La Bonne Recolte by J.B. Chery. Image courtesy AyitiCherieConnexion
AyitiCherieConnexion posts a slideshow of Haitian paintings and writes (FR):
While surfing the web the other day I discovered a not-for-profit project from New York which uses Haitian art to fund a school in Haiti. I'm talking about the Vassar Haiti Project. It auctions paintings by all sorts of Haitian artists and the funds are used for the construction and functioning of a school in Chermaitre, a town 6 to 7 hours northwest of Port-au-Prince. The project accomplishes three goals: encourage haitian artists to produce art for sale, exhibit the beauty in the country, help those in need in the country.
She posts a link to the artwork still available after the auction.
Written byAlice Backer
5 comments
can you help me
I would like to sell a piece of haitian art by Yvon Jean-Pierre
it is 42″ wide x 31 ” high in original frame
I bought in Key West Fla., many years ago
I paid $1,000.00 for it and now want to sell it
thank you
Judy in Philadelphia, PA
You could try the Haitian Art websites such as Medalia Art or Haitianpaintings.com among others
i have a friend that does art work and he opened a store in montreal but no one comes home. maybe you can by his paintings and sell the paintings again to a fundraising thing. i would like to help him
mia laproche laval montreal
Judy:
I might be interested. I have several pieces some of which I purchased more recently from the Haitian Art Co. and some I purchased many years ago from Marian Stevens, who had the Artists Unlimited Gallery, both of which are at Key West. The early pieces are framed in the hand-carved Haitian wood frames. I love them all.
I am local, living at Harrisburg and frequently in Philadelphia. I would love to see your piece.
Michael Byrne
I was looking for the word Surfing in Haiti and I found this beautiful Haitian painting . I love it. It is beautiful! C’est tres beau!