ABOUT HARLEM ARTS & CULTURE INITIATIVE
MISSION
To highlight, enhance, support and sustain Harlem’s creative community by promoting, collaborating and building a strong artistic network through the engagement of community stakeholders and Harlem’s diverse residents.
GOALS
HACI will collect and disseminate arts and cultural information, increase the visibility of artistic and cultural endeavors in Harlem and support the establishment of Harlem as an arts and cultural district. HACI also aims to develop a strategy of sustainability that will help uplift and preserve existing cultural institutions with a record of service in our community. To achieve these goals, HACI will facilitate opportunities for creative endeavors within Harlem while working cooperatively with neighboring communities.
FOUNDING MEMBERS (2012)
Pamela Babb
Stephanie Berry Debra Ann Byrd |
Christa Giesecke
John-Martin Green Judith Insell |
PennyMaria Jackson
Michael Palma Lee-Ann Pinder |
Linda Walton
Diane Wilson Vicky Gholson, Emeritus |
MEMBERS
Stephanie Berry
Pamela Babb Jenny Bennett Debra Ann Byrd Daniel Carlton Natalie Clark Suzy Delvalle Ezra Ezzard Christa Giesecke |
Pat Harris
Judith Insell PennyMaria Jackson Michael Palma Lee-Ann Pinder John-Martin Green Patricia Ju Linda Walton Diane Wilson |