Overview:
The third Q4RTS Pageant, organized by Expo_17.0 on Aug. 17 at Jojo Restaurant, introduced artists and the general public collectively below the theme “Colours of the Soul.” The occasion featured portray, portraits, physique artwork and stay performances, reaffirming artwork as a common language and highlighting Haiti’s vibrant cultural scene.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The courtyard of Jojo Restaurant in Pétion-Ville remodeled right into a full of life gallery, multipurpose cultural middle on Aug. 17, as younger and curious crowds gathered for the third Q4RTS Pageant. Held below the theme “Colours of the Soul,” the occasion showcased varied artwork kinds, together with portray, portraits, physique artwork and stay performances.
For the third time since its creation in 2017, the artist collective Expo_17.0 — an experimental platform for visible artists, performers, musicians and designers — provided an alternate area for expression outdoors Haiti’s conventional galleries and establishments. Greater than a dozen artists participated, showcasing works that blended fashionable and conventional influences.
Guests arrived with mates, household and companions, transferring from portraits and caricatures to daring work that captured each pleasure and Haiti’s harsh realities. A big collective canvas invited everybody to contribute their very own brushstrokes, turning the exhibition right into a second of shared creation.
Physique portray remodeled some friends into dwelling canvases, whereas immediate portraits provided keepsakes of the day. Kids and adults alike joined in stay portray classes, their laughter and spontaneity mixing with the rhythm of music that pulsed by the courtyard.
By night, the competition felt much less like an exhibition and extra like a collective communion round artwork. “Q4RTS reveals that creativity belongs to everybody,” mentioned one organizer, as folks mingled freely with artists and performers.
Regardless of insecurity gripping Port-au-Prince — the place 90% of the territory stays below gang management — the competition established itself as an important area for expression, reaffirming that artwork can unite and uplift. Now in its third version, Q4RTS has secured its place as one in every of Haiti’s most essential cultural gatherings, fusing custom, modernity and neighborhood participation right into a single, colourful celebration.
The next photos seize the environment and show work, physique artwork and portraits from the third version of the Q4RTS Pageant.
