The West Harlem Art Fund

06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth!

06/18/2026

Sharing our new logo for our upcoming sculpture exhibition in Washington Heights, 2027.

06/17/2026

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Otero-Fuentes-Exhibition-DEEP-ALTARS-to-Open-on-Governors-Island-20260617

Thank you Broadway World!!

Deep Altars is a solo show by Otero Fuentes, opening on Governors Island. This body of sculpture ponders how cultural beliefs serve as a counter for hope in the face of today's transactional behaviors.

06/17/2026

https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/west-harlem-art-fund-opens-summer-show-on-governors-island/

Thank you Harlem World.

House Exhibition Deep Altars, an evocative meditation on ritual, is a solo show by OTERO FUENTES, curated by Alitza Cardona, opening with a soft launch on

06/11/2026

Remembering Unity Ribbon 2010

I remember how this wonderful sculpture was presented and then violated destroyed. Art has that kind of power. To invoke fear, joy, curiosity or a feeling of loss. Created by Scherezade Garcia, a graduate student at the time. She was attending City College of New York's MFA program. Installed on what is now called the James Baldwin Lawn, this sculpture sat beautifully along 135th Street near St....

I remember how this wonderful sculpture was presented and then violated destroyed. Art has that kind of power. To invoke fear, joy, curiosity or a feeling of loss. Created by Scherezade Garcia, a g…

06/05/2026

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

Part II can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/88lvEfi45jEJanuary...

06/05/2026

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]

06/05/2026

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.

A new test proposed by the Department of Education forcing graduate degree programs to prove financial returns for students threatens existing loans

06/02/2026

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

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.