Harlem Fine Arts Show partners with Creole Food Festival for Hamptons summer event

The Harlem Fine Arts Show Summer Festival is teaming with the Creole Food Festival for a July 17-19 takeover of Duck Walk Vineyards in Water Mill, N.Y., featuring more than 15 chefs, Black art, live music and community programming. The event is designed to draw visitors to an immersive celebration of African diaspora food and culture while supporting nonprofits and local arts groups.

Why it matters: - The Harlem Fine Arts Show Summer Festival is expanding beyond visual art into food, music and cultural programming. - The Hamptons event is designed to spotlight African diaspora traditions in a high-traffic summer destination. - Proceeds and programming will support multiple nonprofits and arts organizations.

What happened: - The Harlem Fine Arts Show Summer Festival announced a partnership with the Creole Food Festival for an event at Duck Walk Vineyards Hamptons in Water Mill, N.Y. - The festival runs July 17-19 at 231 Montauk Highway (Route 27). - The weekend will feature more than 15 chefs and an immersive mix of food, contemporary Black art, live jazz and world music. - Tickets, a detailed schedule and Hampton Jitney transportation packages are available at the festival schedule and ticket page.

The details: - Featured dishes will include Haitian griot, Jamaican jerk, Senegalese stew, Cuban barbecue and Panamanian specialties. - Fabrice Armand, founder of the Creole Food Festival, said the partnership is meant to celebrate culinary traditions of the African diaspora and introduce new audiences to chefs whose work deserves national recognition. - Dion E. Clarke, founder of the Harlem Fine Arts Show, said the event will let visitors experience Black culture through food, fine art, music and community connections. - Featured chefs include Chef Leen, Chef Jeff Jeffrey Morneau, Chef Lioness, Chef Apa Garay, Chef Cisse, Chef Yala, Chef Bintou N’Daw, Chef Claude Lewis, Chef Todd Richards, Chef Rudy Straker and Chef David Destinoble. - Chef Leen, also known as Kathleen Coy, is a Food Network Chopped champion, Real Life Cooking star and owner of Harlem HomeMade. - Chef Claude Lewis is a Food Network Chopped champion and Taste of Tennis New York chef. - Chef Bintou N’Daw and Chef Todd Richards are James Beard Award semi-finalists. - Chef Todd Richards is executive chef at the Waldorf Astoria and owner of Que-riosity in Atlanta. - Chef David Destinoble is owner and executive chef of Kaychefs Restaurant Group and formerly cooked for Haiti’s vice-president. - The Harlem Fine Arts Show says the Summer Festival schedule includes daytime programming each day, a Friday opening event benefiting Hamptons nonprofits, a Saturday evening event benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association with a B. Smith tribute presentation, and a Sunday salute to the Harlem Arts Alliance and local Long Island artists Robert Carter and Frank Frazier. - HFAS describes itself as the largest traveling African Diasporic art show in the United States. - Since 2009, HFAS says it has drawn more than 100,000 visitors, traveled to 10+ cities and showcased 100+ artists and galleries. - People who cannot attend are encouraged to use the HFAS Virtual Arts District, which offers online viewing rooms and guided tours of artists’ galleries. - HFAS Summer Festival partners include ExhibitIQ, Dan’s Papers, WBGO 88.3 FM, NiLu Gift Shop and WBLS. - HFAS Summer Festival beneficiaries include the Alzheimer’s Association, Azurest Property Owners Association, The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, Christ Episcopal Church Sag Harbor, Eastern Shore (NY) Chapter of The Links, Harlem Arts Alliance, Local TV, Inc., NAAIA NY Tri-State Chapter and Sag Harbor Hills Improvement Association.

Between the lines: - The pairing of food and fine art broadens HFAS beyond a traditional art fair and creates a lifestyle event built for regional tourism. - The chef lineup centers Black, Afro-Latino, Caribbean and West African culinary voices, which reinforces the event’s diaspora focus. - The mix of nonprofit beneficiaries suggests the festival is using culture programming as both a fundraiser and a community engagement tool.

What's next: - HFAS is promoting sponsor opportunities through Chris Chaney at csaleschaney@gmail.com. - Organizers are also directing would-be attendees to the HFAS Virtual Arts District for online participation. - The summer festival will unfold over three days, with the strongest programming concentration on Friday and Saturday evening events.