Atis Rezistans hits Burning Man

September 8, 2013 Uncategorized

15 sculptures from Atis Rezistans artists Racine Polycarpe and Claudel Casseus were on display at Burning Man thanks to our partnership with Burners without Borders and the lovely Carmen Mauk. BWB promotes activities around the globe that support a community’s inherent capacity to thrive by encouraging innovative approaches to disaster relief and grassroots initiatives that make a positive impact. Hope that all of you out on the playa got a chance to check them out. If you missed the opportunity, don’t worry they will also be exhibited (complete with playa dust!) at our annual donor dinner on Sept 14th. Tickets are available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/431159

To learn more about Burners Without Borders please visit their website.

Ceramique

September 6, 2013September 6, 2013 Melissa Schilling Uncategorized

In 2014, Master Ceramicist Jenni Ward will launch a native soils pottery program in Haiti.
In the meantime she is teaching our Visiting Haitian Artists about firing, glazing and working with clay.

I was mesmerized with a few of her smaller sculptures last Saturday in the waning evening light. They sat on a shelf in front of a very old terra cotta pot and each of the sculptures had a symbiotic air plant tucked into a crevice.

Queen Delphine

September 4, 2013 Melissa Schilling Uncategorized

Meet our newest team member, Delphine Bedu.

THE ORGANIZER
With a grasp of five languages, including French, Kreyol, English, Spanish and German and a deep understanding of disaster relief landscapes – Queen Delphine is a core team member on the ground in Haiti. She arrived in Haiti in June 2010 and has dedicated herself to multiple roles, including international volunteer coordinator, Cholera Education Coordinator, MAPS (Men Ansanm Pou la Sante), and Community Outreach Director.

Haiti Communitere

Delphine, a co-founder of is our In-Country Programming Director and the lead on translating, communicating and providing the framework for our Haitian Artists and Project Partners.
Contact Delphine Bedu: delphine@projecthopeart.org

Meet the entire Project HOPE Art Team
Join our team! We are on the lookout for experienced Teachers, Grant Writers, Art Curators, Web Designers and Gardeners.

photo credit: Melissa Schilling

3rd Girls Only English Class

September 1, 2013October 10, 2013 English Class 2013, Girls Only English Class 2013/14, Haitian Culture/Language, Uncategorized

All the students were present at the 3nd English class on Saturday – September 31, 2013.

This week the teacher taught:

1. How to do a short conversation

2. Vocabulary – New words, idioms and sentences, directions and pronunciations

3. Grammar

4. Exercise

Voodoo Tire Necklace Class

August 30, 2013September 3, 2013 Art Projects, Haitian Culture/Language, Visual Storytelling

It was very warm in the Oaktown Gallery housed at American Steel this last Saturday (August 17). The sun shone on giant metal sculptures outside. And the clanging of tolls echoed around the cavernous room inside the gallery.

We held a class with 12 people, in order to show them how to turn trash into a work of art. We took car tires that people had discarded and we demonstrated how to repurpose them.

First everyone made a drawing on paper.
Next, we traced their drawings onto the rubber. Cutting the drawings out from the rubber was laborious but triumphant. We used hammers, scalpels, box cutters and heavy duty scissors.
Once freed from the rubber, each design was attached to string and hung around the students neck.

I was very happy with all of you for responding to this invitation to learn Haitian street art. I want to see all of you for another class next year.