Two Exhibitions and Sales of Haitian Art in Early 2010
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in Hartsdale, NY hosts a Haitian Art & Handcraft Sale from 9:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday, January 31. The event will feature 200 original Haitian paintings, unique gifts, silk scarves, jewelry, and iron sculpture.
Also opening that same weekend is an exhibition and sale of Haitian Art at the Gertrude C. White Gallery in the YWCA of Greenwich, Ct. The Vassar Haiti Project will host a gallery reception on Friday, February 5 from 6:00pm- 8:00pm, featuring live entertainment plus a display of a wide variety of Haitian handicraft. The art will be on exhibit at the YWCA from January 31 through February 26.
Beautiful and wonderful works of art will be on display in these two locations. The exhibition at the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester will be in the High School Chapel, on 555 West Hartdale Avenue, Hartsdale. The YWCA of Greenwich can be found on 259 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut.
The Vassar Haiti Project is an all-volunteer Vassar College organization that was founded eight years ago with the initial purpose of constructing a primary school in the village of Chermaitre in northwest Haiti. Today, the VHP has 100 members and maintains its initial commitment to funding primary education, while also pursuing partnership efforts to improve reforestation, education, access to clean water, and healthcare in the village. A group of about a dozen VHP members plans to visit Haiti in March 2010 to check on the progress of these initiatives, including a brand new health clinic that opened earlier this year.
The proceeds from the Schechter sale will go to supporting the Education: Here and There Initiative. This initiative seeks to educate on three levels: supporting the school in Chermaitre, raising awareness of Haiti in the Vassar and Poughkeepsie communities, and educating project members about Haiti and the successful operation of a non-profit organization. The funds from this sale will also be used to help subsidize part of the traveling costs for student project members who will travel to Haiti during Spring Break, March 2010. They will check on the progress of the project and return with fresh ideas on what changes should be made.
Please call (845) 485-8411 or email info@babycakescafe.com for additional information. To learn more about the Vassar Haiti Project, please visit our website: http://projects.vassar.edu/Haiti.