Tag Archives: Harlem Is

HW Q & A: With Harlem Artist Allicette Torres

Allicette Torres

The Harlem born visual artist whose work is in the upcoming Harlem Art Walking Tour 2012 in October as she shoots her art, defines what Harlem is and knows that Harlem isn’t discovered in her world of Harlem. Continue reading

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Harlem In Film: Celebrating what Harlem is Saturdays @ the Dwyer in Harlem

 

Celebrating what Harlem is….. 

  Community Works and Harlem Arts Alliance  present Harlem on Film

          Saturday, August 25, 2012 | 11:30 am – 12:15 pm

Harlem is….Gospel:honors the importance of this musical art form gospel and its historical and cultural contributions in the shaping of this dynamic community rich in spiritual heritage.   Continue reading

harlem is… at the Dwyer in Harlem

Community Works launches a special exhibit opening of harlem is… THEATER, which honors the historic legacy keepers and current theater stakeholders in Harlem today. Held at Harlem’s Dwyer Cultural Center on Tuesday, March 30 at 6:30 pm, the opening will premiere the harlem is… THEATER documentary, written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Professor Jamal Joseph.   Continue reading

Weusi Revisited: 2010 At Dwyer

In honor of Black History Month, Community Works launches Weusi Revisited: 2010, part one (on view February 17 to September 3) of a stunning year long multi-media arts exhibit that celebrate the evolution and intricate history of Harlem’s Black Arts Movement.  Weusi, a Swahili word meaning blackness, is a distinguished collective of artists established in Harlem in 1965. Considered the progenitors of the Black Arts Movement, the members of the Weusi Artist Collective were among some of the first artists in America to make African imagery a central part of their work.

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Event: The Blues Ladies Reunion In Harlem

Community Works flyer for the blues event in Harlem

Please join us at this once in a lifetime opportunity to see eight remarkable women who are carrying on the tradition of blues in Harlem today. 

Community Works and New Heritage Theater Group