Barkley L. Hendricks, Sweet Thang (Lynn Jenkins), 1975, Courtesy Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

This fall, The Studio Museum in Harlem will be the second stop for the first career retrospective of renowned African-American painter Barkley L. Hendricks (b. 1945).

Carla Edwards, Dreamery Re-Do’s and Such (still), 2004, Courtesy the artist

VideoStudio is a new, ongoing series of video and time-based art. Just as the frames of a video change with the passing of time, this project presents programs that rotate monthly.

Shinique Smith will be the second artist to activate the Project Space with an installation designed and executed especially for the gallery.

Lauren Kelley, Church Picnic, 2008, Courtesy the artist

The Studio Museum’s ongoing series, Harlem Postcards, invites contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site for artistic contemplation and production.

Edgar Arceneaux, 1968, 1997, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Courtesy the artist

Nearly forty years ago, shortly after opening its doors to the public, The Studio Museum in Harlem established its permanent collection through the generosity of both artists and donors.

George E. Lewis

StudioSound invites musicians, producers and musical innovators to create original compositions inspired by the works on view. Travelogue, the latest iteration of StudioSound, presents at least eight hours of sonic environments, but was nearly twenty years in the making, according to George E. Lewis, its creator. Lewis’s career provided many opportunities for him to travel, and handheld cameras documented his voyages to places such as the Great Wall of China. On further reflection, Lewis says, “I pointed my camera at things that sounded good.” Nearly twenty years of that reflex produced Travelogue.

Sunday is the day that Harlem truly comes alive, and the day that many make time to visit The Studio Museum in Harlem. To make sure that the Museum is accessible to all, we would like to introduce Target Free Sundays at the Studio Museum, thanks to generous support from Target. The program, which will offer free Museum admission every Sunday between 12 and 6 PM, reflects a shared commitment to engage the community and offer a vital cultural experience to all.

In addition to free Museum admission on Sundays, the Education and Public Programs Department has organized free programs and events geared to all our different audiences. From hands-on family workshops to theater performances, whatever their age or interest, visitors will find something to love at Target Free Sundays at the Studio Museum. Join us, as we explore how art and visual communication can ignite the imagination, engage the mind and reflect our human experience–past, present and future.