Causes: Arts & Culture

Mission: The organization was incorporated for the purpose of organizing, conducting and supporting a festival for the performing, visual and literary arts.

Programs: The international festival of arts & ideas is a year-round organization that culminates with an annual celebration of performing arts, lectures, and conversations each june in new haven, ct. The 2017 festival was held on june 10-24,2017 which was attended by an audience of approx. 58,530.The festival convenes leading artists, thought leaders, and innovators from around the world for fifteen days of dynamic public programs to engage, entertain, and inspire a diversity of communities. More than 80% of festival programs are free to the public, including events that feature some of the most influential jazz, classical, dance, and theater artists of our time. The festival takes place in venues and open spaces in downtown new haven, in the heart of the northeast corridor, two and a half hours south of boston and ninety minutes north of new york city.