We joined Carey King of Uptown Grand Central and Ayana Hosted of 100 Gates Project in East Harlem for an Old School Jam~ Street Art Edition, along with a Tour of some of the Gates in the !00 Gates Project, including a live paint! Below, a few pictures of the day.
Face painting (above) and arm painting (below) + #100GatesProject was in the house, with images of all the East Harlem Gates on the building behind the tents.
Painting ~ not just for kids! Girlfriends sporting their tatsAyana Hosten, Project Coordinator for the #100GatesProjectUni Project!D.J. Tedsmooth & Team StraightfaceOld School Jam, Uptown Grand Central + 100 Gates Project having fun ~ Ny Whitaker, Rande Rogers, Carey KingNy Whitaker, Councilwoman Diana Ayala and Senator Brian BenjaminEast Harlem’s Finest at the Old School JamCongressman Adriano Espaillat & Son enjoying the dayTaking the East Harlem 100 Gates Tour ~ in front of john carr’s gates on East 125th Street near Second Avenue
Above, tour of some of the East Harlem #100GatesProject led by Ayana Hosten, Public Art Coordinator for the 100 Gates Project, in front of a group of six consecutive gates on East 125th Street near Second Avenue painted by the artist John Carr @jcbknyc.
From L-R, Carey King, Director of Uptown Grand Central ~ Rande Rogers, owner, Sisters Caribbean Cuisine, and Sylvia Caldwell, owner of Harlem Berry Beauty Lounge ~ presenting her newly painted gate on the tourSylvia Caldwell, owner of Harlem Berry, and her MomCouncilwoman Diana Ayala on the #100GatesProject Tour. This gate by artist ANJL at H&M Gallery on East 125th StreetCouncilwoman Diana Ayala, Senator Brian Benjamin, Carey King – Director of Uptown Grand Central, Ny Whitaker, Rande Rogers owner Sisters Caribbean Cuisine and others gather around artist John Carr (JCBKNYC) in front of his ‘live paint’, a new work on Lexington Ave between 124-125th Street – for OldSchoolJam
Rounding the corner on East 125th Street and Madison Avenue, artist Paul Deo on the #100GatesProject Tour
During the summer of 2017, The 100 Gates Project and New Harlem East Merchant Association(NHEMA) teamed up to bring local artists together with local merchants, thanks to a grant from New York City Department of Small Business Service’s Neighborhood 360 Program.
Walking down Madison Avenue between 125th-124th Streets, on the #100GatesProject TourEnding our #100GatesProject Tour at Sister’s Caribbean Cuisine (below), on 124th Street, just east of Madison Avenue
Artist Andre Trenier at Sister’s Caribbean Cuisine on East 124th Street
