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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-20-0023 Back-upHampton Art Lovers / Historic Ward Rooming House S.E. Overtown / Park West CRA Program Proposal and Proposed Budget 2020-21 NAMPTONART LOVERS About Hampton Art Lovers (HAL) Hampton Art Lovers' mission is to accentuate the inspirational unifying and enriching aspects of African -American Fine Art in new and old settings. We are passionate supporters of Hampton University's long- standing commitment to African -American art, the Hampton University Museum Collection, and the International Review of African American (Published by the University since 1976). Hampton Art Lovers honors the heart and soul of African -American fine artists and make their work discoverable by anyone who loves art. Hampton Art Lovers believes that understanding culture increasingly vital in the modern world. We live in a knowledge economy where demonetization is rampant. It is a world in which technology can render previously expensive and/or inaccessible products and services much cheaper -or even free. Intense, experiential learning is the currency of the knowledge economy and lovers of art do this naturally. Hampton Art Lovers believe that through culture and education we can improve our communities and communities all over the world. Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery Since 2018, Hampton Art Lovers has been the proud operators of the Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery, owned by the S.E. Overtown / Park West CRA and the centerpiece of the Historic Overtown Culture Entertainment District Master Plan. Built in the era of Overtown's historic heyday, when it was known as "Colored Town," the Ward Rooming House stands as a tribute to the history of the oldest historic black community in the City of Miami. Its location on NW 9th Street integrated it into the epicenter of Overtown's social life and business district. As one of the few remaining buildings of its time, a seemingly ordinary rooming house becomes significant for the larger role it serves in preserving the history and architecture of Miami's black community. The future of the Ward Rooming House looks promising because it is included in current Overtown preservation efforts for community development and rehabilitation. HAL/CRA Partnership Our partnership began fully in November 2018, with our Elizabeth Catlett show at the Ward and the Ernie Barnes Show at the OPAC (Art Basel 2018). We then extended the partnership through Black History Month. Based on the successes that followed, we mutually decided that a year long partnership was sustainable. Today, we are thankful for your investment in HAL to provide culture and programming at the Ward Rooming House. Our capacity has grown and we've shown results, we used your dollars wisely. We have been covered numerous times by the Miami Herald, Miami Times and National Media. We've hosted national personalities like Author and Professor Michael Eric Dyson and the General President of Alpha Phi Alpha and Chairman of the the Council of Presidents of the National Pan -Hellenic Council, Dr. Everett Ward. Our exhibitions included the HAL curated show of the private art collection of Maya Angelou. Our programming engages many facets of our community. We've created strategic partnerships with community based organizations and corporate partnerships showcasing the Ward Rooming House Gallery as place that all are welcome. Hampton Art Lovers engages the community through the arts, we are a traditional gallery but we also make the effort to develop shows purely for exhibition. We have a public and a private mission which makes our relationship with the CRA the quintessential public/private partnership. So many people have visited the gallery and by doing so are reintroduced to Overtown, and its resurgent development led by your agency. These partnerships helped to stretch your investments. We've produced six shows plus our Art Basel Fair (Point Comfort). Although our grant last year only required four shows, we wanted to do more and we did so within budget. Point Comfort Art Fair Hampton Art Lovers Present a curated panoramic experience at Miami Art Week/Art Basel/Soul Basel at the Historic Ward Rooming House in Overtown. The experience is named "Point Comfort", after the place in Virginia where the first Africans came ashore in America. Point Comfort showcased the works of contemporary and appreciated artists such as Ernie Barnes, Leroy Campbell, Basil Watson, BUCK!, Phil Shung, Gil Ashby, Krystal