Brooklyn billboard exhibit highlights Haitian diaspora art in time for Haitian Heritage Month

Brooklyn billboard exhibit highlights Haitian diaspora art in time for Haitian Heritage Month

In honor of Haitian Heritage Month this May, a new public art exhibition titled Ansamn, meaning “Together” in Haitian Creole, will spotlight the evolving voices of Haitian diasporic artists on billboard ad space in Brooklyn.The month-long exhibit, presented by SaveArtSpace and curated by Haitian-American curator Yvena Despagne of Art x Ayiti, features the work of Mel Isidor, a designer, urban planner and mixed-media artist whose practice bridges…

On the occasion of the National Diaspora Day, the MHAVE celebrates the vital contribution of Haitians living abroad and reaffirms its commitment to more active and inclusive participation The Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) addressed, on this April 20, its warm greetings to all Haitians and to all Haitians in the diaspora, stressing their strategic role in national development. Established by the presidential decree of March 16, 2011,…