The Amazing Richard Hunt is in HARLEM !! BIO Richard Hunt (born September 12, 1935) is an internationally renowned sculptor. He was born in 1935 on Chicago’s South Side. From an early age he was interested in the arts, […]
JARDíN DE LAS SEMILLAS
An ecological phenomena has been occurring gradually around the globe. The incorporation of street art & graffiti with botanical materials. The results are quite spectacular because it’s interactive, living and a little life changing. […]
GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THINGS
The West Harlem Art Fund is embarking on a new journey. We will produce engaging interventions, panel talks, tours, thematic series and exhibitions that are more immersive. Getting to the root where all life matters. Connecting with others in mutual exchanges — fostering growth and cultural appreciation versus appropriation. We wish to […]
AUDUBON MURAL PROJECT LED BY GALLERY GITLER& IS SPOTLIGHTED
The last presentation for benefit guests were three videos of the Audubon Mural Project. A collaboration between the Gitler& gallery and the National Audubon Society in West Harlem.
WHAF PRESENTED ITALIAN FUTURISM TO BENEFIT GALA
Nicola Lucchi, courtesy of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) was the featured speaker at the West Harlem Art Fund benefit dinner. The Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA) is a 501c3 nonprofit exhibition and research center established in 2013 in New York City to promote public appreciation and advance the study of modern […]
WEST HARLEM ART FUND BENEFIT CELEBRATION
The West Harlem Art Fund is celebrating 18 years of producing great public art works throughout New York City. We are asking you to support us with our first dinner benefit on Wednesday, February 10th 2016. This event in Harlem will kick off our year with art & lifestyle programs. Our benefit will salute Old […]
NEW PROGRAMMING IN 2016
HARLEM & BEYOND ART MAKING WORKSHOPS 2016 In the new year, the West Harlem Art Fund will introduce a new series of art making workshops for the public. Participants will work with professional artists, dancers, chefs & designers to create land art that will pop-up outdoors, […]
THANK YOU NYC
Tonight, we close our interventions series Under the Viaduct for 2015. Emotions are high. Artists worked very hard for this final installment and we had to deal with change of dates and other considerations but we pushed through. I would like to thank everyone who made these interventions from June to October possible. Lady K […]
ROLLING ESSENCE
The West Harlem Art Fund was inspired this year with poetry from former US poet laureate Rita Dove. Her poem, Under the Viaduct, 1932 focused on the sounds and movements underneath these structures. The Design Trust of NY recently published a study called Under the Elevated which shares the history of NYC’s el trains. And […]
ANIMATED LOGO
Professor Ed Darino from Pratt’s Digital Art, has created an animated video of our logo SYNCED. The various teams are getting excited. We will present original artwork that will use technology to embed in these original works by Northern Manhattan artists.
MAJOR COLLABORATION FOR UTV, 2015
The West Harlem Art Fund and Pratt Digital Arts are pleased to present the artists Rafia Santana, Charlie Reynoso, Dianne Smith and Debra Swack for the premiere of SYNCED for Under the Viaduct on Saturday, October 3rd. This exciting collaboration involved months of planning with the assistance of professors and students at Pratt. Special thanks […]
BLACK PERFORMANCE IN CONTEMPORARY ART
“Performance that is improper can shift the air.” by Thomas DeFranz Move over Marina Abramovic! Black artists have been creating performance art for decades. An often misunderstood art form. Performance art disrupts conventional thinking and the presentation of art. The West Harlem Art Fund has invited Harlem-based artist Dianne Smith to present her 1st performance […]
MOVEMENT PLAYDATES JOINS UTV 2015 FOR IMPROV
The West Harlem Art Fund is so pleased to bring improvisation to Under the Viaduct. The organization has selected Movement Playdates. This team will show how we can all live life more artfully. The lineup for Under the Viaduct is growing for Saturday, July 18th. Time for this intervention is 4 p.m. About Playdates Playdates is […]
IMAGES FROM COTTON CLUB PROJECTION
NYC Light 2015 chose “Shuffled Light” for projection at their Opening Ceremony Press Event in January 2015. This was an official event of the United Nations “International Year of Light & Light-based Technologies”. ”Shuffling” various segments from five (5) pieces shown in 2014 created the piece. New light was also added and, of course, the […]
DUBBED DIRECTIONS
Dubbed Directions acknowledges how construction is apart of everyday city life. We have to re-route and navigate constant change. This intervention is a play on street and construction signage and how we can still make ourselves feel safe within constant flux. LADY K-FEVER (b. Canada) is a New York based inter-disciplinary artist and curator working […]
MORE ART WILL PREMIERE FOR UNDER THE VIADUCT
SHORELINE Choreographed by Louise Ebersole for Under the Viaduct 2015, an art & lifestyle series where folks can meet, bike, skate or dine in an open-air plaza. Situated in West Harlem on 12th Avenue and near the Hudson River, residents and fellow New Yorkers can enjoy passive recreation in the daytime and when the sun starts going down, […]
ART MATTERS
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 […]
COOL JAZZ AND HARD BOP ARE INSPIRATION FOR NEW HARLEM TOURS
The Curator for the West Harlem Art Fund was just asked about her process behind their new location-based tours in Harlem. Just doing the tours was not enough. Using technology was not enough. There must be another reason. Quite annoyed, the curator slept on it and realized that the tours symbolized the spirit of jazz. […]
FRESH EYES/HARLEM DIGI-TOUR
Still image from Cloud Mapping by Debra Swack Still Image from What We Were, What We Are, What We Will Be by Bryan Christie Public Art Curator Savona Bailey-McClain is presenting FRESH EYES, an exclusive, site-specific Harlem Digi-Tour for FRIEZE WEEK. The tour will spotlight points in the Mt. Morris Historic District where she’s […]
DISRUPT HARLEM with FRESH EYES
Artist: Negin Sharifzaheh Stop Animation Work: Even Gray Feels Blue This spring the West Harlem Art Fund will use technology for a location based walking tour and ask participants to look at Harlem differently. Fresh Eyes is being developed exclusively for FRIEZE WEEK 2015 and the Mt. Morris Historic District will serve as its background. […]
