Three years ago, the historic parks in Harlem were transformed into venues for large-scale contemporary public art. This outdoor exhibition, curated by Savona Bailey-McClain and co-presented by West Harlem Art Fund and NY Artist Equity Association, is available for viewing from early May to the end of October. West Harlem’s cultural, demographic, and natural history are the inspiration for works. 

Through collaborations with partners like the City College School of Architecture, Brotherhood Sister Sol and the J. Max Bond Center for Urban Futures, we drove our project to also address climate change and urban resiliency issues.

Public art installations demand robust construction skills—carpentry for bases, understanding pipes for sound pieces, and drone piloting for monitoring. Facing new environmental challenges, we have trained our team for resiliency—adding soil, flood, and tree stewardship expertise.

Visit our exhibition website (https://harlemsculpturegardens.com) to learn about each venue.

Interested artists may apply online for our 2027 edition at the link below

https://form.jotform.com/252173821028048

Listen to past artists from our Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@harlemsculpturegardens

2026 Harlem Sculpture Gardens Exhibition Artists 

Z Behl, Phil Buehler, Brett Cook, Joseph Iacona, Elizabeth Knowles, Eunkyung Lee, Michael Levchenko, Elizabeth MacWillie, Kim Maloney, Peter Miller, Michael V. Poast, Moses Roses, Ted Salmon, Chris Sancomb, Luke Schumacher, Dianne Smith, Natalie Colette Wood, Shurui Zhang, Zihao Zhang

Production Team 

Curatorial Assistant & Producer — Juan Luis Sanchez
Web Design & Development — Banu Akman, Breative.net
Graphic Designers — Empowered Market Media