[Because of Haiti's economic and political turmoil, the supposed 40,000 practicing artists suffer from a lack of exposure for their work and a loss of revenue.] The artists in Haiti support themselves as a peddler would here, selling their works on the street, ... I always thought that the high-quality artists should be seen up here. And it just seemed like this was the right time. |
[In addition, Margery Marks and a group of Haitian artists are working on the development of books for school-aged children to learn how to preserve the environment in Haiti. With the help of Dodard and his artwork, Marks hopes the gallery's first exhibition will be a successful one.] Philippe Dodard is not only a painter, but a sculptor and interior designer, an architectural metal worker and very well educated, both culturally and artistically, ... I believe that he has something very, very special. |
Are the exams really de-culturalized? |
The country is so poor. It's one of the poorest nations in this hemisphere, with 60 to 70 percent of its population (approximately 8.1 million) illiterate, |
We would love to start some sort of association of the arts in Haiti to promote the education of children, who can't otherwise afford it, |