Art, Comedy

COMEDY:René Préval Entre L’enclume Onusienne et le Marteau de L’Opposition!! (KarikAYITI)

No Comments 22 May 2010

By Jerry Boursiquot/ KarikAYITI

René Préval entre l’enclume Onusienne et le marteau de l’Opposition !!

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art, HT News

The New Realities of Haitian Painting

1 Comment 26 March 2010

By MIRIAM JORDAN
In the quake’s aftermath, artists who once depicted vibrant local life turn to darker themes; ‘I had to paint it’

Mr. Bazelais holds a painting depicting the quake destruction. “This is our reality,” he says.

Before the earthquake, Onel Bazelais made colorful Carnival masks and painted scenes of life here in Haiti’s cultural capital, Jacmel. These days, the artist’s work depicts death, destruction and tent cities.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art, HT News

Haitian Writer Frankétienne Named UNESCO Artist For Peace

No Comments 24 March 2010


The United Nations cultural agency today named the Haitian writer Frankétienne as one of their Artists for Peace in recognition of his contribution to French-language literature, his commitment to preserving Haitian culture and his contribution to the promotion of the agency’s ideals.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art

EVENT:Haitian Artists Present a Rebirth of Haiti Through Art (NJ)

No Comments 14 March 2010

By Summit Medical Group

Hope Springs Eternal: A Rebirth of Haiti Through Art,” an art exhibit and reception opens Fri., April 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Summit Medical Group, 1 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

The multi-dimensional fundraiser features paintings by Haitian-born artists now living in the U.S. There will also be music, poetry and inspirational readings. Additionally, Summit Medical Group’s Chief Medical Office, Robert W. Brenner, M.D., will speak about his recent medical relief visit to Haiti on behalf of The COTY Project. A portion of the proceeds will be donated for Haitian relief through the LANBI Center for Humanities and Civics, Inc. LANBI is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enhancement and development of the Haitian community.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art, HT News, Music

VIDEO:Haiti’s Enduring Creativity

No Comments 08 March 2010


Though the arts were impacted by the January 12 earthquake in Haiti many artists are already responding to the disaster with music.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art, HT News

ARTICLE:Haiti, Let the Pontificating Begin by Stanley Lucas

No Comments 23 February 2010


Reconstruction plans for Haiti proliferate, but who decides which plan goes forward?

The Haitian people still do not have tents to live in or regular access to drinking water and food, but attentions have shifted to reconstruction.  There are now as many reconstruction plans as there are aid organizations. Everyone who has even had tangential exposure to Haiti has put forth an opinion on how it should be rebuilt. Bill Clinton has a plan and the funds to implement it developed by pre-eminent poverty experts, including Paul Farmer, Jeffrey Sachs and others.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Art, HT News

Vibrant Haitian Art Vanishes in the Dust

1 Comment 29 January 2010

BY LESLEY CLARK (lclark@MiamiHerald.com)

Haiti has lost huge chunks of its artistic culture, with the destruction and damage of historic paintings and murals, along with the deaths of art collectors.

PORT-AU-PRINCE – The vibrant murals that once adorned the walls of the Cathedrale of Sainte Trinite — created in the 1950s by some of the giants of Haitian art — are now largely dust, part of the gray rubble that covers most everything in Port-au-Prince.

Continue Reading

  • PrintFriendly
  • MySpace
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Facebook
  • Google Gmail
  • Yahoo Messenger
  • StumbleUpon
  • LinkedIn
  • AIM
  • Digg
  • Hotmail
  • Blogger Post
  • AOL Mail
  • Share/Bookmark

Archives

© 2006-2010 MyAyiti.Com. Powered By Haitian Volunteers .

Rss Feed Tweeter button Facebook button Myspace button