Hart, Joel Gresham and Musa Hixson. On display in the gallery and in a temperature -controlled tent attached to Historic Ward Rooming House. The Art Fair also hosted events, including our Indaba Artists Conversations, Music and Cultural Nightlife Events. Point Comfort was an enormous success, and community driven with free access to local residents. We partnered with Essence Magazine, Hennessy, Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association, Concerned African Women, Florida New Majority; just to name a few of our corporate and community partners. We are a proud partner of Soul Basel. Soul Basel was formed to ensure that Black Art and Culture has a place and a home in Miami during Art Basel/Miami Art Week. Soul Basel is centered in Overtown and sponsored and supported by Miami City Commission Chairman Keon Hardemon, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPWCRA) and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) Art of Black Miami. We are gracious partners and we look forward to a new and exciting year! Media Highlights Basil Watson "Awakening" Show https://www.miamiartzine.com/Features.php?op=Gallery_15704588328658 Maya Angelou "Art of the Caged Bird Singing" Show https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/hampton-art-lovers-presents-the-art-of-a- caged-bird-singing/ Phil Shung "Code Noir" Show http://www.sfltimes.com/soflo-live/art-lovers-feature-code-noir-and-angelous-own Elizabeth Catlett "Hampton Arts Tradition" Show https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article226599304.htmi Point Comfort Art Fair https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/art-basel/article237800049.htmI Miami MoCAAD "Reconstructing Identity" Show https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/things-to-do-miami-mocaads-reconstructing-identity-at- ward-rooming-house-through-june-27-11195526 The Norwood Collection "Ebony Broadsides: Celebration of the Masters" Show https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/an-exhibit-in-overtown-explores-black-artists- contributions-to-fine-art-posters/article_ 8efea4a0-5ba5-11 e9-9b5d-83874f638ec1.html Ernie Barnes "From Pads to Palette" Show (Superbowl Weekend) https://thewestsidegazette.com/ernie-barnes-from-pads-to-palette-art-of-a-former-nfl-player/ "Art of the Southern Vernacular" Show https://www.evensi.us/art-southern-vernacular-featuring-leroy-campbell-krystal-hart-historic- ward-rooming-house/377522411 "Purvis Young Comes Home: Manchild in the Premised Land" https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article244107762.htmi Hampton Art Lovers at the Historic Ward Rooming House One -Year Calendar of Exhibitions (Tentative) July - October July 3rd - Opening of "Purvis Comes Home: Manchild in the Promised Land" October 3rd - Closing of "Purvis Comes Home: Manchild in the Promised Land" December (Soul Basel) December 2nd to December 6th - "Point Comfort Art Fair" featuring the Kenkeleba Collection and/or H. Clinton Taylor Collection at N.C. A&T February (Black History Month) April Lune LX February 1st - Opening of "James C. McMillan: Looking Back Over My Shoulder" and Opening of "Jacob Lawrence: Selections from Ebony Broadsides" April 1" - Closing of "James C. McMillan: Looking Back Over My Shoulder" and Opening of "Jacob Lawrence: Selections from Ebony Broadsides" June 1" - Opening of "Napoleon Jones -Henderson: An Artists Collection of his Peers" Mid July - Overtown Music and Arts Festival All exhibition include youth tours, community events, artist workshops. 1 www.hamptonartlovers.com NORWOOD CONSULTING, INC. "Ebony Broadsides: Celebration of the Masters" Exhibitions Approved Budget 2019- 2020 Modification Request # 1 2019-2020 Proposed Budget 2020- 2021 Staff $20,800.00 $14,600.00 $20,000.00 Tent 7,000.00 12,000.00 10,000.00 Insurance 5,000.00 1,400.00 5,000.00 Shipping 8,400.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 Installation 2,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Curation 2,000.00 2,000.00 20,000.00 Printing 6,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 Decor 4,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Opening Ceremony 4,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 School/Student/Seniors Transportation 8,000.00 2,000.00 Marketing 8,000.00 18,500.00 18,000.00 Production 20,000.00 6,000.00 19,000.00 Insurance Rider 2,000.00 Framing 4,000.00 22,000.00 5,000.00 Security 2,000.00 Storage 1,500.00 2,000.00 Closing & Cleaning 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 TOTAL $103,200.00 $100,000.00 $125,000.00