Join the Harlem Arts Alliance for the Arts Summit 2012 Advocacy
Kick Off gathering
Monday, October 1st - 9:30 AM - Click
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Humanitarian
Award: Danny Glover, Actor/Activist
"Harlem, a
Global Crucible for Arts and Culture”
Lifetime
Achievement: Vy Higginsen, Producer, Activist, The Mama Foundation
Arts
Leadership Award: Mikki Shepard, Arts Administrator
Business Award: Fred Powell, businessman, patron and supporter of the arts
Artist performances and presentations ~ Note: refreshments served at 9:00 AM.
Participate
for a full week of dialogue, arts and cultural tours, exhibitions and
open forums to build support for the arts in Harlem and in communities
of color see the schedule below:
HARLEM ARTS
ADVOCACY WEEK 2012
HARLEM ARTS
SUMMIT
Harlem At The
Crossroads: Sustaining our Arts and Cultural Resources
Monday October 1st 9:30 AM
Summit Kick-Off at Aaron Davis Hall,
City College of New York
between West 133rd and 135th
Streets on Convent Avenue
"The Case for the Arts in New York State,” Lisa Robb, Executive Director, New York
State Council on the Arts
"Harlem Now: The State of the Arts in
Harlem” Ken Knuckles,
CEO, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
Keynote, "Harlem, a Global Crucible for Arts and
Culture,” Danny Glover, Actor/Activist
Performances:
Noelle
Higginson, vocalist, and Vincent Bohanon, pianist— "Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Michael Green,
actor—monologue, "After Midnight” (Dr. King’s rebuke of the War in Vietnam)
Excerpt from Colman Domingo’s "Wild With Happy” directed by Obie winner Robert O’Hara
Free admission
1:00 PM
"New Orleans in Harlem” Second Line Parade
Aaron Davis
Hall, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue
5:30 PM
Harlem Art Summit Opening Reception
Hosted by The
City College of New York
Aaron Davis
Hall, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue
Free admission
6:30 PM
A Conversation with Harlem Arts Leaders:
"Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Promise”
Hosted by City
College of New York
Aaron Davis
Hall, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue
Introduction
by Tamara Tunie, Actress,
Philanthropist
Panelists:
Virginia
Johnson, Artistic Director, Dance Theatre of Harlem
Yvette L.
Campbell, President and CEO, Harlem School of the Arts
Patricia Cruz,
Executive Director, Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse
Moderator:
Katti Gray, Multimedia Journalist | Writing + Editing Consultant
Free admission
Tuesday, October 2
12:00 PM–2 PM
Film Screening and Discussion
The Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture
The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music
that Changed America
515 Malcolm X
Boulevard
The Savoy
Ballroom was the home of the amazing Lindy Hop dancers, and the first venue in
America where Blacks and Whites could dance and socialize together. It had a
huge, but largely unheralded social impact. The film focuses on band leader and
drummer Chick Webb, who led the Savoy Ballroom’s house band; Webb virtually
invented modern drumming and built the hottest band of the 1930’s.
Excerpts from
the film and panel discussion, featuring:
Jeff Kaufman –
Director, The Savoy King
Dr. Richard
Gale, son of Moe Gale owner of the Savoy Ballroom
Ms. Gertrude
Jeannette, Actress
Norma Miller,
Swing Dance Master
and special
guests
Moderated by
Savoy King Executive Producer Voza Rivers
Free admission
6:00 PM
OPEN HOUSE: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture
515 Malcolm X
Boulevard
Welcome: Dr.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad "Living Culture:
Reconnecting our Young People”
The Next Generation of Voices: Discussion and Open Forum- Moderator,
Esther Armah, International Journalist/ Playwright and special guests,
including jazz journalist and producer Greg Thomas
Harlem Arts Showcase—Participating Organizations:
Dance Theatre
of Harlem
Harlem School
for the Arts
Apollo Theater
Foundation (Stars of Tomorrow)
Harlem KW
Project
Movement
Theatre Company
Impact
Repertory Theatre
Free admission
Wednesday, October 3
Harlem’s Film
and Media Network: Cultivating New Voices, Telling Our Stories
Luncheon and
Panel Discussion
12:30–3:00 PM
Manhattan
Neighborhood Network El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center
175 East 104th
Street
A networking
luncheon and panel discussion focused on Harlem-based film and media
organizations that offer a new take on Harlem as a creative center. How do
these organizations interact within the ecology of independent film/media
development and distribution? Conversation will highlight efforts to provide
access and resources for our community’s filmmakers, to offer training and
mentoring opportunities for young people, and to give voice to fresh
perspectives on issues that affect us all. Screening will include selected
excerpts from the work of emerging filmmakers.
Host:
Iris Morales, Director MNN’s El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center
Guest
Speaker: Alyce Myatt, Director, Media Program, National Endowment for the Arts
Panelists:
Marcia Smith, Producer, Firelight Media; Taneshia Nash Laird, Chief Marketing Officer, My
Image Studios Harlem (MIST); Leslie Fields-Cruz, Vice President of Operations
and Programming, National Black Programming Consortium; Moikgantsi Kgama,
Founder/Director, ImageNation
Moderator,
Jacqueline Glover, Vice President, Documentary Films, Home Box Office
Free admission
Thursday, October 4
7:00 PM
Studio Museum
in Harlem
144 West 125th
Street
Conversation
with two exceptional leaders of Harlem world renowned arts institutions come
together to discuss the issues that frame today’s environment for arts and
culture in Harlem. Dr. Khalil
Gibran Muhammad, Director of the Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture and Thelma
Golden, Director and Chief
Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem.
