Posted in Events on Oct 19th, 2015 1 Comment »
This past September, the Vassar Haiti Project had our first art sale of the school year! This annual sale, which takes place over Vassar College’s Parents Weekend, normally occurs in April; however, for the 2015-16 school year, Vassar held Parents Weekend in September. For the first time ever, VHP’s “April Sale” took place in September. […]
Posted in Events, Partners on Mar 7th, 2014 1 Comment »
February kicked off with a weekend art sale in Setauket, Long Island to raise funds for the final reconstruction stages of Chermaitre’s new kindergarten and community center. Our partnership with the St. James RC Church there was successful beyond our wildest imagination, and we are grateful to have been welcomed so heartily into the community. None […]
Posted in Events, Voices from VHP on Oct 16th, 2013 No Comments »
As previously mentioned, VHP kicked off October with its Haiti Chérie Sale — a successful three-day event that featured a meet-and-greet with Haitian Artist George Desarmes, performances by both Edwidge Danticat and the Vassar Devils, and a speech by our very own Andrew Meade. Reflecting below on the event is Lanbo Yang ’15, director of VHP’s […]
Posted in Events, Voices from VHP on Oct 16th, 2013 No Comments »
Welcome to a new school year with the Vassar Haiti Project! We’ve had a busy and fruitful autumn. This September, our ears were graced with the musical stylings of Les Petits Chanteurs, the talented Haitian boys choir, who visited us at Vassar during their East Coast tour. Furthermore, this month we had the opportunity to […]
Posted in Events, Photos, Voices from VHP on Apr 16th, 2013 No Comments »
Freshman James Landreth ’16 reflects on his first experience at the Haitian Art Auction and Sale this past weekend – the most important date on VHP’s annual calendar! Needless to say, thanks to all of you, the sale was once again a resounding success chock full of memorable and exciting moments. Is it 2014 yet? […]
Posted in Artist Spotlight, Events on Mar 27th, 2013 No Comments »
We are proud to host George Desarmes (a.k.a. Yves Michaud) for a Meet the Artist session at the Annual Art Auction & Sale next week. In addition to showcasing and debuting Desarmes’ numerous paintings, the event is an exciting opportunity to meet a gifted Haitian artist, and gain intimate insights into his life and creative […]
Posted in Events on Feb 9th, 2013 1 Comment »
Last weekend, the Avon Sale in Avon, Connecticut (the hometown of our very own Co-VP of Programming, Sarah Oliver ’15) was a dazzling success. People flowed in and out, as word of our project spread throughout the town. Here’s a first hand account from the hometown girl herself: “My first weekend back at Vassar was […]
Posted in Events, Photos, Voices from VHP on Nov 24th, 2012 2 Comments »
VP for Outreach Cindy Fung ’14 shares her take on the event and seeing it to fruition: For an event that required three months of preparation, thirty student volunteers, and too many excel spreadsheets, the Art and Soul Reception was worth every sleepless night. The reception, first of its kind in the history of VHP, […]
Posted in Events, Haiti News, Initiatives on Nov 5th, 2012 2 Comments »
Antonia Massa, ’13 comments on the upcoming Art & Soul Reception: In the past week there’s been a little flurry of media coverage of Hurricane Sandy’s impact in refugee camps in Haiti. The situation is grim: Sandy caused over 50 deaths, damaged hundreds of thousands of Haitian homes, and left many more without food. New […]
Posted in Events, Other on Oct 1st, 2012 No Comments »
Sarah Oliver ’15 and Manny Singh ’15, our Co-VPs of Programming of this year comment on our first event of the year: “On Friday, September 21, VHP opened with our first fundraising event of the school year,September Soiree!”, Sarah says. “When Manny and I found out that we were going to be Co-VPs of Programming […]
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