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Updated 10/10/2024

International Festival of Arts & Ideas

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Institution/Business Type: Fair / Festival

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a year- round organization that presents an annual celebration of performing arts, lectures, and conversations in New Haven, Connecticut. The Festival convenes leading artists, thought leaders, and innovators from around the world for dynamic public programs to engage, entertain, and inspire a diversity of communities. In 2023, more than 85% of Festival programming was free to the public, including events that featured some of the most influential music, dance, and theater artists and speakers of our time.

We seek to attract and engage a broad and diverse audience, celebrating and building community and advancing economic development.

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Arts & Ideas
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Phone: 203-498-1212
Fax: 203-498-2106
Address:
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Fair / Festival

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1996

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Fair / Festival

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1996

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Community Arts
Seasons Active: summer
Events Per Year: 200

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Native American Tribes
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is committed to ensuring that every member of our large and diverse community has access to every program and event we present. This is an area of continual improvement for our organization - please contact us with any concerns or requests that will help us include more people in our work.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  • International Society for the Performing Arts

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Association of Performing Arts Professionals
  • International Society for the Performing Arts

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient
  • New England Presenters (NEP) Member