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Embrace the Experience!

Programming / Visual Arts

Curators are engaged to produce artist exhibitions that showcase 20-25 artists annually. Each exhibition opens with a reception open to the general public. Refreshments and live music are provided. Artists are on hand to discuss their works, most of which are for sale.

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

3rd Fridays @ Hayti – precarity | possibility

Fri. Feb. 17th precarity | possibility To inhabit Black skin in the United States is to live with the understanding of the inescapable precarity of Black life. A culture of violent oppression has rendered the most mundane of daily activities (grocery shopping, jogging, driving, sleeping) a death sentence for Black people. Still, from the moment Read the Rest...

Past Exhibitions

3rd Fridays @ Hayti – precarity | possibility

Fri. Feb. 17th precarity | possibility To inhabit Black skin in the United States is to live with the understanding of the inescapable precarity of Black life. A culture of violent oppression has rendered the most mundane of daily activities (grocery shopping, jogging, driving, sleeping) a death sentence for Black people. Still, from the moment Read the Rest...

Artist Reception & Talk – Clarence Heyward

We Are Here: Past, Present, Future

The historic St. Joseph’s AMEChurch (now the Hayti HeritageCenter) is one of the cornerstonesof the Historic Hayti District. As we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the historic St. Joseph’s AME Church, featured local artists seek to celebrate Hayti’s venerable past, reckon with the present and imagine our future. Each month will feature new artist(s). Most Read the Rest...

Quilting 101 with Kimberley Cartwright

Quilting has a rich tradition within the Black American Experience, telling stories and history through the artform. As with everything, Black Americans developed their own distinctive style of quilting; and the tradition continues with Hayti’s African American Quilting Circle. This virtual series of Quilting workshop’s continue this tradition with teacher, Kimberley Cartwright. Welcome to Quilting Read the Rest...

5th Annual Black History Artists’ Perspectives

5th Annual Black History: Artists’ Perspectives Exhibition Opening Reception Friday, Feb. 7th 6pm – 8pm Hayti Heritage Center RSVP FOR OPENING RECEPTION The Hayti Collective of Visual Artists exhibit their perspectives on Black HIstory. Featuring Edward L Baxter, Willie Bigelow , Dare Coulter, Wendy Dickerson, Barton Hatcher, Clarence Heyward, Jermaine Powell, Terri Pullen, Maximillian Read the Rest...

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