Renowned photojournalist Carle-Phillipe Juste’s “Havana, Haiti” photo collection premiered during Miami Art Week. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian Times
The Little Haiti Cultural Center hosted a variety of events during the 2021 Miami Art Week, such as art exhibitions, photo galleries, fashion shows, an Ayiti Art Couture Brunch, musical performances, movie screenings and more. Here are some of the images of Miami Art Week at Little Haiti.
Models sporting traditional Caribbean dresses stopped on the runway for pictures during the COIL-ture Freedom Festival. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesLolita Christian’s “Haiti Crown and Victory” painting was among several works of art up for sale. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesA fresco stand near a set of chairs and a table. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesRenowned photojournalist Carle-Phillipe Juste’s “Havana, Haiti” photo collection premiered during Miami Art Week. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesA model gazes ahead during the COIL-ture Freedom Festival. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesA Royal Coils Natural Hair Products staffer styles a man’s dreadlocks during the festivities. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesLolita Christian was one of many artists whose artwork was on display. She also painted live for attendees for the first time in her career. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesLemba, a capoeira orchestra, dazzled the crowd as its members sang, played the berimbau, an African bow and the pandeiros, Brazilian frame drums. Other members of the orchestra performed an acrobatic dance while the music played. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesHandbags, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories were available for purchase. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesHaitian toiles were also for sale. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian TimesA model poses for a picture at the end of the runway during the COIL-ture Freedom Festival. Photo by Onz Chery for The Haitian Times
An earlier version of this photo gallery misspelled COIL-ture Freedom Festival in the captions. The photo gallery has been updated.
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Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.
Thank you for coming out to this great event and for supporting my art & black culture. It was a pleasure to be a featured artist ,live painting at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. – Lolita
Thank you for coming out to this great event and for supporting my art & black culture. It was a pleasure to be a featured artist ,live painting at the Little Haiti Cultural Center. – Lolita