The West Harlem Art Fund

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga9N5BC0Z28

This is for both collectors and artists

SHAPING TASTE
Asian Ceramics and the Making of American Art & Design

Panel Recording Now Available
Earlier this year, Joan moderated a panel discussion presented by The Winter Show in collaboration with Asia Week New York, and we are delighted to announce that a recording of the panel is now available!

"Shaping Taste: Asian Ceramics and the Making of American Art & Design" explores how Asian ceramics profoundly shaped American art and design, influencing not only domestic ceramics but also painting, silver, glass, textiles, and interiors. By tracing their impact on palette, form, and subject matter, our panelists examined how these objects transformed artistic expression and, even, interior design.

Moderator:
Joan Mirviss, Founder, Joan B Mirviss LTD

Panelists:
Glenn Adamson, Independent Curator, Writer and Historian
David L. Barquist, H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Art Museum
Monika Bincsik, Diane and Arthur Abbey Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ulysses Grant Dietz, Chief Curator, Emeritus The Newark Museum of Art
Elizabeth A. Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, RISD Museum

Shaping Taste: Asian Ceramics and the Making of American Art & Design | The Winter Show 2026 PART I Part II can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/88lvEfi45jEJanuary...

Please consider joining the Harlem River Coalition, Bronx Artist Laura Alvarez (NYC DOT Artist), community partners and neighbors as we spend Sunday June 7th reclaiming the Harlem River Waterfront with a variety of activities for the entire family:

11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Waterfront Cleanup of Depot Place/Exterior Street and the Harlem River Waterfront

12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Painting and Beautification of the Depot Place Barriers leading from the Depot Place Bridge at Sedgwick Avenue to the Harlem River Waterfront (over 800 feet of barriers) with local Bronx Artist Laura Alvarez

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Lunch and Conversation about Transforming the Harlem River Waterfront with the Harlem River Coalition, the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, and members of the Bronx Climate Change Task Force.

Snacks, Water and Supplies provided. Depot Place Bridge is across the street from 1300 Sedgwick Avenue.

This Sunday, June 7th, come spend the day taking care of the Waterfront, the Harlem River, and the Borough of the Bronx.

RSVP Today: https://bit.ly/WaterfrontCleanup

For more information text/call: 646-820-5151 or email: [email protected]

https://www.artforum.com/news/graduate-arts-programs-could-lose-loan-access-1234751613/?utm_source=zeta&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Artforum+Dispatch+June+5&bt_ee=P2tKWHcuud%2BfcX%2FxYT%2F9ciIDxtSxsfbhxHk6xu1NuFSjbcyfJ0Lh%2FD4noM5E1QHF&bt_ts=1780664646566

Artforum and Hyperallergic hit the story.

Graduate Arts Programs Could Lose Loan Access Under New Federal Guidelines A new test proposed by the Department of Education forcing graduate degree programs to prove financial returns for students threatens existing loans

Good afternoon everyone. Harlem Sculpture has made the Brooklyn Rail. This is a major accomplishment. Brooklyn Rail has both online subscribers and print buyers totalling 170,000. Major feather in the cap for Harlem. Please share.
Savona

Harlem Sculpture Gardens | The Brooklyn Rail The Harlem Sculpture Gardens presentation, a project envisioned and curated by the West Harlem Art Fund’s Savona Bailey-McClain in collaboration with New York Artist Equity Association, has grown to include four parks: Jackie Robinson Park, St. Nicholas Park, Morningside Park, and Montefiore Park.

Today, we walked the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail from 158th Street to 173rd Street. Executive Director Savona Bailey-McClain is an official PathKeeper with a permit to help maintain the trail. We will expand art & design into Highbridge Park in 2027. Real stewardship.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQataq-88rs

Remembering Sleeping Beauty by Kenjiro Kitade that was presented 2010 in Jackson Heights Queens.

Sleeping Beauty Project 1- Kenjiro Kitade "Sleeping Beauty" is the public art installation project for Queen's location in the NYC that produced by West Harlem Art Fund and supported by Ivy Brown gal...

Americans are highly engaged in the arts. An overwhelming majority view arts and culture as personally important to them. They believe the arts promote personal well-being, help them understand other cultures in their community, are essential for grade pre-K to 12 students, and that the government has an important role in funding the arts at the local, state, and federal levels.
• The arts bring joy to our lives. 71% of Americans agree that arts and culture give them “pure pleasure when experiencing or participating in them,” 69% say the arts “lift them up beyond everyday experiences,” and 69% believe that “arts and culture have a positive effect on overall health and well-being.”
• Most of us seek out art experiences. 79% of Americans visited, attended, or watched an arts or culture event in person during the previous year. As in past surveys, the most popular were living collections—zoos, aquariums, or botanical gardens—followed by museums and concerts/musical performances. An even 50% said they watched or participated online or virtually.
• Arts and culture add value to our community. 86% of Americans believe “arts and culture improve my community’s quality of life and livability,” and 79% believe “arts and culture are important to my community’s businesses, economy, and local jobs.”
• We make art in our personal time. 48% of adults said they were personally involved in making, performing, practicing, or sharing creative arts, culture, or crafts activities at home or in the community.
• Arts and culture unify communities. The personal benefits of the arts extend beyond the individual to the community. 72% believe that “Arts and culture provide shared experiences with people of different races, ethnicities, ages, beliefs, and identities (gender, political, national origin).” 63% agree that the arts “help me better understand other cultures in my community,” and 78% believe “the arts are a positive experience in a troubled world.”
• Americans show unequivocal and overwhelming support for arts education. Nine-in-10 American adults believe that it is important for students to receive an education in the arts (including dance, media arts, music, theater, visual arts, and literature). Seventy percent of American adults agree that “The arts help students perform better academically,” with one-third “strongly agreeing” with this statement.
• The arts boost creativity—and creativity boosts job success. 61% of employed American workers say, “The more creative and innovative I am at my job—individually or as part of a team—the more successful I am at the workplace.” Just over half of workers (53%) report that, “My job requires me to be creative—either individually or as part of a team—and produce ideas that are new or unique.”
• Americans approve of the government funding nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Most Americans approve of the government funding nonprofit arts and culture organizations (e.g., festivals, public art, performances, and exhibitions): by local government (70%), state government (66%), and the National Endowment for the Arts (66%).
• Arts and culture are a tourism driver. Americans agree that the arts attract travelers and are good for tourism (79%). In a nation of travelers, more than half (53%) consider their vacation destination’s arts and culture experiences when deciding whether to visit.
• The arts help us cope during times of distress. Regardless of if and how we engage in the arts, 60% of the American adult population agreed, “The arts have helped me cope during times of mental or emotional distress.”

Our birding in Morningside Park is cancelled. Our guide is ill. We will reschedule later in the season. Thanks for your understanding.

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 formed with precision and intent, where craft regenerates through structure, movement, and form as a single condition....

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 b…