Annual Fundraising Soirée: Experience Power of Art & Community, December 11, 2025

Thank you for joining us for Experience the Power of Art and Community. You inspire CAC to continue its work towards its full renewal and strengthen its contributions to the vibrancy of the Harlem community. We recognize and deeply appreciate the vision and generous support of our funders: the Harlem Community Development Corporation, West Harlem Development Corporation, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, West Harlem Arts Alliance, and the Ruth Foundation for the Arts.

A very special thanks to Curtis Archer, President, and Yma Oria, Assistant Director of Strategic Community Initiatives, Harlem Community Development Corporation.

Thanks to:
Spoken Word – Luther Isler & Harlem Bomb Shelter
Wine Tasting – Mozel Watson
Printmaking Workshop – Alannah Sears
Fashion Show – Batista Collections/Milagros Batista, Blue Olive Resorts/Olivia Smashum and House of Nkoli/Mangy Nkoli
Live Music Performance – El Enjambre Folclórico, Bobby & Monica McMillan
Silent Auction – Ivo Philbert
And, all artists who donated their original and limited edition artworks for the auction: Bryant Diaz, Bryan Fernandez, Dominica Eriksen, Christian Amaya Garcia, Kephera Ife, Dindga McCannon, Harmarkhis McCannon, Jennifer Ivey, Rod Ivey, Laura King, Deborah Singletary, Aleathia Brown, Noreen Dean Dresser, Nancy Parades, Tomo Mori, Lenore Browne, Michael Macioce, Michelline Hess, Dionis Ortiz, Tami Wasserman, Paul de Lucena, Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, Julia Justo, Yasuyo Tanaka, Milagros Batista, Edwin G. Cadiz, Elan Cadiz, Jane Gottlieb.

To our local sponsors, Settepani Bakery and Restaurant, Fumo Harlem, and The Edge Harlem, your tireless spirit and care for the community keep Harlem moving forward.

Early Rudolph, Martha Jones, Milagros Batista, Dionis Ortiz, Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper and Tomo Mori. Their creativity and commitment to the Carnival’s future cannot be understated.

Finally, thanks to a host of volunteers that give generously of their time and energy to support the CAC’s work.

Event Photography by
Sol & Yue Productions
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And
Aleathia Brown, Mangy Nkoli, Tomo Mori


Hors d’oeuvres for this event were generously contributed by

Look for the exciting line-up of expanded CAC program in 2026!
Community Art Workshops for All Ages:

– PRESS & PULL Printmaking Studio
– Clay
– Crochet/Knitting
– Comics
– Drawing
– Mixed-Media
– Painting/Watercolor
– Artist Forums and Development

Full schedule will be announced in January

Help Build PRESS and PULL – a Community Printmaking Workshop

We build community when we come together in the arts

At the CAC, we’re seeking your support to launch Press and Pull, a community printshop The Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem. Housed in our Hamilton Heights townhouse studio, Press ­­­and Pull will offer workshops and classes for all ages and provide local artists and printmakers with an affordable membership space to create their work.

Through our partnership with the esteemed EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, CAC has been hosting pilot printmaking classes for community members of all ages and skill levels. The response has been overwhelming. These sessions bring together families and neighbors—parents, grandparents, kids, teens, and friends—who gather at CAC to explore the art of printmaking right in their own neighborhood.

With the creation of this new community printshop, we will offer exceptional instruction led by skilled printmakers in a warm, welcoming environment and bring a vital arts resource to Harlem’s artists and families.

Join us in making this vision a reality and enriching our creative community!

Help us today by donating:
GoFundMe

Any amount is appreciated!

The Children’sArtCarnival is a not-for-profit501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible.