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Living Hart: Haiti Creatives Gathering in Port-au-Prince This Sunday

Living Hart Haiti Creatives
Gayel Pierre is at it again. The fashion entrepreneur behind G’s Addiction is having the fifth edition of her much-talked-about gathering of creative in Haiti. Pierre has been holding these fairs since last year, as a way to help Haiti-based artists and other creative promote their work, garner new fans, and get additional exposure. Haiti creatives have come to regard Living Hart as an event.

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Above: A sketch artist eagerly draws the portrait of a Living Hart attendee. Photo Credit: Bro Photography 509.

The fifth edition will be held at Parc Construction, a venue in Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince. While Living Hart has been known primarily as a showcase for emerging artists, its musical component has had headliners like award-winning Haitian roots band Boukman Eksperyans.

The last edition was held in June. Whether Ms. Pierre will hold future editions in Canada or even in the USA remains to be seen.
Living Hart Haiti Creatives artists
Above: A singer performs at a previous edition of Living Hart. Photo Credit: Mr. Bens.

As was the case with its predecessors, Living Hart 5 will feature live, in-person demos of poets, musicians, craftsman, painters, chefs, graffiti artists, comedians, dancers, and more!

Living Hart Haiti's Creatives
A participant at a previous edition. [Photo Credit: Bro Pro Photography]

[Main Photo Credit: Ti Andy007]

CLICK HERE to read more about Living Hart.

CLICK HERE to see photos of past editions of Living Hart.

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K St. Fort
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