24th Girls OnlyEnglish Class

February 15, 2014February 17, 2014 fatatis Girls Only English Class 2013/14

Today is almost our last class together . we wored on a prayer and we had an exam.it was a surprise because they didn’t know if they would have it . It was a way to show them that they have to be was at any time to talk or to use their english. Some did well and some did bad . It was a great day and the girls were exited.

23thGirls onlyEnglish class

February 14, 2014February 17, 2014 fatatis Girls Only English Class 2013/14

This Saturday as usual we worked with the girls.It was about some vocabulary and we review the poem.We took time to have a repeatation.And the girlsare exited about their graduation.

Student Photography Exhibit

February 13, 2014February 25, 2014 Melissa Schilling Photography Class 2013

In April of 2013 we collected and distributed 20 cameras to 15 students, two teachers and class supervisor. The students ranged in age from 11 – 18 years old and hailed from 6 poverty stricken neighborhoods throughout Port au Prince. These are their photos from Summer 2013.

Thank you to everyone who donated cameras, equipment, supplies, time, energy & advice to make this project happen.
Big thank you to Looking Glass Photo, Sylwia Jarosz, Mackenson Ismael and Romel Jean Pierre for their encouragement and support of the students.

Photo Class Graduation is Sunday, March 2nd at the Project HOPE Art Center at HC. Please wear orange ( the color of creativity) in a nod to the efforts, ideas and talents of these students.

We’ll run another Photo Class in 2015. If you’d like to get involved, ping us in the comments below!

22nd Girls only English class

February 7, 2014February 17, 2014 fatatis Girls Only English Class 2013/14

For 22th Class, we worked on preparing graduation, we worked on the speech, poem, and repetition of different dances that must be completed.
These are class pictures girls.

Ladies Arm Wrestling – March 30th 2014

February 6, 2014March 31, 2014 Melissa Schilling Fundraiser

LET’S GET READY TO RRRRRUMBLE! Project HOPE Art and BAAWL (Bay Area Arm Wrestling Ladies) are teaming up to host a raucous performance-based arm wrestling competition that’s guaranteed to be OVER THE TOP. Our fourth tournament will be held Sunday, March 30th in San Francisco at Chez Poulet, and is intended to empower women while raising funds and awareness for disadvantaged communities in Haiti.

HOPE Art Arm Wrestlers are fired-up ladies who toe the line between theatrical antics and hardcore athleticism. Woman-identified wrestlers compete in each brawl. Each wrestler has a persona, bio, theme song, and money-hungry entourage to back them up and collect “bets” from the crowd. Proceeds from the evening will go towards art-based programming (facilitated by HOPE Art) for children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

WANNA WRASSLE? To compete in the upcoming tournament, fill out this form. All wrestlers are highly encouraged to be as creative, whimsical and bad-ass as possible. Bring your theatrics. Your flair for the dramatic. Bring your game face and your lipstick, too. Rules are determined and managed by the referee, only to be manipulated by celebrity judges, corrupted by crowd hecklers, and bribed by cold, hard dolla dolla billz, y’all.

MCs: Paul Trask and Stefbot

DJs: JoeJoe and Haute Mess (Brass Tax)

Referee: Alex Mace

Graphic Visionary: Elizabeth Marley

GET IN THE RING! About HOPE Art: Exploring the arts as a catalyst for healing and therapy, HOPE Art is inspiring creativity, communication, and self-expression for children who are orphaned and struggling to build their lives and their communities. For more information, visit projecthopeart.org. About BAAWL: BAAWL is the first West Coast league inspired by the original CLAW (Charlottesville Ladies Arm Wrestlers). Staying true to the vision, and inspiration of CLAW, BAAWL’s mission is to empower all women and strengthen communities through theater, arm wrestling, and philanthropy.