Art

This is the founder of the Centre D'Art Haitian, Dewitt Peters, in the lated 1940s in Haiti. He was in charge of the art center and at the same time responsible to search for new local artists in the community. During its thirteen years in existence, the centre d'art managed to expose the artistical talent of many Haitians who became renowned artists. A large percentage of these artists came from the lower and poor class an the Centre D'Art offered to them an opportunity of a lifetime

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Here is a picture of the Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince. The Center was in existance for a total of thirteen years but made such a difference in the Haitian culture. This was one of the few institutions at the time in Haiti that offered an equal opportunity to several hundred Haitian artists

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Here is a picture of the Centre D'Art Haitian founded in 1944 by Dewitt Peters. He is an American teacher who went to Haiti with the objective to teach English. However, this did not turn out the way he had planed. Dewitt Peters developed an interest in the Haitian art and as a consequence started teaching art to lots of locals in the area.

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Here is one of the famous masks in a Jacmel Carnival.

You can see at that time the artwork of so many artists in the city, including hundreds of huge colorful masks made with paper mache that are amazingly decorated.

The city of Jacmel is one of the major production centers for beautiful Haitian arts and crafts.

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Here is a picture of Prefete Duffaut - Artist in the Haitian art industry. He is a well known Haitian paint who was produced many important artworks

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Here is a picture of a Haitian painting describing the victimes of the 2010 Haitia earthquake. This earthquake inflicted lots of suffering among the Haitian population and these artists are showing them in their artworks.

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One of the best Haitian artists, Burton Chenet was gunned down at his home in Turgeau. This took place when an armed individual entered his residence. Haitian artist Burton Chenet was dead the same night and his wife was also injured

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Following the 2010 earthquake, Macy's launched a Haitian art collection in order to help the local Haitian artists to earn some income as they are trying to survive the horrible disaster. The project received some financial support from the Clinton Bush program in the form of 50,000 to help them rebuild their studios

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Who would think that Haiti would be a shopping destination. For Terry Lundgren of Macy's, Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart and designer Rachel Roy in Haiti, this was quite a shopping trip to go to Haiti. They were in the island to explore opportunities to do business as Haiti remains the leader in art and design in the Caribbean. It was reported that the CEO of the superstore Macy's took Martha Stewart and designer Rachel Roy to Haiti to meet Haitian artists and observe first hand the beautiful products they are creating. As of now 25 Macy's stores are carrying Haitian art pieces. this project was initiated following the 2010 earthquake that destroyed many lives in and also put many of the Haitian artists out of business

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Here is a picture of an art piece demonstrating the earthquake in Haiti. in the Haitian art industry the artists usually use the current situation in haiti to paint it. It becomes a way of writing the history of the country

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