Artist and art teacher Holly Johnson of Denver CO has generously chosen PHA to be a recipient of proceeds from her exhibit “I am Kid”. Thank you so much for the support Holly!! Read more about this event below… Pirate Contemporary art is proud to present— I am Kid. I am Kid, is a group exhibition featuring work by Holly Johnson who is a founding member of the Denver collective PINK COLLAR GLAM and students from her 1st through 3rd […]
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Project HOPE Art is kicking off 2013 with teacher training workshops at Haiti Communitere’s new Project HOPE Art Center on January 5th the workshop will be repeated again at Sakala on January 6th. The workshops will focus on both Art and Science. In the morning, local teachers will have the opportunity to experiment with art materials and learn techniques that they can use in their classrooms. The afternoons will focus on sustainable agriculture and nutrition for children. The workshop will […]
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In honor of the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince Haiti, Project HOPE Art is building a sculpture from recycled materials with Haitian artists, students and other project partners called “Let There Be Light”. We will be creating a chandelier of plastic trash collected from the streets of Port au Prince. Local artists from Atis Rezistans in Port au Prince are designing and building the trellis from which it will hang. Students from Centre d’Education et de Formattion des Jeunes are collecting and […]
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Project HOPE Art is proud to support performance artist Pamela Crawford and her Project Express Yourself via our Visiting Artist Program. Her goal for her two weeks in Haiti with PHA partner organizations is to bring self and group expression to the children of Haiti through the art of Hooping. Pamela will teach hooping skills that will culminate in a community performance at the end of her residency in Haiti. This performance and the days leading up to it will be filmed for documentation. […]
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A Huge Thank You to Debra Miller, Mary Hendersen, Beth Dalzell, Kate Klingensmith, Sandy Shaw, Karina Shelton, Rebecca Frisch and all of our donors who helped us knock art supplies off of our Blick Art Supply Wishlist!! There are only a few items left to pick out if you’d still like to donate… ART SUPPLY WISHLIST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
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Seamstress extraordinaire Cindy Heil made us a whopping 28 dresses for the girls of OJFA Orphanage as a part of our Homemade Dress Drive, which was an amazing contribution in itself, but she wasn’t done yet! Last week she surprised me when she dropped off 14 handmade bags made from all of the scraps of fabric from the dresses! Thank you Cindy for sharing your skills with us and our girls in Haiti!!!
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank ALL of our amazing seamstresses from all over the world who have helped make this homemade dress drive an incredible success! Mic Brindle Raleigh NC, Nancy Daly San Diego CA, Emily, Cassandra Deavers & The Crafting for Charity Group Madison WI, Andrea Wedewer Fremont CA, Stephanie Needham Staten Island NY, Peterson Peterson & Assoc Richfield MN, Julie Finn Bloomington IN, Cheryl Wahl Las Vegas NV, Clare Early Wesley Chapel FL, Matthew Smart & The Hartford Stage […]
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We’ve launched our Kickstarter Campaign! HOPE Art papered 18 portraits (roughly 4.5feet by 4feet) in various spots around PaP and Jacmel in August 2011. For the 2nd anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake in January 2012, we’d like to leave a trail of HOPE by papering the streets with portraits of girls ages 4-15 years old holding up signs explaining their hopes, ambitions and dreams. Thank you for your support!
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20 months have passed since the earthquake and little has changed in Port-au-Prince. Try to imagine living in a tent, on the street, for almost two years, through hurricane seasons and trying to raise your family there. Struggling to find enough for them to eat, to wear, to have. In a world where an empty soda bottle becomes a toy and filling pot holes with rocks for tips becomes self-employment, you would expect to find people to be scowled and grim. On the contrary, it is actually one […]
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