# Event Details - **Event Name**: Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: Reveal the Beauty: The Literature and Art of the Harlem Renaissance celebrates the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance.About this EventInspired by Howard University philosopher Alain Locke's essay, "The Legacy of Ancestral Arts," in his landmark volume The New Negro (1925), celebrates the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance and its role in shaping African American artistic expression from the 1920s to the 1940s. Often defined as the cultural arts period of the New Negro movement, these dynamic years redefined Black identity and challenged stereotypes through a probing array of literature and visual arts. While closely associated with Harlem, its influence reached Black communities across the U.S., South Florida, and worldwide.Reveal the Beauty emphasizes not only renowned artists and writers like Lois Mailou Jones, Augusta Savage, Aaron Douglas, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and James Weldon Johnson, whose works captured themes of resilience and cultural pride, but also the lesser-known artists and activists who collectively shaped this vibrant cultural landscape. Alain Locke, the great philosopher and Dean of the Harlem Renaissance, believed that creative expression was a form of liberation and could help Black people develop their ethos. He thought that art could lead the way to a cultural and social revolution in America. In his own words, "Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid."By highlighting the significant contributions of Dorothy Porter Wesley, an influential librarian and scholar, we honor her efforts to preserve and promote African American literature and culture during this period and after. Her collection, generously gifted to Broward County's African American Research Library and Cultural Center by her daughter, Constance Porter Uzelac, is a vital repository of 19th—and 20th-century Black authors that enriches our understanding of this impactful movement.Reveal the Beauty: The Literature and Art of the Harlem Renaissance is organized by the African American Research Library and Research Center and is curated by Christopher Norwood, co-founder of Hampton Art Lovers, in consultation with Shawn Christian, professor of English at Florida International University, and AARLC staff. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5c299070-00af-11f0-8983-19d026976a8f-rimg-w590-h740-dc46464b-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5c5f4670-00af-11f0-9ef5-ddd7ef75e423-rimg-w1200-h446-dc494744-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-lauderdale/reveal-the-beauty-art-and-literature-of-the-harlem-renaissance/100001274316397649 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Fort Lauderdale - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center - **lat**: 26.1284278 - **long**: -80.17748019999999 - **full address**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/d475e71fd55c67b0202c08fed89873ba5ca2e8fe1104f442eb7fb090eb0f78c7-rimg-w800-h1004-dc46464b-gmir.jpg?v=1741941375 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance being held? - **A:** Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance takes place on Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance? - **A:** Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance is organized by Hampton Art Lovers. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Reveal The Beauty : Art & Literature of the Harlem Renaissance is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Fort Lauderdale, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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We honor the heart and soul of Fine Artists and make their work accessible to anyone who loves art. Hampton Art Lovers believes that understanding culture through experiencing the arts is becoming increasingly vital in the modern world. We live in an information economy, a world in which technology can provide access to products and services that have been previously inaccessible. Intense, experiential learning is the currency of the knowledge economy and lovers of art do this naturally. Hampton Art Lovers believes that through culture and arts education we can improve our communities and communities all over the world.Historic Ward Rooming HouseThe Historic Ward Rooming House is supported by the City of Miami SE Overtown/Park West CRA and operated by Hampton Art Lovers. The Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery has a rich socially significant history. It is an honor to bring this exhibition to this space. Built in the 1900s by an African-American family with Bahamian roots (Shaddrack and Victoria Ward), the Ward Rooming House served as a home for both African American and Native Americans who needed a safe place to sleep at night. In the 1940s and 50s it was known for hosting various civic groups and became the “Club House”. Built in the era of Overtown's historic heyday, when it was known as \"Colored Town,\" the Ward Rooming House stands as a tribute to the history of one of the oldest historic Black community in the City of Miami. As one of the few remaining buildings of its time, a seemingly ordinary rooming house becomes significant for the larger role it serves in preserving the history and architecture of Miami's Black community. It was designated a historic site by the City of Miami in 2006 and fully restored in 2010. Now it serves as a gallery and event space." } ] } ] ```