16842: Anninger: RADIANT & RESILIENT: HAITIAN ART TODAY, Exhibitions and Related Events (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Anne Anninger <aanninger@attbi.com>

This may be the largest Haitian art exhibition in New England ever, with at
least five free events, musical performances and presentations on Haitian
art and culture... all free and open to the public.  See below, and go to
our web page for more details: www.haitianarttoday.org

For Immediate Release

RADIANT & RESILIENT: Haitian Art Today, an EXHIBITION and SALE featuring
Haitian paintings, will be on display at the Cambridge Art Association,
University Place Gallery, 124 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138,
October 2 - 30, 2003.
The gallery, located minutes from Harvard Square, is open Monday - Friday,
9am - 6pm, and Saturday, 9am - 1pm.
The OPENING RECEPTION, scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2003, 6 - 8pm, is
free and open to the public.  The art will be for sale at the opening
reception and for the duration of the exhibition.

Proceeds from the sale will benefit the construction of a new
learning/community center of the New Jerusalem Evangelical Baptist Church of
Dorchester.  New Jerusalem serves the neighboring communities of first- and
second-generation immigrants who face the difficulties of redefining their
lives with limited social and economic opportunities in the midst of a harsh
inner city environment.  An essential part of New Jerusalem's mission is to
provide support to children, adults, and seniors in the form of after-school
care, classes in computer skills, money management, language, and health
care.

Haitian art today was conceived by a group of concerned friends who saw art
as the best way to bring diverse communities together.  Besides the
Cambridge Art Association exhibition, they have organized a series of
related events from October through December 2003.  These include:

*** A seminar of the Art and Culture of Haiti (Saturday, October 18, 1 - 3pm
at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle Street, Cambridge
02138

*** An exhibition and Sale (November 4 - December 18) with an Opening
Reception (Thursday, November 6, 6 - 8pm), and a Cultural Evening of Haitian
Music, Poetry, and Dance (Saturday, December 6, 8pm) at the Cambridge
Multicultural Arts Center (CMAC), 41 Second Street, Cambridge 02141

*** A Haitian Premiere with the Borromeo String Quartet, "Exodus" by Jean R.
Perrault, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Minnesota, Duluth
(Thursday, October 30, 2003, 8pm) at Emmanuel Church of Boston, 15 Newbury
Street, Boston 02116

Events for students will also take place at
*** David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
(Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 6 - 8pm) and at the

***Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Thursday, November 20, 5:30 - 8:30pm).



Anne Anninger
26 Healey Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-492-7349
Cell: 617-733-8844
Fax: 617-945-0440