Category Archives: HArlem visual art

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Art and History, March 1, 2013

By Walter Rutledge

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This weekend dance and art are at the forefront. There is dance in Chinatown, and Chelsea, and art near Strivers Row and on Sugar Hill. Continue reading

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Rudy’s World: Harlem Arts Alliance Awards Ceremony

A Celebration of Black Culture 1At Harlem’s School for the Arts, City Council members Robert Jackson and Inez Dickens hosted A Celebration of Black Culture award ceremony Honoring The Legendary Vy Higginsen, Voza Rivers of Harlem Arts Alliance, Marjorie Eliot of Harlem Parlor Jazz (award accepted by her Son), and Ty Jones of the classical Theater of Harlem. Continue reading

Honoring the Legacy of Activism in Harlem

Don't Miss Harlem isHarlem has been shaped by generations of activists, from street-corner orators to preachers in the pulpit to elected officials. Continue reading

Photo Of The Day: ‘Follow The Sign On 125th Street’

harlem 125th sttreet 2013The Follow The Sign on 125th Street, the image was taken with a Smartphone on Friday, February 1st, 2013, at 1 pm on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue. Continue reading

Public Art In Harlem: Now! By Aaron Krach

Krach_Aaron_Bus1Public Installation by Aaron Krach on through February, 2013 across Harlem

Can you make it here? Can you create, succeed, and support your family? Can you do of these things here in New York City in 2013? Or has the dream sung about by Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, and thousands of others been broken? Continue reading

Photo Of The Day: Harlem Boy, Welcome To Harlem, NY

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The “Harlem Boy, Welcome to Harlem NY” mural was photograph above was taken on Lenox Avenue (between 128th and 127th Street), right next door to the Jacobs Soul Food Restaurant in Harlem. Continue reading

Corner Social Mural Completed By Paul Deo in Harlem

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Here are photos of the completed mural by Paul Deo at the Corner Social at the corner at 126th Street and Lenox Avenue. The Corner Social teamed up with Harlem Arts Alliance to find Mr. Deo. Continue reading

Studio Space in Lower Manhattan for Harlem Artists and Writers

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We wanted to alert West Harlem artists and writers to a program that offers studio space in Lower Manhattan. Continue reading

HW Pick: Danny Tisdale’s Transitions, Inc., At CAMH

transitions incJoin CAMH this week for a performance in conjunction with our exhibition, Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art. Continue reading

Thelma Golden and Glenn Ligon in Conversation At The Studio Museum in Harlem

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The Studio Museum celebrates the Gordon Parks centennial year with a conversation between Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden and artist Glenn Ligon. Continue reading