Savona Bailey-McClain
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Geometric Realism: An Immersive Journey
The West Harlem Art Fund is proud to presentCarlos Mateu for its fall exhibition on Governors Island in Nolan Park. Carlos Mateu’s paintings invite viewers into a symbolic world where geometry becomes a language for storytelling. His distinctive style, which he calls Pop Geometric, combines the structural discipline of Cubism with the clarity of Realism, while drawing on…
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Remembering Unity Ribbon 2010
I remember how this wonderful sculpture was presented and then violently destroyed. Art has that kind of power. To invoke fear, joy, curiosity or a feeling of loss. Created by Scherezade Garcia, a graduate student at the time. She was attending City College of New York’s MFA program. Installed on what is now called the…
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DEEP ALTARS
Deep Altars, an evocative meditation on ritual, is a solo show by OTERO FUENTES, curated by Alitza Cardona, opening on Governors Island, June 20, 2026. This body of sculpture ponders how cultural beliefs serve as a counter for hope in the face of today’s transactional behaviors. Otero Fuentes sculpts material into possibility. Each piece is…
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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, Elizabeth Knowles, Eunkyung Lee, Elizabeth…
Atu Ram, Brett Cook Dizney, Broadway Mall Association, Chris Sancomb, design, Dianne Smith, EK Lee, Elizabeth Knowles, Elizabeth MacWillie, Harlem Sculpture Gardens, Joseph Iacona, Luke Schumacher, Michael Levchenko, Michael V. Poast, Moses Ros, Natalie Colette Wood, NYAE, NYC Parks, NYC Parks & Recreation, Peter Miller, public art, Savona Bailey-McClain, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Ted Salmon, Tonia Kennedy, West Harlem Art Fund, Z Buehl, Zihao Zhang
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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 non-profit. Following a survey highlighting…
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It’s that time of year again with Harlem Sculpture Gardens 2026
New York, NY… The 3rd rendition of Harlem Sculpture Gardens (https://harlemsculpturegardens.com) presented by West Harlem Art Fund and NY Artist Equity Association will feature more women artists and academic teams, this year. Joining the lineup is Natalie Colette Wood, a seasoned artist who uses recycled materials that are turned into botanical forms. Harlem-based artist Dianne Smith will bring a…
broadway-malls, Dianne Smith, Jackie Robinson Park, Maggie’s Garden, Michael Gormley, Michael Levchenco, Montefiore Park Plaza, Morningside Park, Natalie Collette Wood, NY Artist Equity Association, NYC Parks, public art, Savona Bailey-McClain, sculpture, St. Nicholas Park, temporary public art, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund
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Harlem Sculpture Gardens presents Ukrainian culture and art to Morningside Park
Post-Tango by artist Mikhailo Levchenko, is a sculpture about the aftermath of human devastation. The state where one has to face unpleasant circumstances, where emotions may have passed, but the body still remembers the physical pain. It is about the search for form after destruction — about a dance turned into an architecture of survival. …
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New Venture
A collective of artists and creative professionals, HUE Design Group seeks to bring more design to open, public places. Bringing public art and design together, will create immersive experiences with compelling narratives. In 2024, our aim is to develop prototypes of benches, chairs, and accent pieces. We will fabricate compelling sculptures and architectural details. Our studio…
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Space Uptown 2024
AHL Foundation is pleased to announce the artists selected for Space Uptown 2024. Co-curated by Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director & Chief Curator, West Harlem Art Fund and Jiyoung Lee, Gallery Director, AHL Foundation. The artists for this year’s exhibition are Ara Ko, Carlos Mateu, Bishop McIndoe, Kai Oh and Kejoo Park. Supported by Manna’s…
AHL Foundation, Ara Ko, art, Artistic Noise, Asian artists, BIPOC artists, Bishop Capital, Bishop McIndoe, Carlos Mateu, contemporary art, Hannah Traore Gallery, Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Harlem Stage, Jiyoung Lee, Kai Oh, Kejoo Park, Korean artists, Latinx artists, Maysles Documentary Center, modern art, Pace Gallery, Savona Bailey-McClain, West Harlem, West Harlem Art, West Harlem Art Fund, West harlem Arts
