Studio Visit: Sable Elyse Smith
Artist in Residence Sable Elyse Smith reflects on her conceptual practice and the continuous themes she wrestles with in her current and upcoming shows.
Welcoming Teen Leadership Council 2019
We would like to welcome Teen Leadership Council 2019 participants! Six participants from all over New York City that have been selected to be a part of the Museum's Teen Leadership Council. Congratulations!
Studio Visit: Allison Janae Hamilton
As she prepares for her culminating exhibition, I got to sit down with Artist in Residence Allison Janae Hamilton to talk about her process and inspirations for her work.
Welcoming Expanding the Walls 2019
We are excited to welcome the 2019 class of Expanding the Walls: Making Connections Between Photography, History and Community! Expanding the Walls is an eight-month photography-based program for a se
Ancient to the Future
The Studio Museum in Harlem came into being as a space to support artists of the African diaspora, who, throughout history, had been largely shut out of exhibition and commercial opportunities.
New Acquisitions: AfriCOBRA
1968 was a year of turmoil and change: Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated; riots and protests dominated the Democratic National Convention in Chicago; and the Vietnam War continued to rage; claiming the lives of thousands of innocent civilians and soldiers alike.
A Collection is Born
The Studio Museum in Harlem opened in 1968—a watershed year that included the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F.
A Legacy of Leadership: Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s fifty year history has been made possible by innumerable staff, board members, supporters, artists, neighbors, and collaborators.
A Legacy of Leadership: Kinshasha Holman Conwill
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s fifty year history has been made possible by innumerable staff, board members, supporters, artists, neighbors, and collaborators.
A Legacy of Leadership: Edward S. Spriggs
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s fifty year history has been made possible by innumerable staff, board members, supporters, artists, neighbors, and collaborators.
A Legacy of Leadership: Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell
Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell shares her personal perspectives and stories about her time at the helm of the Museum from 1977 to 1987.
Letter from the Director: 50th Anniversary Issue
By all accounts it was a lively celebration attended by founders and friends, artists and neighbors. They came together to celebrate this new space in Harlem devoted to showing and nurturing Black artists. A radical undertaking had become a reality.