Haitian Art Sale at Second Congregational Church

Friday Feb. 10 6pm - 8:30pm
Saturday Feb. 11 10am - 5pm
Sunday Feb.12. 9am - 2pm

Supporting art, education, health and sustainable development in rural Haiti.

This year, the Vassar Haiti Project will honor Sheri Chin and Gordon Ng who have lived in Greenwich for over 25 years and have two children, Alexandra, a Vassar Haiti Project Alum (Class of 2019), and Marcus, a junior at Colgate University. Sheri is the Head of Marketing for Galileo, a financial technology company. Gordon is a recently retired international finance executive who previously worked at Mastercard and American Express and currently serves as the Head of Finance for Second Congregational Church. They celebrate Vassar Haiti Project’s mission for a long-lasting and sustainable partnership with the village of Chermaitre and are so excited to bring Haitian art to the Greenwich community at Second Congregational Church.

Featuring a wide variety of paintings and handcrafts. Purchases are 50% tax-deductible.

A special pop-up sale to benefit the Vassar Haiti Project will be held in collaboration with the island-based Haiti PeaceQuilts, an economic development organization, hosted at the Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard, 45 South Summer St., Edgartown. Dates and times as follows:

Thursday | August 18 | 6pm - 8pm

Friday | August 19 | 10am - 3pm

Saturday | August 20 | 11am - 3pm

Sunday | August 21 | 9am - 1pm

An exclusive cocktail reception for Vassar College alums, family and friends will take place on Saturday, August 21 – 5pm-7pm. Contact Lila at contact.us@thehaitiproject.org.

The sale features original Haitian paintings and handcrafts, as well as gorgeous one-of-a-kind folk art quilts. Sale proceeds will fund education in Chermaitre, Haiti, benefitting 300 children in the village’s K-6 primary school and a scholarship program for primary school graduates to attend secondary school. At the same time, items sold will provide vital income to the artists and artisans who produced the paintings, quilts, and handmade goods.

The Vassar Haiti Project and PeaceQuilts have teamed up in recent years in a mutually supportive strategic partnership to help propel the compatible missions of both organizations. Many on the island are familiar with PeaceQuilts, founded by artist Jeanne Staples, and its work to support independent sewing cooperatives in Haiti where women produce stunning folk art quilts and handmade products, featured in numerous museums and at the 2017 Houston International Quilt Festival. Over the years PeaceQuilts has had broad island support and participation at fundraising events like Celebrity Waiters at the Federated Church. Recently, after undergoing a rigorous screening process, PeaceQuilts became a verified member of the Fair Trade Federation, validating its commitment to ensuring fair trade wages and strengthening communities in Haiti through long-term partnerships.

Please visit the website to learn more about the art, the students and how you can get involved.

www.thehaitiproject.org