HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK HARLEM ARTS October 4-October 10 ADVOCACY WEEK The HARLEM Arts Alliance is committed to providing active support, encouragement and pro- motion for the artists and arts organizations serving the greater Harlem community. We recog- “CULTURE IS HARLEM’S BUSINESS” nize that a vibrant arts and cultural sector is essential to the economic health and vitality of Har- lem. HARLEM Arts Alliance’s fourth annual HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK runs from Monday, October 4 through Sunday, October 10 offering panel discussions, community forums, guest speakers and special events in various locations around Harlem. Harlem Arts Advocacy Week raises the visibility of the contributions of the arts and cultural community, provides a forum for discussion of important issues, and helps to strengthen the critical link between the arts and the business sectors. A complete schedule of Harlem Arts Advocacy Week 2010 can be found at www.harlemaa.org HAA Staff Michael Unthank, Executive Director Kim George, Associate Director Joyhdae Albert, Administrative Coordinator Support Staff Volunteers Shaniqua Bowden Juanita Evans, Michelle Walker, Bernard Bennett Kyoko Uchiki, Shante Skyers, Deloris Garland Cecile ―Coco‖ Johnson, Myrna Williams Akoshia Yoba Veronica Pearson, Angela McKee Funded in part by: Generous Support for this project is provided by New York City Council through Council Member Inez Dickens, Dis- trict 9, Assistant Deputy Majority Leader and Speaker Christine Quinn. OCTOBER 4-10, 2010 Our Partners: ADVOCACY. INFORMATION. RESOURCE. HARLEM Arts Alliance Advocacy Week Acknowledgements The HARLEM Arts Alliance wishes to thank the following : Natsu Ifill, Founding Board Member, HAA Jewel Kinch Thomas, Riverside Theatre and Staff Arts & Business Council of New York Howard Dodson, Schomburg Center and Staff Patricia Cruz and the Harlem Stage Staff Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts Asian American Arts Alliance Museum of African American Cinema Darryl T. Downing—Harlem Business Alliance—125 Street BID International Communications Association Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne, Kim Jasmin, JP Morgan Chase Foundation Marcia Sells, Orit Yakvel, Flores Forbes, Columbia University Lloyd Williams, Patricia Ricketts, Darwin Davis, Winston Majette, Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Patane Press—Experience Harlem—New Heritage Theatre Group Barbara Horowitz, Founder, Community Works, Co-Director of the Dwyer Cultural Center Photo Credit: Aubrey Reuben American Indian Artists, Inc. Janette Hawkins, Jasmine Heatley, Candace Jackson and the staff at the HARLEM Arts Advocacy 2010 is in memory of HARLEM Arts Alliance member, Dwyer Cultural Center the late James Stovall, Broadway Actor. Kathleen Hughes Asian American Arts Center The actor, director and producer JAMES STOVALL, a much loved and well re- Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance spected member of the cultural art scene in New York City passed on Sunday 1209 Enterprises-Frank Waters Karen Witherspoon, The City College of New York September 26, 2010. A 27-year veteran Broadway performer who worked with Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute Bob Fosse and was in the original cast of Ragtime, James will be well remem- Tamara Tunie bered for his work in the community with such events as the African Burial Coalition of Theatres of Color Ground National Monument, the American Museum of Natural History’s HAA Board of Directors Kwanzaa and Black History Month celebrations, his work as artist-in-residence Voza Rivers, Chair at the Dwyer Cultural Center, as a founding member of the Actor’s Fund New Lloyd Williams, Vice– Chair Linda Walton, Secretary Leadership Committee, and for four years of service as executive director of Min- Patricia Boyd, Treasurer istry of the Arts & Culture at the United Palace Theatre in Harlem. Garland Lee Thompson Geoffrey Eaton Gerri Warren-Merrick A 1981 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta GA, where his classmates were Gregory A. Thomson Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson, Stovall was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Robin Verges His father Reverend James H. Stovall Sr. is the Pastor of Full Gospel Baptist Willie Walker Donna Walker-Kuhne Church of Cooksville, MD. HARLEM Arts Alliance wishes to thank its funders: Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone HARLEM Arts Alliance is saddened by the loss. Development Corporation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Con Edison, New York Community Trust, New York State Council on the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Saturday October 9, 2010 Monday, October 4, 2010 Location: Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue, West 120th Street HARLEM Arts Alliance Special Advocacy Symposium We must come together to generate the level of support we need to realize our cultural aspirations, to support our artists and to secure our arts organizations for the future. 