One month after losing their home, school and every
possession to Haiti’s earthquake, 100 children from the
Maranatha School and Orphanage came together and created
209 masterpieces of art.
The children had been sleeping outside, on the streets or
under tents since the earthquake.
The project was the initiative of Rogue Space | Chelsea
Gallery owner and documentary filmmaker Kevin O’Hanlon.
O’Hanlon collaborated with artist Richard Laurent and
the Life For The World team to bring
canvasses and painting supplies to Maranatha which has
been the home and school to over 100 children since
2002.
The concept was to bring blank canvasses and painting
supplies to the orphanage and help them create their very
first paintings. We exhibited the paintings at Rogue
Space | Chelsea and with the proceeds were largely able
to restore the orphanage to it’s original working
condition. The project was so successful we are now
continuing to support the children onto the next level.
June 18th - 24th we returned to Haiti and painted many
more amazing images for which we are planning an opening
night exhibition/benefit aution. On this trip we also
pinpointed a few children who are clearly very talented
and hope to have them visit our gallery for solo or group
shows.
The next thing we would like to create is a sustainable
community where they can complete their studies and where
they can create their own future.
We are delighted that all this progress has been made
possible by the children themselves. This was not an
almsgiving project, but a creatively enabling one and we
are excited to see what that original thought will bring
into being for the children of Maranatha.
We created a documentary and are currently preparing a
photography book for distribution.
"This was one of those mutually abundant situations. We
got to experience the mindset of these amazing children
at a pivotal moment in their lives, while bringing so
much joy to kids who had never held a paintbrush or seen
a blank canvass before. The project empowered them,
affirmed their artistic abilities and set them on a
creative path to their own solution. They are Haiti’s
future, the generation who will rebuild."
If you would like to support the children of Maranatha,
100% of the proceeds will go to Life
For The World (a 501 C Not For Profit), who have been
supporting Maranatha since 2002.
Your
contribution is tax deductable.
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Sincerely,
Kevin O'Hanlon
Owner
Rogue Space | Chelsea
526 West 26th Street
New York NY 10001
212-751-2210
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