Art

This artwork created in February 2011 by Averette represents Grief and pride painted into a colorful mural on NE 2nd Ave. & 79th Street in Miami Little Haiti.The painting was unveiled for the first anniversary of the Haiti's massive earthquake.

In February 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Haiti's massive earthquake, the country's grief and pride were painted and unveiled in a prominent corner in the Little Haiti neighborhood on NE 2nd Avenue and 79th Street. The mural shows tears running down from the faces of Haiti's beloved revolutionary heroes, a young girl stitching together the red and blue fields of Haiti's flag. Even the sky over the head looks pale and sad. It is a true reproduction of the feelings of the Haitian people. However, this trauma cannot be continued forever. As per Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary, the pastor of Notre Dame d'Haïti, grief and blame must give way to hope and courage to fight for Haiti's future. On Wednesday, January 12, 2011, a Candlelight Ceremony was held to commemorate the victims and survivors of the earthquake, followed by the unveiling of the murals. The MLK Community Mural Project (Moving the Lives of Kids Community Mural Project), along with 12 artists from Miami and Haiti and several other local students painted a 50,000-square-foot mural on 79th Street and Northeast Second Avenue, in the heart of Little Haiti.

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Here is the mural painting at Piman Bouk bakery in Little Haiti.

For decades, the mural arts of Serge Toussaint in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood have created a different environment. They're unlike other contemporary murals, a standalone with typical Haitian flavor that would remind you of the ambiance, character you could feel, miles away in the native island. His murals beautify the dilapidated walls, storefronts, the underbellies of bridges, the big Roman Catholic Church in the neighborhood, Notre Dame D'Haiti and every other open spot of plaster or cement he can find. According to Toussaint, his murals serve three main purposes: (a) inform potential customers about what a business offers; (b) beautify the neighborhood; and (c) keep Haitian heritage alive. His storefront mural of 'Piman Bouk Bakery' truly justifies the correctness of his statement.

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Here ia a mural by Little Haiti Mural Project, 6301 NE 4th Ave with artists Rone and Phibs.

In last Art Basel 2015, only two art galleries such as Michael Jon and Fredric Snitzer were selected for Miami Art Basel. For the last 14 years, it has become an international Mecca for art lovers, drawing more than 70,000 visitors each year across the globe. Some of the noted celebrity guests who were present during the festival week included Leonardo DiCaprio, Karlie Kloss, Elijah Wood (who was a guest DJ at Brickell City Center), Paris Hilton (invited at the Paper Magazine cover party), Pusha T, Alicia Keys, Dwyane Wade (they all performed at the Dean Collection X Bacardi Casa), Amar'e Stoudemire (American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of NBA).

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Here is a mural located at little haiti soccer park.

In May 2011, the Little Haiti Neighborhood Enhancement Team teamed up with a national non-profit organization, 'T.R.I.P', to help in painting one of the largest murals in the City of Miami. It was an outdoor multi-phase 24 months long project named 'MLK Community Mural Project', covering 10,000 square foot space on the five walls within the Little Haiti Soccer Park. With the heavy presence of Haitians in the South Florida community, one year after the devastating earthquake, the people of Miami decided to commemorate the lives of those who were taken in the tremor. The MLK Community Mural Project, along with 12 artists from Miami and Haiti and several other local students painted a 50,000-square-foot mural on 79th Street and Northeast Second Avenue, in the heart of Little Haiti.

Now a local organization, Pinnacle Housing, runs the space and invites artists to make the walls of Little Haiti Soccer Park their canvas. It is a $36.9 million park, which is also known as Sanon Soccer Park, named after the legendary Haitian footballer Emmanuel "Manno" Sanon. Murals are paintings or other works of art executed directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface where the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.

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Here is the way Little Haiti celebrates Art Basel during Miami Art Week, This mural was made in 2015.

While strolling through the streets, you could watch colorful wall murals painted by local artist Serge Toussaint, voodoo shops, and traditional Haitian bakeries and restaurants (such as Leela's Restaurant, Lemoni Café). One of the most important aspects of this show is that you don't have to be a member of the artistic elite to enjoy the many events that take place during the Art Basel, Miami Beach. Art Basel 2015 looked bigger than ever with 267 exhibitors from 32 countries headed to South Beach to exhibit the works of around 4,000 modern and contemporary artists. Two local gallerists, veteran Fredric Snitzer and young Michael Jon were also present in the show along with their collections.

Moreover, with a dash of art thrown in, there were tons of parties during this Miami Art Week-- from the 'completely free' to 'invite-only' with memorable musically driven nightlife events.

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Here is a display of creativity in Little Haiti during Art Basel, 2015.

Art Basel is all about surprise and delight. Last year, Art Basel 2015 started on December 3rd and ran till December 6th (tickets $47 day ticket; $100 permanent pass) with a lot of promise for more impressive arts, extravagant parties, big-name DJs, and celebrity art neophytes. During the exhibition, the quieter Miami neighborhood exploded into a well-known destination of the cultural connoisseurs. The emerging muralists produced the best works of their careers reproducing aspects of Haitian or Caribbean culture.

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Here is an other beautiful painting in Little Haiti Mural Project 2014. This painting is located on 54th Street, between Miami Avenue ans First Avenue, NE.

Art Basel was founded in 1970 by three Basel gallerists, Trudi Bruckner, Ernst Beyeler and Balz Hilt. Art Basel has two editions-- one in Basel, Miami Beach and another in Hong Kong. It provides international platforms for art galleries to show and sell their work, giving them access to collectors, museum directors and curators. Today, Miami, a city of 2.6 million people has three major contemporary art galleries of which Art Basel Miami Beach is arguably the most important one.

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Miami-Dade county has approved Ayiti land of high mountains project in little Haiti. It is a Art Project in memory of victims of Haiti earthquake.

Miami Foundation has partnered with Health Foundation of South Florida and Baptist Health South Florida to award the best ideas of civic improvement projects for the Our Miami Public Space Challenge.

Ideas for projects include the following: 79th Street Initiative; Collin Worth Parkway; Dejha Carrington Art Project; Empowered Youth, Inc.; Groove Miami; Walking a Poem; Wynwood Greenhouse; Miami Jazz Cooperative; North Miami Community Park; and Miami Mountains Foundation Project.

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Here is a picture of Noailles Village. This is a thriving city in Haitian art as it produces metal sculpture.

Noailles Village is the only place in Haiti where metal work occurs. The town is a colony of metal workers, who carve custom iron crosses.

The metal work small-scale industry started in 1956 when George Liataud starting making esthetically pleasing iron crosses to mark graves and tombs in Croix-des-Bouquet's cemeteries. Eventually he combined Voodoo and Christian symbols to appeal to the tourist market.

Today Noailles Village has a legacy of generations of metal work artists.

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Downtown Farmington will have a tasst of the Haitian culture as Bèl Bagay Lakay Haitian Arts and Culture is scheduling to hold a festivity in the downtown area this July.

The Bèl Bagay Lakay Haitian Arts and Culture Festival was celebrated on 11 and 12 July 2015 at Riley Park in Farmington. "Bèl Bagay Lakay" in Haitian Creole aptly means 'things back from home'. The festival showcased Haitian artworks, books, music, dance and food providing an insight into the rich culture of Haiti. Haitian culture is a beautiful amalgamation of some of the richest cultures in the world. Haitian art on the other and has its distinctive character. Artists from faraway places attended the festival to display their artworks as well as witness other crafts displayed. For the younger visitors, arrangements were made for games and a literary corner as well.

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