9 am Breakfast and Sign-In Welcome HARLEM Arts Alliance Performance: Trav’lin , The Musical: excerpts by cast members: Doug Eskew and Brenda Braxton Artz, Rootz, and Rhythm Concert Series Location: Jackie Robinson Park, 145th Street and Bradhurst Ave. Voza Rivers, Chairman, HARLEM Arts Alliance Council Member, Inez Dickens, Assistant Deputy Majority Leader 1PM –5PM Council Member Robert Jackson Host: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, the “Empress of Entertainment” Special Recognition Award Howard Dodson, Chief Historian October 9th, 2010 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Featured Performers: Performance: Andre De Shields, excerpt from his solo performance as Keith Gamble Frederick Douglass, ―Mine Eyes Have Seen Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance‖ Solomon Hicks Special Advocacy Announcements Michael Isaacs Community Based Arts Organizations Speak: Sasso Japan “Strengthening Our Network to Support Our Community Arts Needs” Kalunga Neg Mawon Moderator: Linda Walton, Vice President of Programming, Jazzmobile, Inc. Panelists: Kim Jack Riley, Arts Horizon LeRoy Neiman Art Center, Grace Aneiza Ali, Dwyer Tevin Thomas Group Cultural Center, Loren Schoenberg, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Virginia Johnson, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Jewel Kinch-Thomas, Riverside Theatre Yaffa Cultural Center Drummers Monday October 4, 2010 Friday October 8– Sunday 10, 2010 Location: Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue, West 120th Street Strivers Art Circuit Tour “Supporting The Arts in Communities of Color” A Self-guided, walking tour of Harlem Art Venues Moderator: Ty Jones, Actor and Producing Director, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Inc. & Panelists: Andrea Louie, Asian American Arts Alliance, Artist Studios Jessica Thorpe, African American Cultural Collective, Buffalo, NY , Free to the Public Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, The tour is from 130th Street to 145th Street and from 5th Avenue to St. Nicholas Avenue Deidre Scott, Managing Director Bronx Council on the Arts, Opening Reception Linwood Oglesby, Newark Arts Council Strivers Gardens Gallery 300 West 135th Street Introduction: Cast Members of “FREE MAN OF COLOR” the new comedy by Friday, October 8 John Guare at Lincoln Center 6PM –8PM Remarks by Kathleen Hughes, Assistant Commissioner Tour Dates: Saturday, October 9 from 9AM –5PM NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Sunday October 10 from 9AM—5PM Close Meeting and Photo Opportunity For complete schedule, please visit www.harlemaa.org. Postcards available 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm HARLEM Arts Alliance/Black Dimensions in Art Visual Art Exhibition “Trash to Treasures” Collaborative Exhibition Upstate/Downstate Special Opening Reception Hamilton Landmark Gallery 467 West 144th Street 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Arts Advocacy Week Opening Reception Hosted by: Dance Theatre of Harlem and the HARLEM Arts Alliance Location: Dance Theatre of Harlem, 466 West 152nd Street, Studio 4 Thursday, October 7, 2010 Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 HARLEM Arts Alliance Member Night at the Theatre Location: Harlem Stage, The Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th St. Culture is Harlem’s Business “Through the Night” Host: Gerri Warren-Merrick, President, Warren Merrick Communications Starring Daniel Beaty, Union Square Theatre, 100 East 17th Street 9:30am HAA Member 1/2 price Discounted Ticket Breakfast and Sign In Welcome by Patricia Cruz, Executive Director, Harlem Stage 8PM “Building Arts and Business Partnerships in Harlem” (Discount Code will be provided to HAA members via email) Moderator: Patricia Ricketts, Vice President of Programming Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Panelists Kevin Walters, Creole Restaurant; Frances Hill, Urban Stages, Jonelle Procope Apollo Theater Foundation, Laveen Naidu, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Carol Brown, Harlem Opera Theatre, Regina L. Smith, Harlem Business Alliance “Business Volunteers for the Arts Leveraging the talents and skills of our business community‖ Moderator: Fran Smyth, Manager of Arts Services, Arts & Business Council of New York Panelists: Marcia Sells, Columbia University, Karen Witherspoon, The City College of New York, Rasul Miller, Black Equity Alliance, Joseph Wemple, Maysles Institute Arts and Business Leadership Luncheon Remarks: Kim L. Jasmin, Vice President, Northeast Region Community Relations Manager, JP Morgan Chase Foundation Location: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St, Nicholas Avenue at 123rd Street Host: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Actress,Comedian 2:30pm "A Conversation with Members of the Coalition of Theatres of Color" Moderator: Voza Rivers, Co-Founder, Executive Producer, New Heritage Theatre Group Panelists: Carl Clay, Black Spectrum Theatre Co.; Woodie King, New Federal Theatre, Sade