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Stained Glass Artist Ellen Mandelbaum joins WHAF for Harlem Armory Day
The West Harlem Art Fund will once again produce an event & installations for Armory Arts Week 2013. For Harlem Armory Day, there will be a public art tour of stained glass windows at St. John the Divine at 11 a.m. with special guest stained glass artist Ellen Mandelbaum. Featured above are her…
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The Making of Organic Abstract
Watch how artist Dianne Smith fabricate this new work. Please support this effort, make a donation or buy a limited edition T-shirt designed by the artist.
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Digital Collaborations with Patrick Singh – Archives
The West Harlem Art Fund has worked with French artist Patrick Singh on several occasions. A self-taught painter, Singh has travelled the world to capturing haunting images of native people. Born to an Indian father and a French mother, Patrick was predestined to multicultural encounters. He spent his childhood traveling between…
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Flying High
According to the artist, working with found objects and connectors allows the viewer to interact with the materials. For instance, the objects will be visible through the rope and string. The installation then becomes more personal to the viewer as he or she can identify things from their everyday life. Sculpting with everyday objects is…
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The Couple – New Installation
The Couple will be two beautifully androgynous heads approximately twenty feet wide and ten feet tall at the highest point. The heads will rest on one another and be secured on to a rectangular base. They will be made from everyday discarded materials such as, packaging, paper, cans, fabric, magazines, etc. These items will be…
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Featured Artist Dianne Smith
DIANNE SMITH is an abstract painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in New York City’s Soho and Chelsea art districts as well as, numerous galleries and institutions throughout the United States. She is an educator in the field of Aesthetic Education at Lincoln Center Institute (LCI),…
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History of The Armory Show
The Armory Show, housed in Piers 92 and 94 along the Hudson River on Manhattan’s west side, is the largest art fair in New York and one of the principal annual art events in the international art market calendar. Visited by tens of thousands of people each March, the Armory has for almost two…
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HARLEM ARMORY DAY
Tuesday, March, 5, 2013 11AM-3PM Visit Harlem during Armory Arts Week and enjoy a public art tour of stain glass windows at the famed Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, followed by lunch and portfolio reviews for artists wishing to pursue works in lighting, sculpture and design in open, public spaces around the City including…
Art Flux, art in Harlem, art in open spaces, Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging, Emily Colasaco, Harlem Armory Day, Havana Central, Independent Curator; Bentley Meeker, Jennifer Lantzas, Leanne Stella, Lighting Designer, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; Dianne Smith, NYC Department of Transportation, Public Artist; Edwin Ramoran, The Armory Show, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund -
Where Art is Real & Up Close
The West Harlem Art Fund (WHAF) was selected to create a site specific installation for the Affordable Art Fair in October, 2012 at the Tunnel. WHAF will present Brooklyn based artist Iliana Emilia Garcia to create the installation “Story Piles”. Story Piles is a sculpture built up using antique wooden chairs and life stories. The…