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HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE MINUTES – Monday, Monday, January 5, 2009 THEATRE of RIVERSIDE CHURCH HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE MINUTES – Monday, Monday, January 5, 2009 THEATRE OF RIVERSIDE CHURCH The Chair welcomed the members, visitors, and guests. The HAA Executive team introduced themselves: Voza Rivers (Chair) and Michael Unthank (Executive Director). The Chair then invited everyone to introduce themselves and identify their organizations and affiliations. Executive Director’s Report (Michael Unthank) commitment of founding members Garland Lee Thompson and Natsu Ifill. He recognized Jewel Kinch-Thomas (Executive Director, The Riverside Theater), Russell Jennings (Assistant Director, The Riverside Theater), and HAA team members Bernard Bennett, Celia Calvo (HAA Administrative Coordinator), Flo Wiley, Aleathia Brown (Cultural Collective Curator), and Lindie Nourse (Recording Secretary). He bid farewell to former Program Director, Nicole Franklin, and expressed gratitude to all of the members whose commitment and passion are evident and who keep HAA vibrant and moving forward. website continues to be enhanced to give members a better voice and to better promote members’ events. Once the upgrade is complete, members will have access to resources, jobs, skills banks, online purchasing, online joining/renewing membership and much more. HAA membership card holders will be entitled to discounts with participating vendors. State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) is no longer funding HAA and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is reducing its funding. Mr. Unthank expressed gratitude to HAA Chairman, Voza Rivers and the HAA Board of Directors for providing much-needed financial support to keep HAA focused and moving forward while trying to identify new funding sources and new ways to work. More partnerships are needed; members need to work more closely with each other. The focus of the next few meetings will be on finding more ways to work together. Please note that, as a 501(c) 3 organization, HAA is funded by public and private sources. There is no application fee for HAA grants programs and all HAA information is published on our website (www.harlemaa.org). Beware of anyone asking for an application fee. Previous grant program agreements will be made public in the coming weeks, and a reception will be held for the award recipients. with elected officials on their premises to make a strong case for state funding to the arts. Members are invited to participate in the process by attending ARTS DAY in Albany on Tuesday, February 3. Details are available through the HAA Cultural Calendar and Daily Digest and on the HAA website. oard of Directors wishes to kick of the New Year with a members’ reception to be held on January 26. Details will soon be available through the HAA Cultural Calendar and Daily Digest and on the HAA website. th Street Business Improvement District (BID) for a banner design competition aimed at branding the cultural identity of Harlem. The deadline for submissions is February 9, and the winning pieces will be on display in March. Winning artists will receive a $1,000 award. Requests for design proposals are available at today’s meeting and at www.harlemaa.org. Artists Development Workshop series begins tonight and continues into April. Member Aleathia Brown facilitates the workshops which offer assistance in such areas as technology, grant writing, marketing, and more. Member photographer, Hubert Williams, will be on hand to photograph artists and their work. Contact Administrative Coordinator, Celia Calvo, to RSVP. Black Documentary Collective (BDC) and Men’s Ministry at Abyssinian to present HD101 panel at Abyssinian Baptist Church (132 West 138th Street btw Lenox Ave & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd). As of February 2009, all homes and commercial businesses will be mandated by law to convert TV and radio signals to a digital transmission. This panel, moderated by member filmmaker, Nicole Franklin, will include media professionals and digital artists to answer questions about High Definition. Guests Adrienne Jones, Roni Wheeler, and Ron West provided details about the panel discussion. Ms. Wheeler outlined the background and history of the BDC. Ms. Jones ([email protected]) added that BDC (PO Box 610, New York, NY 10031) is involved with anything to do with film. Mr. West, co-Chair of the Men’s Ministry at Abyssinian, pledged that Abyssinian Baptist Church will join HAA. He added that BDC and the Men’s Ministry will be looking for feedback following the HD101 program. Mr. West announced that Rev. Calvin O. Butts of Abyssinian Baptist Church will conduct a memorial service for noted jazz trumpeter, Freddie Hubbard (1938–2009) on January 10 at 1 p.m. Percussionist and spoken word artist, Walter Bridgers, is also a psychotherapist at the Harlem Vet Center (2279 Third Ave, 2nd Fl @ East 124th St) serving Harlem veterans. The Harlem Vet Center provides individual, group, and family counseling; alcohol and drug assessment and referral or counseling; benefits assistance and referral; employment counseling and guidance; HIV/AIDS support and counseling, among