Art for Life: Haiti Benefit

Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Calhoun School, 433 West End Avenue @ 81st Street
3:30pm - 8:00pm
Featuring more than 150 original Haitian paintings and hundreds and hundreds of handicrafts, including handpainted silk scarves, painted and unpainted iron sculpture, wooden figurines and boxes, papier mache, and jewelry

6:30pm
Panel Discussion: "Haiti: One Year Later"
• JACQUE ROCS, Haitian filmmaker (Pluie d'Espoir) responsible for setting up movie screens in tent cities across Haiti
• DR. DEBORAH OTTENHEIMER, Haiti medical relief worker, humanitarian and Calhoun parent
• WATER.ORG REPRESENTATIVE, helping fund and install sustainable water resources in third world countries
• LIZABETH PARAVISINI-GEBERT, Prof. of Caribbean culture and literature,Vassar College, Dept. of Hispanic Studies

You may view paintings either by Artist or by Category.

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