Special opening night fundraising event:

Friday, March 5, 7-11pm

Featuring Haitian DJ Sabine

Art Exhibition and Fundraiser for Haiti
Art for Change Gallery
1699 Lexington Avenue, Lower Level

Art for Change presents Haiti: Beyond Mountains There are Mountains, an art exhibition exploring the strength and resistance of the Haitian people amid challenging political, economic, and social contexts in Haiti. Please join us the opening night of the exhibition at Art for Change Gallery for a special fundraising event with music, art, and the collective spirit of community activism through giving on Friday, March 5, 7-11pm to benefit Partners in Health in Haiti. All door ticket proceeds and a percentage of the proceeds from sales of art will be donated to Partners in Health's Haiti Earthquake Relief.

Featuring artworks by:
Jonathan Allen
Patricia Brintle
Yae Li Cho
Roberto De Jesus
Andrew Fish
Kathleena Howie-Garcia
Vidho Lorville
Isabel MacDonald
Sarah Olson
Tara Parsons
Michael Pribich
Courtney Puckett

Partners In Health (PIH) has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years and urgently needs our support to respond to the immediate needs of those affected by the recent earthquake and continue their mission to strengthen the public health system in Haiti. For more information about  Partners in Health please visit:  http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti

Suggested Donation $20-100

 

About Art for Change

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Core Values

  • Create collaborations in the community
  • Inspire solidarity among people
  • Encourage diversity by transcending gender, religion, race,
  • ethnicity, sexual preference
  • Provide safe and open forums for positive dialogue
  • Pursue social and economic justice

Art for Change (AfC) encourages the advancement of progressive social change by using art as a catalyst for disseminating information to people. We provide space to discuss and explore that information, stimulating individual and collective reflection, which leads to action and change.

Art is our tool and our common ground – by building a bridge between communities and artists we can help to articulate experiences, struggles and aspirations, inspiring people to consider, with a questioning eye, their ways of life, their environment, their roles, how various systems work, and ways to improve their lives and environment.

By providing equal access to information and involvement, we encourage active participation while building community. By focusing on artistic expression, we play a key role in maintaining cultural traditions, respect and appreciation for the diversity of cultures in New York City. We are an asset to our community; providing space for other organizations, artists and activists to congregate, rehearse, network and interact with the community of East Harlem.