13318: Matt Ray submits an article from ArtMedia Haiti News ::: Haitian Art Collectors Answered the Call (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Matt Ray <mraymus@yahoo.com>

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Haitian Art Collectors Answered the Call
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 When "Fondation Espoir" and "Healing Hands for Haiti Foundation" asked
 ArtMedia Haiti to organize and conduct an art auction, to take place
 during a gala evening at the El Rancho Hotel September 21st, it generated
 an immediate and enthusiastic response from the entire team at
 ArtMediaHaiti.Com.

 The evening was a resounding success and marked the conclusion to the
 kickoff of the campaign, whose goals are to increase the awareness of the
 Haitian community to the problems encountered by the disabled of our
 country.

 At the heart of this campaign is the "Fondation Espoir" represented by
 Nadege Robertson Tippenhauer whose focus and devotion are equal to her
 talent as a singer, her father Mr. Jon Robertson, who is the current Dean
 of the music department at UCLA and her mother Dr. Florence Bellande
 Robertson. A family which has undertaken a courageous battle for the
 rights of the disabled.

 "The Healing Hands for Haiti Foundation" was equally well represented by
 Mrs. Gina Duncan whose determination and organization skills contributed
 immensely to the success of the campaign.

 Outstanding art, artists and musicians were present that evening.
 Beethova Obas with his guitar charmed us with some of our favorite songs.
 Two world renowned Pianists, Jon Robertson and Yuki Nagasawa, interpreted
 for us pieces by Gershwin, and finally Nadege accompanied by her father
 on the piano, enchanted us with her marvelous voice.

 The highlight of the evening was the auction hosted by Marie Alice Théard
 Ravix, Seventeen artists responded to the call by donating their work for
 the cause. Presented were paintings by Sergine André (Djin), Gesner
 Armand, Burton Chenet, Maritou Dupoux, Levoy Exil, Marie Louise Fouchard,
 Iris, Michèle Manuel, Ronald Mevs, Pascale Monnin, Robert Paret, Grégory
 Vorbe, a digital picture of Roberto Stephenson, a tapestry by Pascale
 Faublas and a resin encased mixed media by Edouard Duval Carrié.

 The paintings of Marie Louise Fouchard, Philippe Dodard and Michèle
 Manuel drew the attention of the art collectors who attended the auction.

 The evening ended with the captivating rhythms of Strings.