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

Pwa — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:45:56 +0000

By Jerry Boursiquot/ KarikAYITI

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

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The New Realities of Haitian Painting

Pwa — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:56:40 +0000

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.

Haitian Writer Frankétienne Named UNESCO Artist For Peace

Pwa — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:23:43 +0000

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.

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

Pwa — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:31:27 +0000

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.

VIDEO:Haiti’s Enduring Creativity

Pwa — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:22:06 +0000

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

Source: TheNewYorkTimes

ARTICLE:Haiti, Let the Pontificating Begin by Stanley Lucas

Pwa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:17:05 +0000

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.

Vibrant Haitian Art Vanishes in the Dust

Pwa — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:33:49 +0000

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.