'Sounds of New Haven': NXTHVN exhibition examines the 'multi-local'

By Katie Pellico,

Published May 13, 2024 at 8:59 AM EDT

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Clare Patrick (above) is a curatorial fellow at NXTHVN. Patrick and Marquita Flowers have curated, "To Echo A Shadow," which explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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Marquita Flowers (left) and Clare Patrick are current curatorial fellows at NXTHVN and their exhibition, "To Echo A Shadow," explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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The exhibit, "To Echo A Shadow," by curatorial fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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Clare Patrick (left) and Marquita Flowers are curatorial fellows at NXTHVN. Their exhibition, "To Echo A Shadow," explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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The exhibit, "To Echo A Shadow," by curatorial fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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The exhibit, "To Echo A Shadow," by curatorial fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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The exhibit, "To Echo A Shadow," by curatorial fellows Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick explores the links between industrialization and forced migration.

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Clare Patrick says the "Listening Space" in NXTHVN's" references musicians who passed through Dixwell, playing at local jazz venues.

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Every year, a cohort of emerging artists and curators gather at NXTHVN, a fellowship program located in the heart of New Haven's Dixwell neighborhood, and "a new national arts model that empowers artists, curators, and the community through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem."

This hour, we hear from Marquita Flowers and Clare Patrick, current curatorial fellows at NXTHVN. Their exhibition, "To Echo A Shadow," explores the links between industrialization and forced migration. We discuss how the Dixwell neighborhood, and its history, were embraced in the exhibition programming.

Plus, former NXTHVN fellow Michelle Phuong Ho discusses what artist community means to her. She recently launched the literary salon "quietly wild."

GUESTS:

Marquita Flowers: Curatorial Fellow 2023-2024, NXTHVN
Clare Patrick: Curatorial Fellow 2023-2024, NXTHVN
Michelle Phuong Ho: Poet; Community Organizer; Former Curatorial Fellow, NXTHVN

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