Tag: Savona Bailey-McClain curator
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Harlem Sculpture Gardens launches May 2nd 2026
Visit our official site : https://harlemsculpturegardens.com For the third year, West Harlem Art Fund and NY Artist Equity Association present 21 sculptures across six venues in West Harlem. The exhibition opens May 2nd and runs through October 30, 2026. Venues that will display art are as follow: Morningside Park Featuring Joseph Iacona,…
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DESIGN WEEK NEW YORK
New York City’s annual, citywide design festival, was inaugurated in May 2012 to showcase the city’s, and the world’s, creative talent across various disciplines. Founded as a municipal initiative by the Bloomberg Administration and NYCEDC, it has grown from a local effort into a premier global event, now operating as an independent…
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MASTER DRAWINGS NEW YORK 2026 EXHIBITORS
Master Drawings New York (MDNY), the premier art fair for exhibiting and celebrating exceptional works on paper in the United States, is pleased to announce the exhibitor list for the 20th anniversary edition of the fair, which will be held across thirty-five galleries on the Upper East Side of Manhattan from January 30 – February…
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Governors Island Fall Art Show – The Painterly Eye
This fall, immerse yourself in an unforgettable exhibition that celebrates the power of painting. Autumn’s vivid colors come alive through the extraordinary talents of artists Shenna Vaughn, Linda Griggs, and Allen Hansen, who transform our space on Governors Island into a vibrant haven of creativity. Experience Shenna Vaughn’s captivating abstracts,…
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Convergence on Governors Island
Artist Statement by Elizabeth Knowles Installation can be seen on Governors Island, Nolan Park, Building 10B/West Harlem Art Fund through August 31, 2025 Natural patterns inspire my work. Some are biological patterns atthe cellular level of organisms. Others are geological patternsfound in the earth’s natural landscapes. By working site-specifically with…
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West Harlem Art Fund Joins Fall Season With New Exhibit
New York, NY… West Harlem Art Fund will present their fall art exhibition UNDAUNTED: We Are Still Here on Governors Island in Nolan Park, Building 10B (NP10). Opening September 9th, six artists will show paintings of urban scenes, graffiti, collage, and mixed media works. This exhibition includes an immersive component…
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Presenting Tanika I. Williams
Since the start of the pandemic, only during summer months, the West Harlem Art Fund hosts a residency with artists from NYC and around the country on Governors Island. Visual Muze is a unique storytelling residency and retreat. It provides visual artists, performance artists, multi-media designers, and writers the opportunity…
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JORDAN CASTEEL DEBUTS AT THE NEW MUSEUM
Jordan Casteel is having her first New York solo museum show at the tender age of 31. An exhibition of nearly 40 canvases spanning seven years — opens at the New Museum on Feb. 19th. Many of the paintings are from her series “Nights in Harlem,” which depict African American…
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DERRICK ADAMS AT MARY BOONE
Mary Boone Gallery on Fifth Avenue presents New Icons, an exhibition of new paintings by DERRICK ADAMS before the gallery closes. New Icons is a series of large-scale, vivid and minimal oil paintings created through a combined process of CNC machined painting and the artist’s hand. Multiple thin layers of…
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THORNTON DIAL IS NOW ON VIEW
David Lewis is pleased to announce a survey of major works by Thornton Dial. The gallery is located at 88 Eldridge Street, Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10002. In 1993, Dial made his New York museum solo debut with Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger, at the New Museum (in association…
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SURREALISMO OJOS DE MEXICO
Throckmorton Fine Artis pleased to announce the exhibit, Surrealismo Ojos de Mexico (Surrealism in Mexican Photography) featuring forty photographs by celebrated artists—foreign and national—which, according to gallery founder Spencer Throckmorton, “Demonstrate the enduring influence of…
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ABIGAIL DEVILLE TRAILBLAZING ABSTRACT ART
“IF TRAILBLAZING WAS EASY, THE ROAD WOULD BE PAVED” Abigail DeVille was born in 1981 in New York, where she lives and works. Maintaining a long-standing interest in marginalized people and places, DeVille creates site-specific immersive installations designed to bring attention to these forgotten stories, such as with the sculpture…
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DERRICK ADAMS EXHIBITION ON PATRICK KELLY
Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary New York-based artist working in performance, video, sound and 2D and 3D realms. His practice focuses on the fragmentation and manipulation of structure and surface, exploring self image and forward projection. A recipient of a 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and 2014 S.J. Weiler Award,…
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alt – break in Miami
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel By Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive…
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IT MUST BE CITY
professional-artist-workshop-flyer This Fall, the Executive Director & Chief Curator of the West Harlem Art Fund will offer a professional development course in partnership with BMCC. For six weeks, artists, curators and arts administrators will be able to learn strategies for creating public art works in open, public spaces throughout NYC.…
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CHIMACLOUD IN TIMES SQUARE
The works by artist Saya Woolfalk are breathtaking. Amazing, interactive, colorful (to say the least), digital and ALWAYS inviting. Curator Savona Bailey-McClain will interview Saya Woolfalk about her journey and artistic practice. The interview will be available online starting Friday evening after a live broadcast. ChimaClouds is on view through…
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WEST HARLEM ART FUND WILL INTERVIEW ARTIST NARI WARD IN MAY
The West Harlem Art Fund in partnership with WBAI FM Radio will have a one-on-one interview with artist Nari Ward. This spring, Ward will present his 1st installation at the High Line in Chelsea. Known around the world as an accomplished sculptor and mixed media artist, the West Harlem Art…
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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…
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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…
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PREMIERE OF RIVER | ROAD
Photos taken by C. Bailey and W. Vaultz Our outdoor series UNDER THE VIADUCT will involve several pop-up interventions along the Hudson River and under the 12th Avenue and Henry Hudson viaduct (digital projections, sound art, tours and dance) for the general public on three dates – June 6th, July…
