Public Art Initiative 2016

13919998_683514581795835_2769068929653528155_o — Artist Lady K Fever and Marcus Garvey Park Alliance President Connie Lee doing a final walk through of the installation All Along The Watchtower a day before the opening reception.

The Public Art Initiative is an ongoing program created by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance to support artists and cultural organizations who would like to exhibit in public spaces in neighborhoods throughout Harlem and Northern Manhattan. In 2016 the Public Art Initiative contributed funding to 27 public art installations in East and Central Harlem with funding provided in part by the Harlem Community Development Corporation. The sites included 5 NYC parks, Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem Art Park, Morningside Park, St. Nicholas Park, Jackie Robinson Park, and 3 meridians along Lenox Avenue and 2 meridians on East 106th Street also known as East Harlem’s Cultural Corridor.

inHarlem, Simone Leigh. August 25, 2016 to July 25, 2017. Presented by The Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC Parks and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance. Marcus Garvey Park

inHarlem, Kevin Beasley. August 25,2016 to July 25, 2017. Presented by the Studio Museum In Harlem in partnership with NYC Parks and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance Morningside Park

inHarlem, Kori Newkirk, August 25, 2016 to July 25, 2017. Presented by the Studio Museum in Harlem in partnership with NYC Parks and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance. St. Nicholas Park

14103061_697848900362403_8754752739467643241_o — inHarlem, Rudy Shepherd. August 25, 2016 to July 25, 2017. Presented by The Studio Museum in Harlem in partnership with NYC Parks and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance. Jackie Robinson Park

Hummingbird, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, 1987 Presented by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance in partnership with the artist and the Department of Transportation’s Art Program. On View June 9, 2016 to May 9, 2017 Lenox Avenue at 119th Street

Birdhouse, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, 1987 Presented by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance, the artist and the Department of Transportation’s Art Program. On view June 9, 2016 to May 9, 2017 East 106th Street at Lexington Avenue

jlr-123a — Fish Spine, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, 1987 Presented by the Marcus Garvey Alliance in partnership with the artist and the Department of Transportation’s Art Program. On view June 9,2016 to May 9, 2017 Lenox Avenue at 123rd Street

14053833_1565009827140254_1958075190848316072_o — Palenque, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, 1987 Presented by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance in partnership with the artist and the Department of Transportation’s Art Program. On view June 9, 2016 to May 9, 2017 East 106th Street at Third Avenue

Liturgy for Lenox Lounge, Michael Kelley Williams 2016. Presented by Flux Art Fair in Partnership with the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance and the Department of Transportation’s Art Program. On view May 3, 2016 to April 3, 2017 The artist is pictured with artist Jorge Luis Rodriguez. Lenox Avenue at 124th Street

13072889_1530245287283375_8108832305594794491_o — Iris, Naomi Lawrence, May 3, 2016 to April 3, 2017 Presented by Flux Art Fair in Partnership with the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance and NYC Parks

13161781_1041768295892708_5762462000035848561_o — Focus, Jose Soto, 2016 Presented by Flux Art Fair in partnership with the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance and NYC Parks. Special thanks to Friends of Art Park Alliance. On view May 3, 2016 to November 1, 2016 Harlem Art Park East 120th Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue.

Images: Public Art Initiative 2016 Art Installations

A few photos of installations from earlier this year. All installations pictured were funded in part by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance as part of the Public Art Initiative with funding provided by the Harlem Community Development Corporation.