many other services. Mr. Bridgers urged the members to support the Harlem Vet Center as well as ArtVets, rehabilitation through art program for veterans inspired by member Jeremiah Kyle Drake. For more information, contact the Harlem Vet Center at 212.426.2200. Aleathia’s Report HAA member and Curator of the Cultural Collective, Aleathia Brown, presented the artwork on display by HAA members and introduced the artists. Aubu Clark, Ancestral Spirits, mixed media, Jeremiah Kyle Drake, The Harm We Do to One Another, collage; Obatola Grant, Contemplating Gentrification, photograph; Valerie Kirk, The White Canvas, mixed media; Aleathia Brown, Folks at the Café, a live art piece. Ms. Brown expressed gratitude to all of the artists, vendors, and volunteers who participated in the Kwanzaa celebration at the American Museum of Natural History (December 28, 2008). The feedback was extremely positive. She underscored the importance of collaborations among members. HAA members Emmet Wigglesworth, Diane Davis, Al Johnson, Charly Palmer, and Aleathia Brown will be among the exhibitors at the 2009 National Black Fine Arts Show (7 West 34th St @ 5th Ave) from February 13–15. An opening charity preview will be held on February 12, to benefit member organization, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. See www.nationalblackfineartshow.com for details. The Artist Development Workshops are open to all artists, not only visual artists. Tonight’s workshop focuses on fundraising. Member photographer Hubert Williams (Images of Us) will be available to take headshots as well as photographs of artists’ work for display on individual websites. Ms. Brown has a space at member organization, Chashama, which she will make available to members who wish to facilitate their own workshops. To learn more about Ms. Brown’s programs and exhibits, email [email protected]. Member Evern Gillard Randolph, described the inspiration and background of Grandparents around the World Productions Inc. (GATWPI), the organization she founded in honor of her grandmother, Estell Gillard. GATWPI produces four projects annually: Grandparents Ball (around Father’s Day), Grandparents Walk-A-Thon & Health Fair (September), Gift of Giving (Christmas toy giveaway), and the Grandparents Intergenerational Fashion Show. Ms. Gillard Randolph is also the author of Dinner at Grandma’s, a play whose success has led to an invitation to present the play at the Black Spectrum Theatre (177 Street and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, NY) this February for Black History Month. This event is a fundraiser and the support of HAA members will be greatly appreciated. See www.gatw.org and contact Ms. Gillard Randolph at [email protected] (or 347.366.4800) for tickets and information. Member Marcia Pendelton, President of Walk Tall Girl Productions, described The Love Project, a multi disciplinary and interactive cabaret piece exploring love in a world at war. “Part house party, part TV talk show,” The Love Project, written by Pearl Cleage and starring Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor, is presented by La MaMa E.T.C. (74A East 4th St) for 8 performances only, beginning January 29. See www.walktallgirlproductions.com and www.culturalodyssey.org for details. Ms. Pendelton introduced member Michael Green, star of Camp Logan and The Meeting. Mr. Green described The Meeting, a play depicting a fictitious secret meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented by Voza Rivers and member organization, New Heritage Theatre Group at member organization, The Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Memorial Educational & Cultural Center from January 15–19 (3940 Broadway @ 165th St). HAA members can buy tickets at the discounted price of $20. Visit www.shadesoftruththeatre.com or contact [email protected] for tickets and details. Member Natalie Clarke, Senior Account Executive and Project Manager at member organization, Walker International Communications Group (WICG), informed the members about: d Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton; Living The Dream- Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, featuring member organization Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), and co-hosted by DTH Founder and Artistic Director, Arthur Mitchell, and Voza Rivers, Producer, New Heritage Theatre Group. Special guests will include member organization/Academy Award nominees, IMPACT Repertory Theatre. Everett Center for the Performing Arts (466 West 152nd St, btw Amsterdam & St. Nicholas Aves). See www.dancetheatreofharlem.org for details. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances in Brooklyn during the months of May and June. See www.alvinailey.org for tickets and information. New York City Opera and member organization, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (515 Malcolm X Blvd @ 135th St) collaborate to present I’m on my Way: Black History at New York City Opera in a celebration of City Opera’s Black History, beginning on January 28. Consult the “Programs Calendar” at www.nypl.org for details. Take Wing and Soar Productions, presents Shakespeare’s King Lear in February, as part of its 5th Annual Classical Lab Reading Series.
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