HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-23-0047 BackupHampton Art Lovers @ Historic Ward Rooming House
S.E. Overtown / Park West CRA
Program Proposal and Proposed Budget 2023-2024
Funding Request
• Year -Round Programming Request: $175,000 for 2023-2024
• Last Year's Programming Allocation: $150,000 for 2022-2023
We are requesting an additional $25,000 to assist our Point Comfort Art Fair marketing efforts.
These additional dollars will support these efforts.
We are requesting monies to further the 2018 SE Overtown Park West CRA Redevelopment Plan.
Particularly in the areas of Community Heritage and Historic Preservation (Page 55) as outlined
in the plan. As well as the goals of Project Area 8 (Overtown Cultural & Entertainment District).
"The Overtown Cultural and Entertainment District is an economic revitalization project, evolving
from the Historic Overtown Folk Life Village Master Plan and City of Miami ordinances
establishing the Overtown Cultural and Entertainment District. The Overtown Cultural and
Entertainment District shall consist of retail corridors with ...spaces for artists, artisans and
craftspeople ...The intent of the art and theatre based Overtown Cultural and Entertainment
district is to allow cultural related venues such as galleries, museums...to benefit the patron
traffic from the proximity to one another within the Cultural and Entertainment District": -
2018 SE Overtown Park West CRA Redevelopment Plan (page 43).
About Hampton Art Lovers (HAL)
Hampton Art Lovers' mission is to accentuate African -American Fine Art's inspirational unifying
and enriching aspects in new and old settings. We are passionate supporters of
inHampton University's longstanding commitment to African -American art, the
1.11 Hampton University Museum Collection, and the International Review of
African Americans (Published by the University since 1976).
HAMPTONARTLOVERS Hampton Art Lovers honors the heart and soul of African -American fine artists
and makes their work discoverable by anyone who loves art. Hampton Art
Lovers believes that understanding culture is 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 believes that through culture and education, we can
improve our communities and communities worldwide.
Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery
Since 2018, Hampton Art Lovers has been the proud operator 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
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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 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 a place where 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.
CRA Grant Alignment
The Art and Culture Grant is designed to assist service providers in helping to promote, explore,
and preserve the unique and historical socio-cultural value of the Redevelopment Area.
Hampton Art Lovers @ the Historic Ward Rooming House has been at the forefront of this
mission.
CRA Program Goals:
• Preserve Historic Buildings and Community Heritage; The 2018 SEOPW CRA
Redevelopment Plan has a strong emphasis on preserving historic buildings and
community heritage. Hampton Art Lovers has become the de facto visitor's center for
Historic Overtown. It was not our goal to do this, but we embrace the opportunity to tell
the story of Overtown to all who will listen. Our programming preserves the historic
nature of our building and the Overtown community at -large.
• Expand the Tax Base using Public -Private Principles: The 2018 SEOPW CRA
Redevelopment Plan envisions an expansion of the tax base. Our events bring new
visitors to the Redevelopment area and the Overtown Culture and Entertainment
district. These visitors routinely frequent other establishments and create an economy
for other businesses. More importantly, current redevelopment projects ie. Block 55
needs thriving arts and entertainment for its new residents.
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• Create Jobs within the Community: All of our events are staffed by RedNop
Management Group LLC, a hospitality services company specializing in Customer Service
Training and Consulting.. In partnership with HAL, we've assisted them in developing
their model of training youth in the hospitality business. Red Nop's "Future Leaders in
Hospitality and Tourism" (FLHAT) introduces youth and young adults, between the ages
of 13-20 who live in Overtown and Liberty City, to the economic power and the
possibilities within the tourism and hospitality industry. The program Includes interactive
small group training sessions with guest presenters, activities, and instructional
workshops to develop their communication, critical thinking, decision -making,
problem -solving, and organizational skills. The program also employs the participants to
work Hampton Art Lovers events.
