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Dwyer Cultural Center is a groundbreaking state-of-the-art multimedia cultural center devoted exclusively to the culture, traditions, and history of Harlem. Created in partnership with Community Works and International Communications Association, DCC offers a year-round calendar of activities including:

• Live Theater, Music and Dance Performances
• Interactive Guided Tours
• In-Depth Conferences, Panels and Symposia
• Documentary and Independent Film Series
• Educational and Community Workshops

Community Works is an award-winning nonprofit arts organization dedicated to building bridges between diverse cultures and neighborhoods, enriching the arts curricula in public schools, and extending the benefits of the arts to under-served populations. Founded by Barbara Horowitz in 1990, CW began as a small grassroots organization and is now active in every borough of the city, serving more than 350,000 people each year. A pioneer in arts education and community learning, its signature program model Making a Difference was the impetus for the award-winning harlem is… series which has come full circle to find a permanent home at Dwyer Cultural Center.

International Communications Association (ICA) is a Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by Ademola Olugebefola, Cliff Frazier, Ellis Haizlip, Lester Hyat, and Voza Rivers. In 1991 ICA obtained the Dwyer Warehouse and became responsible for the build-out of 7,000 square feet of community cultural space. ICA now oversees building and facility operations for DCC, which can also be made available for rental to outside groups.

Dwyer Cultural Center

Barbara Horowitz – Co-Director
Voza Rivers – Co-Director
Jannette Hawkins – Operations and Community Relations Manager
Christophe Pierre – Technical Director
Shaka “Bo” Dixon – Facilities and Logistics Coordinator

Community Works

Board of Directors
Paula Mayo – Chair
Barbara Horowitz – President
Marcia Sells – Vice Chair
Michael Flanigan – Treasurer
Kathleen Benson – Secretary
Lee Daniels
César Naranjo
Voza Rivers
Paul Tabor
Willie Walker

International Communications Association

Board of directors
Cliff Frazier – President
Ademola Olugebefola – Vice President
Voza Rivers – Vice President
Andy White, Esq. – Legal Counsel

Senior Consultant
Michael Davidson

Funders

We would like to thank the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation and the following funders for their generous support of the Dwyer Cultural Center:

  • American Express
  • Booth Ferris Foundation
  • Con Edison
  • Dormitory Authority State of New York
  • Empire State Development Corporation
  • Harlem Community Development Corporation
  • Joseph and Diane Steinberg 1992 Charitable Trust
  • Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • New York City Council Manhattan Delegation
  • New York City Council Member Inez E. Dickens and Robert Jackson
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • New York Council for the Humanities
  • New York State Assembly Member Keith L. T. Wright
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • New York State Senator Bill Perkins
  • Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
  • The Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation
  • William T. Grant Foundation

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