Point comfort art fair and show
Point Comfort Art Fair + Show
December 5-8, 2019
Hampton Art Lovers Presents 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 will include three connected activities:
Point Comfort Art Fair: DISCOVER 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. These will be on sale in a temperature-controlled tent attached to Historic Ward Rooming House. The Art Fair will also host events, including our Indaba Artists Conversations, Music and Cultural Nightlife Events.
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to logistical challenges, Spelman College Museum's collection will not be featured during Art Basel.
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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, sometimes known as the “Harlem of Miami”. Soul Basel is 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 proud to announce that Writer, Scholar, Public Intellectual and Georgetown University Professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is our cultural ambassador. Point Comfort will inspire and engage attendees with a curated cultural experience celebrating our roots. “Point Comfort” is derived from the place in colonial Virginia where the first captives from the West African Kingdom of Ndongo (Angola) arrived in 1619. The people of Ndongo and other African tribes lost their native tongues and many of their traditions here in America. Through tremendous adversity, remnants of these lost traditions continue to express themselves in the song, dance, art and crafts of today's African-American community. Today, African American Art is a leading force in American Fine Art, our mission is to showcase and celebrate its masters and emerging artists.
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GENERAL SCHEDULE
Thu | Dec 05 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Fri | Dec 06 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Sat | Dec 07 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Sun | Dec 08 | 11:00AM – 8:00PM
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SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE
Wed | Dec 04 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Preview | Friends and Family
Thu | Dec 05 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm | VIP | Opening Reception Sponsored by Southeast/Park West CRA and Wilkie D. Ferguson Dr. Bar Association
Fri | Dec 06 | 4:00pm – 5:00 pm | Indaba Art Conversations : "Hampton Arts Tradition" with BUCK!, Musa Hixson, Phil Shung and moderated by Dr. Lindon Malone-Colon (Dean of Liberal Arts and Education)
Fri | Dec 06 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Indaba Art Conversations with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (Moderated by Dr. James Peterson) followed by Book Signing “Jay-Z: Made in America”. Also featuring Hampton Art Lovers commissioned limited edition prints of the illustrations from “Jay-Z: Made in America” by Everett Dyson. Sponsored by Florida New Majority with reception to follow.
Sat | Dec 06 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Indaba Art Conversations: "The Art of the Southern Vernacular" with Leroy Campbell (artist), Krystal Hart (artist) moderated by Gil Ashby (artist) Professor of Fine Art at College of Creative Arts (Detroit)
Sat | Dec 7 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Indaba Art Conversations: "The Art of Patronage: Collecting and Valuing Our Culture" featuring Artist Bisa Butler with MoAna Luu (Chief Content & Creative Officer for Essence Magazine) Sponsored by Essence Magazine & Concerned African Women Inc.
Sat | Dec 7 | 10:00pm – 2:00am | Indaba After Party: "Good Times" (Rare Grooves and Classic Samples) Hosted By Hampton Art Lovers.
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Our Artists
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Hampton Art Lovers (HAL) was created in 2017 to inspire the appreciation of African-American Fine Art all year round. We honor the heart and soul of Fine Artists and make their work discoverable by anyone who craves a connection to it.
Recent exhibitions include: • Elizabeth Catlett and Hampton Arts Tradition (Art Basel) • Ernie Barnes Eyes Closed (Art Basel) • Ebony Broadsides: Celebration of the Masters • Art of a Caged Bird Singing: Personal Collection of Maya Angelou
HAL operates the Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery in Overtown and works in partnership with the City of Miami, Southeast Overtown /Park West CRA, the International Review of African American Art, Hampton University Museum, among others.
For Information: info@pointcomfortart.com