OUR AUDIENCE

The Festival’s audience has expanded dramatically throughout the last two years as we transitioned to a virtual stage in 2020 and a hybrid in-person and virtual programming model in 2021. The shift to virtual programming enabled the Festival to simultaneously engage a wider swath of the New Haven community and a global audience in groundbreaking art and timely conversations. While in past years, the Festival focused on drawing international artists to New Haven, our virtual stage allowed us to explore what it means for the Festival to bring New Haven to the world.

As we imagine 2022, we aim to engage—and expand!—our audience both here in Connecticut and globally so audiences who are unable to make it to Downtown New Haven can still be part of a live arts experience happening in real time.

“All these performances are deep and beautiful and messages are loud and clear. Sending love from South Africa.” — Portia N. “When you can’t go to International Festival of Arts & Ideas concert they bring it to you.” — Terrie Griffin “Love seeing all of this life coming back to New Haven!” — livinginnewhaven