Arts News

New Haven, Conn. (April 20, 2026)— In 2024, the bald eagle was named the official national bird, a title held only by tradition since 1782. Learn to draw this majestic creature and explore its symbolism during a free, all-ages drawing workshop, “Icons of the Air: Symbols, Art, & the Great Eagle Debate,” as Connecticut-based illustrator and teaching artist Megan Jeffery brings her expertise and insight to the Pardee-Morris House on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. Register her

ESSEX, CT (April 2026) – The state’s Department of Economic and Community Development announced the recipients of the 2026 Connecticut Arts Endowment Grant given through the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Essex Winter Series is grateful to be one of the 140 recipients of grants totaling $946,398, which are provided with the support of the Department of Economic and Community Development,

Smith Brothers Oysters, Oyster Point, New Haven Museum Collection New Haven, Conn. April 15, 2026)— Connecticut oysters are so good they were designated the state shellfish in 1989. Historians will tell you, however, that this was not always the case. New Haven Museum will kick off the summer season of the Pardee-Morris House with two fascinating accounts of one of our oldest heritage foods and demonstrate how the modest mollusk is helping to preserve the Connecticut coastlin