Fungible Foods + Elan Cadiz
LETS BE THE SEED/ SEAMOS LA SEMILLA The banner is more than a call to action. It is a testament to the influence of Harlem and its residents in initiatingRead More »Fungible Foods + Elan Cadiz
West Harlem Arts
PATHOS Creative Inc. + Candace Leslie
We Belong “We Belong.... "Dispels " the desert" within the self to come home to ourselves" We Belong... also reminds us that to nurture a sense of belonging, is theRead More »PATHOS Creative Inc. + Candace Leslie
Violence Intervention Program + Luis Leon
Perseverance The message we want to send is that despite the obstacles in society and the abuse perpetrated by individuals we can persevere and rebuild ourselves. We are resilient andRead More »Violence Intervention Program + Luis Leon
While We Are Still Here + Dionis Ortiz
“Shining the Light… So Our History Is No Mystery” “Shining the Light… So Our History Is No Mystery” was inspired by the continuing powerful presences that are part of whyRead More »While We Are Still Here + Dionis Ortiz
Sisters Uptown Bookstore + La Morada Mutual Aid Kitchen + Marco Saavedra
Sister's and Brothers Uptown Working with Ms. Janifer P. Wilson, Owner of Ssisters Uptown Bookstore, we wanted to convey the history of Harlem using images of Baldwin and Malcolm XRead More »Sisters Uptown Bookstore + La Morada Mutual Aid Kitchen + Marco Saavedra
Sistahs About Sup’hum Serious + Uniqua Simmons
WATCH ME CHANGE Our Banner was an inspiration for all mothers and Black girls of BIPOC communities to be proud of who they are and what they provide to theRead More »Sistahs About Sup’hum Serious + Uniqua Simmons
EMERGENCY 2023
The West Harlem Arts Collaborative 2023 Exhibition brought together a cohort of 6 artists to collaborate with 7 local community organizations in the creation of a banner design that explores the themeRead More »EMERGENCY 2023
Ayling Dominguez
Biography Ayling Zulema Dominguez (she/they/ella/elle) is a first-generation Chicana-Dominicana from Bronx, New York. As a poet and creative in an abolitionist mindset, her work aims to forge community; to affirm belonging as the first step… Read More »Ayling Dominguez
Yasuyo Tanaka
Biography Yasuyo Tanaka is a first-generation Japanese immigrant, with passionate interest in radiation disasters, caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. She is a social practice artist, educator,… Read More »Yasuyo Tanaka
Wilhelmina Grant Cooper
The found object artworks presented for this exhibition at Children’s Art Carnival Gallery celebrate the energy, beauty, and originality of women.
Uniqua Simmons
Biography Uniqua Simmons is a self taught Visual Artist, Jewelry Artist, Certified Fitness Practitioner, and Performance Artist. She has been creating art since She was 10 years old. As a Teaching Artist for over 20… Read More »Uniqua Simmons
Nicole Goodwin
Biography Nicole Goodwinaka GOODW.Y.N. is the author of Warcries, as well as the 2020 Pushcart Nominee, 2018-2019 Franklin Furnace Fund Recipient, the 2018 Ragdale Alice Judson Hayes Fellowship Recipient, 2017 EMERGENYC Hemispheric Institute Fellow as… Read More »Nicole Goodwin
Michelle Melo
Biography Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, Michelle Melo is an artist living and working in New York City. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Sculpture from La Universidad Nacional de Colombia. As a multidisciplinary … Read More »Michelle Melo
Marco Saavedra
Biography Marco Saavedra has lived as an undocumented immigrant for 28 years and is currently seeking political asylum stemming from his immigrant justice work. He works at his family’s Oaxacan restaurant in the South Bronx,… Read More »Marco Saavedra
Luis León
Biography Luis Leon was born on August 16, 1976 in the province of San Juan de la Maguana, DR. Self-taught artist who appeared at an early age in his life, began his first studies at… Read More »Luis León
Julia Justo
