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Meet and support local artists at Harlem Art Walk 2010

Sep 14, 2010 @ 7:00

By HarlemGal
Don’t miss the Harlem Art Walk 2010 on October 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Harlem Art Walk will feature the work of more than 60 artists living and working in Harlem. Casa Frela Gallery, located at 47 West 119th Street, is the starting point where maps will be distributed (or see map below) to all tour participants highlighting the various stops on the walking tour, including open artist studios, museums, and cultural and historic venues. All forms of art will be featured, including sculptures, ceramics, painting, photographs, etchings and prints, and textiles. And if you like what you see during the walk, participants will have the opportunity to buy original artwork from emerging to established artists.

For further information about the tour, visit the Casa Frela Gallery website at www.casafrela.com or call the information hotline at 212-722-8577.

Explore, Experience, Appreciate Art! ArtCrawl Harlem

Aug 6, 2010 @ 7:54

By HarlemGal

Don’t forget this weekend (August 7th and 8th)  is Harlem’s ArtCrawl Harlem! The tour will introduce local and tri-state residents to the rich visual arts offerings of  Harlem by taking participants through a varied selection of galleries and public spaces to view work by an eclectic array of artists at all stages of professional development.

Visitors will be escorted by a tour guide to each gallery venue where they will participate in a 30 minute visit. ArtCrawl HarlemTM culminates in a catered reception that will include food, wine and music at a Harlem cultural institution.

WHEN:
Saturday, August 7th
Trolley tour 12:00PM  to 4PM;  Reception following until 5:30PM

Sunday, August 8th
Trolley tour 1:00PM  to 5PM;  Reception following until 6:30PM

TICKETS
$55 at (212) 866-7427, artcrawlharlem.com; the code “artcol” can be used to order $40 tickets online.

Read more about ArtCrawl Harlem in The New York Times.

Harlem’s HOAST begins soon

Oct 1, 2009 @ 20:27
By HarlemGal

Photo provided by HOAST

Photo provided by HOAST

If you don’t have any plans the weekend of October 10, we have a recommendation for you.  Take a ride uptown on the A, C, B, D or 2/3 and check out the Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour, also known as HOAST.  HOAST is having their fifth annual walking tour of Harlem artist studios, galleries and exhibition spaces October 10th and 11th from noon to 6 p.m. Based on the HOAST map, there is plenty see and do in Harlem. So vamanos!

Fashion’s Night Out Uptown in Harlem

Sep 6, 2009 @ 11:25
By HarlemGal,
HarlemOneStop graphicHarlemCondoLife received a nice shout out from the wonderful done and informative HarlemOneStop about NYC Fashions’s Night Out, the global initiative spearheaded by Vogue magazine. The event is Thursday, September 10th from 6pm-9pm at The Dwyer Cultural Center located at 258 St. Nicholas Avenue at 123rd Street.
HCL is attending this event because its presenting the work of eight distinguished artists, such as crochet artist Xenobia Bailey and textile expert Jerry Grant, the hosts are Harlem Arts Alliance, HarlemOneStop and The Dwyer, and we want to support blogs dedicated to all things postive about Harlem.  Oh, did we mention the event is…..FREE? Yes, it is FREE so come on out this Thursday and let’s support this initiative!  Hope to see you there!