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From Drawings to Sculpture: The Harlem Renaissance to Now
MASTER DRAWINGS NEW YORK PANEL February 3, 2024, 3pm National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South New York, NY, 10003 Early 20th-century Black artists primarily depicted portraits of people and daily life as they lived it. Fighting against false narratives, artists of this period strove to show their humanity. Their sacrifice pushed modern art in…
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Sculpture Partnerships Forged in Harlem
New York, NY… Harlem will host its first large-scale sculpture exhibition in Spring, 2024. The historic parks Morningside, St. Nicholas, and Jackie Robinson have been selected to be the featured sites for these works. Harlem Sculpture Gardens will be led by the West Harlem Art Fund and New York Artist Equity Association. They will…
AHL Foundation, Alec Rovensky, Artistic Noise, Calder Zwicky, Carl Fudge, Cecilia Alemani, Chakaia Booker, Columbia University, Debra Priestly, Dorrence Brooks Historic District, Eva Mayhabal Davis, Exalt, Inc., Jiyoung Lee, Kendal Henry, Ki Smith, Luis Pagan, Mame Diarra Speis, Matthew William Goodheart, Michael Gromley, NY Artist Equity Association, Office of Governmental and Community Affairs, Paul Kozel, Projjal Dutta, Savona Bailey-McClain, Sook Nyu Lee Kim, Street Corner Resources, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, West 135th Street ApartmentsTenant Association, West Harlem Art Fund, Yule Adams
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Haint Blu comes to West Harlem
Haint Blu is an ensemble dance-theater work seeped in memory and magic. Known as the color that Southern families paint their front porches to ward off bad spirits, Haint Blu uses performance as a center and source of healing, taking us through movement into stillness and rest: remembering, reclaiming, releasing, and restoring. It is…
Arianne Zager, Chanon Judson, Courtney J. Cook, Everett Saunders, Grace Galu Kalambay, Haint Blu, Harlem, III, Jaime Dzandu, James Lanius, Jolie Saltiel, Jonathan D. Secor, Kentoria Earle, Lori Gassie, Mame Diarra Speis, Manhattanville, Mikaila Ware, Nicholas Hussong, Nina Angela Mercer, Pia Monique Murray, Roobi Gaskins, Savona Bailey-McClain, Shirazette Tinnin, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Talvin Wilks, Tuce Yasak, West Harlem
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West Harlem Art Fund co-presents Horses Full of Steam
Director & Choreographer Hilary Brown-Istrefi Dancers Sabrina Canas, Maira Duarte & Joey Kipp Composer Mahsa Matin Visual Artist Heather Weston Art Historian & Narrator Savona Bailey-McClain Horses Full of Steam will premiere as part of the Trisk Presents’ Spring 2023 Season, June 8-10 at Trisk Theater in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; followed by outdoor site-specific performances of the…
Carlos Chavez, Diego Rivera, Heather Weston, Hilary Brown-Istrefi, Horse Power, Horses Full of Steam, Joey Kipp, Lost ballet, Mahsa Matin, Maira Duarte, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, Riverside Park Conservancy, Sabrina Canas, Savona Bailey-McClain, site specific dance, site specific performance, Summer on the Hudson, Trisk Art, Trisk Presents, Trisk Theater, Triskelion, West Harlem Art Fund, West Harlem Piers
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West Harlem Art Fund celebrates its 25th year
Kicking off the organization’s 25th anniversary, Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director of the West Harlem Art Fund and her organization presented a panel discussion–New Narratives in Museum Collectionsfor Master Drawings New York at the Academy of Arts and Letters on January 22nd. According to Bailey-McClain, “This is our 4th year participating with Master Drawings New York.…
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Gabriel Rivera Natural Dyeing
The art and craft of natural dyeing is a practice that yields beauty in both process and result. Every piece of naturally dyed cloth is it’s own unique creation, irreproducible. Natural dyeing is a combination of knowledge, skill, and openness to surprise. It also requires a good amount of patience, respect, and pleasure. To work…
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West Harlem Art Fund kicks off the fall season with an all female exhibition & public mural where NATURE MATTERS
