Dear Haiti Friends,
The Annual Haitian Art Auction in support of the Vassar Haiti Project begins today with activities at Vassar in Poughkeepsie, NY, if you are in the neighborhood, and online opportunities as well. See below my signature for more information. They always have a great variety and now are including some Haitian quilting as well. Funds raised support their partnership in Chermaitre in the north, kind of between Gros-Morne and Port-de-Paix but in the mountains to the east of the road. If auctions do not thrill you, they also have a large collection of good quality art for sale at all times on their website.
Many thanks to Kennon Bowen for passing along information about an article from the New York Times about the portrait of a French landowner in San Domingue, the pre-revolution name for the colony of Haiti. The most important part of the article is the link at the bottom to the short “Linked Lives” film produced by the National Gallery in London, about poet Madeline Le Cesne and her connections to two paintings, this one in the National Gallery and another in the National Portrait Gallery. Do watch the film!
The search for this article led to an older but excellent article from the New York Time four years ago which explores in depth the answers to the question people always ask us: “But why is Haiti so poor?” If you did not have a chance to read it then, it’s not too late:
A small bright spot of Haiti news: Pere Kesner Gracia reports to the partners of Chapoteau, near Cange, that the gang occupying and vandalizing the school in Chapoteau over the past several months has been removed and school can resume after a lot of clean-up. Grateful for any progress!
Yours,
Serena
Serena Evans Beeks
Canon Serena Evans Beeks, D.Min.
US Coordinator, Haiti Episcopal School Partnerships
National Association of Episcopal Schools
Online Auction Starts TOMORROW!
Get ready to bid on a special selection of
Haitian paintings, handcrafts and iron sculptures.
9/19 – 9/27 |
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26th Annual
Haitian Art & Handcraft Sale
Vassar College Families Weekend
9/25 Fri. 12 pm – 6 pm
9/26 Sat. 10 am – 6 pm
4 pm – Guest Speaker: Père André Wildaine
“Insider’s Perspective: What’s (really) Happening in Haiti”
9/27 Sun. 9 am – 2 pm
Supporting primary school education for 200 children
in Chermaitre, Haiti |
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Visit our website for more details
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Read our Annual Report 2025-2026
Click below to see all the updates of our work in Haiti over the last year! Thank you for your continuous support! |
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The Haiti Project
PO Box 2985
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
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