The first Armory Newsprint was published and distributed on September 18, 2022, at the Gather New Haven Fall Festival held at Goffe Street Park. The YUMP Mobile Unit, created for an Armory Workshop on June 4, 2022, was deployed from its home in the Armory Community Garden to the Park where more than 100 copies were distributed. More documentation to come!
A participatory exhibit about the past, present, and future of the New Haven Armory on Goffe Street. Excavating the Armory launched at City-Wide Open Studios Armory Weekend, October 14 & 15, 2017, and continues as an online forum and citizen organization with the goal of conserving the Armory as a shared civic resource. We join those who care about the future of the Armory and invite your participation.
At the Armory, we created a five-part strategy to uncover the physical and social qualities and potentials of the building:
A 3 min. 33 sec. sound montage from the Armory Workshop at the Gather New Haven Health and Wellness Festival in Goffe Street Park on September 18, 2022.
Excerpt:
“Hello Justin [Justin Ellicker, Mayor of New Haven], this is one of your taxpayers, Cynthia Harrison. The Armory; we should make it a small business enterprise zone. It has been sitting here rotting away for many years and it is a disgrace for this beautiful building, which is more than 150,000 square feet, to go to waste. Do something with it, and do it now. It’s 2022. Thank you.”