• Promote and Market the Community as a Cultural and Entertainment Destination:
Christopher Norwood of Hampton Art Lovers was recently honored by the Knight
Foundation as the 2022-2023 "Arts Champion", for his work at the Historic Ward
Rooming House. Our events bring new visitors to the Redevelopment area and the
Overtown Culture and Entertainment district. These visitors routinely frequent other
establishments and create an economy for other businesses.
• Improve the Quality of Life for Residents: All of our events are always free and open to
the public. We provide museum -quality art exhibitions that provide cultural
entertainment for the Overtown community. Research has shown that people often find
it difficult to access the arts and culture where they live. Arts and cultural activities are
the fourth most difficult urban amenity to access nationally, after affordable housing,
public transit, and job opportunities. See Knight Foundation report @
https://knightfoundation.org/reports/community-ties-understanding-what-attaches-peo
ple-to-the-place-where-they-live/
• Foster Safe Community Initiatives: Our gallery is one of the only businesses open during
the day and night in the Overtown Entertainment and Business District. In so doing we
activate this community which repels criminal activities. This is a critical piece of the
2018 SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Plan, promoting safe neighborhoods.
CRA Grant Criteria
HAL is compatible with development plan(s) and guidelines of SEOPW CRA Redevelopment Plan:
At a time of near -constant residential development in some of America's most populous cities,
new projects must go above and beyond to stand out from the pack. A popular method? Aligning
themselves with art and local galleries. This goes beyond curating a set of photographs in a
tower's lobby —developers are commissioning site -specific works by notable artists, and working
with local galleries to enhance their residents' neighborhood experiences. Art and culture have
long been associated with the development of America's towns and cities and the rich diversity
and evolution of neighborhoods and communities. Art and culture are, in fact, often used to help
revitalize and improve the economies of inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas. The arts help
develop self-esteem in youth and improve test scores; they have been shown to lower crime
rates; they create jobs and attract businesses; and they define communities and attract cultural
tourists. (Strom, Elizabeth. 2001. Strengthening communities through culture (Art, Culture and
the National Agenda Issue Paper). Center for Arts and Culture).
o The Block 55 development project is currently under construction. Block 55 is a
3.44-acre previously vacant property on SEOPW CRA-provided land at 249 NW
6th Street, adjacent to Downtown Miami and a block away from the Historic
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Ward Rooming House Gallery.. The proposed mixed -use development will
comprise 578 affordable residential units, half of which will target families
earning less than 50% of the area median income ("AMI"). The other half will
target low-income families between 50% AMI and 80% AMI. Additionally, the
project will include 250,000 square feet (about twice the area of a Manhattan
city block) of retail/restaurant/office and entertainment space, along with a
parking garage for 925 cars. HAL will work with the developer (with the
assistance of the CRA) to develop programming that appeals to their residents
and businesses. Our goal is to be a cultural partner of BLOCK 55.
o SOLESTE GRAND CENTRAL This new development project was completed in June
of 2021. Soleste Grand Central is located on SEOPW CRA-provided land at 218
N.W. 8th Street, a block away from the Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery.
The property has a mixed -income housing concept which includes market rate,
workforce, and affordable housing units. This $110 million project brings Class A
rental apartments to Overtown, near Brightline's Miami Central hub. Soleste
Grand Central includes 360 apartments, 80 of which are affordable, with 6,500
square feet of retail and 2,250 square feet of office space in the redevelopment
area. HAL will work with the developer (with the assistance of the CRA) to
develop programming that appeals to their residents and businesses. Our goal is
to be a cultural partner of BLOCK 55.
Federal Reserve Bank : Art and Community Development
In November 2019, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published a second, seminal
journal issue of their Community Development Innovation Review entirely dedicated to the
question of what changes when we invite arts and cultural strategies into the practice of
community development. In their article on Creating Process for Change, the Center for
Performance and Civic Practices provides this logic for doing so.
If place is geography bound by shared meanings,
if place plus time equals change,
what does change do to meaning?
How is meaning shaped? By whom? For whom?
