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Marks Capitol Hill Episcopal Church on February 2 3 4 2018. They decided to help a small community in the town of Chermaître establish a primary school.
Many new and exquisite iron sculptures.
Vassar haiti project. The Vassar Haiti Project was created after 9ll when Andrew and Lila Meade decided it was time to do something positive for our world. Andrew Meade lived in Haiti as a teen where his father worked for the Foreign Service at the US Embassy and coincidentally Lila Metres Meade had her own roots in Haiti where her Mother lived as a young child in Port au Prince in the 1920s. Join the Vassar Haiti Project in Sag Harbor NY for our 6th annual Haitian Art Sale from July 20-July 22.
The Haitian Art Handcraft Sale will feature 200 original paintings including some older collectible works with a wide assortment of unique and affordable gifts including silk scarves and jewelry. Many new and exquisite iron sculptures. Since 2001 the Vassar Haiti Project has sold over 5000 paintings and tens of thousands of handcrafts supported 100 artists held 88 art handcraft sales and raised 15 million in revenue.
Our use of art in our fundraising has 3 impacts. It educates the public about Haiti. Vassar Haiti Project VHP a three-fold mission.
To support education health and sustainable development in Chermaitre Haiti. To promote the art of Haiti and to support the livelihood of hundreds of Haitian artists and artisans. The Haiti Project Inc.
Vassar Haiti Project PO Box 2985 Poughkeepsie NY 12603 United States. Vassar Haiti Project Poughkeepsie NY. 774 likes 1 talking about this 7 were here.
Creating change through art. The Vassar Haiti Project VHP will host a sale of Haitian paintings and handcraft at St. Marks Capitol Hill Episcopal Church on February 2 3 4 2018.
All funds raised will help support relief efforts in the NW village of Chermaitre Haiti in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Even knowing that the sale was put on by the Vassar Haiti Project many times someone would pause as they were picking out their purchases to ask who had made all these beautiful pieces. And they would begin to hear about a world of Haitian artists spring break trips and.
Share your videos with friends family and the world. This is a documentary about the Vassar Haiti Project a collaborative volunteer effort supporting primarily the welfare of artists in Haiti and education and. Founded in 2001 the Vassar Haiti Project VHP is a collaborative volunteer effort that sells Haitian art to support the sustainable development of Chermaitre a village in Northwest Haiti.
The Vassar Haiti Project founded in 2001 is a collaborative volunteer effort supporting the welfare of artists in Haiti and the education and nutrition of. The Vassar Haiti Project was founded by Andrew and Lila Meade in 2001 who both have deep ties to Haiti. Andrew spent time living in Haiti as a teen where his father worked for the Foreign Service at the US Embassy while Lilas mother lived there as a child.
Andrews idea for the Haiti Project came to fruition at Vassar where he started a. Vassar Haiti Project was one of my first homes at Vassar so returning even for a short while was a gift for me. I was incredibly moved by Jeanine and her communitys hospitality two years ago and I am sure that with this amazing support we are receiving the.
Vassar Haiti Project Poughkeepsie NY. 776 likes 7 were here. Creating change through art.
Vassar Haiti Project 95 followers on LinkedIn. Fostering transformative change in Haiti The Vassar Haiti Project VHP founded in 2001 is a collaborative all-volunteer non-profit. The Haiti Project was created in 2001 by two of the most generous people I have ever met.
Lila and Andrew Meade. They decided to help a small community in the town of Chermaître establish a primary school. Chermaître is in the north of Haiti and lies at.
Vassar Haitis Projects March 2017 trip began on Sunday with Port-au-Prince as their first stop. This year Lila and Andrew Meade the two co-founders of the Project are accompanied by Jackie Eiting board member Manning Wu 14 VHP alumna and ten Vassar students who cannot wait to share their experiences so far.