Connecticut is not on track to meet the greenhouse gas emission goals set by the legislature — and transportation emissions are the main culprit.
The state’s annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory released Monday, which looks at data through 2018, shows transportation emissions are higher than they were in 1990, despite greater fuel efficiency in motor vehicles...
https://ctmirror.org/2021/09/07/ct-greenhouse-gas-emissions-rise-transportation-climate-initiative/
So you think it’s hot out there now? Consider the summer of 2053. That’s what researchers at First Street Foundation, a New York nonprofit that studies climate risk, have done in a report published today.
Climate change is widely acknowledged as the existential crisis of our time, a “code red for humanity,” in the words of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. With the Senate’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday — in the middle of a summer that has brought record heat and innumerable weather-related disasters — it looks like the federal government will finally take some long overdue action on climate change...
How are the deep racial disparities in reproductive health care being addressed in light of Roe v. Wade’s overturning?
Connecticut nurse-midwife, nurse educator and historian Dr. Lucinda Canty recently launched Lucinda's House, to help local women of color...
The New Haven based Perrin Family Foundation is seeking dynamic and experienced individuals to join their team as Manager of Operations and Manager of Strategy and Learning.
Learn more about the positions and how to apply here:
https://www.perrinfamilyfoundation.org/join-our-team/
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by August 22, 2022. Please share with your networks!
A Photography Exhibit and Book Signing with Karen Klugman
The 70 photographs by Karen Klugman on display at New Haven’s City Gallery capture the funky Old Country atmosphere of Upper State Street in 1978 when most of the businesses were antique stores and self-described junk shops. Among the peeling paint, cracked walls, and piles of merchandise, the shop keepers would often hang out on chairs on the sidewalk and were always game for a friendly chat. For the exhibit UPPER STATE STREET 1978: AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS DECLINE, Klugman has recreated a bit of this flea market vibe by presenting differently-sized clusters of images, verbatim quotes by people in the photos, a map matching photographs to locations, and a scavenger hunt for kids. Like the antique stores of old, the show offers hidden delights for everyone. It will be on display from August 5 - August 21, with an Opening Reception & Book Signing on Friday, August 5 from 4pm – 7pm.
In the long and illustrious history of State Street, the late 1970s would have the distinction of being the height of its decline. Only six years after Klugman documented the neighborhood, the people and places that she photographed would all be gone. The antique shops were replaced by a mix of vibrant businesses, and the new neighborhood was honored by the National Registry of Historic Places.
At the gallery, visitors can purchase Upper State Street, New Haven: At the Height of Its Decline, a book containing the photographs, quotes from shop owners in 1978, and Klugman’s essay about the enduring charm of State Street throughout its history. The photographs of Upper State Street are in the collection of the New Haven Museum and the book is in the collection at the Whitney Library.
The State Street project, Karen Klugman’s initial foray into street photography, evolved into a passion for learning about places by hanging out with people, listening, and taking pictures. Her subsequent street photography was supported by two Connecticut Artist Grants and is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Wesleyan University, and the Dansforth Museum. Klugman taught photography at Creative Arts Workshop, the Wesleyan Liberal Studies Program, Choate School and was Chair of the Art Department at Hopkins School. She photographed for and co-authored two cultural studies books: Inside the Mouse: Work and Play in Disney World and Strip Cultures: America in Las Vegas and produced the exposé of children’s toys, “A Bad Hair Day for G.I. Joe.” Klugman lives in the woods in Guilford and, taking a break from street photography during the pandemic, now hosts a nature blog.
UPPER STATE STREET 1978: AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS DECLINE is free and open to the public, and runs August 5 - August 21, with an Opening Reception & Book Signing on Friday, August 5 from 4pm – 7pm. Copies of Upper State Street, New Haven: At the Height of Its Decline (8.5 x 11 hardcover, 76 pages, black and white photos) may be purchased at the gallery during the exhibit for $40 ($60 afterwards). City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. City Gallery follows New Haven City’s mask mandate policy. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org,www.city-gallery.org.
Join Artspace New Haven for the exhibition opening of Completely Familiar, Entirely Free, a video exhibition on the external façade of Artspace New Haven, guest curated by Saskia Globig and Michael Ipsen of the new media collective Lino Kino on July 16th, 8:00–10:00 PM at Artspace (50 Orange St.).
Department: Finance
Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Executive Director
Pay Status: Salaried, Full-Time, and Exempt
The Director of Finance (“DoF”) is a collaborative, hands-on leader responsible for the financial business management of Neighborhood Music School (“NMS”). As a member of the leadership team, the DoF is a thought partner for the Executive Director in strategic decision-making and must have a deep belief in the NMS mission: “To deepen the human experience and build connections through the learning, practice and presentation of the performing arts.”
The DoF oversees accounting & audit, financial planning, information technology, data management, and employment, payroll, and benefits administration. The DoF continually evaluates best industry practices in comparison to internal systems and needed resources, with an eye toward both future needs and budget realities. This position works closely with the ED and Board to uphold fiduciary, risk management and compliance responsibilities for NMS. Currently, the DoF manages an administrative team that includes a staff accountant/payroll specialist, a billing/financial aid coordinator, and outside vendors, including IT, health benefits, audit, payroll, insurance, and legal.