Artists keep, make, and transform meaning. It is what they do. Their relationship to place, in
addition to inhabiting it, is to see it and listen to it. Whether intentionally or not, every creative
act, every moment of imagination and expression in a place, contributes to that place's shape.
HAL/FIU Wolfsonian Partnership
In the past year, our formal partnership with Florida International University's Wolfsonian
Museum's Public Humanities Lab has grown exponentially. They saw value in our work based on
the innovative strategies we've developed to engage the community. This WPHL collaboration
with the Hampton Art Lovers and Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery began with four Story
Gathering Saturdays, held from August to October 2021. These community events collected and
preserved oral histories of Black families and the Great Migration, which echoed and
complemented our curated exhibition, "One Wav Ticket: Movement, Migrations, and Liberty."
Selected Events from Last Year:
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• Point Comfort Art Fair & Show
• Overtown Birthday Celebration
• Overtures to Overtown Jazz Festival
• Jazz Under a Simple Tree — Live Jazz Series
• "Black Card" Transactions in Cultural Currency featuring Brandon Clarke
• "Charles White: Move on Up"
• Reception for New World Symphony performance at the Lyric
Point Comfort Art Fair (2022)
Hampton Art Lovers (HAL) presented its 4th installment of its Miami Art Week/Art Basel/Soul
Basel art fair and show in 2022, during Art Basel and Miami Art Week. Point Comfort Art Fair +
Show was held at the Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery, in Historic Overtown, Miami. The
art show was held inside the gallery and the art fair behind the gallery in a fully enclosed,
controlled tent. Point Comfort showcased the works of contemporary and appreciated artists.
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 residents. We partnered with B.E.T (Black Entertainment Television), Duke & Dame
Spirits, Alpha Phi Alpha Sorority, Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association, Florida International
University / Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab, and 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 have a place and a home in Miami during Art Basel/Miami Art Week. Soul Basel is
centered in Overtown and sponsored and supported by the Southeast Overtown/Park West
Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors
Bureau (GMCVB) Art of Black Miami.
The name "Point Comfort" is derived from the place in colonial Virginia where the first captives
from the West African Kingdom of Ndongo (Angola) arrived in late August 1619. History teaches
us that although the people of Ndongo and other African tribes lost their native tongues, many
of their traditions continue in the song, dance, arts, rituals, and cuisine of today's
African -American community. "Point Comfort Art Fair + Show" celebrates these remnants. We
are thankful for what has survived and we showcase the African -American contributions to
American fine art it has produced.
Our Partners
HAL receives Programming Support and In -Kind Funding from:
• Wolfsonian-FIU Public Humanities Lab (In -Kind)
o Paid Intern
• Center for Social Change (In -Kind)
o Fiscal Agent
• Art of Black - Greater Miami Conventions & Visitors Bureau (In -Kind)
o Marketing Support
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• Overtwon Associates, LLC (In -Kind)
o Space
• Green Family Foundation
o $10,000 (Exact Funding Amount not Known)
Media Highlights 2023
• Miami's Black landmarks tell stories of South Florida history
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article271650332.h
tml
• As Florida gears up to celebrate Juneteenth, let's not forget about May 20
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article276490286.h
tml
• These South Florida arts groups highlight Black artists throughout February and beyond
https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article271880357.html
• Things to Do in Miami: Overture to Overtown Jazz
Festival https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/things-to-do-in-miami-overture-to-overtown-j
azz-festival-at-the-betsy-hotel-16709286
• Brandon Clarke Explores the Cultural Significance of the "Black Card" at Hampton Art Lovers
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/brandon-clarke-explores-the-black-card-at-hamp
ton-art-lovers-17257320
• This Art Week, explore the soul and spirit of Black fine art in Overtown
https://www.wlrn.org/art-and-cu Iture/2022-11-30/this-art-week-explore-the-soul-and-s
