvn.com\n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/the-legacy-mobile-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:Deserve What You Dream
DESCRIPTION:Deserve What You Dream\nwith Derrick Adams\, Isaac Bloodworth\, Jihyun Lee\, and Sarah Zapata \nJune 8–September 1\, 2024 \nFriday\, August 9\, 2024\, 5PM–8PM\nArt and Sip \nGallery Hours:  Wednesday-Sunday 2PM-6PM \nDeserve What You Dream invites visitors to sit and rest while gazing at leisurely pool scenes of Black joy from Derrick Adams’ Floater painting series\, abstract paintings of musings and intuitive thoughts by New Haven-based artist Jihyun Lee\, and intricate abstract sculptures and latch-hooked rugs by Sarah Zapata throughout NXTHVN’s gallery and aula spaces; along with a vinyl window install of ‘Adventures of Joy Da Black Boi’ from New Haven-based artist Isaac Bloodworth. This selection of works provides a space of respite and rest for our viewers to experience the liberation of daydreaming. We encourage viewers to relax\, daydream\, and compose poetry with their bodies in our gallery while contemplating the following prompts: \n      Why do you dream? How do you dream? What do you dream of? \nCurated by Marissa Del Toro\, NXTHVN’s assistant director of programs and exhibitions. Deserve What You Dream will be on view through September 1\, 2024. \n \nIn collaboration with New Haven Reads\, complimentary frees books will be available during the run of the exhibition for visitors to enjoy in the gallery or at home. \nImage caption: Derrick Adams\, Floater 106\, 2020. Acrylic and fabric on paper\, 50 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Derrick Adams Studio. \nFor exhibition inquiries\, please email exhibitions@nxthvn.com \nABOUT DERRICK ADAMS  \n\nDerrick Adams (b. 1970\, Baltimore\, MD) is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Brooklyn\, New York. He received his BFA from Pratt University\, New York\, in 1996 and graduated with an MFA from Columbia University\, New York\, in 2003. Adams has held numerous teaching positions and is currently a tenured assistant professor in the School of Visual\, Media and Performing Arts at CUNY Brooklyn College. He also holds an honorary doctorate from Maryland Institute College\nof Art. \nAdams celebrates and expands the dialogue around contemporary Black life and culture through scenes of normalcy and perseverance. He has developed an iconography of joy\, leisure and the pursuit of happiness within a practice that encompasses paintings\, sculptures\, collages\, performances\, videos and public projects. Adams synthesizes representational imagery with\nplanar Cubist geometry to produce multifaceted figures and faces that address the richness of the Black experience. \nIn 2022\, Adams established Charm City Cultural Cultivation\, an organization to support and encourage underserved communities in the city of Baltimore through events conducted by three entities: The Last Resort Artist Retreat\, a residency program that subscribes to the concept of leisure as therapy for the Black creative; The Black Baltimore Digital Database\, a collaborative counter-institutional space for collecting\, storing and safekeeping the data of local archival initiatives; and Zora’s Den\, an online community of Black women writers started in January 2017\, which has since expanded into in-person writing workshops\, a writers’ circle and a monthly reading series that strive to promote instruction\, support and social engagement. \nABOUT ISAAC BLOODWORTH \n\nIsaac Bloodworth is a New Haven native and Black Artist. He is a graduate from the University of Connecticut’s Puppet Arts Program. Bloodworth’s works center around his blackness and the experiences of the black community in America. He envisions a world in which his original characters not only survive\, but thrive. \nAn experienced muralist\, Bloodworth collaborated with Citywide Youth Coalition to paint a permanent installation at their Black and Brown Power Center on Chapel Street. His latest mural was installed by The City of New Haven’s Department of Arts Culture and The Town Green Special; Services District at City Hall. One of his favored methods of storytelling is through puppetry\, using a style called “Crankie.” He has performed his puppet works for the Lineage Group at Art Space and at City-Wide Open Studios. Through his murals and puppet performances\, he hopes to inspire youth in the black community to see themselves in a positive light and help them understand their lived experiences. \nHe is a member of A Broken Umbrella Theater. \nABOUT JIHYUN LEE \n\nJihyun Lee (b.1979\, Seoul; currently based in New Haven\, CT) is a versatile artist known for her diverse exploration of mediums. Her work is interdisciplinary\, primarily centered around oil paintings of various scales\, ranging from intimate pieces to larger\, immersive works. Regardless of whether her art is representational or abstract\, Lee’s pieces resist simple interpretations\, encouraging personal reflection as they delve into open-ended themes and indeterminacy. Using surrealist and self-referential imagery\, Lee invites imaginative interpretations while candidly addressing contemporary themes related to womanhood and displacement. \nShe earned an M.F.A in Fine Arts\, at School of Visual Arts\, New York in 2018 and an M.F.A in Painting at Sungshin Women’s University\, Seoul in 2003. Lee has exhibited her work at institutions and galleries throughout East Asia and New York\, including but not limited to Seoul Museum of Art\, South Korea\, Busan Museum of Modern Art\, South Korea\, Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum\, Kagawa\, Japan. Solo exhibitions include Arario Gallery (Seoul and Beijing)\, Doosan Gallery (Seoul and New York) \, and Sun Contemporary (Seoul). Selected publications include “Jihyun Lee: Reflective Surface” (2013); “Jihyun Lee: Threshold”(2008). \nABOUT SARAH ZAPATA \n\nSarah Zapata (b. 1988\, Corpus Christi\, TX) is an artist based in Brooklyn\, NY. She has held solo exhibitions with the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art\, John Michael Kohler Arts Center\, Performance Space New York\, el Museo del Barrio\, amongst others. Her work has been exhibited at the Barbican Centre\, Leslie-Lohman Museum\, Paul Kasmin Gallery\, Lisson Gallery\, amongst many others. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum\, Museo de Arte de Lima\, the Museum of Arts and Design\, amongst others. Zapata has also completed residencies at the Museum of Arts and Design\, Wave Hill\, the International Studio and Curatorial Program\, amongst others. She has been the recipient of grants from the Harpo Foundation\, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures\, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts\, amongst others. Zapata was the 2023 National Resident for CALA Alliance\, and currently teaches in the graduate painting program at the Yale School of Art.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/deserve-what-you-dream/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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SUMMARY:To Echo a Shadow Closing Celebration
DESCRIPTION:TO ECHO A SHADOW CLOSING CELEBRATION \nSaturday May 18\, 2024\n4PM–9PM\nFree RSVP on Eventbrite \nJoin NXTHVN for an activation of Ash Arder’s Broadcast #4\, a central sculpture in To Echo a Shadow\, and an accompanying program that features experimental sonic performances and conversations by local and international artists. Through the performances\, this event will explore the intersections of local jazz history and global electronic music\, and how music traces histories of movement\, technology\, industry and culture. \nThe exhibition and accompanying programming is curated by NXTHVN 2023-2024 Curatorial Fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick. \n 
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/to-echo-a-shadow-closing-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T140000
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SUMMARY:Dixwell Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 11\, 2024\n2PM—3PM\nFree RSVP to exhibitions@nxthvn.com \nNXTHVN is excited to collaborate with the Greater New Haven African American Historical Society on a site-specific walking tour (1/2 mile) featuring the cultural sites and landmarks located in our Dixwell neighborhood. Stops along the tour include the Monterey Club\, the Hannah Gray Home\, and the Dixwell Q House among other historic sites.  \nThe tour will begin and end in front of NXTHVN. This event is free and open to the public. There is limited space. Please RSVP to exhibitions@nxthvn.com.
URL:https://www.nxthvn.com/calendar/dixwell-walking-tour-2/
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