The Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe will deliver remarks on Wednesday, June 13 at 6h15pm for the official opening of Discover Haiti, an exhibit of Haitian handcrafts and art organized by the Inter-American Development Bank’s Cultural Center and the Urban Zen and Nomad Two Worlds foundations. The event will take place in the atrium of the IDB’s headquarters, 1300 New York Avenue, NW. Laurent Lamothe, will be introduced by IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno and Urban Zen’s founder, the fashion designer and philanthropist Donna Karan.

The exhibition "Discover Haiti", which will be open to the public June 11-27, from 11:00 a.m. to 6: p.m., will showcase stone, wood, metal, horn, cardboard and papier mâché artifacts made by craftsmen and women participating in Urban Zen’s Haiti Artisan Project in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Léogâne.

The exhibit will also feature large-scale art pieces created collaboratively by Russell James and Philippe Dodard, a Haitian painter and sculptor selected by Nomad Two Worlds.

Learn more about Urban Zen :

Based in New York City, the Urban Zen Foundation was established by Donna Karan to promote change leading to improvements in healthcare, child well-being and the preservation of unique cultures. Through the Haiti Artisan Project, Donna Karan is working with local craftspeople to develop a sustainable model of commerce that will enable them to raise their living standards and preserve their artistic traditions.

Learn more about Nomad Two Worlds

Originally as a launched collaborative arts project to bridge the cultural divide among Australians of different origins, Nomad Two Worlds has developed into a socially responsible global business that promotes the traditional arts of indigenous and marginalized communities.

HL/ HaitiLibre