Biography Julia Justo is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist working across photography, installation, mixed media and social practice. Justo, of combined Indigenous and European descent, was born in La Plata, Argentina, in 1963. When she… Read More »Julia Justo
Jonas St. Juste
Biography My name is Glynn “Jonas” St. Juste, I was born and currently live in Hamilton Heights, Harlem,NY. I am a first generation to my Caribbean parents (St. Lucia and St. Kitts. I’m 25 years… Read More »Jonas St. Juste
Dionis Ortiz
Biography Dionis Ortiz is an interdisciplinary artist, community art producer, and Educator born and raised in Harlem. In 2020, he was Artist in Residence at Children’s Museum of Manhattan. In 2019 he received the Rema… Read More »Dionis Ortiz
Daisy Ruiz
Biography Daisy Ruiz, better known online as @Draizys, is a Bronx-bred Illustrator, Founder and Creative Director of award-winning compilation zine Deadass Tho NYC, and a one-third of WOC art Collective Spicy Mango Comics. Her illustrations… Read More »Daisy Ruiz
Cathleen Campbell
Biography Cathleen Campbell is a photographer and filmmaker. She has been photographing Harlem for decades but only recently began exhibiting. Two of her Black Lives Matter photographs were published in The Nation in 2020. Campbell… Read More »Cathleen Campbell
Carolina Leiva Ureta
Biography She is a Chilean social worker with experience in public services. During her professional path, she found art as a novel and impactful language to advocate for social justice. Through watercolor, ink, and graphite… Read More »Carolina Leiva Ureta
Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez
Biography Caribbean New Yorker, Father, Partner, Atheist on some days, Non-Theist Agnostic on others, Apostate, Leftest, Socialist, Ethical Polyamorist, OCD having, HS dropout, GED holder, Autodidact, Educator, Debater, white people fearing, All people-loving, Queerish, lactose… Read More »Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez
Carla Torres
Biography Carla Torres is a visual artist, who works across several media including drawing, painting, illustration, animation, and murals. Originally from Ecuador, she relocated to New York City in 2006, looking to expand her horizons… Read More »Carla Torres
Candace Leslie
Biography Candace Leslie is a visual artist who currently works in oils and collage. Born and raised in Columbus, GA, she developed a strong appreciation for nature. Ever experimenting with materials, she is inspired by… Read More »Candace Leslie
Candace Leslie
Biography Candace Leslie is a visual artist exploring the symbiotic relationships evident in motherhood, haircare and the manifold forms of blackness. As self-taught oil painter and collage artist born and raised in Columbus, GA, she… Read More »Candace Leslie
Cecilia Tavarez
Biography Cecilia Ines Tavarez (aka – SEER) a Dominican-American artist born/raised in New York. She attended CUNY City College of New York, receiving a B.A. in Studio Arts in 2015. She a is a late-blooming… Read More »Cecilia Tavarez
Elan Cadiz
Biography Elan Cadiz is an interdisciplinary North American Visual Artist that deconstructs and balances her intersectionality through her projects. Her art and practice are grounded in the documentation of her personal narrative through the use… Read More »Elan Cadiz
Gayle Davis
Biography Gayle Ellis Davis, is a Harlem, New York based photographer. She has been honing her digital photography skills over the past several years. Ms Ellis Davis began shooting in the late 1970’s when music… Read More »Gayle Davis
Dionis Ortiz
Biography Dionis Ortiz is a multimedia artist, community art producer, and educator who works in printmaking, collage, and sculpture. Drawing from his experiences as a child born and raised in Harlem of Dominican descent, he… Read More »Dionis Ortiz
Isabel Varela
Biography Isabel is a keynote speaker, life coach, master tailor, and sustainable artist. Not only has she overcome her fashion addiction with over $100k of debt in clothing, but she has turned herlife entirely around… Read More »Isabel Varela