The ArtQuake print portfolio project will hold an opening reception on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 6pm – 9 pm, at Renaissance Fine Art Gallery, 2075 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, New York, NY, 10027, 212-866-1660.

ArtQuake is a group of internationally known artists who have contributed to a portfolio of contemporary prints available for collection.  ArtQuake honors Haiti’s history in artistic leadership, and addresses the impact of the January 12, 2010 earthquake on the nation’s visual art community.

From colonial portraiture, to metal sculptures, to sequined flags, and cinema, the visual artists and artisans of Haiti and its diaspora have established a vibrant and lasting impact on the international art world.  ArtQuake is designed to raise awareness of the plight of Haitian visual artists and artisans who are suffering the dreadful consequences of the earthquake, including the current cholera epidemic.  In an effort to provide both artistic inspiration and humanitarian support, net proceeds of each portfolio sale will go to Haitian artists and artisans living in Haiti, impacted by these recent devastating events.

ArtQuake is produced in an edition of 25.  An informative brochure essay written by artist and writer, Andre Juste, accompanies the portfolio.  Contributing artists include:

Terry Boddie V. Cybil Charlier Aurora DeArmendi Marlie Décopain Scheherazade Garcia

Klode Garoute Rejin Leys Cathy Mooses Juana Valdes Didier William

Sales of the portfolio will take place throughout 2011.  To be notified of future ArtQuake events, please send your email address to: rejinleys@yahoo.com or Vcybil@aol.com.

Images (courtesy of Rejin Leys): above, Terry Boddie’s “Baptism”; below: Scherezade García’s “La isla al revés / My upside down island.”