Scherezade Garcia
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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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STATE OF THE ARTS
Photo by Will Vaultz Hosted by Savona Bailey-McClain NYC’ s creative industries have exploded over the last decade. But this growth has benefited just a few museums, galleries and auction houses. This special broadcast will discuss what is needed to sustain a vast array of performance and visual arts professionals jockeying high rents, high…
Adam Forman, Billy Clark, Center for an Urban Future, Creative New York, Neil Gagliardi, NYC, NYC arts, NYC Department of Transportation, NYC public radio, NYC radio, Savona Bailey-McClain, Scherezade Garcia, Sherry Dobbin, State of the Arts, Tim Tompkins, Times Square Alliance, Under the Elevated, WBAI radio, West Harlem Art Fund -
Images from FUSION NY 2014
FUSION NY 2014 Artists and curators of color made a powerful statement during Armory Week. They propelled themselves in the midst of Armory and the results were amazing. The best is yet to come. Congratulations to all of the artists. Lead Curators & Producers: Savona Bailey-McClain and Yves Marie Vilain Participating Curators: Ina Archer, Badder…
Adrienne Reynolds, Ariel Jackson, Armory Arts Week 2014, Armory Week, Armory Week 2014, Arts Harlem, Badder Israel, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brian Convery, Bronx arts, Brooklyn artists, Chris Harris, Dan Ericson, Dianne Dwyer, Dianne Smith, Fusion NY, Fusion NY 2014, Harlem Arts, Ina Archer, Jamal Shabazz, Joshua Reynolds, Kenly Dillard, LADY K-FEVER, Madeline Schwartzman, mixed media, mixed media art, NYC Art fair, NYC contemporary art, NYC street art, Richard Beavers, Savona Bailey-McClain curator + co-producer, Scherezade Garcia, Shani Peters, Shiro, Soho, street art, Suave Rhoomes, Toccarra Thomas, video art, video installation, West Harlem Art Fund, Yasmin Hernandez, Yves Marie Vilain co-producer -
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…
African Burial Ground, Armory Week, art in NYC, artharlem, artists Harlem, contemporary art NYC, Ethiopian culture, Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Art Scene, Harlem Arts, Lower Manhattan, NYC arts, NYC contemporary art, Omo Valley People, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Scherezade Garcia, TriBeCa, video art, video installation, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West harlem Arts


