the parachute factory
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who we are
The Parachute Factory, established January 2008, is a unique collaboration between the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), the Community Services Network of Greater New Haven (CSN), and the Arts Council of Greater New Haven
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our mission
Through collaboration, exploration, and research we seek to:
- Foster community and individual health through the arts
- Stimulate creativity and artistic production on the grassroots level
- Expand access to the arts for people throughout our community
- Move the boundaries of our cultural dialogue into new and unexpected places
- Serve as a resource to artists exploring social themes
current happenings at the gallery
"Out of House and Home", from October 27th, 2009 through February 5th, 2010. Curated by Debbie Hesse and Joy Pepe, with assistant curator Steve Olsen and curatorial intern Kristina Zallinger. Click here for photos of the opening (on Facebook).
Gallery Hours: Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays 12 noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment
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previous exhibits & presentations
"White Collar. Blue Collar. Pink Slip." from June 24th through September 18th. (click for e-card)
"Family Business" exhibit, from November 18, 2008 to February 27, 2009. (click for press release)
"Potluck" exhibit, 2008, with "Successes of the Citizens Project: Graduates Talk about Their Lives and Their Experiences" on 10/16/08
"Routes" exhibit, 2008, with "Routes of Recovery: What Do We Know from Lived Experience" presentation on 8/21/08
our partners
Columbus House
Theater 4
Yale World Performance Project
Elmseed Enterprise Fund
CMHC Foundation
For more info about Parachute, please contact: Becca Miller, Kyle Pedersen or Lucile Bruce.
