Savona Bailey-McClain

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Savona Bailey-McClain is an American community organizer and art producer, and the director of the West Harlem Art Fund. [1] She has curated or organized exhibitions by Vicki DaSilva, [2] Bentley Meeker, [3] and Tomo Mori. [4] She has also spoken at the Silicon Harlem Technology Conference, [5] and organized part of the NYCxDESIGN festival. [6] Outside of art, she is the head of West Harlem Food and Beverage, a merchants association in Harlem, [7] and served as a member of New York's Community Board 9. [8]

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