Harlem Arts
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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,…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
In 2005 and then again in 2008, the West Harlem Art Fund in partnership with the Office of the Manhattan Borough President and NYS Division of Coastal Resources collaborated on two studies for West Harlem and Northern Manhattan, Take me to the River. The process was heralded for its inclusiveness and many community stakeholders were…
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SEEKING UPTOWN ARTISTS
UNDER THE VIADUCT 2015 Informational Meeting for West Harlem & Northern Manhattan Visual Artists Digital Media Opportunity Thursday, April 30, 2015 6- 8:30 p.m. West Harlem Development Corporation 423 W 127th St, New York, NY 10027 Presented by The West Harlem Art Fund in partnership with Pratt Digital Arts.
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WHAF PARTNERS W/CULTUREHUB & BRINGS DATA VISUALIZATION UTV
The West Harlem Art Fund will extend Under the Viaduct a little north to the borders of West Harlem & Washington Heights. The organization will partner with CultureHub to bring data visualization uptown. Below is a commentary and a video that showcase Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda. The goal is to inspire and encourage local residents…
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WHAF GEARING UP FOR UNDER THE VIADUCT 2015
And when we say, GEAR UP, we really mean it. The West Harlem Art Fund is planning some lifestyle interventions for Under the Viaduct. With support from the NYC Department of Transportation, WHAF hopes to create temporary lanes for new and experienced riders on 12th Avenue. Signage will be created by street artists and then…
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WEST HARLEM ART FUND CELEBRATES AT MIST HARLEM & MADIBA
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WEST HARLEM ART FUND WELCOMES KOREAN ARTISTS UPTOWN
The West Harlem Art Fund (WHAF) will increase access to the “arts” for West Harlem and NYC residents by developing light based and digitally based art works. These works will be shared through their new digi-theater platform and outdoor intervention series. According to Executive Director Savona Bailey-McClain, “In order to better engage local residents with…
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Thank You NYC for supporting Under the Viaduct
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MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE
In honor of Michael Jackson, the King of Pops! the Street Artist Lady K Fever and the Curator Savona produced a graffitti tribute in West Harlem on 12th Avenue, Under the Viaduct. Enjoy the imagery and Video.
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Sound Art Lineup with Columbia University
SOUND ARTS/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS has been at the helm of sound innovation for over fifty years with faculty specializing in composition, improvisation, music theory, musicology, installation, sculpture, instrument building, acoustics, music cognition, and software development. Faculty from the Computer Music Center, along with colleagues from Composition, Visual Arts, and Engineering, led the…
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“Art in the Open: A community forum on the value of public art”
Work by Dancer/Choreographer Gentry Isaiah George Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director & Chief Curator for the West Harlem Art Fund will lead a panel on Sunday, June 29th at 4:30 p.m. on public art at the Harlem Arts Festival. The lineup of the panel includes Painter/Teacher/Street Artist Alice Mizrachi, Dancer/Choreographer Gentry Isaiah George and Actress Celeste…
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The H in Harlem
The West Harlem Art Fund is pleased that The H in Harlem by artist Bentley Meeker will finally be installed in June. It was a tough approval process and I am very proud of the artist for sticking with it. Public art is hard in NYC. I want the public to know and not take…
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Lawn Moaning Digital Still by Swedish Artist Eva Olsson
Lawn moaning 1:48 min 2012 After the rain drifted away and the sun comes out they come one by one, in harmony with the moans and groans from neighbors who just wanted a quiet moment. EVA OLSSON is a Swedish artist who works with contemporary art where moving image is her major way…
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WEST HARLEM ART FUND SELECTED TO WNYC’s Salute The ARts Initiative
WNYC’s Salute The ARts Initiative is a free program that profiles 36 small cultural non-profit organizations in the New York Metropolitan area over a 12-month period, through on-air promotional announcements and free website support. WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820 are New York’s flagship public radio stations, broadcasting the finest programs…
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LINE UP FOR LIGHTING INTERVENTION UNDER THE VIADUCT
SATURDAY’S LINEUP May 10, 2014 Artists Cynthia Beth Rudin D. Carlton Bright Dennis Hlynsky Dianne Smith Eduardo DiFarnecio Eileen Cohen Erik Sanner Eva Olsson Henry Gwiazda Jonas Nilsson Julian Bozeman Kathleena Howie Peter Rogina Rupert Nesbitt Steve Pavlovsky Harlem Biospace Guest Curator Linda Griggs
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HARLEM IS CREATING IT’S OWN URBAN “BURNING MAN” — BUT WITH LIGHTS
Eduardo Difarneco A Papa. 1999 Video, Black and White, Sound, 4’09” Many folks are familiar with the “Burning Man” Festival in Nevada. For years, in Black Rock, a community is created where fire and light is the focal point. People come from thousands of miles to come. Participants think it’s an amazing experience. Well,…
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