Interview with Barbara Nesin
The new president-elect of the College Art Association
Posted: January 28, 2010
Barbara Nesin is the new president-elect of College Art Association’s (CAA) Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning in May 2010. CAA counts 14,000 members internationally and is the biggest art organization in the United States. Its mission is to "promote the visual arts and their understanding through committed practice and intellectual engagement." more...
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Art Auction for Haiti Over $50,000 was raised in support of Haiti at an art auction conducted by boltax.gallery this Thursday, January 28th. |
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Artists and Art Organizations Get Engaged in Helping Haiti Last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, that practically destroyed its capital city of Port-au-Prince... Posted: January 24, 2010 |
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IDB Cultural Center Open Call for a Contemporary Jamaican Art Exhibition All Jamaican artists living in Jamaica or elsewhere are invited to submit... Posted: January 24, 2010 |
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Jackie Guzman and Cliff Birjou at Horizons Art Gallery The Gallery is pleased to announce its first exhibition for 2010... Posted: January 24, 2010 |
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United for Haiti, Limited Edition Hand-Pulled Silkscreen by Dan Tague Jonathan Ferrara Gallery raises funds for earthquake victims in Haiti through sale... Posted: January 24, 2010 |
Havana and Haiti: Two Cultures, One Community
It started with two pictures: one with Haitian refugees, and the other with Cuban refugees who were at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at the same time. Both groups were waiting and hoping to be giving entry into the United States. However, the two refugees received absolutely different treatments.
International Debates on Caribbean Art
In the seven years that Art Basel has been in Miami Beach, Florida, this was the first time a Caribbean art show was included in its official program.
Marie-Claude, Patrick Wah, Marcel Wah Sr., Bernard Wah, Marcel Wah Jr., Edouard Wah, Edgard Wah, James Cesar Wah
Haiti's Cultural Heritage
These past two weeks have been difficult for all those who lost family members and friends from the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th. It is also difficult for the world to see this tragedy in the news, and many, I'm sure, have cried with Haitians in solidarity.
The devastation in Haiti after the earthquake is staggering. Adding to the death toll of more than 150,000 people so far counted, destruction of more than 80 percent of buildings and homes in the capital city of Port-au-Prince and outlying towns, Haiti has also experienced a real blow to its cultural heritage.
In 1967, the Figge Art Museum, formerly the Davenport Museum of Art, established its permanent collection of Haitian art. It consisted of 19 works...

