Responsibilities:
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE
EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL, & BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
DATA & IT MANAGEMENT
Requirements and Qualifications:
Compensation
To Apply: Send resume and letter of interest to finance@nmsnewhaven.org
In part four of our series entitled: New Haven Healthy Start FATHERHOOD FRIDAYS (Celebrating Men’s Health Month 2022) Dr. Asbery interviews CEO & President of The Community Action Agency of New Haven, Mr. Amos Smith. Wow! Get ready to learn something.
While many of the artists at City Gallery have been working and showing together for years, there is always an unexpected synergy to the gallery’s group shows. In July, see what happens when new member Lenny Moskowitz joins artists Roberta Friedman and Sheila Kaczmarek for the group show INCARNATIONS, on view from July 8 - July 31, with an Opening Reception on Friday, July 8 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Moskowitz is a Connecticut painter who lives in New Haven with his wife. He graduated with his BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his MFA from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in group and solo shows at numerous galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket. He has been awarded several residencies, such as at the Anderson Center in Michigan and NISDA Foundation in Nantucket. In the summer of 2011, he was awarded a residency at Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut.
“For me the title of this show, INCARNATIONS, fits as an accurate description of my paintings,” says Moskowitz. “Many of them have an earlier painting underneath, which shows through the shapes, colors and textures applied in the moment. I try to have a dialogue with the painting as it develops, and not force the work to be ‘something.’ I am open to surprises.”
Both Friedman and Kaczmarek echo this same impression that their art becomes itself, makes itself real — as if by surprise. As Friedman explains, “My exploration of the encaustic monotype allows for new discoveries of light, texture and color, depending on the characteristics of the papers used for printing.” Kaczmarek, whose work is inspired by various plant forms reminiscent of corals and fungi, explores what becomes from a combination of glazes and encaustic wax and collage. Her inspiration transforms into clay forms and collaged paintings that reveal themselves to be both familiar and transcendental.
Kaczmarek studied art at St. Martin’s School of Art, London; UCLA, California; and the Academie des Beaux Arts, Brussels. She has taught art for over 20 years. She is a founding member of City Gallery, President of the Guilford Art League, and served on the Board of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club. She works with mixed media, including transferred photographic images. Her interest lies in both the process of layering and in stripping away surfaces. She apprenticed in the ceramic studio of the Guilford Art Center for five years. Her work with clay incorporates paint, metal and encaustic wax. Most recently, she has been intrigued by the complexity and unexpected nature of assembling multiple organic forms.
As a young person Roberta studied art history and painting at the studios of Sebastiano Mineo in New York City. At Douglass College, Rutgers University , she continued her art studies in the studio art department that had been chaired and influenced by Roy Lichtenstein, and has continued to study at several studios and workshops in Philadelphia, Boston, New Mexico, Maine and Denver. More recently, she has explored the world of encaustics at the Denver Art Students League and the studio of Victoria Eubanks. After practicing law in New Haven for 30 years, Roberta continued with vigor and purpose to follow her passion for art and creating. She has been a member of City Gallery since 2011, and has exhibited her work in the greater New Haven area for the past 40 years. She has taught workshops and served on the board of Creative Arts Workshop, and has provided mentoring and instruction to children and adults in a wide range of artistic creations. Most recently, she has assisted area 4th - 7th graders in creating original artwork for greeting cards to be used to raise funds to help with Refugee Resettlement efforts in the greater New Haven area.
INCARNATIONS is free and open to the public, and runs July 8 - July 31, 2022. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. City Gallery follows New Haven City’s mask mandate policy. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.
ARTSPACE NEW HAVEN SUMMER ART PROGRAM
Join Artspace New Haven for our Summer Artspace Program (SAP), July 5-29th. Every spring, Artspace launches an open call for public high school students to join SAP, a free summer art education program that has served over 400 young artists and employed dozens of educators.
This year, we are thrilled to release a new program design. SAP 2022 is a four-week summer art intensive offering mentorship, portfolio development, and art career advancement to New Haven public high school students. Register before June 15th! For more information, follow the QR code, or check our website. Courses include Drawing with Sheldon Krevit, 2D Mixed Media with Ana Henriques, 3D Sculpture with Gabriel Pacheco, Media with Kat Harrison, and Art History with Laurel V. McLaughlin.
Design: Tyler Mitchell @hurtpelo (2022 SAP Teacher Assistant)
Another fantastic position in the exhibitions department at the Peabody- https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25053&siteid=5248&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1538897
This person will facilitate community-based interpretive collaborations, supervise digital content creation, and coordinate activities related to storytelling for diverse audiences.
What’s your child’s experience playing sports? We want to hear from you.
Youth sports look much different than 10 and 20 years ago. With increasing costs and limited spots, fewer children are playing sports, and many aren’t getting enough physical activity.
Today, we explore who gets the privilege to play on a team.
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-06-16/who-gets-the-privilege-of-playing-sports
