Centre d'Art
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Le Centre d'Art, also known as Centre d'Art d'Haïti, is an art center, art school and art gallery located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was founded in 1944 by American watercolorist DeWitt Peters and several prominent Haitians from the intellectual and cultural circles such as Maurice Borno, Albert Mangonès, Geo Remponeau, Jean Chenet and Gerald Bloncourt.{{Cite web|url=http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/haiti/art/pre-1944.htm|title=Haitian Art before and after 1944 and Dewitt Peters|website=faculty.webster.edu|access-date=2019-12-12}}{{Cite web |title=History and archives – Le Centre d'Art d'Haïti |url=https://www.lecentredart.org/le-centre-dart/history-and-archives?lang=en |access-date=2019-12-12 |website=lecentredart.org}} In 2010, the center's building was destroyed; by 2012 they continued offering classes; and the center's new building was scheduled to reopen by 2021.
History
The institution was at the center of what became known as the Haitian Art Movement, educating and exhibiting founding artists including Albert Mangones, Gerald Bloncourt, Maurice Borno, Rigaud Benoit, Hector Hyppolite, Daniel Lafontant, Marie-Josée Nadal, Rose-Marie Desruisseau, and Luce Turnier.{{Cite journal|last=Williams|first=Eric|date=January 1, 1946|title=EDUCATION IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/0364457633b780d9e106a361d8565b93/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1816372|journal=Negro History Bulletin|volume=9|issue=4|pages=80|via=ProQuest}}{{Cite journal|last=N'Zengou-Tayo|first=Marie-José|date=1998-06-01|title='Fanm Se Poto Mitan: Haitian Woman, the Pillar of Society |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/014177898339497 |journal=Feminist Review|language=en|volume=59|issue=1|pages=118–142|doi=10.1080/014177898339497|pmid=12294236 |s2cid=23620474 |issn=0141-7789}} Jason Seley was an early teacher.Smith, Griffith "Haiti Art Showcased". The Miami Herald. May 21, 1972. p.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-haiti-art-showcased/166298318/ 155], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-haitian-museum-to-need/166298245/ 156]. Retrieved 2025-02-21 – via Newspapers.com.
Le Centre d'Art was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake and many artworks from its collection was damaged. The Smithsonian Institution as well as several other local and international organisations has since collaborated with recovery and conservation efforts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/explore-port-au-princes-triumphant-art-scene-180971274/|title=Explore Port-au-Prince's Triumphant Art Scene|last=Billock|first=Jennifer|website=Smithsonian|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://global.si.edu/success-stories/see-how-smithsonian-collaborated-haitian-government-and-international-organizations|title=See How Smithsonian Collaborated with the Haitian Government and International Organizations in 2010 Recovery Efforts {{!}} Smithsonian Global|website=global.si.edu|access-date=2019-12-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-haiti-the-art-of-resilience-53519464/|title=In Haiti, the Art of Resilience|website=Smithsonian|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12}} The center has continued their art classes and workshops starting in 2012.{{Cite web|title=Not just naive: check out the art at Le Centre d'Art · Visit Haiti|url=https://visithaiti.com/things-to-do/le-centre-dart/|date=2018-08-28|website=Visit Haiti|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-24}} In December 2019, Le Centre d'Art purchased a large gingerbread mansion in the area of Pacot, Port-au-Prince. The purchase was made possible with donors such as Fondation de France. The center planned to open at the new location in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Haiti - Heritage : The Art Center buys the gingerbread house of the Larsen family - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7|url=https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29570-haiti-heritage-the-art-center-buys-the-gingerbread-house-of-the-larsen-family.html|website=www.haitilibre.com|access-date=2020-05-24}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.lecentredart.org/ Official website]
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