Remember Haiti?: Relief efforts/excellent excuses to buy art are ongoing

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Remember Haiti?: Relief efforts/excellent excuses to buy art are ongoing

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:15 PM

Filed Under: Activism | Arts Visual Art

Yes, three months have passed since Haiti's earthquake, and plenty of natural disasters have taken place since. But we're still seeing Haiti fundraisers cropping up in the art world, a few of which we'd like to shout out.

thehaitiposterproject.com

THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT >> Perhaps the most extensive, focused fundraiser we've seen, this San Diego-based operation has been active since Jan. 15, 2010, only three days after the quake. They've currently got nearly 350 posters for sale, and the price goes up as stock goes down (if there are 16+ posters left in a series, for example, they're $25; if there's only one, you're looking at a $2,000 price tag, so buying early is key). All proceeds go directly to Doctors Without Borders, and the posters — like Mark McDevitt's Flirty Bird, $50, pictured above — are downright stunning (thehaitiposterproject.com, h/t Design Work Life).

beautifulidea.us

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA >> Artist Evie Shaffer wondered how much money could be raised if just 1 percent of Etsy.com's 200,000 sellers donated a $20 item per month. Once she figured it out — that's $40,000 a month, math majors — she started A Beautiful Idea, a collaboration in which any artist can donate his or her work to the site. All funds to straight to World Vision, and although Shaffer's project is much more small-scale than the Haiti Poster Project, her mission is simple and sweet: "My hope and prayer is that A Beautiful Idea will motivate artists to use their gifts to change the world" (beautifulidea.us, h/t A Beautiful Mess, whose Love Wins print, $18, is pictured). HEARTS FOR HAITI >> We've blogged about this before (see below), but Etsy.com's hugely popular Hearts for Haiti campaign is still alive and well. The available products are vast, from jewelry to pottery, and prices are kept low: You can make purchases between $5 and $55, all proceeds of which (after Etsy fees) go to Doctors Without Borders (etsy.com/shop/heartsforhaiti). What other Haiti fundraisers are out there? Holler in the comments. RELATED >> Fundraiser: Etsy hosts Hearts for Haiti shop; COVETED: Hedgehogs + BookBooks + Haiti, oh my

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