pi rit-of-black-fine-art-in-overtown
• For Lovers of Black Art, the Point Comfort Art Fair Is an Itinerary Must During Miami Art
Week
https://www.ebony.com/for-lovers-of-black-art-the-point-comfort-art-fair-is-an-itinerary-must-du
ring-miami-art-week/
• Black art lovers won't want to miss these shows at Miami Art Week 202
https://www.miamiherald.com/detour/article269122662.html
Media Highlights (Previous Years)
• How do you celebrate Juneteenth in South Florida? Here's what to know about events
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article262552377.html
• AFROPUNK comes to Miami for the first time to bring the diaspora together
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article26135276
2.html
• Art Basel Miami 2021: 6 Must -Attend Events Not To Miss I News
https://www.bet.com/article/8kz852/art-basel-miami-beach-2021-6-things-to-do
• Chris Norwood brings Black art to historic building
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/dreamers/chris-norwood-brings-black-art-to-histori
c-building/article cf630054-933d-llec-addl-17a6b3c8ba25.html
• This Black art gallery is throwing Overtown a birthday party. You're invited
www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article263686473.html
• Overtown Born Day is celebrated July 30
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https://www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/arts culture/overtown-born-day-celebrat
ed-luly-30/article 533fe9d4-12d0-11ed-b372-9f15f4422268.html
• Miami DJ's exhibit showcases pandemic, protest photos of 2020
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/downtown-miami/a
rti cl e250604069. htm I
• It's a New Day in old Overtown, Miami's original Black district is making a comeback
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/downtown-miami/a
rti cl e251013314. htm l
• Hampton Art Lovers Supporting African American Artists in Miami
https://sflcn.com/hampton-art-lovers-supporting-african-american-artists-in-miami/
• The 14 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/best-things-to-do-in-miami-this-week-april-8-14-
2021-12085068
• Nine Galleries to Check During Miami Art Week 2020
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-art-week-2020-gallery-guide-11748504
• 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-acaged-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.html
• Point Comfort Art Fair
https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/art-basel/article237800049.ht
ml
• Miami MoCAAD "Reconstructing Identity" Show
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/things-to-do-miami-mocaads-reconstructing-ide
ntity-atward-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-art
istscontributions-to-fine-art-posters/article 8efea4a0-5ba5-11e9-9b5d-83874f638ec1.ht
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• Ernie Barnes "From Pads to Palette" Show (Super Bowl Weekend)
https://thewestsidegazette.com/ernie-barnes-from-pads-to-palette-art-of-a-former-nfl-p
layer/
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• "Art of the Southern Vernacular" Show
https://www.evensi.us/art-southern-vernacular-featuring-leroy-campbell-krystal-hart-his
toricward-rooming-house/377522411
• "Purvis Young Comes Home: Manchild in the Promised Land"
https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article244107762
Hampton Art Lovers at the Historic Ward Rooming House
One -Year Calendar of Exhibitions - 2022-2023
September - November
Clark"Conch Republic: The Art of Ray Folston"
December
"For the People: 700, The Arts" I Miami Dade Public Library African -American Works
on Paper
December
"Point Comfort Art Fair" I Be For the Culture / Before the Culture Celebrating Hip
Golden Jubilee
March - Ju
George Clinton: Art of the "The Funk"
May - September
"Overtown Document: Soundscapes" Greg
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NORWOOD CONSULTING, INC. "Ebony Broadsides: Celebration of the Masters" Exhibitions
Proposed Budget 2023-
2024
Modification Request # 1 2020-
2021
Budget
2022-2023
Staff
$20,000.00
$20,000.00
Tent
10,000.00
10,000.00
Insurance
5,000.00
5,000.00
Shipping
6,000.00
8,000.00
Installation
3,000.00
3,000.00
Curation
20,000.00
20,000.00
Printing
4,000.00
4,000.00
Decor
3,000.00
3,000.00
Opening Ceremony
2,000.00
2,000.00
Marketing
20,000.00
18,000.00
Production
45,000.00
19,000.00
Community Events
20,000.00
25,000.00
Framing
10,000.00
7,000.00
Security
2,000.00
2,000.00
Storage
3,000.00
2,000.00
Closing & Cleaning
2,000.00
2,000.00
TOTAL
$175,000.00
$150,000.00