Opening Reception: Still Here: Harlem Eternal, The Harlem Defender

On View
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, September 20, 2026

Location
The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY 10031

Opening Reception
Friday, July 10, 6–8 PM (RSVP)

Workshop
Saturday, July 11, 1–3 PM
Harlem Zine Lab: Xerox Transfer Workshop (Learn more and Register)
Led by Dionis Ortiz

Co-Curated by Dionis Ortiz & The Defend Harlem Media Team (Corrie Aune, Kai Cogsville, Jamila Desir, Kathryn Destin, Jordan Macy, Nefertite Nguvu, Brandon Tizol, and  Nafissatou Yattassaye)

Featured Artists: Corrie Aune, Samiya Bashir, Kamel Brown, Marcus Cardoza, Yvonne Destin, Kathryn Destin; Jamila Desir, Sade Boyewa El, Jordan Macy, Sola Olosunde, Liza Jessie Peterson, Dondre Stuetley, Vincent Tsai, and more

Still Here: Harlem Eternal is a multimedia exhibition honoring the people, histories, and cultural legacy of Harlem through photography, poetry, visual art, and film.

Organized by Defend Harlem, the exhibition responds to the ongoing effects of displacement, rising housing costs, and gentrification impacting longtime Harlem communities. Through storytelling and visual art, the exhibition highlights the voices of residents, organizers, and artists who continue to fight for the preservation of Harlem’s cultural identity and community life.

Defend Harlem is a community-based media and advocacy collective founded by The Interfaith Housing Commission for Housing Equality in partnership with Young Atlas. The collective uses visual storytelling, public programming, and grassroots organizing to advocate for housing justice in Uptown Manhattan.

Featured photographs were hand-printed by the Defend Harlem Media Team through a handmade image-transfer process using photocopies.

RSVP for the Opening Reception: Friday, July 10, 6–8 PM (RSVP)