SUPER SABADO: Lines, Shapes and Patterns In Harlem
Join the El Museo del Barrio from a great show SUPER SABADO: Lines, Shapes and Patterns at El Museo del Barrion in Harlem, NY.
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Harlem’s Romare Bearden And Others Auction At Swann Galleries (update)
On Tuesday, December 15, Swann Galleries’ will offer African-American Fine Art, featuring a newly re-discovered Norman Lewis painting, an important early-career modernist painting by Romare Bearden, and what is believed to be the first painting by Elizabeth Catlett to come to auction.Continue reading
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Visual Arts Faculty Show Opening At Harlem School For The Arts
Join us for the launch of the Faculty Exhibition Series featuring the art of instructors Ray Jones and Shanon Weltman. Experience their personal artwork on view at the G Space Gallery! Continue reading
HW Pick: Michelangelo’s 16th Century Villa For Sale
Il Divino, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni’s products range from sculptures to painting, poetry, engineering and architectural design, through the refinement of the High Renaissance and into the artistic age of Mannerism. Continue reading
Souleo: How One Organization Is Giving Black Content Creators A Boost
By Souleo
If African-Americans engage with more media content than any other group, then why aren’t they equally represented behind the scenes as content creators? It is a complicated question fraught with issues of access, economics, and of course, race.Continue reading
HW Pick: Watch Shia Labeouf, With Shia Labeouf
This week, Shia LaBeouf has brought his latest piece of performance art marketing to New York City’s Angelika Film Center, where he is watching all of his movies consecutively over the next three days.Continue reading
Ryan Lewis Collaborator Eric Nally Gets Arty In Harlem
Even if you're not familiar with Ohio rock & roll band Foxy Shazam, you still might know their lead singer Eric Nally - maybe. His scene-stealing appearance in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Downtown" video introduced many music fans to the helium-voiced mustachioed wild man.Continue reading
WHDC’s Holiday Celebration And Toy Giveaway In Harlem
West Harlem Development Corporation cordially invites you to our Third Annual Holiday Community Celebration and Toy Giveaway on Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. at Columbia University's Miller Theatre at 2960 Broadway (at 116th Street). Continue reading
Artists And Activists Challenge Social Movement Myths In Harlem
“It is imperative that we continue to destroy and dissect these myths out here…that we do not continue to perpetuate this myth that there’s a disconnection,”
explained Ademola Olugebefola, Visual Artist, cofounder WEUSI Artists Gallery and Academy, Dwyer Cultural Center & NYNCA, the “The Art of Justice: Articulating an Ethos and Aesthetic of the Movement.
NYC Mayor’s Office Announced Artists Residency In Harlem
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs have announced a new residency that will place the artist collective Social Design Collective (SDC) in the Harlem Vet Center. Continue reading
HW Pick: Premiere Of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez In NY
The New York premiere of BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez.
“I want to tell people how I became this woman with razor blades between her teeth.”Continue reading
Hamilton Landmark Galleries Presents Ademola Olugebefola
By Lynn Lieberman
In a special three-day presentation, the Hamilton Landmark Galleries will hold a solo exhibit of the work of Ademola Olugebefola. Continue reading
HW Pick: The Discovery Of King TUT, The Bling King
Of course 19-year-old King Tutankhamun, "the Golden boy" was not from Harlem, but he lived his life in true Harlem style like a 3,000 year old Harlemite - Puff Daddy, Cam'ron or Dapper Dan could have learned a thing or two from the the Bling King.
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The Rhythmic Art of Thread At LeRoy Neiman Art Center
The LeRoy Neiman Art Center and Harlem Needle Arts are pleased to present The Rhythmic Art of Thread: Exploring the World of the Fiber Constructionist. Continue reading
HW Pick: $8.5 Million Dollhouse At Columbus Circle
Valued and insured at $8.5 million, The Astolat Dollhouse Castle will be on public display this holiday season at The Shops of Columbus Circle at Time Warner Center in Manhattan for the first time ever since being built in the 1980s.Continue reading