Adopt an Atelier.
Established artists, art lovers and the community in general can adopt an Atelier in underserved communities , either virtually or physically through periodical monetary contributions, art material donations or workshops. Here are some of Atelier Without Borders’ adoptions.
Scholarship sponsorship
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A project in partnership with the Music School Augustin Bruno
The project helps
• Improve educational opportunities so that every child who attends the music program can go to school regardless of their social background
• Ensure the follow-up of children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds: orphans, street children
• Help children whose parents are no longer able to bear the costs of schooling.
• Offer workshops and tutoring to the students.
“We must realize that from a certain point of view the smallest and the greatest achievement of which we are capable are of equal importance for the whole.
Life is a mosaic, composed of tiny pieces of stone. The man who places one little piece into the mosaic is not less important than the man who thought of the plan of the Mosaic.”
— Rudolf Steiner
The Kay Project.
Ile-à-Vache, Haiti
The KAY PROJECT has been designed to create an arts and library center where children can develop their creativity through painting, reading, and researching.
The goal is to build a viable and super functional building that Educates, Encourages, and Empowers the students at École du Village, which will empower the Île-à-Vache community.
Donate a tile in Flying High for Haiti to be part of the project and help building a dream.
www.thekayproject.flyinghighforhaiti.com
Children in Île-à-Vache, Haiti
Belart Centre d’Art in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Atelier Without Borders adopted the Belart Centre D’Art in Port-au-Prince, Haiti donating art material and cash to be used in improvements of the center.
Augustin Bruno Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The Belair School of Music in Haiti
Another adoption by
Atelier Without Borders
Our last fundraising was dedicated to the Augustin Bruno School of Music located in an underserved community in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Donations are being used to buy uniforms, rent musical instruments, after class programs and summer courses in Music, arts and crafts, reading and sports.
Short video of students at the Augustin Bruno Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti performing with instruments donated by Atelier Without Borders
Make a donation.
We are always collecting more instruments!
You can either contribute with a used instrument or cash to ship them to Haiti.
Nathalie, 9 years old, music student
Nathalie and Lovenica
Junior, 11, music student
Catopezera, The Sound of Colors
Catopezera: The Sound of Colors is a collection of 15 oil paintings that commemorate a traditional Brazilian celebration known as “Catope." “Catope" is a ritual of folkloric expression influenced by African culture that has been in existence in the state of Minas Gerais for over 160 years. It came from the Congada, that is also an old tradition from Minas Gerais. The paintings in the collection show groups of men, women and children carrying drums and tambourines and wearing white clothes and richly decorated helmets. Dancers move and play through the streets in praise of the Catholic saints Our Lady of Rosario, Divine Holy Spirit, and Saint Benedict. Catopezera, The Sound of Colors strives to keep alive the sounds, colors and spirit of the Afro-Brazilian influence and history of the Catope and Candomblé. The collection aspires to remind Brazilians of the diverse and multi-cultural roots that bind us together as a united country. Also, throughout my art I want to show our culture to other parts of the world, so it will always be alive..
Morro do Papagaio, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Atelier Without Borders supports Fabiano Valentino’s Atelier.
Valentino is a Community Leader from Papagaio community in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was 16 when he started to paint murals all over Papagaio favela and its churches, using themes inspired by the common community life. His work allowed him to create an intimate relationship with the inhabitants of Papagaio’s neighborhood. He has been exhibiting his work in Belo Horizonte creating important partnerships between the favela and State institutions. Valentino has received several awards from different institutions such as the IAB-MG prize of Gentileza Urbana (Urban Kindness) conceived 25 years ago by the Department of Minas Gerais of the Institute of Architects of Brazil. In 1993, he received the Muquifu Award praising his good deeds towards the community. He also received an award from the Fica Vivo Foundation, which works with the prevention of social crime in poor communities with high rates of homicide and violence for his conflict mediation work.