Savona Bailey-McClain curator
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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 18th and October 3rd. UNDER…
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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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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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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 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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Introducing Pedro Ramirez
≈ In 2015, during the International Year of Light, we will partner artists together to creative interactive and immersive installations that will draw the public. This young artist is interested in very earthy botanical works as well as clay. I think this is fascinating because you do not see many men outside of landscape…
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Thank You NYC for supporting Under the Viaduct
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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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UNDER THE VIADUCT
The 2nd installment of our lighting intervention is scheduled for Saturday, July 12th. There will be sound, graffiti and more digital art to show the public from 125th Street to 135th Street. This intervention series also complements the “H” installation by lighting designer and artist Bentley Meeker. To learn more about the intervention series, its…
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Creating a sustainable partnership with art & science
The West Harlem Art Fund reached out to Harlem Biospace which is located in the old Sweets Laboratory building in Manhattanville, to provide some images for their lighting intervention. The Executive Director is an alum of Bronx High School of Science and wanted to connect that important discipline into the program. By showing how cool…
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Cone the 125th Street Fault
The West Harlem Art Fund is spearheading a public art initiative for the communities of West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Communities along the Hudson River, want to enhance their open public spaces and attract artist locally, regionally and beyond. Northern Manhattan neighborhoods understand the benefits of the “arts” and that it can improve…
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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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Regional & International Artists are joining Repurpose
The West Harlem Art Fund is so pleased to have regional artists Dennis Hlynsky and Dr. Henry Gwiazda joining our lighting intervention series as well as husband and wife team Jonas Nilsson and Eva Olsson from Sweden. Their participation is showing that West Harlem is budding a real art scene that is both contemporary and…
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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.
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Archived Installation — Sacred Body Art of the Omo Valley People
Tribal Societies, who still follow the ancient custom of face painting, choose the colors according to the available raw materials. In ancient times, only primary and locally available colors like red, blue, yellow or white were used. Sometimes by sprinkling dust or soft bird feathers, special effects were achieved. Nowadays, most tribesmen choose to use…
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Street Art by Raul Ayala
Location: 9A Kitchen & Lounge 2331 12th Avenue @ 133rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10031 (917) 507-0000 Website: www.westharlemartfund.wordpress.com On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wharlemartfund On Twitter: @wharlemartfund Featured artist: Raul Ayala PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION & STREET ART On Sunday, August 4, 2013, Ecuadorian artist Raul Ayala created a site specific street mural on 12th Avenue and 133rd Street in front of the…
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