Friday, October 5
1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Harlem Site
Visit- Imagining America
"Harlem: At the Crossroads”
This is a guided trolley tour focusing on three outstanding Harlem Arts
Institutions: The Studio Museum in Harlem has
been a catalyst for promoting the work of artists of African
descent; The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a leading
institution that has collected, preserved, and provided access to
materials documenting black life; and Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse, a vibrant
center for the performing arts celebrating and supporting artists of color from
Harlem and around the world.
Presentations will focus on the new and unique
partnerships between the arts, business, and educational institutions that fuel
Harlem’s current resurgence and lay the foundation for new models to sustain
Harlem’s artistic preeminence into the future.
1:00 PM Studio Museum in Harlem Museum Visit and Gallery Tour Exhibition: Caribbean Crossroads
2:00 PM The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Visit to Exhibitions and Presentations
3:00 PM Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse Harlem Stage Visit and tour of the Gatehouse
Presentations: BID ON CULTURE Annual Banner Competition
Barbara Askins, President and CEO, 125th Street BID
Wayne Benjamin, Director, Residential Development, Harlem Community Development Corporation
Panel discussion: Jazz Shrines: A Model for Collaboration and "landmarking” Harlem’s legendary role in emergence of Jazz
Patricia Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage/The Gatehouse
Laura Greer, Director of Programming, Apollo Theater Foundation
Robin Bell-Stevens, President & CEO, Jazzmobile
Marcia Sells, Associate Dean, Columbia University
Participating
organizations:
Jazzmobile,
Apollo Theatre Foundation, Harlem Stage, Columbia University
Free
admission
6:00–8:00 PM
Strivers Art
Circuit Annual Art Tour Opening Reception
Aaron
Davis Hall, 135th Street & Convent Avenue
This
is the fifth year of this self-guided art/gallery tour exhibiting the work of a
wide diversity of artists drawn from throughout the Harlem community in
galleries, studios and alternative spaces in and around the Strivers Row
area. Sponsored by the HARLEM Arts Alliance, the tour takes place over
Saturday and Sunday October 6 & 7th, 2012
Host: City College of New York
Free
admission
Friday, October 5 • 7:00-8:30pm
Film Screening & Discussion
ImageNation’s Raw Space
2031 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard
(between 121st & 122nd St.)
Art & Activism: Using Art for
Social Change
Join ImageNation at RAW SPACE for
"Art & Activism: Using Art for Social Change”, a lively discussion about
art, its role in society and how it can be used as a tool for social change.
This evening will include a sneak peak at scenes from the new Sundance
award-winning film MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, directed by Ava DuVernay. Moderated by
Moikgantsi Kgama of ImageNation, panelists include Ava DuVernay, Jamal Joseph -
author of Panther Baby and former chair of Columbia University’s Graduate Film
Division, Image Activist Michaela angela Davis and a representative from the
Center for Media Justice. MIDDLE OF NOWHERE opens October 12th in select cities
nationwide. This program will be webcasted live by BlackPublicMedia.org.
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 6
12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Strivers Art Circuit
Annual Art Tour
Various
venues, Strivers’ Row
See
artists at work at their studios and visit galleries in this self-guided,
walking tour of art venues in the Harlem’s Strivers’ Row corridor. Designed to
increase exposure for Harlem artists, the event affords participants the
opportunity to view and purchase artwork.
To
RSVP, call (347) 735-4280 or visit http://www.harlemaa.org/?page=SAC.
4:00 PM
Concert: In the
Spirit: What’s Your Groove? Hip-Hop, R&B and Blues
Aaron
Davis Hall, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue Concert featuring
Legacy, Impact Repertory Theatre, Kwame and the Uptown Shakedown
Presented
by New Heritage Theatre Group in Association with HAA and City College of New
York
Free
admission (RSVP 212-926-2550)
SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 7
12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Strivers Art
Circuit Annual Art Tour
Various
venues, Strivers’ Row
See
artists at work at their studios and visit galleries in this self-guided,
walking tour of art venues in the Harlem’s Strivers’ Row corridor. Designed to
increase exposure for Harlem artists, the event affords participants the
opportunity to view and purchase artwork.
To
RSVP, call (347) 735-4280 or visit http://www.harlemaa.org/?page=SAC.
3:00 PM
New
Heritage Theatre Group in association with New Federal Theatre and the HARLEM Arts Alliance
Dwyer
Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue
The
Summit concludes with a blues and jazz concert drawn from the plays, poems and
narrative writings of jazz artist and poet Bill Harris.
Free
admission (RSVP 212-926-2550)
Harlem Arts Summit 2012 is presented by HARLEM Arts Alliance in collaboration with the
following Partner Organizations:
Aaron Davis
Hall
Columbia
University
The Greater
Harlem Chamber of Commerce
125th Street
Business Improvement District
Studio Museum
in Harlem
The City
College of New York
The Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture
Harlem
Business Alliance
Harlem
Stage/The Gatehouse
Caribbean Cultural
Center
Harlem
Community Development Corporation
Upper
Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation
New Heritage
Theatre Group
MIST Cinemas
MNN - El
Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center