Elements presented by the West Harlem Art Fund is a multi-disciplinary exhibition, that features an international roster of women artists in their exhibition space (NP/10) on Governors Island, beginning September 10th. Also featured is Floral Love Project, a participatory mural led by veteran artist Kraig Blue from September 10th through 12th, and the outdoor sculptural…
art district, City Artist Corps, contemporary art, digital mapping, Elements, fall arts, Fall Arts Week, fiber art, Floral Love Project, Governors Island, handcrafted, historic district, installation art, Kraig Blue, Michele Brody, mural project, muralmaking, Nolan Park, NP10, participatory mural, participatory project, public mural, Sagarika Sundaram, Savona Bailey-McClain, sculpture, textile, Valerie Hallier, West Harlem Art Fund, Yalan Wen, Yi Hsuan Sung
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CITY OF WATER DAY INSTALLATION
New York, NY… The West Harlem Art Fund is proud to present for City of Water Day, Brooklyn-based floral designer Joshua Werber. Werber will “flower bomb” an outdoor sculptural work adjoining Building 10B on Governors Island in Nolan Park. Joshua Werber’s installation “Goals are Fluid” is a site specific reaction to, and a collaboration with,…
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A NEW DECADE
The West Harlem Art Fund will turn 22 years old on January 1, 2020. A double digit year like 2020. Number 4 resonates with the vibrations and energies of practicality, organization and exactitude, service, patience, devotion, application, pragmatism, patriotism, dignity, trust, worthiness, endurance, loyalty, mastery, building solid foundations, conservatism, determination, production and hard work. Number…
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GOVERNORS ISLAND
The West Harlem Art Fund (WHAF) is returning to Governors Island in 2019 with two exhibitions that will spotlight human migration across Asia and then west from Africa to the Americas beginning June 1st. The organization is working with the Eli Klein Gallery based in the West Village, the Aicon Contemporary Art Gallery based in…
Aicon Contemporary Art Gallery, Behr 2019 Color of Year, Building 10, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Crossing the Sand, Eli Klein Gallery, Governors Island, Kiamesha Smalls, Kiran Rajagopolan, Nolan Park, Savona Bailey-McClain, Serengeti Teas & Spices, Tomo Mori, Trace of Our Journey, Traces, 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. …
12th Avenue, Adrienne Reynolds, Allen Hansen, Ana Rokafella, Angel Chevrett, Anne Lau, Arches of Harlem, Ariel Jackson, Art Kartel, assemblage art, Badder Israel, Barbara Korman, Barry Charles Johnson, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bentley Meeker, BG 183, Brian Convery, Bridging Stone Figures, Brim Fuentes, Brimming on the Edge, Bronx, Carlton Murrell, Charlie Reynoso, Chelsea, Chris Harris, City College of the City University of New York, Clymenza Hawkins, Colin Chase, Columbia University, Cotton Club, Counting Sheep, Dan Ericson, Daniel Del Valle, Debra Swack, Dianne Dwyer, Dianne Smith, Doug Quackenbush, DUMBO, East Harlem, Edward Lee, Ellen Maynard, Gail Shaw Clemons, George Crespo, Golden Lasso, Governors Island, Grant’s Tomb, Gumboot Juba, Hamilton Grange, Harlem, Hosea Johnson Percy Cardona, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Ina Archer, Jackson Heights Queens, Jamal Shabazz, James Best , Jill Lipotti, Jose Columna, Joseph Whippler, Joshua Reynolds, Karen Leon Aponte, Karlos Carcamo, Kenjiro Kitade, Kenly Dillard, Kenneth LeRitchie, Kiki Smith, Kyu Seok Oh, Lady Bird Johnson, LADY K-FEVER, Laura James, Leo Tecosky, Loosely Coupled, Luanda Lozada, Luis Pagan, Luminata, Madeline Schwartzman, Mark Kang-O’Higgins, Marthalicia Matarrita, Ms. Boom Box, Natalie Wood, NoLita, Nora Mae Carmichael, NY Restoration Project, Patrick Singh, Peace Park, Pedro Ramirez, pop-up digis, Pratt Department of Digital Arts, Rafia Santana, REE, Repurpose Lighting Intervention, Reuben King, Robert Diken, Rudy Guiterrez, Sacred Body of the Omo Valley People, Sai Morikawa, Savona Bailey-McClain, Scherezade Garcia, Shani Peters, Shiro, SIENIDE, Sleeping Beauty, Soho, Soraya Marcano, St. Nicholas Park, Stephen Beveridge, Story Piles, Take Me to the River, The Arches of Harlem, The H in Harlem, The Tunnel, Times Square, Tomo Mori, Tyson Hall, Under the Viaduct, Unity Ribbon, Vicki DaSilva, Vladimir Ginzburg, Washington Heights, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West Harlem Piers, Yasmin Hernandez, Yves Marie Vilain
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