Badder Israel – WEST HARLEM ART FUND

20TH ANNIVERSARY

We wish to thank the artists that we have presented to serve the people of New York City with diverse art work. […]

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015Harlem New York City

The West Harlem Art Fund has been presenting artists of color for the last seventeen years. The organization has also spotlighted artists from European and Asian backgrounds as well. We feel its important to show that all ART MATTERS. Want to eradicate divide, then we have to share our humanity in the face of […]

March 10, 2014March 20, 2014Bedford- Stuyvesant Bronx Brooklyn Harlem Soho West Harlem

Images from FUSION NY 2014

FUSION NY 2014 Artists and curators of color made a powerful statement during Armory Week. They propelled themselves in the midst of Armory and the results were amazing. The best is yet to come. Congratulations to all of the artists. Lead Curators & Producers: Savona Bailey-McClain and Yves Marie Vilain Participating Curators: Ina Archer, Badder […]

February 21, 2014March 15, 2014Bronx Soho

The Bronx will be represented at Fusion NY

LADY K-FEVER is an Inter- disciplinary Artist, Curator, Social activist, Photographer/Journalist, who was born and raised in Canada. She now lives in The Bronx. She began her career in the 1990’s on the streets as a skateboarder in Vancouver, Canada. In 1993, she was invited to create an installation with Riot Grrlz for ‘Artropolis 93’ […]

February 10, 2014March 15, 2014Brooklyn LES New York City West Harlem

Video Interviews

We have three interviews with artists and curators participating in our FUƧION NYC show. You will hear from Badder Israel, Richard Beavers and Yasmin Hernandez. Savona Bailey-McClain conducted the interviews which were co-produced by Yves Marie Vilain and Ms. McClain.

November 4, 2013February 24, 2014Harlem

Play(LABS) Artist Talk

Play (LABS) Public Art Installation: Artist Talk Venue Name: Harlem Garage Schedule Thursday, November 7th 7pm Join the West Harlem Art Fund, New York Restoration Project and the artists that created the Play(LABS) exhibition for an evening of fun and discussion. The talk will be held at Harlem Garage, the 1st co-working space uptown located […]

September 27, 2013November 1, 2013Brooklyn East Harlem West Harlem

BROOKLYN’S ART KARTEL COMES TO HARLEM

BROOKLYN’S ART KARTEL WILL JOIN HARLEM CURATOR FOR INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART SERIES THIS FALL Photo Credit: Lev Radin Independent curator Savona Bailey-McClain will join artists from around the City to create installations in gardens throughout East Harlem, beginning this fall. According to McClain, “I am very excited about the new art scene that’s developing uptown. […]